"Bam! Bam! Bam!
Every hit landed squarely on the lips of the city enforcement officers. Along with it, the city enforcement officers' teeth were all knocked out!
Yang Pojun broke out in a cold sweat. He had not fought for many years and his injury had flared up earlier.
When he came back to his senses, he saw that Yang Cheng had taken care of everyone. At the same time, he felt relieved.
Of course, it was impossible for him to thank Yang Cheng. His hand was injured by Yang Cheng!
Luckily, Yang Cheng did not expect Yang Pojun to thank him. He just didn't want to put Guo Xuehua in a difficult position.
Liu Yue watched as Yang Chen easily defeated his subordinate. He covered his bloody mouth and fell to the ground. He was so shocked that he almost peed his pants.
Sister Hua and the others were especially timid and ran to a corner to hide.
On the other hand, the group of children were filled with admiration and excitement when they saw Yang Chen defeating so many people on his own due to their childlike nature.
Yang Chen pointed the stun baton at Liu Yue's chin and said, "What exactly is going on here? You better tell me word for word. Whether it's true or not, we have our ways to investigate. If you dare to lie, I'll smash your head into pieces right now. I believe that you are the boss here, but I also believe that you will not joke around with your life … "
Yang Cheng took out the stun baton and poked it on Liu Yue's bald head.
Liu Yue could clearly feel the cold aura that Yang Cheng was emitting. It was like a stinging bee's venom that was coursing through his body.
"I … I will tell you everything …"
Liu Yue's bald head was covered in cold sweat as he started to narrate everything that had happened.
It turned out that the parents of these children were migrant workers who came to work in other cities.
In a big city like Beijing, these migrant workers did not have a fixed job. Even when they got married and had children, their children were not registered. Some of them were even born without birth control.
They had no money, no house, and even food was a problem. How could they afford to raise these children? Not to mention school.
Although some kindergartens allow students to enroll without a household registration, how could they afford it? As for Hope Primary School and the like, not everyone had the chance to go there!
Many parents had no choice but to send these children who had just become more sensible here.
Most of the residents in this area would take some simple jobs from the nearby small factories, and they would also do some shady businesses.
For example, they would sell expired mooncakes. Sometimes, they would sell low-quality clothes or some small items for clearance.
As for the plastic bags and cardboard boxes, they were sorted out by the small factory nearby. It was easy to do, so they handed it over to the children.
As compensation for the children's work, their parents could get a small sum of money. These children could also eat and sleep here. At least they could support themselves.
Of course, since they were the ones begging them to come over, it was as if they had signed a contract to sell their bodies. Sister Hua and the others could beat or scold them as they pleased.
It could be said that the adults on both sides benefited, but the children suffered.
It wasn't just this family. There were at least a dozen households in the surrounding area that employed these child laborers. It could be said that it wasn't strange at all.
As Liu Yue and the other city enforcement officers, it was natural for them to cover up the situation here. They had to make money from both the factories and the residents.
After listening to Liu Yue's words, Guo Xuehua and Lin Ruoxi's eyes were filled with tears.
Looking at these emaciated children and the smelly plastic products in the yard, it was no different from slowly poisoning these children to death.
"Brothers and sisters, this really isn't our fault … If it wasn't for us, these migrant workers might not be alive now … Although they are suffering now, it's better than those babies who were secretly drowned as soon as they were born!" Liu Yue muttered softly.
"Shut up!!"
Guo Xuehua's eyes reddened from anger. Tears streamed down her cheeks as she said, "How can you say such heartless things!"
"Sister! This isn't our fault, we didn't do those things … "Liu Yue said with a tearful face.
"If you continue to spout nonsense, I'll smash your mouth," Yang Cheng said coldly.
When Liu Yue heard this, he immediately covered his mouth, not daring to make a sound.
Lin Ruoxi wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes and walked to the little girl, Xiao Jia. She squatted down, grabbed Xiao Jia's hand, and rolled up her sleeves.
Looking at the little arm that was full of scars, Lin Ruoxi smiled bitterly and asked, "Your name is Xiao Jia, right?"
