Chapter 822: Substitute Bride Sister 37

Chapter 822: Chapter 822: Substitute Bride Sister 37

Li Hongchun looked like a pauper, and indeed, several of the villagers who had been eyeing her bundle averted their gaze.

Among them were a few old ladies who showed disdainful expressions.

Someone suggested, "Comrade, you’re all covered in mud. Why don’t you come to my house to wash up and change into some clean clothes before you leave?"

"No... no need, I... I’m hungry, I haven’t eaten in two days, I... I should just go."

"Don’t leave, sister, I happen to have a few cooked sweet potatoes at home. Come with me, and I’ll give you some for the road."

"No need, I... I can’t take your sweet potatoes without reason, it’s fine, I’ll just drink some water from the ditch, and on the way, I can pick some wild fruits and vegetables to fill my stomach."

The more strangers wanted her to go to their house, the less Li Hongchun dared to go.

She broke free from the villagers’ blockade and ran towards the outside of the village.

An hour after Li Hongchun left, two police officers rode bicycles past the village, taking out Li Hongchun’s photo to inquire from a group of old ladies chatting under the tree at the entrance of the village.

One old lady took the photo, looked at it for a while, then suddenly slapped her thigh, exclaiming, "Oh my, isn’t this the woman from earlier? I remember she has a black mole on her nose bridge."

Li Hongchun had smeared dirt on her face and fell into a mud pit. If she hadn’t wiped her face, which was full of mud, the old lady might not have recognized her, but when she fell into the pit, she instinctively wiped her nose bridge clean, showing the black mole, which led to her being recognized.

The police officers, who thought they were going to leave empty-handed, became alert, "Ma’am, do you know her?"

"I don’t know her, but she spent the night asleep at our village entrance, almost an hour ago, she left, saying she was going to Lincheng to seek relatives."

Somebody curiously asked, "Officer, what do you want with this woman? Did she commit murder?"

"She is a human trafficker, and we are pursuing her."

"Oh my, seeing her pitiful state before, I thought she was a poor woman. Who would have thought she’s a damn trafficker? Officer, hurry up and chase her, she’s on foot, and you’re on bicycles, you’ll catch up with her in no time."

People in the village heard this and took out their own bicycles, following behind the police officers to watch the drama unfold.

Exhausted and hungry, Li Hongchun truly hadn’t gone far. After leaving the village a mile or two, she sat down to rest, taking out the flattened pastries from her bundle, eating them bit by bit.

When the police officers caught up with her, she had just swallowed one piece of pastry and was about to take out another when she heard the sound of bicycles.

Instinctively, she turned her head and saw the two police officer’s hats.

Li Hongchun was taken aback, grabbed her bundle, and tried to run, but as the bundle was open, her clothes, money, and snacks scattered all over.

Li Hongchun didn’t bother picking up the clothes. She grabbed a few wads of money and tried to flee.

Seeing this, the police officer jumped off the bicycle and pinned Li Hongchun to the ground, "Don’t move, Comrade Li Hongchun, resisting arrest will only add to your crimes."

Then they took out handcuffs and cuffed her.

...

With the personal testimony of the human trafficker, Li Hongchun could not deny the charge of human trafficking, and no matter how much she refused to admit it, the police had confirmed her crime.

If you’re not guilty, why are you running?

If you’re not guilty, why would a trafficker, unrelated to you, falsely accuse you?

Moreover, Li Hongchun wasn’t just guilty of human trafficking; she also had a theft charge. She stole eight thousand yuan from her aunt’s house, and due to the large amount, her theft charge would also be severely punished.