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=Sword Rose=

=Episode 16=

Were there other similar cases

when Yang Caiyun was trafficked 20 years ago?

You're thinking what I'm thinking.

I looked into it.

Starting from twenty years ago, when Yang Caiyun was sold,

over the next two years,

we solved

three human trafficking cases.

All three

happened in Zhang Village.

This is Hu Caihua.

After we solved the three cases,

only her family stayed in the family.

Hu Caihua, don't be nervous.

You're the one who knows everything about the village, right?

We came here today

to ask you about something.

Twenty years ago,

did you see

a girl around 16 or 17 in the village?

She's Blockhead Zhang's cousin.

She had a mole

between her eyebrows.

Pretty good-looking.

Yes, that's her.

I went to Blockhead Zhang's once,

but the door was locked.

Both of them

were gone.

Later, he came back once.

He was alone.

I guess

he couldn't keep the girl after all.

(Tuanyuan Restaurant)

Madam Zhang.

Xiaoxing.

Yanyan, you're here.

Director Deng.

Come on and sit.

Have a seat.

Sit.

I'll cook you a bowl of noodles.

No need.

I'll just sit for a bit.

You came all this way.

You've done us a big favor.

I must make you some noodles.

Give me a moment.

Just sit. It won't take long.

Just a small portion, Madam Zhang.

Director Deng, have some tea.

Thank you.

Yanyan, here you go.

Madam Zhang,

that's too much.

I can't finish.

It's not much. Eat more.

Yanyan,

you've helped so much.

We really must thank you.

Just now,

someone from Bring Lost Children Home said

they could merge with us.

Really?

Yes.

We can either stay here

or move to their place.

I'm so happy to hear that.

Wonderful.

Ma'am.

One bowl of beef noodles, please.

Sure. I'll get it.

Come.

Sit there.

Come.

Sit here.

Yin, we found him.

Blockhead Zhang,

real name Zhang Zhongli.

(Population Info Inquiry: Zhang Zhongli) 51 years old. Never married.

Currently working in Shuanglin County.

Print out his file for me.

Did I add salt?

Not yet.

Almost forgot.

Done.

Your beef noodles.

If it's not spicy enough,

there's more chili here.

Help yourself.

Madam Zhang,

I finished all the noodles.

Finished it all? Good.

Give me a smaller portion next time.

Ma'am!

This tastes terrible.

It's too salty.

Salty?

How can it be?

Taste it yourself.

I'll make you another bowl right away.

Forget it.

It's free. I'll redo it for free.

Free or not, I'm not eating it.

Ma'am,

this isn't the first time.

Forget it, I'm leaving.

I'm so sorry.

I apologize.

Well, thank you for coming.

This...

Oh dear.

How did that happen?

It's fine, Madam Zhang.

Don't mind it.

I'm old.

I must be getting old.

Director Deng.

I want to talk to you

about Madam Zhang's situation.

Lately,

I don't know what's going on with her.

She hasn't been herself.

Things like today have happened several times.

Yesterday, she miscalculated a customer's bill

by a decimal point.

Besides, when she was making candied radish,

she forgot to add red vinegar.

She couldn't figure out

why the radish stayed white.

And one thing was really scary.

Last night,

she closed up the shop,

but forgot to lock the door.

When I came this morning,

it was wide open.

It really scared me.

What should I do?

How about this?

For safety's sake,

take Madam Zhang to the hospital

for a checkup.

Hospital?

Is it that serious?

Not necessarily.

But at her age,

it's best to get checked regularly

to see if there are changes in her health.

Don't worry too much.

(September 18, 2009, Huang Valley, Hongxi City)

What are you washing for?

It's noon and you're not cooking.

You yell at Mom again!

What? Believe it or not, I'll slap you to death.

Two worthless fools.

Go cook now!

You're the person in charge, right?

Yes, I am.

Do you know this man?

This... Isn't this Blockhead Zhang?

