Chapter 159 Bandits
When those people heard a woman speak like that, they burst into laughter. They all looked down on Jiang Mi, thinking it was ridiculous for a woman to be so frightened as to talk nonsense. They didn't take it seriously at all.
"Wow, this is the first time I've seen such an amazing woman. She's making such exaggerated claims that I'm starting to believe them."
"Little girl, you've got quite the nerve. You've really scared me, but I'm not easily frightened. Little girl, if you behave and come with us to the village, I'll take good care of you."
The group burst into laughter, their laughter laced with sarcasm. They looked down on Jiang Mi, thinking she was just a woman, and that she was probably too scared to say such things. In contrast, the woman on the other side reacted quite normally.
Jiang Mi didn't waste any more words with them. She had a way to get away, but she didn't want to help Yang Liu anymore. She didn't know if what she was doing was right or wrong, but she wasn't a good person either. If she had to help someone who had hurt her before, she would feel very uncomfortable, especially since this person would continue to hurt her in the future.
"Brother, stop wasting time talking to them and get out of here. We can take this man and make him our laborer, or we can kill him. We can't stay here any longer. It'll be bad if someone comes after us. We have to hurry."
The man in the lead nodded: "Okay, then take these two women with you. Tie this man up, so he won't misbehave. But he's as skinny as a monkey, so he's probably not much of a threat."
Yang Liu was terrified. She had no intention of serving these bandit leaders. What future could she have with these people? Although she was willing to use her beauty to please men, she had to consider who they were.
"Brothers, please, please let me go. I'm just an ordinary citizen with nothing, but this woman is very rich. She owns a restaurant in town, and it's very profitable. Plus, she's beautiful. I can take you to her restaurant, and you can take whatever money you want from there."
The bandits were stunned for a moment, looking at Jiang Mi in surprise: "Really? I didn't expect this woman to have such abilities, actually running a restaurant. She must be quite wealthy."
The henchman said, "Boss, why don't we take the people there first and come back later? The situation is quite serious right now, so we shouldn't stay any longer."
The henchman kept urging them to leave, and Yang Liu got impatient. Just as she was about to run away, Huo Ran arrived with his men. The henchman thought it was the enemy and shouted, "Boss, let's go! They're chasing us!"
The leader immediately turned and ran: "You came so fast? Take the people with you first, we'll talk when we get to our accommodation."
Someone rushed forward to pull them away, but Jiang Mi calmly kicked each of them, knocking the bandits to the ground with her immense strength. They were so shocked that they forgot to run.
The people in front didn't seem to have expected this problem, but Huo Ran's people were already in front of them. They didn't care about anything else and could only take Yang Liu and run.
Yang Liu was being dragged along by two men. She glanced back at Jiang Mi and cried out pitifully, "Jiang Mi, I was wrong! Please save me for our past relationship! Please save me... Young Master Huo..."
However, Huo Ran's gaze only fell on Jiang Mi, seemingly ignoring Yang Liu's cries. He looked at Jiang Mi with concern: "Are you alright?"
Thankfully, he caught up with us. He couldn't imagine what would have happened if he had arrived even a little later.
"I'm fine, it's just... Yang Liu was captured by bandits..."
Huo Ran glanced in the direction of the bandits and said to the people behind him, "Go after them and see where they've settled. Also, send someone to tell the magistrate about this. He will send people to rescue them. With the government involved, everything will be handled officially."
Although there was nothing wrong with that, Jiang Mi knew that if she were the one who was arrested today, Huo Ran would definitely chase after her and rescue her without hesitation. As for Yang Liu... she could only leave it to fate.
"Why did you suddenly come here?" Jiang Mi looked at Huo Ran strangely. He brought so many people with him, so it seemed that he came prepared.
"It was Aunt Jiang who was worried about you and sent me to check on you."
"Look at you, thank goodness you're alright, otherwise I wouldn't know..." He suddenly paused, seemingly realizing his next words were somewhat irrational, and changed the subject, saying, "Otherwise, I wouldn't know how to explain it to Aunt Jiang and Uncle Jiang."
Jiang Mi nodded; it turned out her mother had sent him.
"Mom is prone to overthinking. I'll be fine."
Huo Ran disagreed: "Aunt Jiang's worries are not unfounded. You see, I just arrived and I saw you in danger. You were able to resolve this, but can you guarantee that you will be able to do so every time? Here's what we'll do: I'll leave a few more people for you. You're not the same as before. Many people are eyeing your property. You need to learn to protect yourself and your family."
When this was mentioned, Jiang Mi shared her thoughts: "That's what I was thinking too. I was originally thinking of hiring some people to protect us, but I'm not entirely at ease with hired people. They're not as reliable as our own people. But I don't know anything about these things, so I was just about to ask you for advice on how to train our own bodyguards."
Hearing Jiang Mi ask him for advice, Huo Ran's lips curled up slightly: "This matter is simple in some ways and difficult in others. My people are all handpicked and must be absolutely loyal. You don't need to put so much effort into your guards. You can buy some good children from human traffickers and raise and train them from a young age. They will be more loyal, but this takes a long time to cultivate, and it's not suitable for you."
Jiang Mi listened and thought it was a good idea, and not something that couldn't be done.
"The fastest way to release them now is to train the thugs you've hired as soon as possible. My men are here with you and can help train the thugs you've bought. What do you think?"
Huo Ran was hoping that Jiang Mi would agree, so that it would be much more natural for him to come to Jiang's Restaurant again.
"Really? Won't this cause you trouble? The people who use your services are already feeling bad, and now they have to trouble you so much..." Jiang Mi's cheeks flushed slightly. She felt that Huo Ran's gaze was too intense, making it hard for her to bear.
"No, it's nothing to me. As long as you're willing, that's fine. Besides, I really need that kind of food. Your sweet potatoes and potatoes have helped me a lot."
The people behind Huo Ran looked at each other in bewilderment. When had they ever seen their master so gentle? What's more, their master had treated them as gifts and given them away directly.
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