When Ruan Ruan woke up, it was already noon. She first contacted the system and learned that he had already connected with Huo Haocheng and was also aware of the situation of the women in the village. She spent the whole afternoon thinking about what should be done about those 100 women. This world cannot tolerate women like them.

In such terrible circumstances, they all tried their best to live because all the women around them were the same. But after they left that place, how were they supposed to face the world's gaze and their cold words? A casually uttered hurtful remark was often the last straw that broke their backs.

Until dark, Ruan Ruan didn't step out of the courtyard. She wasn't a real savior, and she couldn't think of a way to save them. After casually frying some egg fried rice for dinner, she lay on the bed, waiting for 520 to follow up on the situation. After learning that there were no casualties and that Huo Haocheng wouldn't be coming tonight, she went to sleep with her worries on her mind.

The next day, Ruan Ruan was almost breathless from being held so tightly by Huo Haocheng when she finally woke up and asked, "Brother?"

"It's me!" Huo Haocheng loosened his grip slightly, allowing Ruan Ruan to breathe normally. He buried his head in Ruan Ruan's neck, not wanting her to see him like this.

"Brother, what's wrong? Can you tell me?" Ruan Ruan gently stroked Huo Haocheng's hair. Huo Haocheng had gone to the army's public bathhouse to wash himself before going to bed. He didn't want Ruan Ruan to smell the blood on him.

“Sister, why did we find out so late? So many years have passed since this happened. If you hadn’t noticed something, we would never have thought of this. Last night, when we went back to the police station with them, everyone was blaming themselves. They often travel by train, but they never even glanced at those girls. If they had just glanced at them, they might have been rescued.”

And those children, the oldest only 10 years old, the youngest just a few months old, were trained by those people to be killing machines. If it weren't for 520's reminder, who knows how many public security officers and soldiers would have died at the hands of these children last night. Each of them carried a dagger, a knife, or some other sharp object, and their attacks were always aimed at vital organs.

Huo Haocheng held Ruan Ruan in his arms and spoke in a low, hoarse voice, his tone tinged with reproach. He knew he had no reason to blame anyone; he felt more hatred than anything else. He hated those beasts for ruining someone's life, and he was also somewhat relieved that he was there when they pointed the finger at Ruan Ruan, and that Ruan Ruan was able to sense something was wrong in time. Otherwise, if something had happened to Ruan Ruan, he would have gone mad.

“Brother, no one is perfect. What’s done is done, so let’s not dwell on what has already happened. Let’s think more about what to do in the future and how to help them get through this difficult time,” Ruan Ruan gently comforted Huo Haocheng.

“You’re right. Those 20 girls who were just arrested don’t remember who they are or where they live. Today, the police will take them to the hospital for examination. Sister, are you aware of this situation?”

After hearing Ruan Ruan's comforting words, Huo Haocheng felt much better. He himself didn't realize that someone so sentimental had just experienced a momentary emotional outburst. His thoughts returned to him, and he remembered what the policewoman had told them, so he decided to ask Ruan Ruan about it.

"It must be poisoning." Ruan Ruan had seen a similar poison in the notes her master had given her.

"Poisoning?" Huo Haocheng couldn't believe that anyone would resort to such a despicable method as poisoning.

"Hmm, I saw something similar in my master's notes before, but I don't know if it's the same one. I need to read it again to know," Ruan Ruan thought. If it really is the kind of poison that her master recorded, then it's quite easy to cure, since the medicinal herbs are very common and can be found in the mountains.

"Let's go take a look later." Huo Haocheng felt that Ruan Ruan was definitely able to cure the poison, but he didn't know why.

"No rush, let's have breakfast first. Have you eaten?"

Huo Haocheng shook his head, too busy coming back to seek comfort from Ruan Ruan.

"Get up first, we'll make something to eat, then you can get some more sleep. You haven't rested for a day and a night. We'll go after you wake up; we probably won't be able to see them now anyway, the doctors at the hospital will likely still need to examine them."

After saying that, Ruan Ruan got up and made an egg drop soup, then fried all the leftover rice from last night into egg fried rice. After the two finished eating, Huo Haocheng dragged her to sleep with him.

After watching Huo Haocheng fall asleep, Ruan Ruan quietly got up, went to the backyard, and planted the seeds and seedlings she had bought earlier. The seedlings had been sitting for a day and looked weak and wiry when planted. She then fetched a bucket of water and watered each of the seedlings.

After finishing all that, it was noon again, and Ruan Ruan started cooking rice. Because she hadn't gone grocery shopping for the past two days, Ruan Ruan could only chop up a dried pheasant and braise it with potatoes, and stir-fry a large cabbage. The potatoes and cabbage were brought over yesterday by Sister Xia next door, who was worried that Ruan Ruan would think too much by herself and wanted to keep her company.

Huo Haocheng woke up while Ruan Ruan was chopping chicken. When he woke up, he touched the side of him and it was icy cold. He then heard the sound of chopping coming from the kitchen. He got up and walked to the kitchen, leaning against the door frame.

Ruan Ruan turned her head and saw sunlight streaming through the window, bathing Huo Haocheng in a shimmering golden light. "He's awake."

"Yes, thank you for your hard work, little sister. What else do you need to cut? I'll do it." Huo Haocheng stepped forward, hugged Ruan Ruan from behind, and held her small hand in his big hand.

"Then you can chop up the potatoes and cabbage too. Cut the potatoes into chunks and braise them with the chicken, and just stir-fry the cabbage." With that, Ruan Ruan turned around, withdrew her hand, kissed Huo Haocheng on the cheek, lifted his arm, and walked out.

After the preparations were completed, Huo Haocheng started the fire, and Ruan Ruan started cooking.

"Little sister, why don't I cook?" Huo Haocheng, who was sitting behind the stove holding firewood, felt something was wrong. He should cook the dishes and let Ruan Ruan sit here.

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