Globe Trekker

Chapter 58 Human Traffickers

Since September in the Gregorian calendar, the anxiety and helplessness in Wu Ming's heart have become heavier and heavier. He thinks that he has good self-control and self-regulation skills, but with the intensive reports on the chaotic situation in Northeast and North China by newspapers in Hangzhou, Wu Ming can no longer Keep a calm mind.

Noon on the [-]th is the day for everyone to return.

Fang Youchun finished everything and went to the Provincial Party Headquarters and the Provincial Security Office to bid farewell. When he came back, he didn't see Wu Ming and the three of them, so he couldn't help feeling a little anxious.

It was less than three hours before the boat sailed, and Wu Ming came back in a hurry, followed by two strangers with mischievous eyebrows, which made Fang Youchun's family very puzzled.

Unexpectedly, Wu Ming just nodded to say hello, and directly invited the two strangers to sit down in Kuiyuan's guest room, picked up the teacups and began to bargain.

Fang Youchun didn't want to disturb Wu Ming's meeting at first, but he was so annoyed when he heard a few conversations in the room, he rushed into the room where Wu Ming was, and stared at the two strangers coldly: "Little brother, what's going on? ?”

Seeing the two guests stand up in a panic, Wu Ming hurried up and pulled Fang Youchun out of the room. He didn't explain when he got to the next room, and asked Fang Youchun to borrow money: "Brother, can you lend me two thousand oceans?"

"What are you doing?"

It wasn't that Fang Youchun was reluctant to part with the money. The two ships ordered by Wu Ming got a discount because of the advance payment, but they also cost [-] oceans. Fang Youchun helped Wu Ming pay in advance without frowning.

Wu Ming had no choice but to answer truthfully: "To be honest, I saw thousands of refugees from Shandong in the Chenghuang Pavilion in the south of the city, and there were many children among them. These people lived a very difficult life on the gruel given by businessmen and gentry every day." So I thought, we have a small population in Maoliangwu, but we have land and minerals, and it would be good for everyone to bring some people back..."

"At the beginning, I thought that I could bring some people back directly. It would not only increase the manpower and labor of Maoliangwu, but also allow the refugees to support themselves. They would have a place to live and live. After earning money, life would gradually improve. Who knew Hangzhou The gangsters and military police have already secretly controlled all this, and they would rather let the refugees starve to death there and cannot take them away, so they can only buy them with money, five oceans for young and strong, two oceans for women and children, I have no choice but to pay for them.”

Fang Youchun turned pale with shock: "You are ridiculous! Do you know that human trafficking is illegal?"

"Brother, if I don't buy people, can these refugees survive? I have seen it clearly these days. Every day, seven or eight starving corpses are pulled away by straw mats. Since we can kill two birds with one stone Way, why not do it? Saving one life is better than building a seven-level pagoda, not to mention the lives of so many people! Can you expect the officials of the Zhejiang Provincial Government and the Hangzhou Government to extend a merciful hand?" Wu Ming asked road.

Fang Youchun didn't know how to answer, and he also knew what kind of world it was like now. In the past five years, disasters have occurred frequently in the northern provinces, either floods or locust plagues. Every year, thousands of victims of the disasters begged all the way to the south, living in Nanjing, Shanghai, Suzhou and Hangzhou. In affluent areas, especially during the Central Plains War, the entire south of the Yangtze River was overcrowded. There were [-] refugees gathered in and outside Hangzhou alone. No one could do anything about it, but he couldn't accept Wu Ming's behavior for a while.

In the end, Mrs. Fang was the one who took out two 1000-yuan Provincial Passes from the packed suitcase and handed them to Wu Ming: "Take it, do it quickly, or you won't be able to catch the boat."

"and many more!"

Fang Youchun called Wu Ming to stop: "Even if you buy people, how do you send them to Changshan? There are inspection checkpoints set up by security teams at various intersections and wharves along the river. How do you pass?"