Can you bring him here?

He should be at the construction site. I'll call him over.

Blockhead Zhang.

Blockhead Zhang.

Come here.

He's Blockhead Zhang.

Are you Zhang Zhongli?

Do you know this person?

I do.

Where is she?

I'm also looking for her.

I've been searching for her for twenty years.

What do you mean? Explain clearly.

Twenty years ago,

I paid a thousand yuan to buy her.

Later, someone conned me and took her away.

Dear, you're awake.

Don't be afraid.

I'm your husband.

Let's eat something first.

Eat some.

Don't shout.

Let's eat something, okay?

Just eat something.

Mister, please.

Please let me go.

Let me go, please.

Mister,

I know you're a good person.

Please let me go.

I'm begging you. Please let me go.

Please.

I bought you.

I want to go home.

Please let me go.

You're my wife.

I'm begging you.

Eat something.

Come on.

I bought you.

I can't let you starve.

I want to go home...

Eat.

I bought you.

Help!

Didn't I tell you not to scream?

(It was a hand-to-hand deal.)

The moment I saw her, I regretted it.

She was so beautiful

and so young.

How could I deserve her?

I thought to myself,

if she could smile at me once,

she'd look so beautiful.

Stop beating around the bush.

Get to the point.

Well,

the seller said

she'd become mild and obedient

over time.

But she wouldn't eat a single bite.

You...

Stop yelling, okay?

What do you want to eat?

I'll cook you anything you want.

I...

I can't let you go.

I bought you to be my wife.

They won't return my money.

I borrowed money

from every household in the village

to buy you,

but you haven't eaten for days.

If you starve to death,

all my money will go to waste!

I... I'm sorry.

I... I didn't...

I didn't mean to slap you.

Please eat something.

If you don't eat,

I...

Please eat something.

(She was a human.)

I paid for her.

What if she starves to death?

Where's she right now?

I don't know.

Xu Tenglong took her away twenty years ago.

How am I supposed to know where she is?

Who's this Xu Tenglong?

A... a...

A peddler.

Sure.

All right.

Please come again next time.

Zhang.

Buying anything today?

Anything new here?

This one.

This one sells the best.

You've been buying

clothes and hairpins lately.

What's the good news?

No good news. Nothing.

What good news could there be?

You bought a wife?

So it's true.

Who told you that?

No one.

I guessed.

Let me see her.

Is she pretty?

Nothing to see.

Let me see.

Come on.

I'm shopping here.

I'll send them to you later.

Never seen a woman before?

No.

You're so annoying.

Stop it.

Mr. Liu, watch my stall for a bit.

Okay.

Nothing special to see.

Enough already.

Stop it.

Well, well, Zhang.

This chick is pretty.

Lucky you.

Must've cost you a lot.

But

she looks half-dead.

Careful you don't end up losing both your money and your wife.

Zhang,

let's make a deal.

What's it?

This can't go on like this.

You can't handle her.

How about this?

I'll give you 800 yuan,

and you hand her over to me.

I paid more than a thousand yuan for her.

Can you not be so clueless?

I'm doing you a favor.

She hasn't eaten for days, right?

If she dies,

you'll get nothing,

and you'll go to jail.

A living person dies in your house.

Police will come for sure.

The whole village will gossip.

Think about it.

Fine.

You don't want?

Wait for prison then.

Wait.

So you sold Yang Caiyun

to Xu Tenglong, did you?

I just didn't want her to starve.

You didn't want her to starve?

You didn't want her to starve?

Or you didn't want your money going to waste?

I got 800 yuan in fake bills.

When I went looking for Xu Tenglong,

he denied everything.

He said I was trafficking women,

and if I called the police, I'd be the first one arrested.

I'm innocent. I swear.

Twenty years ago,

800 yuan

or a thousand yuan

was a lot of money.

Couldn't you use it to find a girlfriend and get married?

Why did you have to do something illegal?