"Yes." Xiao Jia nodded.
"Do you get beaten often? Where do they beat you? Tell big sister, don't worry, with big brother here, there's no need to be afraid."
Xiao Jia looked at the terrified Sister Hua and the others, then looked at the calm and composed Yang Cheng. She mustered up her courage and suddenly lifted her old sweater, then turned around …
On the little girl's back, there were also shocking traces of whipping, and there were even bloodstains on her underwear!
Xiao Jia put down her clothes and turned around, "If you can't sell all the things you want to sell, or if you can't finish your work, you won't be able to eat, and you'll be beaten …"
"Scum … Scum …" Yang Pojun couldn't help but curse as he looked at those people, "I didn't expect there to be such a place in Beijing. Wouldn't it be worse if it was outside of Beijing?!"
Guo Xuehua was also full of worry, and she said dejectedly, "I've been doing charity for so many years, and I've opened so many orphanages, but I don't even know the situation in my own hometown."
Lin Ruoxi, who had been silent, held Xiao Jia's hand and said softly, "Xiao Jia must be in pain after being beaten so many times …"
Xiao Jia shook her head and replied straightforwardly, "It doesn't hurt, just a little. It's mainly because I can't eat, and I'm very hungry …"
"It's bleeding, and you still say it doesn't hurt …"
"It really doesn't hurt …" Xiao Jia lowered her head.
Yang Cheng sighed and said, "Ruoxi, this child is telling the truth. She really doesn't feel much pain."
"What do you mean?" Lin Ruoxi and Guo Xuehua looked over curiously.
Yang Cheng's expression was a little complicated, and there was a hint of deepness in his eyes.
"If I'm beaten like this every day, and it hurts so much every time … As I get used to it, it naturally won't hurt anymore … It's just like eating and sleeping. When being beaten has become a daily habit, what's so special about it?"
As he said that, Yang Cheng laughed self-deprecatingly. Didn't he walk all the way here? His skin was torn and his flesh was torn? If it wasn't for this incident, he really wouldn't want to recall this memory.
It was as if he had returned to the steel training ground under the ice and snow in Siberia, and the time when a weak child stubbornly struggled to survive the cruel beatings …
Lin Ruoxi, Guo Xuehua, and Yang Pojun all understood that what Yang Cheng was talking about was his own experience …
Hearing this, the one who was the most moved was naturally Guo Xuehua. It was as if her heart had been struck by lightning, and her body trembled as she sobbed uncontrollably.
"Yang Cheng … It's all mom's fault …"
Lin Ruoxi bit her lips, but she didn't dare to look at Yang Cheng's smiling face.
Yang Pojun silently watched Yang Cheng's self-deprecating words, and his fists unknowingly clenched. Then, he looked at the children who didn't seem to understand the situation at all, and his eyes were filled with pain.
Yang Cheng suddenly realized that his words had filled his mother and wife with sadness, so he quickly smiled and said, "Why are you crying? Aren't I doing well now? Only those who have endured the most bitter of hardships can rise to the top. Isn't that how the ancient saying goes? If I didn't grow up being beaten up like a dead dog, how would I be able to beat people up so badly that they wouldn't even know what a dead dog looks like in the future? "
"Kid, is this something you can joke about?!" Guo Xuehua said as she wiped her tears.
Yang Cheng shook his head and smiled. He turned around and bent down to pat the head of a little boy beside him. It was the boy who was talking to Xiao Jia.
"Little fella, what's your name?"
"I … I'm Liuzi," the boy replied softly.
Yang Cheng nodded and winked at the boy. "Liuzi, it's okay to be beaten up, and it's okay to not have food to eat, but don't give up the determination to fight back! When you grow up and have the strength, you'll have to beat them back for me! Whoever bullies you today, you'll bully them tomorrow!
When I was young, I was also beaten by many people. Those people relied on the fact that they were older and stronger than me, so they beat me all day long and snatched my food. But when I grew up, I beat all of them until they couldn't eat anymore … Remember, as long as a man is still alive, never admit defeat! "
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