Ruan Tinghe: "This is the human traffickers' scheme. They first have someone stage an accident to trick you into getting off the bus. If you don't fall for it, they have another person pretend to be a good person and help you, lowering your guard."

"Everyone, if it were you, would you suspect that the person who helped you is a bad person?"

After whispering among themselves, everyone shook their heads.

Who would doubt their benefactor?

"She's dressed so richly, and she doesn't look like a bad person."

Ruan Tinghe shrugged. "So, they use this kind of charade to gain trust first, and then coax people into following them obediently. Think about it, if I got off the bus with her and we were in a deserted place, could my child and I escape?"

After hearing Ruan Tinghe's explanation, everyone suddenly understood, and their gazes towards Sister Huang turned disdainful.

Sister Huang tried to argue, but Ruan Tinghe didn't give her the chance.

"Security officer, please apprehend her first. Whether she's a human trafficker or not, the truth will come out once we get to the police station!"

The security guard agreed and was about to take action when Sister Huang suddenly pulled out a handful of grain coupons from her handbag and threw them into the air. Immediately, many passengers scrambled for the coupons, and the carriage was thrown into chaos.

Sister Huang seized the opportunity to escape. Just then, the bus arrived at the station, and she quickly pushed through the crowd and jumped off the bus. However, in the next second, she was forced to raise her hands, retreat step by step, and return to the bus.

A pistol was pressed against her forehead. The man holding the gun was wearing a hat, a long trench coat, and tall leather boots.

He stepped into the carriage, his tall and imposing figure exuding a powerful sense of pressure, causing many people to shrink back and dare not move.

Ruan Tinghe frowned slightly.

Why is it Shen Yan?

Didn't he rush home to see his sick son? Does he live in Suzhou?

Shen Yan pressed on relentlessly, cornering Huang Jie. Two men in police uniforms rushed into the car and quickly tied her up.

Sister Huang glared at Ruan Tinghe with resentment. She never expected to be defeated by a young girl!

Shen Yan followed her gaze and saw Ruan Tinghe with the child, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

He instructed the police: "Take the person back first."

With long legs, he strode up to Ruan Tinghe. "Where are you going?"

Ruan Tinghe replied dismissively, "What's it to you?"

"Wait for me for a day, I'll take you there. It's inconvenient for you to take care of three children by yourself." Shen Yan took her hand and started to leave.

Ruan Tinghe forcefully shook him off. Now that she knew Shen Yan had a wife and children, she would never allow herself to have any inappropriate contact with him.

"The child's father is still waiting for us, so we won't trouble Comrade Shen."

Shen Yan was stunned. "The child's father? Wasn't he dead?"

"If someone dies, can't I just look for them again?"

"Um..." The security guard interrupted the two apologetically, "The train is about to leave. Do you want to continue on the train, or get off? If you want to continue, please buy your tickets."

This is just a stop along the way, not the final stop, so the train will continue its journey after a short stop.

Ruan Tinghe ignored Shen Yan and returned to her seat with her three children in her arms.

Shen Yan frowned and looked at her for a while before finally getting out of the car.

He received reliable information that a human trafficking gang led by Sister Huang had been very active in Suzhou these past few days. According to the confessions of the arrested traffickers, this gang had been working together for more than ten years. After committing multiple crimes in one city, they would move to another city, making them very difficult to track down. Coincidentally, the same year his sister went missing, this gang committed a crime in Shanghai.

He suspected that his sister's disappearance was related to them, so he rushed to Suzhou. After learning that Sister Huang was on this train, he immediately brought people to wait for her on the platform.

Sure enough, they caught the person.

The train slowly started moving. Ruan Tinghe held Xiaobao and sat by the window, her gaze involuntarily falling on the platform outside the train.

Shen Yan and several police officers were standing together, talking about something. Sister Hong was squatting on the ground with her hands cuffed. Next to her was the old woman who had staged the accident, and next to her was a middle-aged man, who was probably the accomplice who helped the old woman escape.

Ruan Tinghe withdrew her gaze and reminded the three little ones.

"Dabao, Erbao, Sanbao, remember this from now on: people who are nice to you are not necessarily good people. We must look beyond appearances to see into people's hearts, and never be deceived by their looks."

The three little chicks pecked at the rice, saying, "Yes, Mom."

Erbao climbed onto the seat, clinging to Ruan Tinghe's arm: "Mommy, do we have a new daddy now?"

Da Bao and Xiao Bao also looked at her expectantly.

Ruan Tinghe didn't expect that the three little ones would take her words, which she had just used to fool Shen Yan, seriously.

She looked into the children's expectant eyes and her heart softened.

So before the children's hope was extinguished, he promised, "If fate allows, it wouldn't be impossible to find you a new father."

"yeah!"

On the platform, after giving instructions, Shen Yan looked up and saw Ruan Tinghe talking and laughing with her child inside the carriage, a stark contrast to her cold expression when she faced him earlier.

She was quite nice to him when they met last time.

What happened during the few days he was away that made her suddenly hate herself so much?

Yes, he saw disgust in her eyes.

Song Kaiyuan jogged over and gave Shen Yan a thumbs-up. "Brother, you're amazing! We actually caught the other human traffickers at the fishing grounds. We also rescued the abducted women and children. Tsk, if we had been any later, they would have been taken away by the fishing boats."

Only after speaking did he notice Shen Yan's strange expression. "Brother, what's wrong? Didn't you catch Sister Huang?"

Sister Huang is the leader of this human trafficking gang. If they don't catch the perpetrators, it will be very difficult to investigate the list of all the trafficked children and women.

"Got her." Shen Yan said coldly. "This is none of your business. Go back and find out what happened to her these past few days."

Song Kaiyuan scratched his head. "Who is she?"

Shen Yan glanced at him. "What do you think?"

Song Kaiyuan thought for a moment and could only think of one person. "Okay, I'll go right now!"

"While you're at it, look into everything that's happened to her over the past four years."

Song Kaiyuan waved and ran off, indicating that he already knew. Anyway, he was on a long vacation recently, and had nothing better to do.

Another day passed, and the train finally arrived at Shanghai Station, which was also the final stop. Everyone crowded to get off the train.

Ruan Tinghe wasn't in a hurry because no one came to pick her up.

She waited until everyone had gone down before picking up her hiking backpack. She had bought the backpack in her previous life for hiking and sightseeing, but she never used it once in her previous life. She never expected to use it after transmigrating.

The backpack contained only light daily necessities such as food, water, and tissues; everything else was stored in other compartments.

If she weren't worried about arousing suspicion by going empty-handed without any luggage, she really wouldn't want to bring anything at all; it would be so much more convenient to put everything in her storage space!

Ruan Tinghe squatted down, gently pinched Xiaobao's little cheek, and softly instructed her, "Xiaobao, you must hold your brother's hand tightly, okay?"

Xiao Bao nodded obediently and moved his mouth slightly.

Erbao immediately translated: "My sister said she would hold my brother's hand and wouldn't let him get lost."

Da Bao raised his hand, which was holding Xiao Bao's, and patted his chest to make a promise.

"Mom, I will hold my sister's hand tightly too, and I will protect her."

Erbao pointed to his little nose, "Big brother, what about me?"

"Don't you have your mom holding your hand? How about we switch places?"

"No, I want to hold Mommy's hand." Erbao grabbed Ruan Tinghe's left hand with both hands and rubbed against it affectionately. "Mommy, I'll protect you!"

Ruan Tinghe patted his head, "Erbao is very well-behaved too."

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