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"What do I need you for? Are you really stupid, or are you just pretending? Do you see these beautiful flowers? You probably don't recognize them."
The bearded man pointed to a vast expanse of vibrant, colorful flowers that stretched as far as the eye could see, and spoke in a chilling tone, as if a little devil were about to lure someone into hell.
Anna stared intently at the flowers, but naturally, no matter how closely she looked, she couldn't recognize them. Luo Xiaoyi also carefully examined the flowers. Although she had never seen them before, she had memorized most of Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica." She narrowed her dark eyes, focusing intently on the flowers, when suddenly she remembered them. A jolt of shock ran through her—these were poppies! Poppies!
“Poppy…” she said softly, as if sensing the approach of evil.
This is something that is banned from cultivation worldwide; it's something that causes families to be torn apart and lives to be lost. What kind of place is this? How can it be cultivated on such a large scale?
This is what the news was saying: the territory of a major drug lord, a super criminal base. How could they be in such a terrible state? These people are carrying long guns; I wonder how many more men they have? How many machine guns and weapons they have?
How could these two frail women possibly escape? Was there no hope of escape at all?
"Poppies? Terrorists? Xiaoyi, what do we do?" Anna was already sobbing with fear. She whispered that they were close to death.
"Hehe, not bad, you actually know us? I didn't expect a frail woman like you to have some knowledge. Perhaps you will become the best among us. Welcome to join us."
The bearded man put down his gun and enthusiastically extended his hand to shake hands with Luo Xiaoyi.
Who would shake hands with such a terrifying person? Luo Xiaoyi was so frightened that she naturally took two steps back.
"What exactly do you want us to do? If you don't tell us, we'd rather die than cooperate with you!"
Luo Xiaoyi was determined to get to the bottom of things. She questioned the big bad wolf like a little white rabbit, and even her tone was threatening. She was risking being eaten at any moment, but a courage suddenly appeared on her pale face. No matter how scared she was, cowering was not a solution. She had to face it, so she might as well try to find a way to deal with it.
Even ants can sometimes overthrow elephants; as long as there is breath, they will fight back. An old saying goes, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated." Therefore, she must understand the other party's intentions.
Upon hearing her words, the bearded man snorted coldly, a mocking smile playing on his lips. He quickly raised his gun again, the cold muzzle pressed against her soft chest.
In this situation, anyone would be afraid; it would be a lie to say they weren't.
Had she angered that bearded man again? Was he really going to kill her? Luo Xiaoyi's legs were trembling uncontrollably, and her face was growing paler and paler. She still tried to remain calm, telling herself not to panic.
She looked at the bearded man. Although his dark eyes were incredibly fierce, there was no murderous intent in them. Moreover, he did not pull the trigger. It seemed that he did not intend to kill her, but rather to scare her.
Immediately, her fear lessened considerably, and her legs stopped shaking so badly.
"Heh, you won't cooperate with us? Don't you think it's ridiculous of you to say that? You're already trapped like a fish in a barrel, and you still want to negotiate with us? But you really have some courage, aren't you afraid I'll shoot you! In a place like this, dying is like crushing a grasshopper, nobody cares." He spoke in a vicious voice.
"Really? Then why don't you shoot? At a time like this, it's probably more advantageous for you to cooperate with us than to kill us, isn't it?"
Luo Xiaoyi stared intently into his fierce eyes, meeting his gaze without fear. Perhaps she had endured too much hardship, which had somehow forged her, such a delicate woman, into someone so strong.
The bearded man snorted and put away his gun, but a hint of admiration flashed in his dark eyes. "I didn't expect that a woman like you would have such courage and boldness, and you're also very smart. Alright, you're a good prospect. Work hard with us, and we won't treat you unfairly. As for what we'll have you do, you two take these two pills, and I'll tell you."
Before the bearded man finished speaking, he had already taken out a small white bottle from his pocket, poured out two round black pills, and handed them to the two of them. Luo Xiaoyi and Anna were so frightened that they backed away.
"We won't eat it, take it away right now!" Luo Xiaoyi said angrily.
"Please, let us go, okay? When I get back, I'll give you a large sum of money. Name your price—five hundred thousand, one million? Two million? Name your price?"
Anna panicked for a while, but now she has finally calmed down a bit. She is a rich heiress and is used to solving problems with money. She has seen many people in the world who are greedy for money, not to mention the criminals who do evil business. What else could they be after but money?
Luo Xiaoyi thought that if rural people like Erdan wouldn't believe it if they went back to get money, these gangsters were all seasoned veterans and would definitely be even less likely to believe it.
As expected.
"Heh, after all that talk, you're broke, aren't you? What are you spouting nonsense about if you're broke? You filthy bitch, trying to fool me?" The bearded man said, his anger flaring. He raised his hand and slapped Anna hard across the face, but Luo Xiaoyi quickly grabbed his hand. The bearded man suddenly lifted his hand and threw Luo Xiaoyi to the ground! Luo Xiaoyi's shoulder ached from the fall!
"Xiaoyi, how are you?" Anna quickly bent down to help Luo Xiaoyi up.
"It's alright." Luo Xiaoyi shook her head and stood up bravely.
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