Courtyard House: Is Xu Damao a childless man? Let me help.

The woman's screams, along with the wails of the two men, finally caught the attention of some residents on the street.

Soon, three of the bolder ones came out of a nearby house, each carrying a tool, such as a hook for poking out ashes and an axe for chopping wood.

Chapter Fifty: The Tragic Human Trafficker

Ye Jianchuan ignored them and continued to drag the woman by her hair to the two men who had fallen to the ground. He then took out a rope from his satchel and tied all three of them up.

Okay, actually it was taken from the system space. Ye Jianchuan brought it home to use as a new clothesline.

At this moment, the three 'heroes' stepped forward. "You...who are you! How dare you commit such a crime in broad daylight!"

Ye Jianchuan glanced up at the three people, then continued to tie them up. After binding all three, Ye Jianchuan finally spoke.

"Alright, you three, if you have the energy, please call the police. I've worked myself to the bone catching three human traffickers, I don't have the strength to argue with you anymore."

After saying that, Ye Jianchuan returned to the basket he had just put down, opened it, and took out the small locust flowers inside.

After briefly checking on the two girls and finding that they were both drugged and there shouldn't be any other problems, Ye Jianchuan felt relieved.

When the three 'heroes' saw that Ye Jianchuan had sat down on the spot and didn't seem to be running away, and that he was also carrying two unconscious children, their suspicions about Ye Jianchuan instantly decreased.

One of them quickly ran to call the police, while the other two came to Ye Jianchuan's side and began to question him.

A short while later, with the help of nearby residents, the two little girls were given some water and their faces were wiped before they finally woke up.

After learning about the two girls' ordeal, several bolder residents from the surrounding crowd stepped forward and began punching and kicking the bound human trafficker.

Fortunately, the police arrived quickly and took the three people who were tied up on the ground—Ye Jianchuan, the two young girls, and the person who had called the police—back to the station.

Otherwise, these three human traffickers, who were tied up, would really have been beaten to death by the onlookers.

. . . . . .

"Young man, I didn't expect you to be so kind-hearted! But how did you figure out that woman was a human trafficker?"

"If it were someone else, I might not have been able to react in time, but I recognized the child she was holding. He was my neighbor's child, and the clothes he was wearing looked familiar!"

So I looked back a few more times, and then I saw a corner of clothing sticking out from under the basket, which made me suspicious.

After saying that, Ye Jianchuan paused for a moment, and then continued, "I don't think this counts as assault, do I? I didn't hold back at all just now."

The official shook his head and said, "No, what you did was not only not an act of violence or assault, but also an act of heroism!"

However, you're incredibly strong, aren't you? One of those men was kicked into a lapdog, and the other suffered a concussion and a broken sternum.

Of course, you don't need to feel pressured. We're cracking down hard on these human traffickers now. Even if they don't eat peanuts, they shouldn't be able to get out.

Ye Jianchuan raised an eyebrow and let out a long sigh. "By the way, what about those two little girls? Didn't you send them back? Why don't you come back with me later?"

The man in front of Ye Jianchuan nodded, then called out towards the door, "Xiao Liu, take Comrade Ye home later, and while you're at it, go to their local police station and let them know the details of the incident."

After saying that, he turned to Ye Jianchuan and said, "Comrade Ye, you should take the two girls and go back first. If there are any other problems, we will send someone to contact you later."

. . . . . .

Twenty minutes later, Ye Jianchuan appeared at the entrance of the courtyard house with two young girls and a government official.

When the people in the courtyard saw the government officials in uniform, especially those accompanying Ye Jianchuan, they immediately started pointing and whispering about him.

After all, in the eyes of these residents, who would be able to associate with government officials, since they weren't related by blood?

However, when Ye Jianchuan arrived at Qin Huairu's house with the two young girls and the government officials, the people started whispering again. Wasn't Qin Huairu's child missing? Could it be that Ye Jianchuan took her away?

"Sister Qin? Come out quickly, see who I brought back!"

Qin Huairu was out looking for someone at that moment; she wasn't home at all. Not only was Qin Huairu not home, but Jia Zhangshi and Banggeng were also not home.

