C288 At the Bus Station Under the Night Sky

Back in the rundown temple, not daring to delay any longer, Gump hid the disc on his body, cleaned it up, carried the bag, Taking advantage of the fact that there were people coming and going at the temple fair and that no one was paying attention, he quickly left the Black Orchid Mountain.

According to his plan, after leaving the Black Orchid Mountain, he wouldn't be able to return to his hometown, Jingan Village, Li Village, or Daan County. If he wanted to leave, he would have to go far away. The further away he was from Da An, the safer he would be.

However, he didn't expect that he would be dirty and smelly. He looked like a crazy and unkempt person, and no bus would dare to pull him. Those drivers all thought that they had run into a mentally abnormal person who was worried that he would be blackmailed.

At the bus station, he wandered from noon to the afternoon. The sun was about to set soon, and the weather was getting colder and colder. However, there was not a single bus pulling them, and Old Root was so anxious that he couldn't help but sigh.

Helpless, he could only walk into a hairdresser's shop, wanting to change his image. The owner of this hairdresser's shop was a woman in her thirties. She had a thick lipstick on her face, as if she had just drunk stimulants. It was obvious that she came from the countryside.

Seeing a dirty old man walk in, the female owner who was looking in the mirror jumped up and down. She turned around and stared at him for a moment before saying sternly, "I don't have any garbage here. Get out. "

Old Root had seen many villagers who had forgotten their identities after staying in the county for a few days. He did not get angry. He smiled coldly and said loudly, "Boss, I am here to cut my hair. Are you going to ignore me?"

The female boss did not believe him. She carefully sized him up with her sharp eyes and said coldly, "The price here is very high. I'm afraid you can't afford to collect trash. If you want to cut your hair, go to another place.

After he finished speaking, he let out a cold snort from his nostrils. He turned around and continued to look in the mirror, ignoring Old Root. In her heart, she was already a citizen of the city. She disdained to give trash like this kind of cheap hairdresser a haircut.

"Boss, no matter how much money it is, I will cut my hair. " Seeing this woman's attitude of looking down on him, the stubborn strength hidden in Old Root's heart suddenly surged up. "Don't worry, I can afford it. "

The woman was shocked for a moment, then she turned around and stared at Old Root. After a moment, she said provocatively in a cold voice, "I'll give it to you once. It's 30 yuan. What do you think? Do you want a hairdresser or not?

Not to mention 30 yuan, it was 300 yuan. I want you to cut my hair today too. So, with a smile on his face, Old Root stared at this woman who didn't know the smell of rice and said firmly, "Thirty, then thirty. "

This time, the woman was shocked. She stared at Old Root and thought that this garbage collector was quite rich and generous. This was the first time she had met him. People can look down on others, but they can't look down on money.

Thus, she quickly put on a smiling face and passionately cut Old Root's hair. At the same time, she also began to chat with him. Moreover, they chatted very happily. When he finished cutting his hair, his attitude towards Old Root completely changed.

Half an hour later, after being carefully tidied up by a woman, Old Root's image had completely changed. He was no longer the slovenly person who collected trash. In the mirror, he looked very energetic.

Old Root generously took out thirty yuan and handed it to the woman. Before he left the house, he said something that the woman liked very much. "In the future, I'll come here often to cut my hair. "

Although his external appearance had completely changed, at this time, the sun was already close to the top of Xishan, and there was no long long-distance bus. Old Root could only look at the five eye-catching big words on the roof of the "Da'an Automaton Station. " He sighed heavily.

It seemed that he would not be able to leave today and would have to stay in Daan for the whole night. Old Root touched the disc hidden in his bag and thought, For this very valuable thing, I had to leave Da An like this.

Suddenly, a complicated emotion that was difficult to part with welled up in his heart. At that time, not long after they got married, Old Root looked at those of the same age who were working outside. Every time they came back from the Spring Festival, they would wear suits and tie to show off their martial prowess. Old Root's eyes were filled with envy and envy.

Thus, he brought his wife to Daan County to build a wall on the construction site of a construction team. Later on, another person who built the wall with Old Root accidentally fell down from upstairs and died on the spot.

