“Not chase them?”
After suffering such a huge loss, how could they possibly let it go?
“Hurry up and leave! If we get caught, we’re done for,” the man behind him urged again.
In this era, the punishments for committing crimes were extremely severe. At the very least, criminals could be sent to labor reform; at worst, they could be executed.
People like these human traffickers had no idea how many lives they had already taken. If they were really caught, there was no way they would survive!
“Let’s go!”
The two men turned around and ran.
Watching their backs disappear, Su Nian’an was unwilling to let the human traffickers she had almost caught slip away.
She hadn’t seen what the person they had kidnapped looked like just now. The victim had been stuffed inside a sack.
If she couldn’t rescue that person, wouldn’t this whole trip have been for nothing?
Just as Su Nian’an was thinking this, people finally appeared at the other end of the alley.
When she saw the military uniforms, Su Nian’an immediately felt that the kidnapped person could be saved.
“Comrades from the Public Security Bureau! Over here!” Su Nian’an waved at the officers running toward her.
“Comrade, were you the one who shouted that there were human traffickers in here and called for help?” one of the officers asked, slightly out of breath.
“Yes, yes, that was me! There were two human traffickers. I lured them in here, but they got scared that their crime would be exposed, so they ran back the way they came. They haven’t gone far. Hurry and chase them!” Su Nian’an quickly said.
“Okay! Quick, quick, quick! If that person really gets lost, we’ll be in serious trouble!” The officer immediately called to the group of policemen behind him, and they hurried into the alley.
Listening to their words, Su Nian’an vaguely guessed that the person these human traffickers had kidnapped this time was no ordinary person.
Should she stay at the scene?
Su Nian’an hesitated.
Forget it. If she was going to save someone, she might as well see it through to the end!
With that thought, Su Nian’an chased after the officers toward the depths of the alley.
By the time Su Nian’an caught up with them, she saw the police surrounding someone and asking after him with great concern. She couldn’t help feeling confused.
What was going on? Where were the human traffickers?
She hesitantly stepped forward. When she saw the officer she had spoken to earlier, Su Nian’an quickly asked, “Comrade, where are those kidnappers?”
Calling them kidnappers sounded more serious than calling them human traffickers.
“They got away. By the time we chased them here, there was no sign of them,” the officer replied.
“Thank goodness the Commander’s grandson was found. Otherwise…” one of the policemen couldn’t help muttering.
“Shh! Watch what you say!” The officer in charge sternly rebuked him.
The atmosphere at the scene instantly dropped to freezing point because of those words.
They hadn’t managed to catch the people who had kidnapped the Commander’s grandson either. If they were held accountable later, they would be in serious trouble.
“Sister, were you the one who came to save me just now?” Suddenly, the little boy surrounded by the crowd spoke up.
Only then did Su Nian’an turn her attention to the little boy.
He looked only about five or six years old. From his clothes and bearing, it was obvious that he wasn’t from an ordinary family.
Perhaps because the human traffickers were afraid of offending someone powerful, they had changed their minds at the last moment and decided not to take the little boy away after all.
Su Nian’an walked over to the boy and asked, “Were you the one they had stuffed into the sack just now?”
“Yes, it was me. Sister, you’re so brave! There were so many of them, but you still dared to rush out alone and fight them.” The little boy looked at Su Nian’an with gratitude and admiration in his eyes.
After all, someone had stepped forward to help him when he had been at his most desperate. It was only natural that he would feel an extraordinary attachment to Su Nian’an.
“I want Sister to take me home,” the little boy said.
The officer glanced at Su Nian’an before saying to the little boy, “I’m sorry, but we don’t have the authority to take other people to your home without permission. Please understand.”
The little boy didn’t make things difficult for the policemen. Instead, he looked up at Su Nian’an again and asked, “Sister, what’s your name? You saved me. I’ll ask my grandpa to thank you.”
Su Nian’an’s thoughts stirred.
This child clearly came from a powerful family. His grandfather was a Commander. If she could make the other party owe her a favor…
“No need. I saved you because I wanted to. There’s no need to talk about thanking me.”
At that moment, Su Nian’an practically radiated an aura of kindness and serenity. She was only missing a glowing halo above her head.
Children really were simple-minded. The boy looked at Su Nian’an gratefully, his eyes sparkling as he said, “Sister, you’re such a good person. But I still want to know your name. Where can I find you so we can play?”
Su Nian’an let out a soft sigh before answering, “My name is Su Nian’an. I’m the daughter of Su Aiguo from the Su family. I live around Nanyang Street. There aren’t many people from the Su family living there, so you’ll know where to find me if you ask around.”
“Okay! Sister, I’ll come find you to play! And Sister, my name is Fu Tingzhou. Everyone calls me Zhouzhou.”
It was obvious that the little boy genuinely liked Su Nian’an. But Su Nian’an wasn’t surprised. She had always been good with children. Ever since she was little, the children she met had all liked her very much.
“Okay, I’ll remember that, Zhouzhou,” Su Nian’an said with a smile.
Su Nian’an had refused to accept any benefits from the Fu family because she intended to set a trap for the Su family.
The police who had been at the scene today would certainly report every detail to the Commander of the Fu family.
This little boy was obviously a beloved grandson of the Fu family, so there was no way they would truly give Su Nian’an nothing in return.
But by the time they came looking for her, Su Nian’an might already have gone to the countryside. And with someone as foolish as Su Nianxi, she would definitely claim the reward from the Fu family as her own.
Su Nian’an didn’t need to think too hard to know exactly how the Su family would handle this.
When the time came, after she returned to Beijing with the Gu family, she would settle this account with the Su family properly.
That was how Su Nian’an had planned things, though she didn’t know whether everything would develop according to her wishes.
Still, she had never expected that a moment of kindness today would result in her saving a Commander’s grandson.
So perhaps she really should do more good deeds. Who knew? Maybe if she kept doing good deeds, she might end up saving the grandson of some big shot again.
As for the Su family…
Su Nian’an would definitely avenge the original owner.
To be honest, a favor from the Fu family would be far more useful than any material reward.
So when the Fu family eventually sent over their reward, it definitely wouldn’t end up in Su Nian’an’s hands.
Although she hadn’t managed to catch the human traffickers, Su Nian’an was still in a pretty good mood.
She went directly to a shopping center not far from the trading market. Compared with the trading market, the shopping center looked much more upscale. It didn’t just sell bolts of fabric; it also had ready-made clothes.
Su Nian’an didn’t want to dress too conspicuously. After all, she was going to the countryside, and dressing too well could attract unwanted attention and even get her reported.
The Gu family had already been sent down to the countryside because they had gotten into trouble. If she went along dressed too extravagantly, she might end up being subjected to even more “re-education.”
So here was the problem: How was she supposed to buy clothes that were low-key enough, yet still attractive enough to catch the male lead’s attention?