Chapter 89 Bad Guys Gather 2

Chapter 89 Bad Guys Gather 2

What if he ruins a girl's reputation...

The mere thought that one or more girls might be ruined by this scumbag, forced to marry him, or forced to become nuns or commit suicide, made Xie Wanniang want to punch him to death.

She gave Jiang Yuan a wink, and Jiang Yuan immediately chased after the thug.

I wouldn't kill him, but beating him so he can't cause trouble tonight would still be fine.

As for how Xie Wanniang and the others discovered his ulterior motives.

That scoundrel practically burned a hole through Xie Wanniang's back with his gaze. It would be a miracle if Xie Wanniang, who is someone who is always on edge even when she sleeps and has a serious lack of security, didn't notice his constant scrutiny.

Not to mention that Hao Yu and Jiang Yuan were both more alert than Xie Wan Niang. The moment the thug's gaze swept over them for the third time, the two of them were already on high alert.

After Jiang Yuan beat up the thug in a secluded, dark alley, he quickly went back to meet up with Xie Wanniang and the others.

His arrival was also quite opportune. Just as he was about to reach Xie Wanniang and the other two, a woman who looked to be in her forties, who had somehow squeezed next to Xie Wanniang, suddenly pulled out a coarse cloth handkerchief from her sleeve pocket.

When others touched their handkerchiefs, they would simply reach out and tug at them with minimal movement. But this woman, like a matchmaker, stretched out her arm and flicked her handkerchief.

Her movements were so exaggerated that she swung the handkerchief from her left sleeve all the way to her right. As a result, not only Xie Wanniang, who was standing to her left, smelled the strange smell on her handkerchief, but also the young man and middle-aged woman in front of and to her right.

Xie Wanniang had keen senses and was also knowledgeable in pharmacology. As soon as she pulled the man's handkerchief out of her sleeve, she could smell a strange odor.

She instinctively held her breath to avoid inhaling the potent powder that could dull one's reflexes and make one unable to recognize people, the only downside of which was its strange taste.

The woman who took out the handkerchief never dreamed that the slender young woman she randomly picked on the street would actually be someone who had spent a great deal of time and energy studying medicine in both her previous and current lives.

Drugging her in front of her is no different from showing off one's axe in front of Lu Ban's door.

The woman, who was completely unaware of Xie Wan Niang's quick reaction, waited a moment and felt that the medicine was about to take effect. She immediately grabbed Xie Wan Niang's arm and tried to lead her through the crowd.

With her other hand, which wasn't being held, Xie Wanniang quickly gestured "follow me" to Hao Yu, who had also smelled the pungent odor but was not within the range of the powder because she was farther away.

Hao Yu had already seen Jiang Yuan, who was covered in anger and was quickly weaving through the crowd toward them. Behind the woman, Hao Yu quickly gestured to Jiang Yuan to "calm down".

Jiang Yuan pursed his lips tightly, completely concealing his expression, but his walking speed did not slow down but rather increased.

Even though Hao Yu had noticed the woman's subtle actions and would follow Xie Wan Niang to protect her, Jiang Yuan still couldn't help feeling both heartache and worry.

As for the reason—the powder the woman used would cause those affected to suffer from splitting headaches, nausea, and vomiting after the effects wore off, which was very torturous.

As he was thinking, he saw Xie Wanniang, who had noticed a step too late, raise her free hand slightly and quickly wave at him.

Jiang Yuan: ? ? ?

After a moment of confusion, Jiang Yuan quickly realized that Xie Wanniang had not been affected at all!

With his mood suddenly relaxed, Jiang Yuan's mind resumed its high-speed operation.

He quickly realized that Xie Wanniang was trying to turn the tables on him, to follow the clues and find more heartless kidnappers, and ideally, to take them all down at once.

Although Xie Wanniang's behavior had seriously deviated from the topic, Jiang Yuan and Hao Yu were not dissatisfied with it.

They came to the lantern festival full of joy, but before they could even see half of the lanterns, Xie Wanniang, because of her slender figure and outstanding temperament, was first targeted by thugs and then by kidnappers. Anyone would be angry in this situation.

Since they insist on jumping out and preventing others from enjoying the festival, isn't it reasonable for Xie Wanniang, as the victim, to want to fight back?

Moreover, it's not an exaggeration to say that kidnappers are "deserving of everyone's wrath."

Since the other party has run into their hands, they might as well play the role of chivalrous heroes who punish evil and uphold justice.

Of course, neither Xie Wanniang, Hao Yu, nor Jiang Yuan were the kind of people who liked to venture into enemy territory alone.

Sure enough, as Xie Wanniang was being dragged by the woman to a secluded spot, Jiang Yuan and Hao Yu simultaneously reported the incident to the yamen runners patrolling the area.

The two constables who received the report quickly went back to the county government office to report the kidnapping to the county magistrate, while the other stayed by Hao Yu's side, ready to rescue the person at any time.

The woman was very confident in her powder. She pulled Xie Wanniang along and quickly led her to the secluded alley where they had arranged to meet their accomplices. "Fifth Brother?"

"Coming." Hearing the familiar voice from outside the door, the one-armed man, whom the woman called "Fifth Brother," quietly opened the half-closed wooden door.

Xie Wanniang, feigning a dazed expression, subtly surveyed the dilapidated courtyard that had been used as a hideout by human traffickers.

There were no lights in the courtyard, but the cool moonlight of the full moon was enough for Xie Wanniang to see the general situation inside.

This was a courtyard overgrown with weeds, with dilapidated houses, clearly neglected. Xie Wanniang guessed that the courtyard was most likely unclaimed property.

"Here, this is what I just got." The woman removed Xie Wan Niang's fox mask, then pushed Xie Wan Niang forward. "How is it? Not bad looking, right?"

Although she had never seen Xie Wanniang's face before, Xie Wanniang's figure and temperament convinced her that this girl must be quite good-looking.

"Fifth Brother" stared intently at Xie Wanniang for a moment, "She's really good. She could sell for at least fifty taels of silver if she were sent to a brothel."

The woman smiled smugly, "Then you keep a close eye on the person, and I'll go wander around the streets again to see if I can find another good one."

They were a human trafficking gang. Before the world was unified, they could easily and secretly obtain good-looking young men and women from among the displaced people who had been displaced by natural disasters and man-made calamities such as war, drought, floods, and locust plagues.

However, as the war gradually subsided, their opportunities to exploit loopholes became fewer and fewer. Without the group of refugees who allowed them to "buy goods" for free without restraint, this group turned their attention to special festivals such as the Lantern Festival, the Third Day of the Third Lunar Month, and the Qixi Festival.