allonlinenovel Chapter 266 We are really homeless!
Chapter 266 We are really homeless!
Lin Panpan withdrew her thoughts and continued searching the house. Her eyes fell on a safe hidden in the corner of a cabinet.
Lin Panpan took a deep breath, squatted down, and began to fight with the safe.
She stared at the combination lock, fiddling with the tools with her hands rapidly for a full twenty minutes. Then, with a crisp "click", the door of the safe slowly opened.
Lin Panpan's eyes widened instantly, and the things in the safe made her gasp.
The first thing that catches your eye is a bag of colorful gems, some red like fire, some blue like the deep sea, each emitting a charming luster.
Next to the gems, dozens of gold bars were neatly stacked. Further in, there was a pile of miscellaneous yet priceless gold and silver jewelry: gold necklaces, gold bracelets, silver earrings, jade hairpins...
There are all kinds of styles, some are inlaid with gems, and some are carved with exquisite patterns.
It is not difficult to imagine what kind of misfortune the owners of these jewels have suffered.
At the innermost part of the safe, there are several top-quality foreign watches with exquisite dial designs.
Gu Mobai took out the flashlight in his hand and carefully examined the gems one by one and said:
“These gemstones are supposed to be genuine and of high quality.
I estimate that pieces like these could fetch over 100,000 yuan on the market. I guess they were worried about the inconvenience of transferring their assets, so they exchanged all their money for these jewels."
Lin Panpan nodded and said, "These human traffickers are much more powerful than we imagined."
Lin Feng and others had already started searching the traffickers for money. When they walked to Tang Yan, they saw that she was wearing a jade bracelet with a smooth texture and emerald green color. It was obvious that it was worth a lot of money.
There was a necklace hanging around her neck and a huge ring on her finger. The whole set of jewelry was made of imperial jade, exuding a noble and luxurious atmosphere.
Who would have thought that a small human trafficking leader would be covered in jewels.
Tang Yan's bag was full of cash. A rough count showed that there were about five thousand yuan.
They searched the other traffickers, but they didn't have much cash. Lin Panpan looked at the safe, which contained about 20,000 yuan. Adding the cash found on Tang Yan, the total was about 25,000 yuan.
After making sure nothing was left out, they acted quickly and moved all the valuables, cigarettes, alcohol, and other items from the safe into the car.
After the matter came to an end, Lin Panpan and others opened the room where the human traffickers were imprisoned.
Most of the people in the room were women. They looked haggard and terrified, and it was obvious that they had been controlled for a long time.
There were many people lying quietly in the corner, and it was unclear whether they were unconscious or sleeping, and their lives were uncertain.
The moment Lin Panpan and the others pushed open the door, everyone shrank into the corner.
A thin boy asked in a trembling voice, pretending to be calm, "Who are you? Why are you here? What do you want to do?"
When Lin Panpan heard the voice, her heart moved. Isn’t this the child who was whipped before?
The corners of her mouth rose slightly, and she said softly:
"Little brat, don't be so defensive. We are here to rescue you. If you want to leave, get out of here right away.
We have all the bad guys outside under control."
The boy's vigilance had not subsided, and his eyes were still full of suspicion.
Not only him, but the women also looked at Lin Panpan with the same wary eyes. One of them asked in a hoarse voice: "Will you be so kind as to let us go?"
Lin Panpan nodded patiently, her tone firm:
"Of course. Why would I keep you here? If you know the way home, just leave now.
Otherwise, when those bad guys wake up, you will be in trouble."
Lin Panpan and the others all had masks on their faces. They were afraid of being recognized by these people and causing unnecessary trouble.
Hearing this, some people quickly got up from the ground and staggered towards the door.
Some people just sat there blankly, their eyes empty and helpless. One of the children murmured:
“We are…we are homeless and have nowhere to go.
I used to be a homeless kid on the street, I didn’t even know where home was…”
Those who were able to walk were as if granted amnesty. They hurried and soon disappeared without a trace.
But there were still more than eighty people left in the room, some standing and some sitting, their eyes full of helplessness, all looking at Lin Panpan.
A thin woman's legs went limp, and she fell to her knees with a thud: "Please take us in, we are really homeless!"
The woman burst into tears and she pulled the two girls aside and said:
"I was traveling home with my two children to visit my family, but when I got to the train station, everything changed...
The human traffickers showed up, and my husband was imprisoned by them to protect us. Later... he was beaten to death...
I'm too embarrassed to go back!"
A teenager also came over and said with his head down:
“I was an orphan, and I worked odd jobs in a small restaurant in town, hoping to save some money to support myself.
But those bad guys lied to me that there was a better job, brought me here, stole my wages, and locked me up.
The only thing I relied on was that job, and now everything is gone, I really don’t know where to go…”
Lin Panpan sighed and said, "You better think carefully. Following me doesn't guarantee a good life."
The boy who was whipped said with red eyes:
“We are all willing to follow you. You saved us and are our savior.
You gave me a second life, and from now on my life is yours."
Lin Panpan sighed and said:
"Okay! If you really want to go with me, then come back with me!
But if any of you dare to betray me, I will make him wish he were dead."
Everyone shook their heads. Lin Panpan walked around again and finally brought more than 80 people back.
Among these eighty people, there were about twenty young girls. They were crowded together, looking around vigilantly from time to time.
And those sixty or so children, both boys and girls, who were in their teens, had childish faces and should have been at an age of innocence.
These children all have pretty faces, but the scars all over their bodies are shocking.
Lin Panpan brought back the dying children outside.
Their small bodies were covered in bruises and wounds, some had broken ribs, and their breathing was weak, each gasp seeming to use up all their strength.
Lin Panpan put the children on the bed, and then found some helpers to help clean the children's wounds.
After unbuttoning his clothes, he saw that his frail body was covered with whip marks, with scars crisscrossing each other.
Some of the wounds have scabbed over, but they are still hideous; some are still oozing blood, with the skin and flesh rolled up, which is heartbreaking to look at.
Lin Panpan clenched her fists and said, "You beasts! I'm going to sell them all out and make them miners..."