Misty Rain of the Old Times

Chapter 68 Difficulty

After seeing the human traffickers in the school, Chen Xuan felt a sense of crisis.

If they come here once, they will come a second time or even many times. It is hard to guarantee that they will not discover Chen Xuan's existence. You must know that when he was in the hands of human traffickers, he was treated specially and the impression must be deep. It is estimated that they will recognize him at the first sight.

In this case, what if they could avoid having their heinous deeds exposed and kill Chen Xuan to silence him?

The probability of this happening is very high. Human traffickers are a bunch of beasts who can do anything. There are many children who have been abused to death by them.

Chen Xuan didn't dare to bet that they wouldn't do that. He only had one life, and he didn't think he would have a chance to start over if he died.

Faced with such a serious potential danger, what should he do? Or what can he do?
"Personally, I have no ability to deal with those human traffickers. Each of them can easily crush me to death. If I want to resolve this threat, I can only seek help from outside forces. It's best to strike first!"

Thinking of this, Chen Xuan couldn't help but have a headache again. Is it so easy to use external force?
After much thought, he could only think of three external forces to seek help from. One was the Gao family, the second was the school, and the third was the government. Perhaps he could also consider Gao Jingming's friends Zhou Lin and others.

Needless to say, if the Gao family could take action, those human traffickers would be easily destroyed like chickens and dogs. After all, the four words "Princess's family" are of great value. Anyone who is not a fool can imagine how terrifying it is.

As for the academy, not to mention Mr. Yushan, in a feudal dynasty where scholars held most of the important positions in government, their influence was also enormous. If the academy took action, perhaps a few words could deal with those human traffickers. After all, what scholar with a good reputation doesn't have a few classmates and friends? That's a huge network of relationships. How can a group of shady human traffickers stop it?

Not to mention the government, combating crime is their duty.

As for Gao Jingming's friends, each of their families has a certain amount of power. In a small place like a county, it should not be difficult to deal with some human traffickers.

But the key question is, why should these parties help Chen Xuan solve this hidden danger?

In the Gao family, Chen Xuan was a newcomer, not even qualified to establish himself. First, he had no ties with important figures, second, no deep friendships, and third, no contributions. Why would anyone give him a hand? Was it just because he was Gao Jingming's servant?
The identity of a servant that had just been established was obviously not enough. Even if the gang of human traffickers was dealt with, it would probably only take a word from the Gao family.

It’s not a question of whether people are willing or not, but whether it’s worth it.

How should I put it? No matter how small the matter is, it has to make people feel that it is meaningful. Even if it is just to make them happy for a while, it has no benefits or disadvantages anyway, so why should people bother to meddle in it?

The most important point is that Chen Xuan was originally bought by the Gao family from human traffickers. In this case, would the Gao family care about this kind of problem?

As for the academy, Chen Xuan didn't even have a familiar teacher. Who could he turn to? Even if there were some respected teachers who wouldn't tolerate any injustice, why would they mobilize so many people just for a mere student like Chen Xuan? Besides, Chen Xuan didn't even have the opportunity to have a teacher patiently listen to him.

Then there were the authorities. Chen Xuan, a child, wouldn't even be able to get through the door, let alone file a complaint. Who would listen to his one-sided story? Perhaps the traffickers were colluding with someone in the government; otherwise, how could such a business last? This scenario wasn't impossible, and the chances were quite high. Rushing to file a complaint would be a trap!
However, what is even more fucking annoying is that there are even places like this off the street, which shows that human trafficking has a certain degree of legality. How can this be done?
Finally, let’s not even mention Gao Jingming’s friends. They were still young, and they showed kindness to Chen Xuan for Gao Jingming’s sake, but their relationship was far from good enough, not to mention borrowing the manpower from his family through them.

After thinking about it, Chen Xuan felt overwhelmed. In this strange world with nothing, it was too difficult to get anything done, let alone to deal with a gang of evil forces.