Ye Jianchuan knocked on the door, but no one was home. Helpless, he could only turn to look at Xiao Liu, who had come with him.

"Officer Liu, these two girls have no one at home. I reckon they're probably worried and have gone out to look for someone. Why don't you go to the local police station and take care of your business first? I won't keep you any longer."

This 'Little Liu' nodded and said, "Alright, in that case, I'll go to the local police station first. These two girls are frightened. I'll ask their families to get them some good food and help them recover."

After saying that, "Little Liu" turned and left, while Ye Jianchuan looked around but couldn't find a single familiar face in the crowd.

However, this is actually quite normal. At this time, almost all the main characters in the courtyard have gone out to help Qin Huairu find her child.

Regardless of whether they get along or not, the fact that a child in this compound has gone missing is a big deal, and we should help those who need it.

So, whether it was the three old men, or Sha Zhu, Lou Xiao'e, and the like, they all went out to help look for the child.

However, Ye Jianchuan eventually managed to spot someone in the crowd who was somewhat recognizable.

"Yan Jiedi, did Teacher Yan also go out to look for someone?"

When the youngest daughter of the Third Uncle's family heard Ye Jianchuan call out to her, she was stunned for a moment, then nodded. "My father was taken by the First Uncle to the steel mill to look for someone."

Ye Jianchuan curled his lip. "Tell your brother to call them all back. The person has been found. Don't let them waste their time!"

Yan Jiedi nodded and ran to her house in the front yard, while Ye Jianchuan took the two girls back to his house in the back yard.

"Gurgle~~~~~"

Hearing the two little girls' stomachs rumbling, Ye Jianchuan didn't hesitate to rummage through the chicken coop by the door and found that the old hen had laid three more eggs.

Ye Jianchuan retrieved the three eggs, quickly scrambled one for the two little girls to tide them over, and then started cooking rice.

However, before Ye Jianchuan's rice was even cooked, a commotion arose outside, and then Qin Huairu stumbled in through the door.

Seeing the two little girls sitting at the table eating scrambled eggs, Qin Huairu could no longer hold back and burst into tears, hugging her two daughters.

(What's going on with all the comments from you guys? I hadn't even seen them yet, and they were already deleted! But I didn't delete them; I, as an author, rarely delete other people's comments~~~).

Chapter 51 The Unexpected People in the Courtyard

The others who had been helping to find the child all turned their attention to Ye Jianchuan.

Ye Jianchuan was also stunned for a moment, then immediately said, "Why are you all looking at me like that? If I hadn't been quick-witted today, these two little girls would have been taken out of Beijing tonight!"

Grandpa Yi was startled when he heard this, and quickly asked, "Xiao Ye, what do you mean? Did these two little ones really get abducted?"

Ye Jianchuan rolled his eyes. "No... so you guys thought I took two little girls out to play?"

Just because you guys have to go to work doesn't mean I won't. I went to the market after work to see if they had any cotton for sale.

On the way back, I happened to run into a woman holding a child. I felt like I recognized the child's clothes, so I took a closer look and finally confirmed it was Xiaodang. So I went up and stopped her.

Upon hearing this, Sha Zhu was stunned for a moment, then immediately said, "You rescued those two little girls all by yourself?"

I heard these human traffickers are not to be trifled with. Jianchuan, are you alright?

Ye Jianchuan immediately realized that the beasts in this courtyard were not only not very bright, but also not very good at speaking.

"No, Brother Zhu, are you really hoping something bad will happen to me?"

Sha Zhu realized he had said the wrong thing, so he quickly patted his mouth and spat twice. "Ouch, Jian Chuan, look at my mouth. I can't speak properly. I'd better shut up."

Uncle Er, who was standing to the side, still looked unwilling to believe it, but before he could say anything, Qin Huairu turned around and knelt down in front of Ye Jianchuan with a thud.

"Jianchuan! Thank you so much this time. If it weren't for you, my two girls would have really been lost, and my life would have been ruined!"

Ye Jianchuan was also startled by Qin Huairu's kneeling. He quickly reached out to help her up and then spoke.

