Liu Ke walked to the counter and turned to look at Anna sitting next to her.
A strange smile appeared on his face, and he mouthed a question to Lu Yuan.
"Did you get drunk?"
Lu Yuan shrugged slightly: "I didn't get her drunk. She just doesn't have a high alcohol tolerance. She passed out after two drinks. She probably had something on her mind and ran away from home. It's okay, we'll wait for her. Someone will probably take her home. By the way, I'm a little tired too. When are you taking over?"
The other person was slightly taken aback, then smiled, realizing that he was on the night shift.
Lu Yuan had been busy all day and had already watched the counter for him for over an hour; now it was his turn to get busy.
So Lu Yuan readily accepted the offer of cigarettes and kind words.
After having a cigarette with the other person, Lu Yuan packed his things, picked up his bedding, and prepared to leave.
But as he came out of the room, he saw Anna staggering away from the tavern.
Lu Yuan walked up to Liu Ke and asked softly, "Why did you leave? Did you pay?"
Liu Ke looked around furtively, then took out ten grains of gold dust from his pocket and stuffed them into Lu Yuan's hand.
"Hehe, this girl is quite rich. Her family must be wealthy. But I've never seen her before. Her family probably doesn't let her go out much. If you give her too much, let's split it in half."
Seeing the other party's reaction, Lu Yuan shook his head helplessly and didn't say anything more.
After all, he's the older one, and I'm just here to pass the time. I won't be staying for long, so there's no need to argue with him about certain things.
So Lu Yuan stuffed the gold dust into his pocket, patted the other person on the shoulder, greeted a few regulars in the tavern, and then left with his bedding.
The biting cold wind outside made Lu Yuan's scalp tingle.
He immediately went back into his room and took out a hat to cover his head.
Going out in this weather without a hat is almost unbearable. You also need oxygen and wind protection. The cost of living here is simply too high.
There was no way around it; he had to go back. After cleaning Liu Ke's room several times, he felt like it was uninhabitable.
Although it was cold outside, Lu Yuan didn't want to go against the wind, but the other party's room was really too smelly. If the other party's room was even a little cleaner, Lu Yuan would not have chosen to rent a house outside.
After greeting Liu Ke, Lu Yuan lifted the curtain and went out.
As I stepped outside, I suddenly heard laughter coming from outside. It seemed that several men were harassing a woman.
Lu Yuan had seen this situation many times. Generally speaking, women who dared to go to a tavern alone in the evening and drink alone rarely had a good ending.
Or perhaps their identities no longer warrant any scruples, leading them to engage in prostitution.
These women are generally not worried about anyone taking advantage of them; they've already given up, so they might as well ask for money next time.
Walking straight ahead without looking to the side, Lu Yuan suddenly heard someone shouting for help. Listening carefully, he clearly heard someone calling for help from Lin Hao.
Upon hearing the cry for help, Lu Yuan frowned slightly.
The other person is calling me; judging from the voice, it should be Anna.
He never expected that this young girl would go out without a bodyguard.
He turned his head and saw three men pushing and shoving her while dragging her by the hair as they pulled her into the dark alley.
Anna gasped as she was forced to walk inside, but no one dared to interfere.
Lu Yuan knew these people; he often saw them in bars.
In no-man's-land, they would be considered thugs, mainly responsible for helping others settle disputes.
These people are ruthless; they couldn't do this kind of business without having taken several lives on their hands.
Anna's screams grew increasingly shrill, as if someone inside had already begun to make a move.
Lu Yuan frowned slightly. He wanted to go and save the person, but stopped when he thought that his identity might be exposed.
After all, these street thugs aren't good people either. If he can't beat them to death, they'll get into trouble if they stick around him.
Who knows if they have accomplices on their side? If they tip off someone, it could be troublesome.
After pondering for a while, Lu Yuan decided to ignore the matter.
Just as he was about to leave, Lu Yuan looked down and found something among the messy footprints.
After walking over and taking a look, I found it was a small document bag.
The document bag was covered in mud from being trampled on. Lu Yuan bent down, picked it up, and gently opened it to take a look.
A look of astonishment appeared on his face. Wasn't this just a price list that could be obtained from the ship guild?
Lu Yuan quickly understood after glancing at the price list.
It turns out that Anna's family manufactures parts that need to be transported to the other side of the continent, so they have to use ships for shipping.
The things she brought seemed to be meant to cause trouble for her family, to leak these price lists.
But I never expected to encounter these things after having a few drinks outside.
Lu Yuan sighed softly and decided to go and save the person.
If I could establish a connection with Anna's family, I might not have to spend a whole year on the job.
So Lu Yuan put the bag back into his own bag and walked into the alley.
The alley was muddy and filthy, as if the neighbors were dumping their dirty water here.
Several men took Anna and disappeared somewhere. If it weren't for the scattered down feathers on the ground, Lu Yuan probably wouldn't have been able to find them.
Lu Yuan quickened his pace and continued walking forward, shouting louder and louder.
They finally reached the outside of a small house, where Anna kept shouting things like "Don't help me!"
The sinister laughter of several men could be heard coming from inside, as if they had already discussed how to harm the young girl.
In this place, nobody really dares to interfere with these things. The law enforcement team can't do anything about it, and the locals can't afford to. So when they do this kind of business, they generally don't care about other people.
Although it might cause trouble for some powerful families, I'm not afraid.
It's your daughter's fault for not following the rules and going out drinking late at night.
In this no-man's-land, there are clear regulations that women are forbidden from going out at night, and if anything happens, they will bear the consequences themselves.
Just as the men were about to untie their belts.
Suddenly, the door was kicked open with a bang, and then the man who was about to put his mouth on Anna's face suddenly felt as if his face had been hit by a car.
A gust of wind swept by, and he felt his teeth loosen. Then his body was thrown to the side uncontrollably, and several teeth flew out of his mouth.
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