Glancing in the direction of the soundly sleeping Gao Jingming, he realized how comfortable this young master was. He could do anything he wanted with just a word. It would be impossible for him to do anything else. "But it's not completely hopeless. How could a living person die from urination? What I've considered before is only the worst-case scenario. Actually, from an outsider's perspective, I still have a huge advantage. For example, if I just go straight to the point and ask the Gao family, there's a chance I can succeed, but then there's no turning back. If I'm rejected, I'll just become paralyzed, diminishing my reputation and making people dislike me."

"Then there's the school. I could even publicize the evil deeds of those human traffickers and use public opinion to fan the flames. Those scholars who consider themselves gentlemen will definitely not remain indifferent. But everything has two sides. If I do that, it will make things worse and affect the order of the school. Even if the matter is resolved, I will not end up well after the investigation. Using the place where I study as a tool will definitely cause some people to be disgusted."

"As for the government, I can use the Gao family's reputation when necessary. I think Gao Jingming's words, as a servant, will be taken seriously by some officials, right?"

These are all feasible methods, but they are only used when you have no other choice. Once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back. If you do so, you must be prepared to bear serious consequences.

Deep down, Chen Xuan certainly hopes to solve the problem easily, and then live a peaceful life, grow up healthily, and improve himself little by little, but how can there be so many things in the world that can be taken for granted?
Before this, Chen Xuan planned to take it slow, step by step, first improve his own value and establish good relationships with some people. In that way, the gang of human traffickers would be easily dealt with.

But after seeing the human traffickers in the school today, the crisis could come at any time, so Chen Xuan had to speed up his pace. No one knows which will come first, an accident or tomorrow.

Even if the human traffickers recognized him in the school, they would not dare to act recklessly. At the Gao family, they probably did not even have the qualifications and courage to get close to him. But on the road, even if there were guards, as the saying goes, it is easy to dodge a spear but difficult to guard against an arrow from the dark.

Once those human traffickers are determined to get rid of him, he will lose his life if he is not careful. It is said that a thief can steal for a thousand days, but you cannot guard against thieves for a thousand days.
"As for the human traffickers, if we have no other choice, as we thought before, we still have a chance of getting rid of them by taking risks. After all, once such people are exposed, they will be like rats crossing the street. But the old boatman is more difficult to deal with. He has an honest face. If the ferryman Shu Yao is talking about is him, he has made a living on the Yushui River for decades. Everyone knows what kind of person he is. If I expose him without any evidence, who will believe me? Will people believe me, a young child, or someone they have known for decades?"

too difficult……

After thinking about it for the whole afternoon, Chen Xuan still had no clear idea. It was not until the afternoon class that he had to put these problems aside temporarily. Life had to go on.

There are two cultural classes in the afternoon, namely chess and calligraphy.

When it comes to learning chess, almost all the students in the class are beginners. The teacher explained some basic things. A chess piece has four breaths on the chessboard, except for the edges and corners. Once the four breaths are blocked, the chess piece will be eaten. But as long as there is a breath that can connect with other chess pieces, the chess piece will be alive. This is how the so-called fighting for a breath comes from.

The basic things naturally do not involve layout and the like. After explaining it, the teacher asked the students to practice playing chess in pairs. Those who have servants look for their servants, and those who don’t have servants look for other people.

Chen Xuan and Gao Jingming were both complete novices at chess. Even though the teacher had explained everything clearly, they played like snakes, and even a dog would shake its head when watching them.

Forget about the calligraphy class. Nowadays, a lot of kids can’t even recognize all the characters. So they might as well just practice writing. It’s like a self-study class, and they can use this class to finish their homework.

After two classes, the day's study was over. Chen Xuan thought he had some free time, but Gao Jingming was going to Mr. Yushan after dinner. As a servant, he naturally had to follow him.

Mr. Yushan and Gao Jingming were master and apprentice. Chen Xuan understood that this meant he was going to give Gao Jingming some special treatment...

(End of this chapter)