Chapter 846: Fools Have Their Own Luck
Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Gao Ming surveyed his surroundings, his eyes landing on the locals punishing the human traffickers. A smile finally broke through his fear-stricken face. “Thank goodness, we’ve been saved. I thought I would never see my grandparents again,” he sobbed.
His laughter soon turned into tears, the fear from their harrowing journey still fresh in his mind. His body trembled as tears streamed down his face.
Jiang Nuan, seeing his state, wiped his tears away while Su Li comforted him. “My mother always said to stay calm in the face of adversity. There’s always a solution. We did well just now, and I will protect you. Have you forgotten? I know martial arts!”
Gao Ming, still sobbing, slowly calmed down. “Right, Su Li, you know martial arts. Even if no one came to save us, you could have protected us. You could have defeated the traffickers. Su Li, you are our little hero!”
Su Li nodded, “Of course, I would have thrown a left hook, a right kick, and in a few moves, the traffickers would have been down. I would have drawn a big turtle on their heads, tied them up, and taken them to the police station. Let Captain He arrest them and give them a taste of their own medicine!”
Gao Ming finally stopped crying. The three children, hand in hand, danced in a circle, celebrating their rescue. They paid no mind to the miserable state of the traffickers.
Soon, the entire village was alerted. The village head, along with others, rushed over.
Seeing Su Li, he looked puzzled, “Su Li, how did you come back alone?”
Su Li, holding Gao Ming’s hand, who in turn was holding Jiang Nuan’s, led the trio towards the pig farm. As he responded to the village head, his voice echoed in the distance, “Hello, village head. I came back to play. Now, I’m taking my friends to see the piglets.”
With that, they disappeared from sight. The village head and others learned from the pig farm workers that the children had narrowly escaped being trafficked. The traffickers’ vehicle had passed through Daqing Village and was intercepted by the workers, saving the children.
The village head broke out in a cold sweat, “What a fortunate misfortune!”
After the initial shock, the villagers couldn’t help but laugh. “These children are indeed lucky, especially Su Li. I’ve always said, ‘Fools have their own luck.’ This is the first time I’ve heard of traffickers returning their victims home,” they chuckled.
Aunt Zhang, with Shi Tou in tow, was also among the crowd.
Upon hearing that Su Li was safe, her heart finally settled.
She wanted to take Shi Tou home to sleep, but Shi Tou, seeing Su Li, refused to leave. He started to fuss, “I want to go play with Brother Su Li. I haven’t seen him in a long time. I don’t want to go home!”
Upon receiving the news, Jin Long too rushed to Daqing Village, accompanied by a group of bodyguards from the Golden Sun Hotel.
Their presence was so commanding that it left the village chief dumbfounded. “Jin Long,” he stammered, “Su Shen isn’t here. Have you gotten yourself mixed up with the underworld?”
Jin Long cleared his throat lightly, “Village Chief, don’t tease me. These men are here to help me find the child. They may look fierce, but they’re good people. Once we catch the human traffickers, we’ll hand them over to the police. In fact, I’ll personally escort them there.”
Upon hearing their young master’s orders, the bodyguards, expressionless, stepped forward. They hoisted up the three traffickers and tossed them into the cargo truck as if they were dead pigs.
The crowd cheered, “Excellent! These damned traffickers deserve to be taken to the police station!”
Meanwhile, Su Li, oblivious to the adults’ affairs, was busy feeding piglets in his family’s pigsty with two of his friends. He was having a great time, especially when he saw his friend, Shi Tou, who had come alone.
Excited, Su Li quickly introduced him to Gao Ming, “This is Shi Tou, my best friend in Daqing Village. From now on, you two will be good friends. Shi Tou, this is Gao Ming, my best friend from the city.”
Shi Tou looked at Gao Ming, who was dressed in nice clothes and new leather shoes – things he didn’t have. Remembering his grandmother’s words, he quietly asked Su Li, “Grandma said that the kids you meet in the city are different. Su Li, can we still be friends?”
Su Li nodded, “Shi Tou, we will always be friends. Gao Ming won’t look down on villagers because he doesn’t look down on me.”
Gao Ming seemed to sense Shi Tou’s insecurity. Although he was initially shy, he stepped forward and took Shi Tou’s hand, “Little brother Shi Tou, you can come to play with us in the city anytime. A friend of Su Li’s is a friend of mine!”
Shi Tou finally cheered up and joined the piglet feeding squad. He listened as Su Li proudly declared, “These piglets are all raised by my father. The whole village, the town, even the city, they all eat pork from my family’s farm.”