Su Ruoli took out a flashlight from her pocket, turned it on and walked towards the basement first. It was very dark down there and she couldn't see anything without turning on the flashlight.
Seeing this, Lu Chen could only lift his legs and follow. He followed all the way to the basement and saw that the three cages were full of people.
The people in the cages had already woken up, and when they saw the newcomers, they all shrank back as if they were wild beasts in muddy water.
Su Ruoli stepped forward and comforted them, "Don't be afraid, we are not bad people. Did you see what he is wearing?" Su Ruoli pointed at Lu Chen.
Those people still shrank back. Su Ruoli was helpless. Did she look like a bad person?
Su Ruoli walked towards the cage and said softly, "You don't want to stay in this cage, right? We can take you out."
A very cute little girl came over, looked at Su Ruoli pitifully, and said, "Can you really take us out?"
"Of course! Can you tell your sister how you were captured?" Su Ruoli asked.
The little girl said in a baby voice: "My mother and I went to the supply and marketing cooperative, but I couldn't find my mother. Then a grandmother said she could take me to find my mother, and then she brought me here, but my mother is not here either!"
As the little girl spoke, tears began to flow. Her face was already dirty, and after being washed by the tears, it looked like a little cat.
Su Ruoli coaxed softly, "Don't cry, don't cry. Sister will definitely take you to find your mother. Do you know where your home is?"
The little girl said with a choked voice: "My home is in Yunding Hutong!"
"Yunding Hutong?"
The little girl nodded.
Where is Yunding Hutong? She didn't know, so she turned and looked at Lu Chen.
Lu Chen also shook his head.
Su Ruoli reached into the cage and wiped the little girl's tears.
Then he looked at the others and asked, "How did you all get here?"
No one else said anything. Su Ruoli turned to Lu Chen and said, "Why don't you go find a way out? We have to go up there soon."
Lu Chen took a look at the person in the cage, and after confirming that there was no threat to Su Ruoli, he turned and went up the stairs.
Su Ruoli then turned around and said, "Now, tell me. We are all girls, there is nothing to be embarrassed about. Only if you tell us can we help you get home better, right?"
After saying that, Su Ruoli started rummaging through her pocket, actually taking out a piece of wire from the space.
"You guys tell me, I'll try to see if I can open the lock." Su Ruoli took the wire and started fiddling with the keyhole.
Everyone in the cage stared at the lock on Su Ruoli's hand without blinking, with a glimmer of hope in their eyes. Maybe these two people could really take them out.
After a long while, there was a "click" sound, and the lock opened. Su Ruoli picked up the lock and looked at it from left to right, saying, "This lock is of really good quality. It will be perfect for locking the front door when I take it home."
Master Su’s lock-opening service is now online!
Su Ruoli put the lock into her pocket, but actually threw it into the space.
Then they continued to tinker with the second lock. These people were really careful, using two locks to lock one cage.
When Su Ruoli was fiddling with the second lock, she heard someone talking.
"I was a textile factory worker. I got off work late at night and was knocked unconscious on my way home. When I woke up, I was already here. I have no idea who wanted to kill me."
"I'm pretty much the same as her, except I'm a nurse. I just arrived at the hospital not long ago. I was knocked unconscious during the day, and that's how I ended up here."
"I'm a student. I was doing homework at school in the afternoon, so I got home quite late. On the way, I encountered a group of hooligans.
Finally, a very tall man saved me. He said he would take me home, and I walked in front of him and he followed behind. As we walked, I knew nothing. When I woke up, I was here.
Su Ruoli fiddled with the lock while listening to the people in the cage. She found that their experiences were similar. Some were knocked unconscious, while others lost consciousness while walking.
Those who are walking around without knowing anything must have been drugged.
"Where are you all from? Were you brought here on the same day?" Su Ruoli suddenly thought, if these people all came on the same day, then this organization must be very big.
This may just be one of their strongholds, and there may be similar ones in other places.
"I don't know if we came on the same day. When I arrived, there were already a lot of people here, but those who came after me should have come on the same day."
"How many days have you been here?"
"Half a month should be enough, because it's dark here every day and we don't know the time."
"Click!" The second lock opened.
Su Ruoli saw that everyone in the cage was getting excited, and was afraid that they would rush out directly, so she quickly said:
"Wait a moment, I'll unlock the remaining two cages, and we'll go up together. Otherwise, it'll be too messy. If we get discovered, none of us will be able to get out."
With the experience of opening the first two locks, Su Ruoli opened the remaining locks much faster.
After quickly opening the remaining four locks, Su Ruoli said, "Wait a moment, I'll go up and take a look. You can come up when there's no danger."
After saying that, Su Ruoli ran up the stairs. Of course, she left her flashlight behind so that they would not be trapped in the dark.
Su Ruoli came up from the basement and found Zhang Hao was there too. The person she had tied up had been pulled out by Zhang Hao and thrown at his feet.
Su Ruoli asked Zhang Hao, "Where is your boss?" She didn't say Lu Chen's name, in case this man was rescued and she could return to investigate Lu Chen.
"The boss went upstairs to find the way, I'm interrogating this person here." Zhang Hao said.
"Did you find out anything during the interrogation?"
"Not yet. This guy is very stubborn and refuses to say anything."
"Since you haven't gotten anything out of him, you can borrow this person for now." Su Ruoli pulled the rope tied to the man's hands and dragged him away.
Zhang Hao quickly followed Su Ruoli's steps. If anything happened to his sister-in-law, he would be beaten to death by the boss.
Su Ruoli dragged the man all the way to the basement. In an instant, those who had left the cage stepped back. It was obvious that they should know this person.
Su Ruoli threw the man to the ground and said, "You know this man, right? Have you ever been harmed by him?"
"This man is a beast! He doesn't deserve to live!" Some people collapsed after seeing the man on the ground.
"Then let's vent our anger today. He is our punching bag now." Su Ruoli said.
After saying that, he looked at those people who were still standing there and said, "Why are you standing there? Fight! As long as there's still breath, it's fine."
The crowd looked at each other, but were hesitant to take action. Su Ruoli went straight up and kicked the man on the ground twice. The man screamed "Ah".
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