Chapter 271: Ambiguity (1)
Every year during the Jade Rabbit Festival in Dingjing, countless girls are abducted by traffickers. Boys are better off, likely sold to childless families in remote areas to be raised as sons. Girls or young women are in a much worse situation. Unattractive girls are passed around by traffickers and sold to wealthy families as lowly maids. Attractive girls are often worse off than those with average looks, and might be sold to opera troupes, brothels, or even become skinny Yangzhou horses, trained for years until they become pets for the amusement of the rich.
Among these women, there are also many from wealthy families, but when it comes to kidnappers, there has never been any distinction based on background. No matter whether you are a lady from a wealthy family or an ordinary citizen, once you fall into the hands of a kidnapper, everyone will be treated the same.
"Miss Shen was kidnapped by a kidnapper?" Ji Yushu stood up suddenly and took two steps back and forth, showing a bit of worry. "Miss Shen is beautiful and has an outstanding temperament. I'm afraid that if she falls into the hands of a kidnapper, she will definitely be sold. Although I like Miss Shaoyao, I don't want Miss Shen to become a woman. Brother Xie, should we go and save her?"
Gao Yang scoffed at Ji Yushu's words: "Are you okay? With Shen Miao's abilities, how could she be abducted by kidnappers? Besides, kidnappers only target lone girls or lost children. Shen Qiu and Shen Xin are not far from Shen Miao. Those kidnappers are not fools. How could they choose such a troublemaker? Shen Miao's beauty is not that of a national beauty. It's not worth it at all."
This is true. Kidnappers always take advantage of people's inattention when they kidnap them. Even if they were kidnapping a daughter of an official, they would choose a time when no one was around. However, according to those who investigated the situation, Shen Miao was at the edge of Wanli Lake at the time. The crowd was surging, and it would have been easy for the kidnappers to strike amidst the crowd. However, if they were caught, they wouldn't be able to escape with so many people around. Such a risky thing might be justifiable for a beautiful woman, but Shen Miao was just a little girl. Although she was not bad looking, it was not the time to lose one's mind.
Most importantly, Shen Qiu and Shen Xin were not far away at the time. Since ancient times, bullying the weak and fearing the strong has always been the principle followed by bad people. Knowing that Shen Xin's family looked like they were not easy to mess with, how could the kidnapper seek trouble? Such a risky and unprofitable deal, unless the kidnapper was also a little stupid.
Ji Yushu suddenly realized: "So, it wasn't the kidnapper who did it? Then who could it be? They are clearly coming for Miss Shen, could it be the remnants of Prince Yu's Mansion?" He shook his head again: "Prince Yu's people don't know that the extermination of the family is related to Shen Miao, could it be someone from the Shen family? I heard that there is discord in the Shen family, could it be someone from the other branches?"
Xie Jingxing, who had been sitting silently on the side, stood up: "It's 'they'."
"They?" Gao Yang suddenly became nervous and looked at Xie Jingxing: "Have they discovered it?"
"Probably not." Xie Jingxing shook his head: "I was waiting for them to make a move, but there was no movement. Now I understand, they might have known about the secret room, and I don't know how they knew that Shen Miao was there that day. Our identities haven't been exposed yet, and they plan to find out from Shen Miao."
"Did you come here?" Ji Yushu was stunned, and then he had a headache: "Oh no, with the methods those people use, Miss Shen will definitely not feel good if she falls into their hands."
"Send the Mo Yu Army's secret service to look for them. Search along the perimeter of Wanli Lake. There are so many people around, they shouldn't have gone far," Xie Jingxing said in a deep voice. His usual nonchalant expression had completely vanished, and his solemn demeanor didn't resemble that of a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy. Instead, he exuded a deep, unfathomable chill.
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