Wu Ming smiled bitterly and said, "Brother, you are asking the question knowingly. Except when you were in power, Quzhou and Changshan could have strict military discipline. Is there any place in Zhejiang where the security forces don't accept black money? I'm not afraid to tell you, these few Yuemao Liangwu bought nearly a hundred long and short guns and a large number of bullets from the security forces in Quzhou... Think about it, even the guns that soldiers regard as their lives are daring to sell privately, what else can they dare not do?"

"Don't look at these traffickers as inconspicuous, but they are all-pervasive for profit. Things that ordinary people think can't be done are just a matter of effort for them, so I only need to pay them a [-]% deposit, and they will send the person I want to Leave the territory of Changshan to me."

"Little brother, you must not be careless! If they swallow up your two thousand oceans, who will you turn to?" Sister Fang asked worriedly.

Wu Ming smiled: "Sister-in-law, the rivers and lakes have their own rules, and I still have this confidence. If they really have the guts to swallow my money and do nothing, I will have the ability to make them spit it out ten times... okay Don't worry, yesterday I entrusted them to transport eleven horses, five tons of iron wire, ten tons of steel and other purchased tools back to the North Wharf of Zhaoxian Town, Changshan. Send them away without delaying our embarkation."

Wu Ming left after speaking, obviously unwilling to entangle with Fang Youchun.

Fang Youchun looked at his wife in disbelief: "Tell me, where is this guy so bold? I can't understand him more and more now. In less than 20 days in Hangzhou, he not only traveled all over the city of Hangzhou, but also had countless I met with the owners of factories and shops, and took the time to make an appointment with Lao Zhong and the others to go to the Qianjiang Shipyard to get things done, and now I have found so many ghosts and snakes in the rivers and lakes, quietly doing human trafficking. If he is not short of money, I am afraid we will Still kept in the dark by him, there are so many other situations that we don't know about, he is lawless!"

Sister-in-law Fang was also very worried: "I guess I learned badly from the bandits in Maoliangwu. You have also seen that the bandit leaders in Maoliangwu and the leaders of the She tribe dared to hand over their sons to him to take them out for a walk. People have already regarded him as one of their own, alas! It is useless for you to be anxious now, let’s talk about it when you go back, and you will tie him firmly by your side when you go back, and after a long time, I think you can get rid of his gangster spirit.”

At 03:30 in the afternoon, Fang Youchun's family and Wu Ming's master and apprentice finally bid farewell to the bustling and chaotic city of Hangzhou, boarded Zhong Changqing's passenger ship, and headed upstream back to Quzhou.

Zhong Changqing and the others beamed to congratulate the old officer, and they had to set up wine to celebrate the moment the ship left the pier.

Wu Ming understood this very well. It is undoubtedly the greatest wish and future reliance of these old subordinates for the old chief to win the lawsuit and make a comeback. It is no exaggeration to describe them as proud and energetic at this time.

The celebration banquet didn't end until the sun went down, and Fang Youchun was so drunk that a group of men carried him back to the cabin to rest.

After everyone relaxed, Wu Ming delivered the gifts he had prepared to Zhong Changqing and the other five people, thanking them for their help and care for him, and humbly said that he might trouble you guys a lot in the future.

Zhong Changqing and the others held the expensive imported leather shoes and were very moved. They all knew Wu Ming's ability and the importance in the eyes of the old chief's family, so they no longer regarded Wu Ming as an outsider, and they would take Wu Ming with them when they went back and put away the presents. Go to the top deck for tea and chat.

During the chat, unable to resist the strong demands of Zhong Changqing and others, Wu Ming had no choice but to briefly tell everyone how Fang Youchun won the lawsuit. Wu Ming didn't mention anything in his words, and all the credit was given to Fang Youchun's old officer, Gao Canlin who was next to Commander Jiang. General Wei, and Xu Enzeng, the investigation chief of the Central Party Committee, who is approachable and resolute, were overjoyed to hear a group of veterans who value love and righteousness repeatedly sigh.

(End of this chapter)