Chapter 2: Newly arrived
The boy’s demeanor made her feel as if she had been reborn in a ghost world. As long as she opened the door, she would be greeted by ghosts and monsters everywhere.
But the boy said, "They are all... beggars. They are all in Zhoujia Village."
"They are all in the same group, protecting each other... If they escape, they will definitely be caught." The boy's eyes were filled with long-term fear: "No one has been able to leave here in these years. They can't escape."
Hearing this, the girl looked towards the closed door.
It doesn't seem to be a world of ghosts.
But it is even more absurd and terrifying than the world of ghosts and monsters.
A gust of cold wind blew, and the girl's mind became clearer, and she had a clearer understanding of the situation in front of her.
She looked at the boy: "You were also abducted--"
As the dusk deepened, the boy nodded, his round eyes looking like a puppy trapped in a cage, pitiful and harmless.
"Then you dare to follow me and tie them up."
The boy whispered, "I...I can't beat you."
The girl looked at the boy in front of her who was only half a head shorter than her and was obviously used to doing rough work on weekdays.
Her body was too weak now, and she was able to subdue the two men just now by relying on tricks and brute force.
The reason why the kid couldn't beat her wasn't because of the fear that kept him from trying to resist.
This is a disease and needs to be treated.
The girl turned around and went back into the hall.
The boy hurried to follow her.
The couple whose hands and feet were tied had both woken up. The woman, whose face was covered in blood, probably had not yet worn off the effects of the drug, and could only lie there moaning faintly. The man was trying to break free from the ropes, but to no avail.
He was the one who taught the boy how to tie the rope and usually helped him, but now he was using it on him.
"You traitor! Why don't you untie me!" The man was furious when he saw the boy coming in, his eyes were fierce: "I have raised you for so many years in vain, you are a useless bastard! I will break your legs this time!"
Fear appeared in the boy's eyes, and his face turned pale when he thought of the pain and despair he would feel when being punched, kicked and clubbed.
The next moment, the long stick that he used to use appeared in front of him.
The boy subconsciously took a step back.
"Break his legs." The girl's tone left no room for maneuver: "Now."
The boy looked at her in disbelief.
"Otherwise, your leg will be broken." The girl handed him the stick in one hand, and in the other hand she held the bloody dagger she had just picked up.
Her long hair was half-loose like a waterfall, her skin was extremely white and her pupils were pitch black, like a white jade statue with no expression, no emotion and no fear.
The threatening words coming out of her mouth made it impossible for anyone to doubt it.
The boy's lips trembled slightly as he took the long stick.
"You dare!" The man was extremely angry. His long-standing dignity was trampled upon and challenged. He struggled hard until his face and neck turned red, and his fierce eyes stared at the boy.
"Hit me." The girl's voice was calm, but it sounded like a death spell.
The boy took two steps forward, gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, and swung the stick at the man.
The stick hit the man's shoulder, and he cursed loudly in pain.
"It's crooked." The girl reminded.
The boy bravely opened his eyes a little, then hit the man's leg again.
"Hit again."
As the man was hit with one stick after another, his curses gradually faded away, leaving only his cries of pain.
"Stop hitting him, stop hitting him..." the woman next to him cried weakly, "This is your father. His kindness in raising you is greater than his kindness in giving birth to you. How can you be so ungrateful!... You were originally a beggar without a father or a mother. We brought you back out of kindness and raised you like our own son. We also expected you to take care of you in your old age and see you to the end of your life. Who knew you would turn out to be such an ungrateful person!"
The boy pursed his lips, as if he didn't know what to say.
The girl roughly understood.
This was because she had committed too many sins and could not give birth to a son, so she kept the abducted child and "raised" him by her side.
"Don't worry, I'm here to see you off to the end." The girl half-knelt down beside the two of them.
"What...what are you going to do!" the woman asked in a trembling voice, looking at the dagger that was close to her face.
"I ask, you answer." The girl looked at her and asked, "Where did you bring me here from?"
The woman didn't understand why she asked such a strange question, but the dagger was right next to her other intact eye, so she immediately answered: "Beijing...Beijing..."
"Who ordered you to do that?"
Instruct?
What's the point of ordering such a thing? The tip of the knife was cold against the corner of her eyes, and the woman's tongue was trembling: "... No one ordered it, on the Lantern Festival... I specifically targeted the young lady who was alone!"
“No… I saved you!” The man with a broken leg lost his momentum and said hurriedly, “On the night of the Lantern Festival, you fell into the river. There was no one around and you were about to drown, but I saved you!”
To show her gratitude, the girl turned the dagger in her hand towards him and said, "Do you know how I fell into the water?"
Although this body was not originally hers, since she had occupied it, she had to clarify many things in order to avoid future troubles.
When you first arrive, you need to know yourself and your enemy and understand the situation.
"How would I know that? I just happened to pick you up... and saved you by chance!" The man had a trace of suspicion in his heart - how did she fall into the water, she herself didn't know? Thinking of the sudden change in her behavior and courage, the useless beauty who could only cry and tremble on the same road was completely different. The man couldn't help but feel that the face in front of him, which could have made him a fortune, was revealing an unspeakable weirdness.
