Zhang Cuihua led her family's relatives to the village entrance, where several police cars were already parked. The village chief was speaking with the Protectors.
"We have a report from the public alleging that a woman named Zhang Cuihua from your village bought a girl from human traffickers," the lead Protector asked.
"How could that be? Our village is filled with good, law-abiding citizens," the village chief said with a stiff smile. In truth, he had heard long ago that Zhang Cuihua's foolish son had gotten married.
On the wedding day, the bride never showed herself. Zhang Cuihua claimed she was just shy, but everyone could tell something was amiss. After all, who in their right mind would let their daughter marry an idiot? Although the whole village knew what was going on, no one said a word.
"Hmph. In that case, we can go check Zhang Cuihua's home, can't we?" the old Protector said with a sneer.
