As soon as these words were spoken, Third Master's side instantly gained the upper hand.
If Yun Zhourong and his group don't release the people, once they are confirmed as human traffickers, they will be killed on the spot, and their deaths will be in vain.
"Although there is a signature, it may not necessarily be this young lady's. We need to verify it on the spot."
As Lan Jianhe spoke, he took out a box of ink and paper, "I am not very talented, but I happen to have the ability to distinguish the authenticity of signatures. Do you dare to verify it on the spot?"
"If that's the case, that would be wonderful. The misunderstanding can be cleared up quickly." Upon hearing this, Third Master readily agreed.
This reaction made Yun Zhourong and the others look rather unpleasant.
If the other party had a guilty conscience, they would have made up all sorts of excuses to refuse. But since they agreed so quickly, it's likely that the contract of servitude is really not a problem.
With this in mind, the group looked at the mute girl with pity, feeling powerless, realizing they probably couldn't save her today.
The mute girl seemed to know that this mark couldn't be drawn, and she showed great resistance.
Unfortunately, in the end, he was still forced to hold her hand and press his fingerprint on her hand.
"Sir, please examine it." Third Master confidently handed over the paper.
Lan Jianhe and Yun Hongcheng exchanged a glance, then looked at the mute girl trembling behind Yun Zhourong, and finally sighed, comparing the indentures.
As a result, with just one glance, their disappointed expressions turned into ecstatic joy.
Yun Zhou Rongyin immediately noticed the change in their expressions. A thought struck him, and he quickly stepped forward to ask, "Father, this indenture is fake, isn't it?"
Yun Hongcheng shook his head, "This indenture is real."
"So this fingerprint is fake?" Yun Zhourong asked again.
Lan Jianhe shook his head. "The fingerprints are real, but we can't compare them now."
"What do you mean?" Upon hearing this, Third Master frowned in displeasure.
“The girl used her thumb to sign the document, but now the lines on her fingers have all cracked from the cold, making it impossible to tell the difference.”
Lan Jianhe held the mute girl's wrist and placed his palm in front of Third Master, "Therefore, this comparison cannot be done."
Seeing this, Yun Zhourong breathed a sigh of relief and was overjoyed.
It seems even God is on their side!
So he quickly said, "We can't tell the pattern right now, and the mute girl's hands are covered in wounds. We have reason to suspect that you are the human traffickers. We can't give her to you yet!"
"Gentlemen, you need to prove that we have cooperated very well. Please don't be ungrateful!" At this moment, the smile on Third Master's face could no longer be maintained, and he was ready to tear off the mask.
“We don’t want to offend you either, but we can’t easily hand people over to you before we’ve figured things out.”
Yun Hongcheng remained calm and said, "There are two options. One is for us to take the mute girl to the county government office and let the magistrate decide. The other is for us to stay here with the mute girl for a few days until her hand has healed and she can sign the document, and then we can have the authentication done again."
"Then we'll choose to go to the county..."
"We'll choose the second method."
Upon hearing Yun Hongcheng's words, the burly man in the lead was about to speak when he was interrupted by Third Master, "However, to prevent you from escaping, our men will follow you closely."
"Sure," Yun Hongcheng readily agreed.
Before long, the group found an inn and checked in.
"Third Master, why not just take him to the county government office? That's where we all work..."
Seeing Yun Zhourong and the others return to their rooms, the leading burly man immediately asked Third Master in confusion.
"Shut up!"
As a result, he was immediately interrupted by the Third Master, who said coldly, "Didn't you hear that the man surnamed Yun is the Prefect's man? At this time, we absolutely cannot involve the County Magistrate. You remember that!"
"Yes!" Upon hearing this, the burly man finally realized what was happening and quickly and respectfully agreed.
"You'd better keep a close eye on him this time. If he dares to cause any more trouble, you're dead too," Third Master said in a sinister voice.
At this moment, he was completely different from how he had been when facing Yun Hongcheng.
"Yes, I've got it!" Seeing his expression, the big man immediately shrank back and lowered his head.
At this moment, after checking, Lan Jianhe discovered that the entire inn was guarded.
“There are people everywhere. It would be easy for us to escape on our own, but it will be much more difficult to take Young Master Song and the mute girl with us,” Lan Jianhe explained the situation briefly.
"It seems we must ask what we want as soon as possible within this timeframe."
Yun Zhourong nodded solemnly and said to the group, "She looks like she's been through a lot of fright. Let her rest first. You should all leave now and ask her later."
"Okay, thank you for your trouble." After saying that, the three men left together.
Afterwards, Yun Zhourong immediately asked the waiter to bring hot water and personally helped the mute girl wash her body.
Then, she discovered that the mute girl had many wounds on her body, old and new, indicating that she had definitely been abused.
It broke her heart to see this.
After washing her up, he carefully treated her fingers.
"Thud... thud..."
She was carefully tending to her wound when she suddenly felt warm tears falling onto the back of her hand.
Looking up, I saw the mute girl crying silently.
Seeing that, Yun Zhourong felt a pang of sadness. She stepped forward, gently hugged the person in her arms, and patted their back to comfort them.
The mute girl nestled in her arms, her body trembling with sobs, clearly having suffered a great deal of injustice.
Only after the mute girl gradually calmed down did Yun Zhourong re-bandage her finger and then have a meal with her.
The mute girl seemed to have not eaten properly for a long time. She wolfed down most of the dishes on the table before reluctantly putting down her chopsticks.
At this moment, as if only then remembering that Yun Zhourong was still there, he shrank back shyly and peeked at her.
Yun Zhourong smiled and reached out to pat her head, comforting her, "It's alright, I know you haven't eaten in a long time, are you full now?"
The mute girl nodded quickly.
Yun Zhourong then asked, "Can you write?"
If one cannot speak, then if one can write, one can still ask questions.
But soon, the mute girl shook her head with a sad expression.
"Can you read?"
The mute girl shook her head again.
"That's troublesome."
Yun Zhourong thought for a moment, then took the mute girl's hand and walked to the bedside. "It's alright, you should rest first, and we'll think of another way."
"Waaah..." Lying on the bed, the mute girl held onto Yun Zhourong's hand tightly, not daring to let go.
Knowing that the mute girl was insecure, Yun Zhourong gently comforted her, "Don't worry, I'm right next door. If I'm not back when you wake up, come find me. I will never abandon you."
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