At that moment, a distant wailing siren finally echoed through the air. The Beautiful Lady was overwhelmed with joy and tears upon hearing the sound; she knew her child was safe, and this was the sweetest sound she had ever heard in her life.
"Make way, make way..." A path opened in the crowd as Li De approached Chen Haoxuan with several police officers.
"Li De, I suspect these two are human traffickers, and this little one is their cultivated successor. The person holding the child might be a victim. Take them to the police station for questioning; we must not let these social scourges go free," Chen Haoxuan said to Li De. He used to call him Director Li, but after participating in an operation against human traffickers together, their relationship had progressed to that of good friends, so Chen Haoxuan now addressed him by his name.
"Separate them and take them to the car," Li De commanded with a wave of his hand to his subordinates.
"Xuan! You are a good citizen, acting bravely in the face of danger. You have saved a child's life this time," Li De smiled at Chen Haoxuan.
"It was nothing," Chen Haoxuan replied politely.
The Beautiful Lady approached Chen Haoxuan while holding her child. With a thud, she knelt before him, placing the child aside. She bowed three times, her fair forehead showing traces of blood. Emotionally, she said to Chen Haoxuan, "Thank you! If it weren't for you, my child might have been taken by those traffickers. Thank you so much." After saying this, she attempted to bow again.
Chen Haoxuan quickly helped her up, smiling as he said, "Get up, don’t do that. I already told you that I am an abandoned child myself, so I despise those who want to separate children from their parents. That’s why I helped you. Perhaps there is a connection between me and your child that led me to meet you."
The Beautiful Lady stood up with Chen Haoxuan's assistance and held her son close. "Xiao Hua, thank your uncle quickly."
The child in the Beautiful Lady's arms had stopped crying and sweetly said to Chen Haoxuan, "Thank you, Uncle."
Chen Haoxuan gently pinched Han Fenghua's adorable cheek and then took out a pack of tissues from his pocket. He pulled one out and gently wiped the blood from the Beautiful Lady's forehead. "Does it hurt?"
The Beautiful Lady's face turned red as her heart raced uncontrollably. She felt that Chen Haoxuan was truly gentle and brave—and also incredibly handsome. As she thought about it, she couldn't help but imagine how wonderful it would be if she could marry Chen Haoxuan. This thought startled her; after all, she was already a mother and a divorced woman, while Chen Haoxuan was young, wealthy, and handsome—how could someone like him ever be with someone like her?
After Chen Haoxuan wiped the blood off Beautiful Lady's forehead, he gently said to her, "You should go with them to the police station. Don't worry, I will go too."
"Thank you," Beautiful Lady replied gratefully to Chen Haoxuan once again.
Beautiful Lady was taken away by the police in a patrol car, while Chen Haoxuan went to a convenience store near the train station to buy some band-aids. After making his purchase, he drove to the police station with Li De and the others.
Upon arriving at the police station, Beautiful Lady, along with a woman and an elderly lady, was taken to the interrogation room. Chen Haoxuan was not a police officer and should not have been allowed inside, but since he was a good friend of Li De's, no one stopped him.
Ignoring how others looked at him, Chen Haoxuan walked up to Beautiful Lady and said gently, "Your wound isn't very serious, but it's broken skin. If it's not treated in time, it could leave a scar. I just bought some band-aids near the train station; let me help you put one on!"
Holding her child in one arm and feeling embarrassed, Beautiful Lady replied, "No need, I can do it myself."
"Your wound is on your forehead; how can you see it? Don't move; I'll help you put it on quickly," Chen Haoxuan said with concern. He tore off the white paper and gently placed the band-aid on Beautiful Lady's forehead. He applied three colorful band-aids in total, which made her forehead look like a flower and enhanced her charm.
"All done," Chen Haoxuan smiled at Beautiful Lady.
"Thank you! By the way, I've known you for so long and haven't told you my name! I'm Han Yuanchan, and my son is Han Fenghua," Han Yuanchan sweetly said to Chen Haoxuan. While he was helping her with the band-aid, she felt a sense of affection that made her shy.
"Han Yuanchan is a beautiful name," Chen Haoxuan replied with a smile.
Chen Haoxuan returned to Li De and the others' side and sat down on a chair, quietly watching them handle the case.
The woman and the elderly lady realized that once they entered the police station, there was no way for them to leave. They had given up on lying and honestly recounted everything that had happened.
The woman and the old lady described the situation in the same way as Han Yuanchan, prompting Li De to stand up and attempt to conclude the inquiry. At that moment, Chen Haoxuan stood up and said seriously to Li De, "Did you not notice how calm they were when they were stealing the children? I am certain they are habitual offenders, and many children must have been taken by them."
Upon hearing Chen Haoxuan's words, Li De paused. He turned to the woman and the old lady with a serious expression and said, "You better confess honestly about how many children you have deceived. It is in your best interest to tell the truth; otherwise, you will only add to your crimes."
Chen Haoxuan added, "Even if you don’t speak, we can investigate. Any similar child abduction cases near the train station will be attributed to you, and you might end up facing the death penalty."
Surprisingly, Chen Haoxuan's intimidation had an effect. Fearing for their lives, the woman and the old lady began to reveal their past actions. To everyone's shock, it turned out that the woman and the old lady were mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, respectively, and that the girl was the woman's biological daughter. Together, they had collaborated in abducting over twenty children, all under four years old. Over twenty children meant over twenty families torn apart; this was a serious crime.
Chen Haoxuan did not let them off easily; he pressed them for details on how they sold the children. The revelations left Li De and others stunned once again—there was a larger Human Trafficking Ring behind the woman and the old lady.
Chen Haoxuan further inquired whether those children were sold to others as adopted children or for other purposes. The woman's response was that clever ones were sold to wealthy people, while those who were infertile... (some details could not be described for sensitivity reasons).
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