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Chapter 124 City East Market

"Brother Yi, let's go. I know a place. Let's go and have a look!"

"good!"

Brother Guo Yi had no idea at this time and could only follow Guo Hao. The two of them shuttled through the city and came all the way to a market in the east of the city.

This market is not small, with pigs, dogs, cattle and sheep inside. It is on the surface selling poultry and livestock, but there are actually secret transactions behind the scenes.

The so-called secret transactions are actually not so secret. After all, there are still population transactions at this time, and they are even permitted by law.

The formal place is called Yaxing, which contains many people who sell themselves as slaves. Some families who have committed trouble and their families are implicated will also be sent here.

Later, the imperial court also set up a yamen called Jiaofangsi, which are manifestations of no human rights. Once human rights are lost, people will become goods.

The market was very poor. Brother Guo Yi had obviously never been here. At this time, there were more than a dozen cloth pockets on the ground in a horse shed.

Guo Hao and Guo Yige searched everywhere, but did not find Guo Yongning. When he passed by the horse shed, he found that a person was untiing his pockets in the shed, looking like it was not like forage.

After untied the pocket, a head was exposed, and there was a person inside!

As the cloth pockets were all opened, there were more than a dozen children, including men and women, from the age of three to six.

"Young Master, you have been here for a long time, but you have a good idea. These are all captured from the Khitan, so you can support them. One is only twenty cents!"

Hearing the word Khitan, Guo Hao couldn't help but think of his mother and younger brothers and sisters. If they hadn't been kidnapped, they would be five or six years old now.

"I don't want it, I'm looking for a bigger girl."

After Guo Hao finished speaking, the man showed a vulgar expression on his face.

"There are also older girls, but the price is relatively expensive."

Guo Hao nodded without hesitation. He and Guo Yige were both extraordinary. The man thought he had met a financial supporter, so he didn't think much about it and planned to take the two of them to see the person.

At this moment, a little boy suddenly stood up, ran to Guo Hao, hugged his thighs, and cried: "Brother, save us, we are not Khitans, we are Han people!"

Hearing that he was not a Khitan, Guo Hao stopped and turned to look at Yaren. Yaren's face changed slightly, and he greeted his accomplices: "What are you doing? You can't even see a child!"

At the same time, he smiled at Guo Hao and said, "Young Master, don't misunderstand. These children are indeed Khitans, but they are cunning after all, so don't be deceived by him!"

Guo Hao did not say anything when he heard this, and looked down at the little boy. Another tooth man came over to hug him. The little boy grabbed Guo Hao and refused to let go.

"Brother saves me. We are really not Khitans. They kidnapped us. Please save us!"

Many people sell their children these days, but they still need money. Kaifeng City is a place where the powerful gather, and requires a large number of slaves. This is naturally the best deal that has no money.

Yaman couldn't hold on her face anymore, and she was about to force herself when she came up, but was stopped by Guo Hao.

"I'll ask you, where did they come from!"

Facing Guo Hao's questioning, feeling the majesty of Guo Hao, the man was a little unnatural, so he insisted on the Khitans.

Brother Guo Yi was a little anxious. After all, his sister hadn't been found yet. Guo Hao was in charge of other people's business here and couldn't help but say, "Brother Hao, you care about where they came from. It's important to find someone first!"

Guo Hao also knew that Yongning was important, but he couldn't bear to watch these children leave their parents, especially when he looked at him, with expectations.

"Answer me, where did they come from!"

Guo Hao ignored Brother Guo Yi and continued to question Yaren. Yaren was a little sarcastic and pretended to be tough and said, "Can you care? If you want to care, just buy them all!"

Seeing Yaren's performance, Guo Hao has confirmed that these children are not from the right place. They are likely to be serious children and are kidnapped by human traffickers.

Logically speaking, Guo Hao should not be meddling in other people's business, but what he hated most in his previous life was human traffickers. He said gloomyly: "Let them all go, I'll give you money!"

"You really have to worry about it? Get the money first!"

"I am the owner of Chen Ji's grocery store. My name is Guo Hao. If you come there and report my name, they will give you the money!"

When Yaren heard this, he looked at Guo Hao and suddenly said, "Who are you lying to? How can the owner of Chen Ji Grocery Store's surname be Guo? I think you just want to cheat me!"

