The girl was crying with tears streaming down her face, a pitiful sight that attracted a crowd of onlookers who pointed and whispered about the men.
Many people want to express their righteous sentiments, but seeing the menacing appearance of those people, they dare not speak up. Ordinary people are most afraid of dealing with these kinds of people.
Sometimes, when arguing about right and wrong, one must consider the other party's circumstances.
Lu Baichuan listened to their conversation but ignored them, instead saying to Xu Dashan, "Find someone to take the person to Yuyuantang for a check-up."
"What do you mean? We've already said we were bought through legitimate means!"
Seeing Lu Baichuan's lack of tact, the man was instantly displeased. If it weren't for the fact that Lu Baichuan didn't seem easy to mess with, they would have already attacked him.
"That's your story, I don't necessarily have to believe it."
Lu Baichuan finally gave a direct response to those people, but his expression was still not very good.
Not to mention, he now holds an official position and should be serving the people.
Even if you're just an ordinary citizen, you can't stand idly by if you see someone being bullied like this on the street.
Of course, the premise is that he doesn't approach the girls on the ground himself, but rather has someone around him do it; he won't forget that he has a family.
Most importantly, he hasn't moved back to the master bedroom yet, and he can't let this upset his wife.
Xu Dashan responded, took out a handful of copper coins, and immediately found two men to take the girl to the clinic.
"I won't go to the clinic! Please help me find my family, I'll kowtow to you!"
The girl's face was full of fear and anxiety, as if she was very worried that Lu Baichuan would take her to the clinic and then abandon her.
Judging from this, he must have suffered a lot before, which is why he feels so insecure.
Xu Dashan saw that she was not old, and looked about the same age as his son, so his heart softened immediately.
"Don't worry, young lady. If what you say is true, my master will definitely stand up for you."
When he said that, Lu Baichuan glanced at him, his eyes revealing no emotion, but Xu Dashan immediately realized that he had made a mistake.
He lowered his head apologetically, as if he wanted to say something, but Lu Baichuan didn't look at him and turned to go back to the carriage.
He Jiuniang arrived at this moment. She hadn't noticed this place before, but when she saw the carriage through the window, she asked the driver to stop, jumped off the carriage, and squeezed into the crowd to see what was going on.
Upon seeing her, Lu Baichuan seemed like a completely different person. He stepped forward and asked, "How did you end up coming from over there? Weren't you at the Qian family mansion?"
"We left early and took care of some things at the shop. We thought you would pick me up at the Qian residence, so I rushed over to find you. What happened?"
He Jiuniang glanced at the hysterical girl not far away, and then looked at Lu Baichuan.
Faced with his wife's gaze, Lu Baichuan panicked and hurriedly explained, "This girl suddenly ran out of the alley and startled the horse, and was kicked by it. I was just about to have someone take her to Yuyuantang to see a doctor."
"Did he suddenly appear? Is he trying to scam me?"
He Jiuniang glanced at the girl, seemingly casually, only to see the girl nervously shaking her head: "No, I didn't mean to. Someone was chasing me, and I accidentally bumped into the car..."
As she spoke, she seemed to have suffered some great injustice, and began to shed tears again.
To be honest, this is the first time He Jiuniang has ever seen someone cry so beautifully in real life.
It's a classic Grandma Qiong style of crying, with innocent big eyes wide open, but tears falling like they're free.
Subconsciously, He Jiuniang felt that this matter might not be as simple as it seemed.
"Tell me, what exactly happened?"
He Jiuniang looked at Xu Dashan, her tone neither fast nor slow, just like usual, but Xu Dashan felt the pressure, especially since he had just said something wrong. He was nervous and his words were somewhat stammering.
"Yes, these are the people chasing this girl. She crashed into our car while trying to escape..."
He Jiuniang continued, "And then?"
"Then, this girl begged us to save her, saying that she had been kidnapped and was not a prostitute, but the group of people said that she had been sold by her own parents..."
After He Jiuniang understood the details of the matter, she turned to Lu Baichuan and asked, "So, what do you plan to do?"
Looking at He Jiuniang's calm expression, Lu Baichuan began to panic. Under normal circumstances, his wife would first check the girl's injuries and then solve the problem based on the specific details of the incident.
But today she glanced at the girl and remained unmoved, even asking him how he planned to resolve the situation, as if she wanted to gauge his attitude.
Lu Baichuan hurriedly answered truthfully: "I want to send her to the clinic first, and then send someone to investigate her parents. If what she said is true, I naturally cannot sit idly by. If she has other plans, I will not let her off easily."
Having been an undercover agent for so many years, Lu Baichuan wasn't stupid. Someone just walked right into his life out of nowhere and put on such a show right in front of him. Who would believe it was just a coincidence?
However, it's also possible that the girl just happened to be there by chance, so he didn't do anything too serious, just had someone take her to the clinic first.
He Jiuniang was quite satisfied with Lu Baichuan's answer. At least he handled things in the right order. Moreover, when she arrived, she noticed that Lu Baichuan was quite far away from the girl, which showed that he was being dutiful to his wife. So she wasn't too angry.
She nodded and said, "Let's do it this way. Let's go home first; I'm starving."
As she spoke, she tried to get into the car on her own. Lu Baichuan very attentively stepped forward to help her, as if afraid that she would misunderstand that he had other feelings for this girl.
After they both got into the car, He Jiuniang immediately asked, "Is that girl pretty?"
"Um?"
Lu Baichuan was somewhat puzzled. "Why are you suddenly asking that?"
"Answer my question."
Lu Baichuan answered immediately, "I didn't notice."
Seeing that He Jiuniang remained silent, he helplessly added, "I really didn't notice."
"Okay, anyway, I noticed her. She's very beautiful, the kind of woman you can't forget after just one look. Even her crying is unique."
He Jiuniang spoke very slowly, clearly implying something.
Lu Baichuan immediately understood and said, "So, she must have been specially trained, not just some random farm girl."
"Yes, this person is obviously after you."
He Jiuniang lowered her eyes, clicked her tongue without any emotion, and suddenly said, "I didn't expect this, Lord Lu. I haven't even taken off my mask yet, and a beauty has already offered herself to me."
Looking at her ambiguous smile, Lu Baichuan hurriedly explained, "I wasn't fooled. I was planning to investigate the matter before taking any action."
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