The man felt an inexplicable chill on his back.
The voice that chilled his heart asked, "Then let me ask you something you know - besides him and me, how many other people have you kidnapped over the years?"
The man and the woman looked at each other after hearing this, and both were at a loss for words: "This kind of thing... who can still count and remember them one by one..."
The girl's eyes turned even colder, and she said to the boy, "Bring me some paper and pen."
Although this is not a scholar's home, it is obvious that they are doing funeral business. There are cartons filled with small items in the hall. The man is probably pretending to be a peddler, traveling around and kidnapping people in secret.
There was no shortage of paper and pen, and the boy quickly got them.
The girl looked at the two men and said, "Where, when, who was kidnapped, whether he was dead or alive, where he was sold to, just tell me as much as you can remember."
The woman stared at her: "You...you want to sue the authorities?"
The girl did not answer, but said: "Also, tell the people in the village who are involved in this business as well."
A barely perceptible trace of disdain flashed across the woman's eyes. Just as she was about to speak, the man poked her lightly from behind.
Both of them had their hands tied behind their backs and were huddled together, thinking that no one would notice their subtle movements.
The woman understood, and under the threat of the dagger, she told everything.
As she said, the girl wrote two full pages before throwing away the pen.
As she threw the pen, she raised the dagger and slashed the man's arm. The blade penetrated deeply into the flesh, injuring his tendons and veins, causing blood to flow immediately.
The man screamed: "...I've said everything I need to say, why are you still hurting people!"
"Pressure their hands and make them sign with blood on the paper." The girl stood up.
The boy obeyed and went forward to do as he was told.
The girl stood in front of the two men, lowered her eyes and asked one last time, "Where are you going to send me tonight?"
The woman was afraid that the dagger in her hand would fall on her, and because she had a plan in mind, she didn't want to suffer any more physical pain, so she told the truth: "... in Liuke Lane in the city, at the home of a wealthy man!"
"What is this man's name?"
"I really don't know! I've never seen his true face!" The woman said bitterly, "I only know that he is a wealthy man. Over the years, whenever there is a beautiful young lady in our village, most of them give him a portrait and let him choose first... If he likes one, he will pay a deposit first. If he doesn't like one, we will sell it to another place... But these are all arranged by his servants. That place is just a separate courtyard, and we have never dared to ask about his identity and name!"
The girl bent over and picked up a receipt at the woman's feet, opened it and asked, "Is this the receipt for the deposit?"
The woman quickly replied “Yes, yes”.
The receipt was very simple, without the names of both parties. On the one hand, there was no need to regulate such activities, and on the other hand, it showed that the other party was obviously not worried that these human traffickers would take the deposit and run away - the next step was one hundred taels, which showed that the identity of this "gentleman" must be extraordinary.
The girl thought about it and put the note away.
Then he looked at the woman and asked, "Where's the sixty taels deposit?"
The woman was stunned - why did he want both her life and money!
"Give it to me." There was not much patience in the girl's eyes.
The woman could only endure the pain and said, "In the box under the bed in the inner room...!"
Once they get away, she will not let this damn bitch off! Not to mention whether they can get out of Zhoujia Village, does this bitch really think that she can leave safely after successfully reporting to the police! "Okay, knock him out." The girl turned and walked into the inner room, saying, "Give him as much medicine as possible, it doesn't matter if he dies from the medicine."
The owner of this body probably died from taking too much knockout drug.
The couple's shouts of resistance soon faded away.
The girl pulled the box out from under the bed, and inside it, besides some silver bills, small change and jewelry, there were also travel passes used to transport goods in and out of various cities, sleeping pills, cotton handkerchiefs and other items.
While she was picking and choosing, the boy came in and asked quietly, "What should we do next?"
"Find me a man's robe that I can wear, and take your things with you."
The boy didn't ask any more questions, just agreed and ran out.
When he turned back, he had a set of robes and a kitchen knife in his hands.
The girl took the robe and looked at the kitchen knife in his hand: "Is this all you have?"
The boy nodded: "I only know how to cook, this is all I need."
Looking at the kitchen knife that was being prepared for cooking, the girl was silent for a moment.
This child, who obviously has rarely been out of the house and has no idea how to plan his trips, is so out of touch with the world, yet so full of worldly touches.
So, she couldn't help but ask: "Did you bring all the money?"
"I have it." The boy took something out of his pocket and asked, "Is it enough?"
Looking at the copper coin, the girl said, "...If it is not used at all, it should be enough."
The boy exclaimed, "Well, I'll go find some more!"
He ran out again, and when he came back, the girl had walked out from the inner room, changed into the man's robe, tied up her black hair, and used something to draw her eyebrows flat, and her skin color had become much darker.
The boy was stunned, not understanding how she managed to do it in such a short time, and how she walked like a young man.
The boy came to his senses and followed: "So...are we going to the government office now?"
"No." The girl picked up two sacks and said, "Put them in."
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Today is the beginning of winter, and the temperature has dropped early in the morning. Please keep warm in the morning and evening.
I wish you all a happy reading
(End of this chapter)
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