I didn't know it was illegal.

Everyone in the village was doing it.

Besides,

no woman wanted to marry into our village.

Tell me.

Where's Xu Tenglong now?

I...

I don't know.

You could find him when you sold her,

but not now?

Do you realize

you ruined a girl's life?

She was only 16.

Vice Director Yin.

Xu Tenglong is quite the businessman.

He works hard and goes door to door selling goods.

He made an amount of money.

After moving here from Wushun County, he's been living here.

From what we know,

he's living alone.

No women around him.

You're Xu Tenglong?

We're from the police.

We need to ask you some questions.

What questions?

You want to talk out here, or inside?

Please come in.

Show us the way.

Sure.

Please have a seat.

Officers,

what's this about?

Is this a mistake?

You can ask around

the neighborhood.

I'm a good citizen.

I follow the law.

Do you know Yang Caiyun?

No.

And Zhang Zhongli?

No.

You're from Zhang Village in Wushun County.

Think carefully.

Officers,

I really

don't know who you're talking about.

What exactly are you here for?

You really don't know them?

No.

Let me read you something.

(Report Letter)

My name is Zhang Zhongli

from Zhang Village, Wushun County, Xinyang Province.

I'm confessing to Public Safety

and filing a real-name report

against Xu Tenglong

for trafficking women.

In October 1990,

I bought a woman from traffickers

and sold her to Xu Tenglong

half a month later.

He paid me 800 yuan

for Yang Caiyun.

Ring a bell now?

Oh, yeah. You mean that woman?

Well,

I saved her

from Blockhead Zhang.

He nearly starved her to death.

When she came here,

I persuaded her to eat.

Didn't you say you didn't know Zhang Zhongli?

How do you know his nickname then?

It just came back to me.

The woman you bought was named Yang Caiyun.

Where is she?

She's long gone.

She ran off with someone.

Ran off?

Speak clearly.

What happened?

I really did save her

from Blockhead Zhang.

I thought

we'd start a family

and live a good life together.

But she couldn't even bear children.

She was like a stone.

It wasn't easy

to make a living back then.

If she couldn't have kids,

all that money would've gone to waste.

Just then,

a business partner of mine, Liang...

Liang Wei, yeah. That's his name.

That jerk

looked like an honest man,

so I let him in.

But then,

he and that girl

hit it off

right away.

So I went along with it

and introduced them.

How much did you sell her for?

Not much.

About 20,000 yuan.

You bought her for 800 and sold her for 20,000.

You're quite the businessman.

Officer,

you're wronging me.

That wasn't business.

They liked each other.

I just did them a favor.

I was a matchmaker, that's all.

Right?

Fine.

Enough nonsense.

Where does Liang Wei live?

I only remember where he was ten years ago.

It was

in Huang Valley, Hongxi City.

I don't know where he is now.

All right, then.

You're coming with us to the station.

We're summoning you

for questioning.

Wait, Officer. I told you everything.

What else do you need to investigate me for?

You're suspected of trafficking women.

Move.

Wait.

I... You... You...

I'm innocent.

You really...

I'm innocent.

(Tuanyuan Restaurant)

Madam Zhang.

I'm back.

Xiaoxing,

you bought a lot.

Didn't you say there's a big gathering tomorrow,

so you told me to buy extra?

You're making dumplings for us.

Right.

Did you get the green beans for the filling?

I did. Is this enough?

Yes.

It's heavy. Put it down in the back.

We have fruit

and vegetables.

One more thing.

Xiaoxing,

I forgot to tell you.

Here's the thing.

For the gathering,

they all love

my green bean dumpling filling.

Could you buy some long beans?

Didn't I just buy them?

You asked me a minute ago.

Oh, my memory.

Oh dear.

I'll go wash the ingredients.

I forget things when there's too much going on.

My mind's all over the place.

Hello, Dr. Wang?

This is Luo Xiaoxing.

Um,

I'd like to ask,

is Madam Zhang's test report out yet?