After the contractor Wang Jianguo lost a large sum of money, he dismissed the construction team. Old Root and his wife worked hard for a few months and did not get a single cent. Helplessly, for the sake of living, they could only collect rubbish on the streets.

That year, they weren't even thirty years old. Now, twenty years had passed in the blink of an eye. The wife couldn't stand the poverty. By the time he realized it, she had already run away with someone else. And so, Old Root became a bachelor who lived happily and freely.

Twenty years later, on this winter afternoon, facing the howling cold wind, Old Root stood at the entrance of the bus station that was gradually becoming silent. His heart was filled with sorrow. He would never have thought that after living in society for so many years, he would end up in such a cowardly state.

Just as he was thinking about how to live through this cold night, suddenly, a heart-wrenching cry came, scaring Old Root. It could be said that at this time, Old Root had already become a frightened bird, unable to see the slightest movement of the wind and grass.

Then, he saw a five or six-year-old boy running over while crying. Behind him, a man in his thirties cursed, "Little brat, where are you running to?" He chased after him.

The man grabbed the little boy and gave him two loud slaps on the face. He scolded, "You little brat, you don't even listen to me. See if I'll beat you to death?"

So it was his father who beat his disobedient son. Old Root had seen this kind of thing many times, so he couldn't be bothered with it. Nowadays, there was nothing wrong with this society. Especially in the city, all kinds of strange things happened almost every day, so who could manage it?

Just as Old Root was about to leave, he heard the little boy cry loudly, "He's not my father, he's not my father. Uncle, save me, save me!

This sentence instantly shocked Old Root. He hurriedly looked at the crying little boy and thought, What's going on? Did I meet a human trafficker?

In the past few years, along with the development of the economy, some law-breaking phenomena that had disappeared for many years had also happened, especially in the large villages. As the number of elderly and children staying behind increased, some of the criminals cast their gazes at them.

In Old Root's hometown, Jing'an Village, there had been several cases of child trafficking. Under the influence of money, the unemployed natives of the hometown secretly colluded with the illegal foreigners. When school was over, they pretended to be friends with their parents and tricked the innocent children away. Then, they bought some remote mountainous areas at a high price.

In the Penal Code, there was a very strict penalty for such illegal trafficking of women and children. It even stipulated that those who committed serious crimes were sentenced to death and confiscated property.

Even though the police dealt a very severe blow to this type of criminal behavior and never showed mercy, in the face of huge benefits, those frenzied criminals still took the risk of being killed and secretly carried out this kind of crime.

Just as Old Root was hesitating, the little boy struggled to break free from the man's hands and feet. He ran to Old Root while crying and hugged his thigh tightly. He repeatedly said, "Uncle, he's not my dad. Hurry and save me. "

Only then did Old Root realize that he had really encountered the legendary human traffickers. This kind of thing had only been told by others in the past. He had never encountered such a thing before. Today, he had unexpectedly encountered it. This made Old Root a little at a loss as to what to do.

At this moment, the man who claimed to be the father of the little boy rushed in front of Old Root with a fierce look in his eyes. His voice was filled with resentment. He asked, "What does it have to do with you that I hit my son?"

"He's not my father, not my father. " The little boy hurriedly hid behind Old Root and cried, "Uncle, save me! He's not my father, I don't know him. "

When Old Root saw this scene, a thick wave of righteous anger suddenly rose in his heart. He shouted at that man, "You're a human trafficker who's worse than a pig or dog! Watch me beat you to death!"

That man absolutely did not expect that Old Root would take action to help the little boy. He was instantly shocked and involuntarily took a few steps back. He stared at the furious Old Root and asked, "What do you want to do?"

Old Root did not say anything. He directly kicked the man in the abdomen and kicked him to the ground. He scolded in a stern voice. "I want to see if you will do this evil thing of ending your son and grandchild again. "

Just as he was about to continue fighting, a woman rushed out of the waiting room and pulled the man up. She said a few foreign words, but Old Root did not understand a single word.

