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nTranslator: Lonelytree

nXingyin Newspaper and the television station reported the story. The human traffickers’ gang led by Sister Hong was finally caught.

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nEight women and six children were rescued. A dozen families could finally be reunited.

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nAfter the criminals were caught, the police tracked down the other victims using the clues provided by the criminals.

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nAt Taoyuan Village, a family of old and young sat before a black-and-white television watching the news.

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n“Based on the statement given by Chief Jiang, the police were able to track down the human trafficker thanks to the courage of a heroine. The girl used herself as bait. She pretended to be lured by Sister Hong, and that was how the police managed to arrive at the criminal’s lair. The police set up an ambush and captured all the criminals!”

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n“Chief Jiang, can we meet this heroine?” The reporter asked curiously.

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nJiang Tao shook his head and said thoughtfully, “I’m sorry, at the request of the heroine, she doesn’t want to reveal her identity. She is very smart, brave, calm, and composed. Without her aid, we wouldn’t have captured this gang so quickly.”

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nThe reporter laughed, “Haha. It looks like the heroine has left a deep impression on Chief Jiang. We like to meet her, so this is a pity. On a related note, Chief Jiang, will the government provide this nameless heroine with any reward?”

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nChief Jiang smiled. “The government plans to reward this heroine with 50,000.”

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n“Wow, 50,000? That’s a lot!” A teen about 10 exclaimed, “If I have that money, I can buy so many books!” As soon as he said that, he was hit in the head.

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nThe teen rubbed his head and mumbled, “Brother Ye, why did you hit me?”

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nBrother Ye was an eighteen-year-old kid. He wore a white sweater, a black jacket, and a pair of blue jeans.

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nXiao Lingye said, “Little Brat, the heroine used her life as bait to lure in the criminals. Do you think life is only worth 50,000? Plus, do you really think she was doing this for money? You should not place so much importance on money. It’ll affect your life values.”

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nThe boy, called Xiao Xiaohui, asked, “Brother Ye, what are life values?”

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nXiao Lingye explained, “It means what you anchor your life with.”

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nXiao Xiaohui nodded with some understanding, “Brother Ye, I think I get it.”

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nA young woman, Liu Chunhua, stood up to smack Xiaohui on the back of his head. She said with a smile. “What is it that you get? You have much to learn from your Brother Ye. Your Brother Ye scores the first in class every year. You also place the first but from the back!”

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n“Mom!” Xiao Xiaohui was embarrassed. He rubbed the sore spot on his head. “I understand. I will learn from Brother Ye.” But internally, he muttered. ‘Brother Ye can take all the first places he wants. Studying is too annoying.’

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nAs his mother, Liu Chunhua, knew what was on her son’s mind with a look. She rolled her eyes and hit the boy on the head again. “Don’t think I don’t know what’s going through your mind!”

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n“Mom, why did you hit me again?”The boy groused.

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n“You know why.” Liu Chunhua chuckled. “You and your studies are such headaches to me. Look at your Sister Yu. She was admitted to the university and found a job in a big city. She receives a high salary every month, and she has a comfortable life. Unlike us, she doesn’t need to break her back every day, and we don’t even earn as much as she does.”

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nThe boy grumbled, “Mom, I also want to study, but I just can’t do it. What can I do?”

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nLiu Chunhua, “…” That was a problem. Liu Chunhua glared at him. “You brat, perhaps some spanking can help.” She raised her hand.

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nXiao Xiaohui immediately ran towards a middle-aged woman and shouted, “Second Auntie, help! Mommy wants to hit me!” He ran behind Second Auntie.

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nXiao Xiaohui’s Second Auntie was Chen Qiuying. She was in her forties and was of medium build. She had a round face and a pair of big eyes that were exactly like Xiao Lingyu’s. She was incredibly beautiful when she was young. Unlike Xiao Lingyu’s eyes which occasionally flashed with temper, Chen Qiuying’s eyes were serene with wisdom accumulated over the years.

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n“Chunhua, what are you doing?”Chen Qiuying shielded the boy behind her. “You can’t beat a boy just because he doesn’t like to study. Do you think that can fix his problem?”

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nLiu Chunhua stopped and sighed. “Second Sister, this rascal runs away all day, climbing trees, fishing, and swimming in the river. But the moment I tell him to sit before a book, all his energy fades away. He is real trouble for us.”

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nChen Qiuying said, “Chunhua, I know that you’re worried about Xiaohui’s studying. But beating is not going to solve any problem. Perhaps you can help with his homework.”

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nLiu Chunhua frowned and said with concern, “Second Sister, I also know that. But Ming Yang and I haven’t been to schools ourselves. We can’t help Xiaohui even if we want to. So spanking is our only solution.”

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nChen Qiuying frowned at this too. She knew about that, but if she was asked, the real problem was because Xiao Xiaohui was too active, and he didn’t like to sit down and study.

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nXiao Lingye smiled and said, “Third aunt, the school is going on holiday. How about I stay to give Xiaohui some tuition?”

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nXiao Xiaohui stuck his head out from behind Chen Qiuying and said, “Brother Ye, do you have any idea how much tuition you’ve given me already? I just can’t process the lessons. It’s not going to help me in any way. Just let me be free!”

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nLiu Chunhua immediately shouted angrily, “You Little Brat, get over here. All you want is to play. This time, I’ll break your legs, so you’ll have to sit at the table to study!” Liu Chunhua moved towards Xiao Xiaohui.

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nXiao Xiaohui immediately ran for his life. Liu Chunhua chased after him and shouted, “Little Brat, why are you running? I’ll break your legs when I catch you.”

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nXiao Xiaohun grinned as he ran. “Haha. But you have to catch me first!”

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nBang!

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n“Xiao Yu!”

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