Chapter 633 Please Help Me

The guard opened the warehouse door.

A faint oil lamp illuminated a corner of the warehouse.

"You go over there and take a look. I'll go over here."

"kindness."

The two separated and walked in different directions.

The man hiding in the shadows suddenly made a noise behind him as the guard approached.

As soon as the guard turned around, he heard a "bang" and the kerosene lamp in his hand suddenly broke. The lamp oil and sparks instantly flew onto the cloth and burned.

The guard was shocked and tried to put out the fire quickly, but the cloth burned too fast and he couldn't put it out in time.

"It's on fire! Quick, go find someone to put it out!"

Another guard heard the shouting and rushed over, but when he saw the flames, he turned around and ran away.

Neither of them noticed that when they turned around, several figures had followed them out silently.

They hid in the dark, watched the guards running over, memorized the direction they came from, and waited until they all went to the warehouse before leaving in the direction they came from.

The fire in the warehouse was put out in time and did not spread to a large area.

When Qiao Yang got the news and rushed over, the fire had already been put out.

"Boss Qiao, a total of 18 pieces of cloth were lost, but everything else is fine."

Those cloths were just delivered today. He saw that they were all top-quality materials and were reserved for the city lord. However, they were burned at night.

"How could there be a fire? Didn't I tell you to be careful with such a big window?"

The two guards who were on duty tonight stepped forward and said, "Master Qiao, please calm down. We were guarding outside the door, but suddenly we heard some strange noises inside, so we opened the door and came in to check. We don't know why the oil lamp suddenly broke."

"How come the oil lamp broke down?"

Qiao Yang asked someone to bring the broken oil lamp over, but the lamp had been smashed into pieces and there was nothing unusual about it.

"Send a few more people to guard it. We can't let anything go wrong."

"yes."

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The thunder broke through the night sky and illuminated the dark earth.

As the night deepened, almost everyone in the city had gone to bed, and only Longba's brothel was bustling with activity.

After Long Ba and his gang were dealt with, Su Yu did not order them to close the brothel. He just closed it for a few days when Long Ba was seriously injured, and now it has reopened.

A few drunken guests came out of the brothel, supporting each other. When they were about to go back, they saw a pretty figure sobbing at the corner of the street.

Several people had drunk quite a bit of wine, and when they heard the low sobbing, they felt as if their hearts were being scratched by a cat, and they staggered over.

"Which young lady is crying here so late at night instead of going home?"

"Hehe, let us comfort you properly."

When the woman saw them suddenly leave, her face turned pale as if she was frightened.

"What are you doing? Don't come over here."

A few people were drunk and didn't care about anything else and just went forward to pull the people away.

"Ah! What are you doing? Let go, let me go!"

The noise here soon attracted the attention of the security guards who were patrolling at night, and they ran over here with lanterns in hand.

"What are you doing so late at night?"

A few drunks looked at the man's uniform and became a little more sober.

"Help, save me, save me..." The woman was so scared that she curled up on the ground and trembled.

Zhou Xing glanced at the woman and glared at the drunks. "You think you're capable just because you drank a little bit of wine, don't you? Get out of here right now."

There was a drunk man who was a little unconvinced and wanted to take action but was quickly stopped by his companions. Attacking the security bureau might be a more serious crime, and they didn't want to die yet.

"You are crazy, leave quickly."

A few drunks stumbled away.

Zhou Xing put away the long stick in his hand and walked up to the woman, "Girl, are you okay?"

The woman slowly raised her head, the dim light from the lantern illuminated her soft profile, and her wet eyes looked even more pitiful.

"Thank you so much, hero."

Seeing that she was not seriously injured, Zhou Xing took a step back and walked away from her. "Miss, since you are okay, go back quickly. It is not safe to be outside at night."

After Zhou Xing finished speaking, he turned around and was about to leave, but he heard a woman's weak voice behind him.

"I, I have nowhere to go..."

Zhou Xing looked puzzled. "Nowhere to go? Then where did you live before?"

The woman raised her head and glanced in the direction of the brothel.

Zhou Xing knew about the previous incident and knew that Long Ba had secretly captured some women and forced them to serve customers in brothels.

"You...ran away from the brothel? Were you captured by Longba's men?"

The woman lowered her eyes and whispered, "Yes... I was sold there, but I don't want to stay there. Please help me, hero. I, I really have nowhere to go."

Zhou Xing frowned awkwardly, "How about this, I'll take you to the shelter first."

You can't let a delicate woman sleep on the street late at night.

"Thank you hero, thank you hero."

The shelter was originally set up for people who had just arrived in Tiankui City and had no place to live yet, but now almost everyone has been settled in, so there is only an old man who is a gatekeeper in the shelter.

Zhou Xing asked the old man to bring two steamed buns to the woman.

"After eating, take a rest for a while. I will go to the flower house to ask you about the situation tomorrow."

Tiankui City has a clear rule that women working in brothels must be willing. If the woman herself is unwilling, even her family cannot force her to sell her. Otherwise, the woman will report it to the Security Bureau, and not only the woman's family but also the brothel will be punished.

Hearing this, the woman said anxiously, "Please give me a chance to live, hero. If my father is punished, he will definitely not let me go."

Rules are dead, but people are alive. Zhou Xing felt that the woman’s worries were not unreasonable.

"Don't think too much. Just stay here for now. It's too late today. If you have anything to say, we can talk about it tomorrow."

The woman nodded obediently.

After Zhou Xing left, he did not go back to rest but went to the brothel.

When the people in the brothel saw the men in the Security Bureau uniforms coming, their hearts were in their throats. They still remembered clearly how Su Yu had shocked Hua Luo before, and they were afraid that something would happen again and their good days would be over.

The person in charge came out to greet him without any hesitation, "Isn't this Brother Zhou? How come you have time to come to our place today?"

The city has a rule that people from the Security Bureau are not allowed to go to brothels. Zhou Xing was wearing a uniform and he definitely wasn't here to play.

The host led Zhou Xing into a side room and served him snacks and tea.

"Don't be nervous. I came here today to ask you a question. Is someone selling their daughter again today?"

When the person in charge heard this, his heart trembled, "Hey, Brother Zhou, we definitely did not force anyone, you have to understand this clearly."

Zhou Xing smiled and said, "I'm just asking casually, how many people did you recruit today?"

The person in charge couldn't figure out his purpose, so he could only honestly say, "We wanted to take one, but he didn't want to, so we gave up."

(End of this chapter)