When the tooth disapproved of Guo Hao, Brother Guo Yi couldn't help it and said, "Then you go to Shizhong Mansion. I am the third son of Shizhong Guo in the dynasty, Brother Guo Yi!"

After Brother Guo Yi said that, Yaren laughed and said, "You two are so brave. How could the third young master of the Guo family come to such a place? You can take the people away, otherwise there is no way!"

After the Tooth Man finished speaking, Guo Hao turned around and wanted to go back to withdraw the money. At this time, the children all surrounded him and hugged Guo Hao.

"Save us, we are really not Khitans!"

"Please save us. My parents have money, and I will ask them to double down on you!"

A slightly older child saw hope and felt that he could not miss this opportunity. Seeing the children rebelled, Tooth took out a whip and hit it.

"What are you all arguing? If you make a fuss, you will go back to me. I can't get beaten!"

The tooth was exposed to the fierce light and he was not polite to act. The children cried one after another, and Brother Guo Yi couldn't stand it anymore.

Guo Hao hesitated for a while and couldn't ignore this matter, so he grabbed Yaman's hand and stopped his movements.

"Brother Yi, you go to Kaifeng Prefecture now and ask them to send someone to check the whereabouts of these children."

Brother Guo Yi nodded. These children were so pitiful. He also wanted to help them. After all, it was appropriate for the government to come forward. By the way, you can also find Guo Yongning.

When they heard that Brother Guo Yi was going to the government office, they couldn't stay there. Trafficking people is a serious crime. If the government knew about it, they would not have a good ending.

Since the Tang Dynasty, the court has begun to realize the harm of trafficking in people to society. Because the crackdown on such criminal acts is even more severe, the Tang Dynasty stipulates:

Those who sell children under the age of ten, even if the other party’s family is voluntary, will be regarded as looting people and will be severely punished.

Those who sell people as slaves shall be sentenced to hang; those who sell people as slaves shall be exiled three thousand miles away; those who sell people as wives, concubines and descendants shall be sentenced to three years in prison.

So they had a ghost in their hearts and could not let Brother Guo Yi go to the government, so a few men came out and surrounded Guo Hao and the others.

Seeing this scene, the two have confirmed that the children have not lie. These teeth are human traffickers, and their behavior has threatened them.

They committed all serious crimes, and they will definitely die if they are caught by the government. Moreover, human traffickers are more hateful than salt traffickers, and the people will not spare them.

"What are you going to do? Do you know who I am!"

Brother Guo Yi was a little nervous. He had never encountered such a thing before. Five big men surrounded the two of them, and the other two re-packed the child in their pockets.

Guo Hao looked at the five people coldly, and suddenly reached out and punched him. He was not polite to such scumbags. Not killing them is already a blessing!

Guo Hao punched with anger, and the force was particularly strong. Several teeth were hit by Guo Hao's two punches and fell to the ground, and they were already injured.

At this moment, soldiers came over and they made such a big noise in the market, how could they attract other people's attention?

"Who is so brave to make trouble here!"

After the soldiers from Kaifeng Prefecture arrived, the commander in charge was stunned when he saw Brother Guo Yi, and hurriedly said, "Third Young Master, why are you here? What's going on? You are not injured!"

Brother Guo Yi shook his head, the previous tension disappeared, and instead he was pride.

"This group of people should be a little bit of a sold-out. These children are all good families. You are here just right. Please help find their family."

When the soldiers heard the word "short selling", the soldiers' eyes changed when they saw several people. Since the Han Dynasty, there have been clear regulations to mention the major crimes such as trafficking, stealing and killing, and stealing graves.

According to the Han Dynasty's laws and regulations, the prisoner was beheaded, the flesh of the corpse was divided, and then the limbs were broken, which meant that such a person would die without a complete corpse.

This punishment was originally used to treat livestock for sacrifice!

It can be seen that since the Han Dynasty, this type of criminal has been compared to beasts!

The stolen person was captured, and Guo Yi Ge testified again. The soldiers took the children and the fangs back. The people around them applauded, and Guo Yi Ge felt very accomplished.

However, Guo Hao didn't feel anything. Although they caught a group of human traffickers, there were still many in the world. Besides, Guo Yongning has not found it yet, I hope she won't appear here.
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