Chang Rui went straight

to sleep when we got to the guesthouse.

He didn't eat dinner.

Let him rest.

We can bring him something to eat later.

Want some chili?

No.

This is just right.

You know, I've been searching

for Yang Caiyun for nearly twenty years.

A person doesn't have that many twenty years in a lifetime.

Just as we got a lead,

she's been sold somewhere else again.

I got all worked up the moment I heard about that.

Yang Caiyun's case

is indeed complicated.

If you can't handle the strain,

let me know.

Go back to Linshan and rest for a few days.

Not until I find her.

I'm not going back.

Say,

Captain Han asked me

to return to Linshan for some matters.

I'll be back in a few days.

If you need help,

I'll send Ai Xin over.

Vice Director Yin.

Okay, got it.

Sure. Don't worry.

You've been on the road all night.

You must be exhausted.

Would you like to check into a nearby hotel and rest first?

No need.

Let's talk business.

Vice Director Yin is focused

on finding Yang Caiyun right now.

I've been chasing this case

for nearly twenty years.

Yin,

you're not young anymore. You're pushing too hard.

You've waited twenty years.

A little longer won't matter.

Let's grab breakfast.

No need.

Tell me

what you've found.

After getting your call,

we worked through the night

and located the man Xu Tenglong mentioned,

Liang Wei.

We also sent his photo

to the Anti-abduction Office of Qingxi County.

Xu Tenglong confirmed

that Liang Wei

was the man who bought Yang Caiyun

nine years ago.

Have you found her yet?

There was too little time.

We couldn't visit in person.

We only got to check

the household registry.

Liang Wei's wife

is named Wen Sujuan.

Her age

matches the woman you said,

Yang Caiyun.

They got married

within a year after Xu Tenglong sold Yang Caiyun.

The timeline fits.

This Wen Sujuan

isn't from the local area.

There's no record of her parents in the system either.

This is her ID photo.

You can identify her.

Do we have any other info on Wen Sujuan?

Yes.

When they got married,

Wen Sujuan was already pregnant.

And not long after,

she had a daughter,

named

Liang Xiaoyun.

She has a child?

Vice Director Yin,

this is Wen Sujuan's house.

Is Wen Sujuan home?

She's Wen Sujuan?

Yes.

That's her.

Wen Sujuan,

they are

from Linshan Anti-abduction Office,

Vice Director Yin and Officer Ai.

They have some questions for you.

We'd like to talk to her privately.

Sure.

Put your thing down.

Sit.

We're here

to confirm something with you.

Your real name

isn't Wen Sujuan.

It's Yang Caiyun,

right?

My name

is Wen Sujuan.

I'm not Yang...

Yang Caiyun.

Look at this photo. Is this you?

No.

I don't know what you're talking about.

Officers,

you've got

the wrong person.

Your name is Yang Caiyun.

Born on May 10, 1974.

In October 1990,

you were abducted

by a trafficker known as Old Yellow Dog.

First sold to Zhang Zhongli

in Zhang Village, Wushun County.

Later, Zhang Zhongli sold you

to Xu Tenglong in Qingqu County.

Then, Xu Tenglong sold you to Liang Wei,

who is your current husband.

Officers,

my husband and I married for love.

Our child is nine years old.

She's in second grade.

I'm not the person you're looking for.

Please leave.

Please.

Mom.

Is this your child?

Yes.

She's Xiaoyun.

Xiaoyun.

Where's your dad?

He went out to buy liquor.

Xiaoyun, go do your homework.

If you don't finish,

Dad will scold you when he gets back.

Officers,

if there's nothing else,

I need to start cooking.

Hold on.

I want to tell you something.

Twenty years ago,

a girl was trafficked.

I was in charge of that case.

Unfortunately,

I never found her.

I remember her parents

always came to our office,

crying

and begging us to find

their only daughter.

Later, whenever I traveled,

I'd stop by her parents' graves.