"Sister Qin, Sister Qin, get up quickly, don't be like this. Xiaodang is back now, everything's alright, everything's alright." As he spoke, Ye Jianchuan winked at Shazhu beside him.

Upon seeing this, Sha Zhu and Uncle Yi immediately stepped forward to comfort Qin Huairu, while Ye Jianchuan turned to look at the other two uncles and Lou Xiao'e.

"You've all worked hard. Now that the child has been found, you should all go home and rest. We'll come back to thank you again once Sister Qin has calmed down a bit."

Lou Xiao'e and Uncle Er didn't say anything and turned to leave, but Uncle San, who always wanted to take advantage of others, kept turning back to look at the small plate of eggs left on the table, looking somewhat reluctant to part with them.

However, Ye Jianchuan chose to ignore his very obvious 'hint'.

Although chickens and eggs are minor matters, Ye Jianchuan felt that he couldn't always go along with this Third Uncle's wishes, otherwise he would take advantage of the situation.

Therefore, Ye Jianchuan felt that it was not wrong to give him a little benefit, but he had to grasp the right balance, so that he could make Uncle San willing to help him, but also prevent him from making unreasonable demands later.

After seeing the three off, Ye Jianchuan walked back to them and patted Sha Zhu on the shoulder.

"Brother Zhu, I'm not very good at making steamed buns. The rice I cooked just now wasn't enough. Could you go and knead some more dough and make some steamed buns or something?"

I noticed that Sister Qin and her family were busy looking for their child and didn't have time to cook. Could you make them some steamed buns to tide them over?

Upon hearing this, Sha Zhu readily agreed and immediately started making steamed buns in Ye Jianchuan's kitchen.

Only then did Uncle Yi speak up again, asking, "Jianchuan, what exactly happened?"

We've been searching for these two children for hours and haven't found them. Where did you find them?

Ye Jianchuan shrugged and then said, "I ran into that human trafficker on a small alley near the Chaoyang Vegetable Market."

I recognized the child in her arms, so I stopped her. Besides her, there were two other men who were accomplices, and I took care of them too!

The woman has been arrested, and the two male accomplices are probably in the hospital now. Human trafficking is no small matter; I reckon the police station will issue a notice. You'll understand when you go and see for yourselves.”

The old man's focus was clearly a bit off: "A hospital? How did they end up in a hospital? Aren't they accomplices of human traffickers? Why aren't they locked up after they were caught?"

"Ahem... because I used a little too much force when I arrested them, but I've already asked around, and the authorities said that even if I used too much force, it wouldn't be illegal."

Now, Uncle Yi looked at Ye Jianchuan differently, since those words clearly implied that Ye Jianchuan had beaten someone into the hospital.

Although these are two criminals, Ye Jianchuan's ability to fight three criminals and send two men to the hospital suggests that his fighting skills are even stronger than Sha Zhu's!

Ye Jianchuan was too lazy to continue arguing with Uncle Yi about these unimportant things, so he turned to Qin Huairu and asked.

"Sister Qin, how did Xiao Dang and Xiao Huaihua get kidnapped? Aren't Bang Geng and your mother-in-law usually taking care of them?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Huairu frowned. "Don't mention them. If it weren't for them, Xiaodang and Huaihua wouldn't have been lost!"

Seeing Qin Huairu's expression—as if she wanted to say something but couldn't because Uncle Yi and Shazhu were still there—and her earlier words filled with disappointment towards Jia Zhangshi and Banggeng, Ye Jianchuan instantly understood.

It seems that Qin Huairu has completely lost faith in Jia Zhangshi. It remains to be seen what Qin Huairu will do next.

However, Ye Jianchuan wasn't in a hurry to ask anything. After all, Uncle Yi was present, and he couldn't let Uncle Yi know about this, since... the biggest obstacle to Qin Huairu's division of the family business came from Uncle Yi.

Okay, here we have to bring up a rather conspiracy theory: Qin Huairu has been taking over Jia Dongxu's job for six or seven years now, right?

But why is Qin Huairu still only a Level 1 Fitter? Why is Qin Huairu still only earning 27.5 yuan a month?

Some say that Qin Huairu's mind was focused on cheating and slyness, and she didn't bother to study how to improve her fitter skills.