November 21, 2507. The second star domain, Xinghuang Autonomous Prefecture.

At the same time, the relationship between Chen Shitong and Chu Jiu, Qingmengshuang also has a deeper understanding. Just from the name of Long Qicong, you can see some problems.

Chu Jiu called Long Qicong the master, and he was always centered on Long Qicong and passively accepted orders. On the contrary, Chen Shitong is a young master, and sometimes he will show his autonomy and take the initiative to express himself.

Obviously, the two have their own positions. At present, Chen Shitong represents at least not Long Qicong's interests. After getting along with each other during this time, Qingmengshuang gradually realized that whether it was Long Qicong or Xinghuang Hanfei, all of this was not as simple as she imagined.

"In that case, why don't we just go to the auction again?"

Long Qicong stopped abruptly, turned to look at Qingmengshuang, and asked in surprise, "There is also a black market here?" ”

"Nope."

"How can you buy people without a black market? Isn't this a violation of federal law? ”

"The slave trade is a special industry that needs to be regulated in most states. Only a few state laws prohibit it altogether. ”

Regulating a special industry does not mean banning it completely. Limited operations under regulation, that is, there is still a certain amount of buying and selling.

"Who are the slaves?"

"Smugglers, criminals, and prisoners of war."

However, although it was not completely illegal, Long Qicong was still a little uncomfortable.

"Is that good?"

Qingmengshuang said: "Young Master, if you want to be bought by Mu Chen on the ninth day of the first month, what kind of situation will you be in now?" Rather than being bought by others, it is not being rescued by the young master. ”

Long Qicong fell into deep thought. Taking this opportunity, Chu Jiu glared at Qingmengshuang fiercely. Qingmengshuang just made a downward gesture to her, signaling her to be calm.

Chu Jiu saw Qingmengshuang pointing at Long Qicong's gaze, and understood that now was not the time to question. He temporarily let go of the dissatisfaction in his heart, but the dissatisfaction still remained on his expression.

At this moment, Long Qicong seemed to have made a decision. Chu Jiu's dissatisfaction fell in Chen Shitong's eyes, and Chen Shitong smiled contemptuously.

"Let's go!"

With that, he took the three of them and stopped a taxi. Sitting in a taxi, the driver was a middle-aged man with wrinkles on his face.

The man greeted the four of them warmly, and Long Qicong noticed that although he didn't see dark circles under his eyes, he had heavy bags under his eyes. Something is chewing in his mouth, and it emits a slight pungent smell.

"Where are the guests going?"

"Is there a place to sell slaves or something?"

The man's face froze, and then he asked, "Which kind of slave?" ”

This slave is also divided into three, six, nine and so on, so naturally he has to ask clearly. Otherwise, if you go to the wrong place and the guest refuses to pay, it will not be good.

Long Qicong thought for a moment and pointed to the ninth year next to him.

"I want the best, like her."

Seeing the appearance of Chu Jiu, the man had a 'I know' smile on his face. Then start the car and drive away. The car had just been out for a while before slowing down.

"Little brother, I know the place, but you'd better find a regular customer to take you."

"What do you mean?"

"If you go by yourself and see your face, they won't come up with really good goods."

Comparing people to goods? Long Qicong couldn't help frowning, but he didn't care about it anymore. Long Qicong asked, "Didn't you say that the slave trade was just a regulation, not illegal?" ”

As soon as the words came out, Long Qicong realized a problem. If the slave trade is not illegal, it means that other laws cannot be violated at the same time.

This leads to an unavoidable question – the origin of slaves.

"Black goods from improper sources."

"Nobody's in charge?"

Long Qicong asked here, and the driver showed a sad expression and sighed heavily.

"Little brother, do you think that as long as slaves are forbidden by law, slaves can disappear completely? You are rich people, and those of us who have no money, whether it is a worker or a waiter, are we all slaves? ”

The driver said as he drove the car. Simple words speak the true face of the world.

"In the past, there was a girl in our village who was good at reading, good at people, and beautiful. I was going to college soon, and I was the first college student in my village. ”

"And then?"

Later, my father became seriously ill and had to undergo surgery. A lot of money is needed, a lot of money that the whole village can't raise. ”

"She sold herself into slavery?"

The driver shook his head and said, "The law does not allow citizens to sell themselves into slavery, and the state law on the side of the gold owner does not allow slaves. ”

"That?"

"They signed a contract. A lifetime employment contract, a contract that can only be unilaterally terminated by the financier. ”

The driver said, shedding a few tears, as if grieving for the girl's fate.

Speaking of which, there is no need to say more, Long Qicong understands. After listening to this story, Long Qicong's mood also became a little heavier.

Unconsciously, the dizziness caused by motion sickness slowly phenomena. Long Qicong's head sank for a while, and gradually fell on Chu Jiu's shoulder.

When Chen Shitong saw such a situation, she didn't take it seriously. But seeing Long Qicong's expression, there was a little pain. Immediately shouted.

"Qingmengshuang, young master, he doesn't seem to be very comfortable."

Qingmengshuang sat in the passenger seat, and at this moment, she also saw Long Qicong's abnormality from the rearview mirror, and reached out to check Long Qicong's pulse.

After checking the pulse for a long time, I found that there seemed to be no problem. Looking at Long Qicong's expression again, it seemed to be more like he was uncomfortable. Qingmengshuang speculated that this was probably because of the story that the driver had just told.

Qingmengshuang listened to this story, but only listened to it, and didn't pay much attention to it. An employment contract that only one party is allowed to terminate is effectively a deed of sale. If the law is repealed, will oppression and exploitation disappear completely?

Qingmengshuang was not interested in these propositions, as if she didn't expect that Hanfei would unconditionally help her continue her life.

In comparison, Long Qicong's empathy ability seems a little too strong.

After confirming that Long Qi was fine, Qingmengshuang also relieved himself. Tell Chen Shitong that Long Qi has never been fine.

The car drove for a long time and finally arrived at its destination. Chu Jiu got out of the car with Long Qicong in his arms, and Long Qicong had not woken up yet. After Qingmengshuang paid the money, she also got out of the car.

Chen Shitong looked out of the car, then at the driver, and suddenly pulled out his saber. The scabbard rests on the driver's shoulder, and the cold of the metal scabbard irritates the driver's skin.

"Great, my lord, spare your life."

"Know what you're doing wrong?"

"I shouldn't, shouldn't have taken a detour. I'll give you the money back right away. ”

Chen Shitong smiled slightly and said, "It's okay to make one more detour, if you make one more detour, I'll cut off your head on the way." I'm telling you, don't tell people those useless stories in the future. The world doesn't listen to stories and doesn't believe in tears! Got it? ”