Their graves are desolate.

Because their only daughter went missing.

No one was there to visit or tend to them.

They've

already...

Officer,

your story is touching,

but I'm not Yang Caiyun.

If you have nothing else,

please leave.

Caiyun,

you can trust us.

We're here to help you.

If there's something holding you back,

you can tell us.

You don't have to be afraid.

I'm not Yang Caiyun.

You've got the wrong person.

Please leave.

Mom,

who are those people?

Mom,

what's wrong?

Don't cry, Mom.

Yang Caiyun's parents were cremated,

and there are no relatives

to get a DNA sample.

If she insists she's Wen Sujuan

and not Yang Caiyun,

we may not be able to arrest Liang Wei.

Why do you think she won't admit it?

Xiaoyun,

where's your dad?

He went out to buy liquor.

Xiaoyun,

go do your homework.

If you don't finish, Dad will scold you when he gets back.

I guess

it's because of her child.

No mother

wants their children to see

their father taken away

to prison.

But I think

the child is only part of the reason.

There might be more to it,

which she refuses to admit.

Well,

this has given us a headache.

Everyone in the village

knows Liang Wei beats his wife.

He's beaten her very badly every time.

She's even been to the hospital a few times.

Why didn't anyone call the police?

Well, about Wen Sujuan...

How should I put it?

Every time the neighbors couldn't bear to watch anymore,

they'd come to the village committee.

But whenever we went to her house,

Wen Sujuan

always insisted it was just a couple's quarrel,

nothing serious.

You see,

if that's what she says,

what can we do?

It's happened so many times

that people have gotten used to it

and stopped caring.

True.

Domestic violence cases can only move forward

if the victim is willing to testify.

Does Liang Wei threaten her?

Or does she have any concern?

Maybe.

We've tried talking to her several times,

but she always shuts us out.

Let's go back to her house.

We need to be more careful this time.

Yes, Sir.

What were the police doing here

just now?

Nothing.

They were visiting every household,

asking if we were happy

with the local police.

I said yes, no complaints.

Did they ask

where you're from

and your name?

No, they didn't.

It's written in the household registry.

My name is Wen Sujuan.

We met on our own

and married willingly.

That's what I tell anyone who asks.

You know my temper

after all these years.

Even if the cops find out I bought you,

they can't hold me for long.

Once I'm out,

I'll kill you.

Not just you,

I'll kill her, too.

Xiaoyun is your own daughter.

You think the police are backing you up, huh?

Mom!

You try to go against me?

Mom.

Not telling me?

Say it now.

Let her go.

Get lost.

Say it,

or I'll kill you now!

I'm going to kill you!

I'm going to kill you!

Believe it or not?

Mom!

Stop!

Police! Get off her!

Hands on your head and kneel.

Caiyun.

Come.

Get up.

You're safe now.

Come. Give me your hand.

Come.

Move.

Take him to the car.

Sujuan!

Sujuan!

Sujuan!

Sujuan!

Sujuan!

Yang Caiyun,

you can choose to leave this place.

Don't worry about Liang Wei hurting you and your daughter again.

He's suspected of domestic violence

and human trafficking.

He'll face charges for those.

I've lived here for ten years.

If I leave,

where can I go?

Mom,

are we going to be homeless?

You can go back to Linshan.

Your parents' house is still there.

We'll contact the local authorities.

They'll help you and your daughter settle down.

But

even if we go back, we'll be on our own.

Caiyun,

are you worried

you can't take care of the family by yourself?

It won't happen.

Don't worry.

The Anti-abduction Office, charity organizations,

and socially responsible companies will all step in to help you.

You'll get through the hardest time.

Thank you.

Thank you.

You must believe in yourself.

You can do this.

For Xiaoyun

and me,

I definitely can.

This time,

you can finally go home.

Twenty years...

I can finally go home...

I can finally go home...

Finally, go home...

Let's go.

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