The man glanced at the majestic and murderous Old Root in horror. He hurriedly followed the woman and ran back to the waiting room in a sorry state. When Old Root rushed in, he could not see them anymore.

Old Root wanted to report the case, but when he thought of his current situation, he smiled bitterly and firmly cut off this idea. If he reported the case, it would definitely attract the police. In the end, wouldn't he still be sent in?

Looking at the little boy who was crying nonstop, a trace of fatherly love suddenly surged in his heart. This year, he was just fifty-two years old. If he had lived in the countryside, he would have been full of children and grandchildren long ago.

"Uncle, I'm afraid they will come again. " The little boy hugged Old Root's thigh tightly. His eyes were filled with tears of survival as he stared at the old man. He kept saying, "Uncle, please save me. Take me home. "

At this moment, Old Root felt that he was the hero who saved people in the midst of fire and water on television. He could not help but ask, "Where are you from? What's the name of Mom and Dad? What's the phone number at home?

The little boy cleverly said," Uncle, my name is Li Chunhu. My father's name is Li Jiangtao. My mother's name is Li Huiqin. I'm from Jing'an. I don't have a phone at home. My dad and mom don't have a phone either.

The moment he heard the little boy's father's name, Old Root was shocked again. Li Jiangtao was the youngest son of his uncle. He had even drunk with Old Gen during the Spring Festival last year, and he was very good at drinking. Even Old Gen was not a match for him.

"Are you from Jing'an Li Village? Is your grandfather's name Li Kedong?" Old Root couldn't help but feel a sense of closeness in his heart. He felt that it was his responsibility to protect this little boy.

Under the dim light, Li Chunhu blinked his big eyes and asked in confusion, "How do you know my grandpa's name?" At this time, he had already regarded Old Gen as a family member.

"Your grandpa is my uncle. " Old Root's face was brimming with a proud smile as he said proudly, "I didn't expect that tonight, I would save one of my cousins. "

Later, he hired a taxi to send Li Chunhu back to his hometown. It was only then that Old Root gradually knew what had happened. As Li Chunhu explained, he couldn't help but sigh with mixed feelings.

It turned out that after the New Year, Li Jiangtao and his wife had entrusted their son, Li Chunhu, who was still in kindergarten, to their parents to take care of him. They had gone to the south to work.

This afternoon, after school, Li Chunghu's grandfather didn't come to the school on time to pick up his grandson. His form teacher, a girl named Xu Sidi, who had just graduated from university, stood at the school gate and waited patiently.

At this moment, a seemingly simple woman walked over and said to Xu Sidi that Li Chunhu's grandfather was playing mahjong. She asked him to pick up the baby along the way.

Before Xu Sidi could ask further, she received a call from her boyfriend, asking her to have a barbecue after school. As Xu Sidi spoke, she let Li Chunhu, who was in a hurry to go home, follow the woman.

At this time, because it was winter, there was no one on the road in the already withered countryside. The woman led Li Chunhu not far away and took out a handful of peanuts. She smiled and said, Huzi, eat peanuts.

Li Chunhu took the peanuts and said sweetly, "Thank you, Auntie. " However, he didn't know anything before he finished a handful of peanuts.

Later, when he woke up, he found himself in a strange place. A man he had never seen before was hugging him tightly. This made Li Chunhu very scared.

He made up an excuse to pee. The moment the man let go of his hand, he quickly ran out of the waiting room and cried. He also did not expect to meet his own family.

Soon, the taxi arrived at Jing'an Village's Li Family Village. At this time, the whole village went crazy looking for Li Chunhu. The whole village was screaming. It sounded very loud and piercing.

Lao Gen told Li Chunhu to hurry home and not run around again. Then, he clearly heard Li Chunhu and his grandson crying and quietly left.

On the way to Li Village in a taxi, Old Gen had already made up his mind that he couldn't return to the county tonight. He would find a place to spend the night and leave Da An tomorrow.

Before leaving his hometown, he actually did a good deed and saved his nephew from the human traffickers. This made Old Root very proud and filled his heart with a heavy sense of pride.