freenovelworld Chapter 212 Kidnapped
Chapter 212 Kidnapped
Xiao Jiu thought to himself, "Oh no, Xiao Tang actually went to find him. There are people coming and going on the road. What if Xiao Tang, a little girl, is kidnapped by bad people?"
Shen Qianchuan was so angry that he almost hit Xiao Jiu when she didn't answer.
He roared, "I don't care what your relationship is with my older brother Xiaotang and the others. If we can't find Xiaotang today, I will definitely not let you go."
Xiao Jiu realized her mistake and hurriedly apologized, "Fourth Uncle, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to. I just saw a candied hawthorn vendor in the distance and wanted to buy two for Xiao Tang. I was afraid the vendor would walk away, so I was in a hurry and didn't remember to tell you. I... I was wrong."
Fourth Uncle, you wait here for me. I'm going to find Xiaotang. If she comes back, tell her not to look for me anymore. Just wait for me here, and don't go the wrong way.
Shen Qianchuan was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. This was the first time he had traveled so far with his niece. If he couldn't find her, he would have no face to go back and see his elder brother and sister-in-law.
He wanted to find his niece himself, but he didn't know the way. If he got lost in the crowd and was led astray, he might end up being the one looking for him, not the other way around.
His help in finding the person will only make things worse!
Shen Qianchuan was annoyed that he didn't know the way and could only worry helplessly.
Should Xiao Jiu stand here with him and wait for his niece to return, or should Xiao Jiu go back to find someone?
His mind was in turmoil. He frowned and decided, "Go quickly. Xiao Tang just told me to wait here. I'll wait for you to come back. If we really can't find it, remember to come back quickly. We'll report it to the authorities and ask them to help us find it."
Xiao Jiu's eyes flickered. Without any evidence, it was just a matter of people getting separated. Would the government care about such a trivial matter?
He stuffed the candied hawthorn into Shen Qianchuan's arms, saying, "Fourth Uncle, you must wait for us to come back."
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Lin Xiaotang squeezed into the crowd to look for Xiao Jiu when suddenly someone reached out and covered her mouth and nose, and she lost consciousness.
The man had a small cotton handkerchief in his hand. He put the handkerchief in his pocket, then carried Lin Xiaotang and disappeared down the street.
When Lin Xiaotang slowly woke up, she found that her mouth was stuffed with cotton cloth, her hands were tied behind her back, and her legs were also tightly bound.
She struggled in terror, but the ropes binding her hands and feet didn't budge.
Lin Xiaotang thought to herself that she had encountered bad people and had been kidnapped.
She didn't know if the other party wanted money or something else. She only had a few dozen coins on her, and she didn't even bring the deposit for renting a shop. She was dressed plainly and had no jewelry on her head or body. It was a waste of their time to grab her.
As for sexual assault, that's even more impossible. She's only seven years old, still a greenhorn, who could possibly be interested in her?
She looked up to see where she was, and was surprised to see more than a dozen women in the room, all tied up. They were sitting against the wall, their faces covered in tears, and their eyes were filled with terror. Their mouths were gagged, and they could only make "woo-woo" sobs.
Good heavens, what kind of dog poop did she step in to end up tied up here?
Most of the girls here are thirteen or fourteen years old, with only one or two around eight or nine years old. She seems to be the youngest.
The women seemed numb; she had been awake for so long, yet not a single one of them had looked at her.
Lin Xiaotang thought to herself that no matter what those people wanted to do with them, she couldn't just sit and wait to die. She had to untie the ropes and find a way to escape.
She saw a dilapidated table in the room and crawled forward like a pupa, finally reaching the broken table after much effort.
She used all her strength to finally sit up, turned around and leaned against the table, rubbing the rope on her wrist hard against the table leg.
However, the table was too old and damp; I rubbed it hard for a long time, but I couldn't break it at all.
Helpless, she could only curse under her breath and give up grinding the rope.
She thought for a moment, realizing that she was a child and her bones were still soft, so she changed her approach. She curled up and wrapped her arms around her bottom, slowly wrapping her arms around her legs and bringing them to the front.
Fortunately, the rope on her wrist wasn't a knot that was impossible to untie; she used her teeth to bite down and slowly untied it...
Lin Xiaotang was both excited and apprehensive. If the door were opened at this moment and the people who had captured them came in and saw her, she would definitely be doomed.
Lin Xiaotang's forehead was beaded with sweat. As she tried to free her legs, she looked around anxiously, fearing that someone might come and endanger her life.
Just as they feared, the men who had captured them suddenly opened the room, smiled and scanned the room. When they saw the women inside, it was as if they saw mountains of silver.
Lin Xiaotang was so frightened she almost jumped up. Luckily, she was quick-witted. When she heard a noise outside, she immediately tied the rope around her body and pretended to be asleep. The people didn't even notice.
Someone said, "Brother, I can understand tying up a teenager, but this one is obviously only six or seven years old. She's too young. Raising her for a few more years will just be a waste of money. Why don't we just leave her on the street and let her go back to where she came from?"
The bearded man said, "What do you know? She's young, but she looks pretty good. She's a bit dark-skinned, probably from sun exposure. If we raise her for a few years, she'll definitely be a beauty. She can earn us much more than just the money we spend raising her."
What?
Let her make money for them?
Could these people be running a brothel?
Oh my god, could she really be that unlucky?
Lin Xiaotang kept her eyes closed, not daring to move or even breathe, for fear that the two men who came in would discover that she was awake.
At that moment, both pairs of eyes were fixed on her, making her feel like she was being pricked by thorns.
If these two men really intend to sell these women to brothels, then things will get complicated.
Although she is still young and cannot serve customers in the brothel for the time being, there are bound to be some psychologically twisted old perverts who like to seek out young girls.
The two men chatted openly, then cheerfully closed and locked the door before leaving, presumably planning to seduce another woman.
She only breathed a heavy sigh of relief and untied the ropes binding her when the footsteps were completely out of earshot.
The woman closest to her saw that the ropes binding her had been untied and became instantly excited. She cried and struggled, throwing herself at her, wanting her to help untie the ropes.
Lin Xiaotang was not the kind of person who would stand by and watch someone die. She untied the ropes herself, and she couldn't just walk away and do nothing. So she quickly helped the woman who rushed over to untie the ropes, and then gestured for the woman to help her untie the ropes for everyone.
Everyone helped each other and worked together to untie the rope.
Everyone was at a loss and had no idea what to do. They asked the older young lady inside, "Sister, the door is locked from the outside. How can we escape from here?"
The older woman was a delicate young lady from a sheltered family. She was terrified and shook her head frantically, crying, "I don't know either, but my father will definitely report it to the authorities and have the soldiers come to rescue us."
Lin Xiaotang couldn't help but roll her eyes. If the government and soldiers were useful, they would have caught those two bad guys long ago. Why would they allow them to bring back so many women one after another?
Instead of waiting for the soldiers to rescue us, we should try to save ourselves!