Through the troubled times and famine, I just want to farm peacefully

Yun Shiyi nodded solemnly, "He is a half-human, half-beast monster who survived many hardships."

Lin Yinan carefully observed the wounds on their bodies and gently tore open the fur on one of the bodies. The wounds had already festered and festered.

"So, they died of wound infection?"

Yun Shiyi's mood had calmed down a lot by now. He spoke slowly as if recalling something: "The traffickers cut their skin and glued animal fur on them while the wounds were still wet. When the wounds healed, the fur would stick to them."

"If they survive, the traffickers will train them, make them simulate various actions, and then go to various towns to perform for money. These transformed orcs don't live long."

Lin Yinan: "So, they continue to look for lonely children in the towns where they perform."

It turns out that such things happened in ancient times, and these corpses obviously did not survive the infection.

She glanced at Yun Shiyi, who looked normal but had sorrow in his eyes, and asked, "Are you okay?"

"When I was little, I had an older brother. He died at the hands of human traffickers who mutilated people to save me."

"Then don't let them go."

Lin Yinan patted his shoulder, stood up and walked out. She had already heard the footsteps of many people walking upstairs. It should be Chen Gu and the others who had arrived.

The secret guard brought a bundle of hay and covered the bodies.

Yun Shiyi walked up to several unconscious human traffickers, drew his sword and cut their tendons in their hands and feet one by one.

Madam is right, so don’t let them go. Even if they survive by chance, they will not be able to do evil again.

Seeing her coming, the children stood trembling at the door of the cell and looked at her.

Lin Yinan didn’t know how many children had seen the human traffickers do such evil things.

In ancient times, there was no diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder or psychological counseling. Even if these children had problems, no one would take it seriously. Even if there were, at most they would just be given a tranquilizer.

Three men in black with knives rushed into the passage. They were the secret guards left outside by Yun Shiyi. The children were so scared that they quickly retracted their heads when they saw them.

"Madam, Master Chen and the county magistrate's servants are here."

Lin Yinan asked one of the secret guards to carry Shitu out and called Shanque. Just as he was about to leave, Chen Gu and the county magistrate rushed in with a dozen people.

"City Lord Lin, have you found the person?" Chen Gu asked with a frown.

"Found it. The rest of the matter will be handled by the county magistrate and Young Master Chen. We will leave first."

Seeing that she looked tired, Chen Gu did not ask any more questions. He asked the county magistrate to instruct the bailiffs to take the children out and asked his subordinates to clean up the scene in time.

After a while, the subordinate came to report, "Master, this is exactly where the human traffickers were cutting up people alive. We found the bodies of three children."

"How dare they do this on the Chen family's territory? Who gave them the courage?" Chen Gu gritted his teeth in anger.

The county magistrate didn't dare to breathe, and nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, I will definitely interrogate you strictly."

"Take all these people back to the government office and keep them under good care."

Lin Yinan left the backyard. The man selling pork in the front yard had been subdued by Chen Gu's men. The yamen runner was now kneeling on the ground with his hands tied behind his back.

Hearing someone coming out, he looked up and recognized Lin Yinan, and said viciously, "It's you!"

"The boss is also a talented person. He runs a legitimate business on the surface, but secretly does such evil things. It's a pity that his smart brain is not used in the right way." Lin Yinan said disdainfully.

The butcher struggled, "I'm innocent!"

Yun Shiyi hated this beastly human trafficker so much. Seeing that he was still so rampant, he kicked him to the ground. Two of his front teeth flew out and his mouth was full of blood, but he dared not say a word.

The people standing outside the gate pointed at him.

All the rescued children were brought to the yamen. Including Shanque and Shitu, there were a total of nineteen children, seven more than enough.

When the parents outside the county government office saw the children being brought back, they rushed forward crying and wailing, all wanting to pull their children back.

Some children were so frightened that they hid away in fear when they saw their emotionally excited family members. The bailiffs were afraid that someone might claim the title, so they stopped everyone and asked them to wait for the county magistrate to come back before making a decision.

At this time, Shanque Niang and Shituniang, who were guarding outside the city gate, heard what happened in the city. Without waiting for the secret guards to tell them, they all ran to the gate of the county government office.

The county magistrate returned to the county government office and went to court without even having time to drink a sip of water.

The first thing was to let parents take their children back home. The children in Changyi County had not been missing for long and were basically not injured. The younger ones were fed sleeping pills and were still not awake. The doctor also checked and found nothing serious.

Shitu had a slight concussion, but fortunately it was nothing serious and he has woken up.

The remaining seven children had been detained for a longer period of time and had been subjected to greater shock. After asking the two older children, we learned that they were from counties and towns under the jurisdiction of Nanzhou Prefecture. The other five children looked confused and knew nothing when asked.

Finally, the five children were temporarily raised by the county government, and when the traffickers were transferred to Nanzhou Prefecture, they were handed over to the government there for handling.

After dealing with the child's issue, they began to interrogate the human traffickers.

The pork seller was the first to be brought up. As soon as he came up, he started howling like a ghost and kowtowed to the county magistrate.

"Sir! It's unfair! I am really being wronged."

He cried so hard that his nose and tears were streaming down. Yun Shiyi had kicked out two of his front teeth, and his face was covered in dirt.

The county magistrate slammed the gavel, "How dare you! There are witnesses and evidence, and you are still trying to argue!"

The pork seller was startled, then said, "Please check, sir. Half a year ago, a wandering man came to rent the yard next to mine. He paid the deposit and one year's rent quickly, so I rented the long-abandoned yard to them."

"And what about the dungeon in the house?"

"I don't know. I usually sell meat outside. We only use that place to raise pigs. I rarely see them."

"Then how did he die in your pigsty?"

The county magistrate waved his hand, and the bailiffs carried up on a stretcher a thin body covered with white cloth, which looked like a child.

"Open it!"

The bailiff lifted the white cloth and a foul odor hit them in the face. Everyone looked carefully and found that it was the little monster that looked like a human being and performed on the street during the day.

Looking at this child who was deliberately made to look like a half-beast, when a dozen human traffickers were carried up, everyone picked up stones on the ground and threw them at them.

"Kill them!"

For a time, public sentiment was surging and the people were filled with righteous indignation, wishing they could cut these hateful human traffickers into pieces.

After interrogation, it was learned that a yard rented in Changyi County was the secret hideout of this group of human traffickers.

The butcher does not live here every day. This alley is too smelly and not many people live here, so it has not been discovered for more than half a year.

They would keep the trafficked people in Changyi County, and would stay here for a while every once in a while until the storm had passed.

The county magistrate has to conduct interrogations and collect evidence, so it will take a long time to close the case.

It was getting late, so after Lin Yinan brought back the titmouse and the stone soil, he prepared to go back.

"City Lord Lin, I'll send you a letter after the case is closed."

Chen Gu escorted the people out of the city gate.

"I'm in Chi'an right now. I'll be back in Longtan soon. See you later."

Lin Yinan bowed to him and got on the mule cart.