What should I do if I lose my memory after transmigrating into a book?

Chapter 36 Human Nature

As dawn broke, slivers of light fell upon Xiao Shenxi, illuminating her stubborn and unyielding eyes.

She moved her numb legs, got up, and touched the forehead of the little boy next to her.

We're not burning it anymore.

She took the still slightly damp coat and tried to wring it out, but no water came out.

Xiao Jiangci opened his eyes groggily and saw his older brother in front of him, calling out in a clear voice, "Brother."

Xiao Shenxi hummed in response, unaware that something was wrong with him at that moment.

"Brother, why are we here?" Xiao Jiangci looked around in confusion, then sniffed his clothes and immediately vomited.

His eyes were filled with confusion.

He instinctively thought that he shouldn't be wearing clothes like that!

Xiao Shenxi put down her coat, her eyes unusually cold, and asked softly, "What did you just say?"

Looking into her cold, wintery eyes, Xiao Jiangci instinctively wanted to shut up, but his mouth moved faster than his brain.

"Brother, who am I?"

Xiao Shenxi stared at him blankly, she had never encountered such a situation before.

"Do you remember we were kidnapped here?"

Little Jiang Ci's eyes widened. "Who kidnapped me? I'm so small, I won't fetch a good price!"

Xiao Shenxi took a deep breath, clenched her little fists, and tried to calm herself down.

Seeing that she was somewhat annoyed, Xiao Jiangci didn't dare to go up and provoke her.

He followed her hesitantly, his dark, grape-like eyes gazing at her innocently.

As dawn broke, the wind seemed less cold, and the sunlight began to sting.

Looking into his innocent eyes, Xiao Shenxi gritted her teeth and said, "Just remember, I'll take you home, and you'll give me the money."

"This is what you promised me."

Xiao Jiangci struggled to process the meaning of the sentence in his mind, and he began to expand the sentence.

Basically, they came together, but he couldn't go home, so he asked his brother for help and promised to give him money.

He pursed his lips and asked, "Brother, what will you do if I go home?"

Xiao Shenxi picked up one of the coats, "Whatever."

No matter where you are, nowhere is home anyway.

Although Xiao Jiangci was only five years old, he was innocent but not truly stupid. He understood that his brother had no home.

"Then, can I go home with you, brother? I don't quite remember, but I think we can go home together."

Xiao Shenxi didn't reply, but stared straight ahead. "It's time to go."

Xiao Jiangci wasn't sad. He watched as his brother picked up a thick tree branch to use as a walking stick and started walking forward step by step.

Xiao Jiangci asked again, "Brother, why don't I remember anything?"

Xiao Shenxi squinted at the road and casually said, "Are you out of your mind?"

Xiao Jiang Ci felt a little regretful, wondering how his brain had gone mad at such a young age.

He immediately followed, took his brother's clothes, and said obediently, "Brother is not feeling well, I'll take them."

And so the two children embarked on their journey home together.

They walked for a long time before reaching a place that resembled a town. Xiao Jiangci's heels were already worn out, but he never complained of the pain.

The locals here seem to be quite poor, and their clothes are not very nice.

Several faces kept appearing among the people coming and going, and she instinctively became wary.

Xiao Shenxi turned around and glanced at the little boy behind her, then whispered, "Stay close, or I won't save you if you get sold by human traffickers again."

Before Xiao Jiangci could even be happy that she was willing to speak, she was dealt a blow.

The way my brother speaks sounds so familiar.

He held tightly to Xiao Shenxi's clothes. She was a head taller than Xiao Jiangci, and her eyes were filled with coldness. Even the human traffickers coming and going in the town didn't target them.

That tall boy didn't seem like a nice guy.

By the time they reached the police station, it was already afternoon. The police station was quite rudimentary, and the dark blue lettering outside had faded somewhat from the sun.

When they went in, several police officers were holding documents and seemed to be busy with something.

Xiao Shenxi and Xiao Jiangci sat quietly on the side chairs, waiting.

Li Zhi was the first to see them. He had just learned about the mission and was frowning deeply when he looked up and saw two dirty children sitting there quietly watching them.

The tall, thin boy had his head down, so his expression was not visible.

The little boy next to him, who was slightly chubbyer, blinked his big eyes and tilted his head, looking at them curiously.

Li Zhi sealed the document, took it in his hand, and walked over, his tone unconsciously softening: "Young friends, what brings you here?"

Xiao Shenxi didn't say anything, but glanced at Xiao Jiangci.

Xiao Jiangci immediately understood: "Uncle, we were trafficked here. Can you take us home?"

Xiao Shenxi lowered her eyes and remained silent.

Li Zhi's eyes immediately turned serious. This was the southern mountains of the country. A little further south was the border. Similarly, because of the surrounding mountains and steep cliffs, the environment was isolated, resulting in underdeveloped transportation and people living in poverty.

But even in such a harsh living environment, evil secretly grows. There are few women and many men here, but that's not how it works.

There were probably fewer women and more men who survived.

At first, there were more women here, but gradually the female mortality rate increased. Some died from difficult childbirth, some from illness, some were beaten to death, some disappeared mysteriously, and so on. Later, because there were too few women, the custom of one woman having two husbands gradually emerged. Although the law does not allow it, they do not register, so what can restrain them?

Many human traffickers sell the abducted children to elderly men here at low prices, and these men use their life savings to buy a woman or a boy.

Yes, most of those abducted are boys.

Most local girls are abandoned after birth, and even abandoned ancient towers are called baby-abandoning towers.

In their eyes, little girls are worthless.

Trafficking has become commonplace here.

They used to receive many distress signals secretly sent out, but very few of them were ever rescued.

They were too few in number and their strength was too weak.

The difficulties involved were largely due to the fact that local people were also involved.

even……

Human nature here cannot withstand the test.

Li Zhi led them inside. The police station was small, with only one room where three or five people were crammed together for a meeting, their expressions serious, as if they were discussing something heavy.

When everyone saw Li Zhi bring the child in, they all shut their mouths.

“These two children were trafficked. They are very brave and escaped on their own. We must take these two children home.”

Some children can't even come to the police because they haven't received any human trafficking cases for a long time.

It's not that there aren't any, it's just that it's too dark here.

He Bin, sitting at the head of the table, had slightly red eyes and repeatedly said "Okay, okay, okay."

"Children, it's good that you're here. We uncles will definitely let you go home!"

Xiao Shenxi nodded without saying anything.

Xiao Jiang said in a childish voice, "Thank you, police officer! My brother and I are counting on you!"