The four girls tried to speak, but several men covered their mouths with handkerchiefs, and they fainted in no time. The station entrance was crowded with people coming and going, and no one noticed this. Or perhaps someone did notice, but they were too busy with their own luggage to help. In the time it took to hesitate, the group had already quickly evacuated, as if they had rehearsed it dozens of times.
Zhu Fanfan and his group followed at a distance. Tong Ze said, "Squad leader, judging from their walking posture and aura, they seem to have been trained for several years. If it were four ordinary men, they probably wouldn't be a match for them. Any experienced police officer would be able to tell something's wrong at a glance. They're so conspicuous, how come no one is investigating them?"
Perhaps it was a habit, but his first reaction upon seeing someone was to observe that person's physique and demeanor to estimate their attack power, and then analyze their personality by looking at their face. Especially after awakening his superpower, he became even more perceptive in his observation of people. These four people had a very strong aura of menace, and they definitely had a murder case on their hands. Who knows if they had other cases as well? How could no one have noticed something so obvious?
Zhu Fanfan was unsure: "Maybe they're not locals, maybe they're itinerant criminals who ran away before attracting attention."
With underdeveloped transportation, there are many obstacles to information exchange. If someone is from out of town, they can't find anything here even with a letter of introduction, unless they have a major case on their hands and are wanted nationwide.
Following a group of people, they walked through the city, then on foot to the commune, and finally to a remote village. Along the way, the old woman seemed quite familiar with the locals, greeting everyone she met, and they exchanged friendly words in return. Several large men pushed a cart, stuffing people into sacks. Besides the four women on their side, there were five more who seemed to have come from nowhere, making a total of nine sacks, piled high, with some fruits and vegetables on top to conceal them.
The old lady would say a few words to people and give them some fruit, and the people would naturally say a few words in return. Zhu Fanfan heard everything clearly from behind. This group of people were asking if anything new had happened in the two days they had been gone, just to find out if they had been exposed. They also asked indirectly where there was no one around and how to avoid the crowd.
Zhu Fanfan couldn't help but sigh. It was this kind of old lady who made people feel safe. She had a kind face, never bothered anyone, and chatted and laughed with everyone. No one would believe that she was a human trafficker.
As they followed the old woman to her village, her expression immediately changed. She was no longer kind and gentle; instead, she became serious and disdainful, and dismissively had several men push her into her home.
Lan Pan asked from the side, "Squad leader, aren't we going to follow them?"
Zhu Fanfan looked at Tong Ze, who said, "Did you see that the old lady stopped pretending when she returned to the village? Everyone even fawned over her, clearly the whole village was afraid of her. If we went there, we would be exposed immediately."
If a stranger enters the village, the whole village will know within two steps; there is absolutely no secrecy involved.
Lan Pan said, "Even if we were to face the entire village, it wouldn't be a problem. We'll take down anyone who tries to stop us."
Tong sighed, "Villagers and spies are different. Just follow orders and don't act recklessly."
Lan Pan also knew the public's concerns and was waiting for the squad leader to announce the action.
Zhu Fanfan used her mental power to follow the group of men. The men took the fruits and vegetables off the cart, opened several sacks, and opened a shed by the wall. There was a slide-like thing on it. They put people on it and slid inside. After all nine people were inside, the slide-like thing was pulled up and blocked the ground, and the shed was lowered again.
Zhu Fanfan used his spiritual power to follow the others inside and found it to be pitch black. However, he could still sense that there were more than a dozen girls inside. Apart from a few who were still unconscious, the rest were sitting numbly in the corner, motionless.
Ning Jingyun woke up first, shook the others awake, and asked in a panic, "Where is this place?"
Almost no one answered, so Ning Jingyun went to a corner and asked, "Who are you?"
Still no one answered. The other five people who had just woken up started shouting in panic. The noise was so loud that it was impossible to tell what they were shouting. The sound of shovels hitting metal came from above: "Quiet down, all of you, or I'll sell you off first. Behave yourselves."
The sounds continued. Someone impatiently climbed down from above, carrying a torch and cracking a whip. The echo of the whip striking the ground silenced everyone abruptly. Someone nearby said, "We've brought some good ones this time. They're very useful. We can't afford to leave any wounds. Just scare them a little."
Just as the people here were relieved, a few men went over, pointed at a girl, and shouted, "You think you're so loud? You're the one making all the noise, aren't you?"
Before the girl could speak, a group of people surrounded her and began tearing at her clothes. Ning Jingyun and the others couldn't stand by and watch, so they tried to help. But the girl broke free and crashed into the wall, bleeding profusely. The group screamed in fright, and the scene turned into chaos.
In the chaos, the torches went out, and the men were punched several times. They tried to fight back but couldn't see clearly in the dark, so they swung their weapons haphazardly and hit their own men. The muffled groans forced them to stop, and the leader had to crack his whip back and forth to bring the situation under control.
Hearing the commotion, the people above realized something was wrong and sent down more than a dozen men. Even though there were quite a few people, the ground still felt empty. In the end, they scolded the man who started taking off his clothes: "These are all top-quality goods. They can shout all they want. They'll lose their strength and become obedient after a few meals of hunger. Who told you to do it? You bunch of useless trash. These were all brought by Grandma. Let's see how you explain this to Grandma."
The man who came down first protested: "It wasn't like this before. If you stripped her naked, she wouldn't dare to resist. We don't need to do that. We just want to scare her. It was Grandma's idea!"
The man who came down later kicked the man to the ground: "I told you not to move. Can't you understand human language? This group is good-looking and educated. If they feel violated, they will try to kill themselves. You won't get any of the money this time. I'm just teaching you a lesson."
The person checking came over and said, "Third Brother, he's not breathing."
The third brother kicked the man again in frustration: "Carry them up and throw them on the back mountain. Don't make this place stink. Let these people starve for three days, and let's see what kind of trouble they can cause."
Without blinking, a group of men carried the woman away. Third Brother looked at the group of women and said, "Don't even think about escaping. These are all our people. You can't get away. Don't be afraid. As long as you behave, we'll let you eat and drink well. If you don't behave, the woman you just saw will be your fate."
The group of men left, and the shed was closed again, plunging the area into darkness. Several women dared not speak and began to sob softly. Their sobs gradually grew louder, but they ultimately did not cry out loud. After crying for a while, one of the girls said, "They are obviously not good people. We must save ourselves. As long as we unite, we will definitely be able to escape."
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