The women were almost completely naked, their hair was dishevelled, and the room was filled with a strong, sickening smell of heather.

"Put on your clothes and go to the first floor!"

Ruan Qiqi couldn't stay there for even a second, and went downstairs after saying that.

These women had long been tortured like the living dead, their eyes were dull and their numb faces showed no emotion, but the arrival of Ruan Qiqi and the other two still awakened the little bit of sanity they had left.

"Sister, do you want to go downstairs?"

Dozens of women put on their clothes and gathered in the corridor tremblingly, not daring to go downstairs.

They no longer expected anyone to come to rescue them, and they thought that Ruan Qiqi and his gang were also a gang, coming to seize Chen Xiong's territory.

Now they only hope that the winning gang is slightly better than Chen Xiong and can allow them to have one day off every month.

The woman called Big Sister was about twenty-four or twenty-five, with a pretty face and a firm gaze. She was not the oldest among these people, but she had been here the longest. All those who came before her had died.

"Let's go downstairs first."

The eldest sister sighed. No matter who the other person was, they couldn't afford to offend him. They could only be obedient so that they could live a few more days.

"Why don't you come down?"

Xia Tao downstairs was getting impatient and was ready to go upstairs to urge them.

"Why rush? Give them more time!"

Ruan Qiqi rolled her eyes. When she saw these women lying there like corpses, letting those disgusting men do whatever they wanted, she knew that these people had been tortured into zombies.

She still has enough patience for the poor people.

A few minutes later, a group of ragged women came downstairs hesitantly. The eldest sister was walking in front, and the others followed timidly.

"Are you all here?"

Ruan Qiqi asked loudly.

She counted them, 36 in total.

"There are three more, and they are sick." The eldest sister replied quickly.

Seeing two young and beautiful women in the hall, and looking at them with normal eyes, without contempt or arrogance, she suddenly felt a glimmer of hope. Perhaps they really had waited for their savior?

"Can you go?"

Ruan Qiqi asked again.

"One can't walk, but we can carry it."

The eldest sister answered hurriedly, worried that Ruan Qiqi would abandon Seventeen.

Seventeen had a fever for several days and the fever wouldn't go away. They had no medicine and didn't dare ask the guards for it, for fear that they would bury Seventeen alive.

So every time it was Seventeen's shift, they took turns to replace her. Fortunately, those people did not check her carefully and she got away with it for a week. But if she hadn't gone to the hospital, Seventeen would still not have survived.

Ruan Qiqi went to the third floor to see three patients. They were squeezed into a narrow, hot and humid room with four bunk beds. There was not enough space left even for turning around.

Seventeen's condition was the worst. His temperature was so high that it was scalding and he was unconscious.

The conditions of the other two were slightly better and they could walk on their own, but their condition was not too good either. Ruan Qiqi saw that they were all infected with heart disease and had to be sent to the hospital in time.

"Sister, Sister Twenty-Nine just ran out. I wonder if she..."

A young woman cried and said that she looked no more than seventeen or eighteen years old, with a thin and haggard face.

A few younger girls' faces changed, their eyes turned red, and they lowered their heads and sobbed softly.

The other women looked numb, not even their eyes changed.

"It's better to be free, so as not to suffer while alive!"

The eldest sister sighed softly and smiled bitterly.

This devil's den is more terrifying than hell and there is no escape at all. She used to be ranked 45th and saw with her own eyes those women who couldn't stand the torture and tried to escape by climbing over the wall, but were caught by those people and tortured even more severely. They died within a few days.

Then they were buried in the woods behind the factory. A life was gone, but no one cared. Their lives were worth less than those of ants.

"The twenty-nine you are talking about, is that her?"

Ruan Qiqi pointed at the woman who had fainted in the corner. She was still wearing her windbreaker. She was knocked unconscious by Xia Tao.

Xia Tao wanted to carry her in, but the woman was probably stressed out and wouldn't let anyone touch her. Helplessly, Xia Tao could only knock her out with a palm and then carry her in.

"Not dead, Sister Twenty-Nine is still alive!"

The young girl ran over, touched Erjiu's nose, and burst into tears of joy.

The other women couldn't believe it and ran over to feel Twenty-Nine's breath. Sure enough, he was alive. Their numb expressions turned into joy and they hugged each other and cried.

The hall was filled with crying sounds. Xia Tao hated the crying sounds the most, which were more annoying than the quacking of ducks. She curled her lips and went out to get some quiet time.

Lu Ye called back and called Mo Jinsong.

Someone has to take care of the women here. The police certainly can't do it. They are more brutal than bandits. Handing these women over to them would be like jumping into another fire pit.

Ruan Qiqi thought of Mo Jinsong and thought that it would be best to let the government handle this kind of thing.

"Mo Fox said to send them to the hospital first, and someone will come to take over tomorrow!"

Lu Ye had his back to the women. He didn't even look at them since he entered the house, so as not to cause panic among the women.

What he did did make the women feel more at ease and their bodies relaxed a little.

There was a van in the factory that could carry ten women at a time. Lu Ye sent these women to a private hospital in four trips. The public hospital needed to check their ID cards. These women were all illegal immigrants and would be sent back if they were found out.

Ruan Qiqi paid a large sum of money, which was more than 300,000 yuan from the safe in the secret kiln, which was enough to cover their medical expenses.

As for those thugs, Ruan Qiqi didn't kill them. Instead, he cut off all their limbs and locked them up in a small dark room in the kiln. They would be of great use in the future.

Xia Tao went outside and bought dozens of glutinous rice dumplings. The boss was so happy that he brought his staff to deliver the goods to her door personally.

"Eat first, and then I'll ask you something."

Ruan Qiqi gave everyone a portion of dumplings.

These people were as thin as skeletons and looked very bad. It was obvious that they were not getting enough to eat on a regular basis.

When the women smelled the sweet fragrance of the dumplings, their eyes brightened and they couldn't help but drool.

They came here at risk just to fill their stomachs and earn more money to send back home so that their families can also have enough food to eat. But the fact is that after they were deceived, they have never had a full meal. If the number of customers they receive does not meet the requirements, they will be punished by going hungry.

It is better to stay in my hometown and live a hard life than to live a life where I am neither human nor ghost. At least I can live a clean life.

The women who were eating the dumplings thought of their families at home and couldn't help but burst into tears. The bitter and salty tears mixed with the sweet and glutinous dumplings as they ate them, and their hearts were filled with mixed feelings.

After eating the dumplings, everyone felt much more energetic except Seventeen who was the sickest.

"Do you want to go back home?"

Ruan Qiqi asked.

Everyone's expression changed, and someone whispered, "Will we be criticized when we go back?"

They ran away secretly, and they didn't dare to go back because they were afraid they would be sent to a farm for reform.

Ruan Qiqi didn't say anything. These people came from different places. Even if she had eight hands, she couldn't take care of so many things.

"Comrade, I know you are a good person. Can you let us stay? We can endure hardships. As long as you don't let us do shameful secret work, we can do anything. Please be a good person and help us!"

The eldest sister suddenly knelt down and kowtowed loudly. The other women were stunned for a few seconds and then also knelt down and kowtowed.