After the fifty children were led to stand in front, they heard a noise overhead. Li Ke looked up and saw several platforms descending from above, with four to six people standing on each platform.
Their upper bodies were still hidden in the shadows, but those standing below already felt the contempt of being looked down upon, appraised, and exhibited for sale.
The platform was still descending, and Li Ke felt that the lights here seemed to have brightened up a bit. She saw the people standing on it occasionally talking, and then there were some places around her that were specially lit up for display.
Soon, servants will come to the area with the lights and take the people away, or turn off the lights outside the glass case where the fish monster is located. Li Ke guessed that these must have already been bought by buyers.
Before long, a softer, brighter light shone around Li Ke. Six or seven seconds later, a maid came forward and asked Li Ke to follow her.
Li Ke quickly glanced up, but she couldn't tell who had bought her or which side they were on.
The sale was completely different from what she had imagined; there wasn't even the most basic bidding process. Moreover, all the buyers were wearing masks, making it impossible to discern their true identities and origins.
Faced with this situation, Li Ke did not feel discouraged, after all, people can always come up with a solution.
It's still early. After this sale ends, the buyers will definitely come to check on the goods they just purchased. If they don't come, Li Ke will try his best to find them.
However, not long after, Li Ke's face turned very ugly again. It turned out that the maid had led her to a room with five huge iron cages, and she was led to one of the cages.
At this moment, there were already five girls locked in the cage in front of her. Looking at the four cages next to her, one cage contained seven children, the other two cages each contained eight or nine men, and one cage was empty.
Li Ke watched as the maid opened the cage door and gestured for her to go in. She sighed inwardly, feeling that things were getting more and more complicated, but she had no choice but to step into the cage.
After the maid left, Li Ke began to look around the cage and the room. Before she could make a sound, a stunningly beautiful but cold-faced woman spoke first: "I advise you to behave yourself and not cause trouble. We just want to live a good life."
Li Ke looked over at the sound. The woman spoke Mandarin with a heavy accent. Li Ke couldn't tell where she was from, but judging from her appearance, she was probably Chinese.
The woman's words were full of warning, and Li Ke frowned and retorted without hesitation, "What do you mean? I didn't do anything."
The woman stared directly at Li Ke: "You'd better not do anything, or I'll be the first to report you. You'll be thrown into the water and become fish food. You give me the feeling of being too restless; I'll be keeping an eye on you."
Li Ke: "It seems you're quite happy about being sold and don't want any surprises to happen."
The woman's gaze was icy: "I'm willing to do anything to get out of this hell, but if you ruin my chance, I won't let you off the hook."
Li Ke countered, "How do you know that leaving here won't lead to another, even more cruel hell?"
The other person snorted: "The future is uncertain, anything is possible. As long as there is hope, it's better than being trapped here."
Li Ke thought she was right. This woman had a lot of ideas, but that didn't affect her decision. Li Ke ignored her and looked at the key to the cage, which was a padlock that was easy to open.
Before she could get a closer look, the woman had already stood up and blocked her way. At the same time, the door was opened and several more people were brought in. Li Ke frowned as she looked at Yan Bo, who was walking among them, wondering whether being in the same room was a good thing or a bad thing.
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