The woman fell on Jiang Zhiyue again. Jiang Zhiyue supported her and propped her up and said with concern: "Did you fall hard? I will send you to the hospital. I will pay for the medical expenses."
Jiang Zhiyue knew that she was very strong, so she thought she had knocked someone out of harm's way.
The man who looked like the woman's attendant saw how hard the woman fell, and stepped forward to support her shoulders and said, "Why don't you go to the medical center and have a look."
The woman looked back at the man with a warning look, and then said to Jiang Zhiyue: "No need, my injury seems to have hit my tailbone. It shouldn't be convenient for me to go to the hospital for treatment."
But she quickly added: "But there is a medical center near my home that has female doctors."
The man looked at the woman in confusion. The woman's long nails pinched the man's arm lightly. The two looked at each other as if they had reached some consensus.
But Jiang Zhiyue didn't notice the dispute between their eyes.
The woman took out the arm supported by the man and placed it on her lower back.
She said with a somewhat painful look on her face: "My home is near here, could you please help me back home?"
The man suddenly became more talkative. He took a step back and said, "Can you please help my young lady back home?"
Jiang Zhiyue nodded and asked, "Where is your home?"
When the woman heard Jiang Zhiyue agreed, a hint of joy appeared on her face.
She pointed to an alley not far from the street and said: "You can take a shortcut to my house from that alley. Let me show the girl the way while walking."
"good."
Jiang Zhiyue supported the woman and walked slowly to a less crowded place, and then entered the alley.
The woman walked slowly, and Jiang Zhiyue had to support her with every step.
She suddenly asked, "Young lady is not from here, right?" Jiang Zhiyue said softly, "Hmm," without saying much.
Then, the woman asked Jiang Zhiyue several questions intermittently, most of which seemed insignificant and trivial.
Jiang Zhiyue also replied briefly because she knocked the person into such a state that he could not walk steadily.
Before the alley reached the end, Jiang Zhiyue heard a sudden noise on the street outside.
This noise was different from the lively noise just now. It was also mixed with the sounds of people screaming and the voices of officers and soldiers asking loudly and reprimanding.
Jiang Zhiyue stopped and turned around to look back.
The streets that were lively just now suddenly became solemn. There were many officials walking on the streets with swords at their waists.
"Search, have you seen any suspicious persons with children?"
Someone in the crowd asked: "Lord Officer, what happened?"
The official glanced at the man and said: "Someone went to the government to report that several children were missing. Everyone, please pay attention and report any situation immediately!'
People on the street were all panic-stricken, and those who came out with their children hugged their children tightly.
Someone said: "These sex workers are really hateful. They should be beheaded if caught."
"Isn't that right? You even stole your child. What a crime!"
The people on the street were complaining and hurling insults at those patters.
In the past few days, not only have children been lost in Fucheng, but also many girls aged fifteen or sixteen have been lost.
Every day I hear people reporting crimes outside Fucheng, which makes people's hearts uneasy.
It's just that the government's search has been tepid. I don't know why so many people were dispatched today.
Jiang Zhiyue had just helped the woman into the alley and heard all the voices in the crowd clearly. When the woman heard those words, her eyes became nervous. She tugged Jiang Zhiyue's arm and said, "Let's hurry up."
Let’s walk faster, my tailbone seems to be hurting more and more.”
As she spoke, the woman's voice trembled, as if she was in unbearable pain.
Jiang Zhiyue turned her head and her eyes just glanced at the man behind them.
She seemed to ask unintentionally: "Are you feeling unwell? Why are you sweating so much on your forehead?"
The man didn't answer, but his voice became more serious and said, "Quickly, I can't bear it if I don't see my young lady." Jiang Zhiyue lowered her head to cover her eyes, and when she raised her head again, she couldn't see anything.
She continued to support the woman and walked deeper into the alley.
Seeing her move, both the woman and the man breathed a sigh of relief.
Jiang Zhiyue found that the woman who said she couldn't stand the pain seemed to move a little faster. Originally, in order to accommodate her, Jiang Zhiyue took very small steps, but now, the woman's steps were just two steps long, and her steps were much faster.
few.
The corner of Jiang Zhiyue's mouth curled up, but she continued walking forward in the direction guided by the man without saying anything.
When they reached the end of the alley, Jiang Zhiyue was led to turn right and saw a courtyard at the end of the alley. It looked secluded and not often visited.
Jiang Zhiyue stopped again and said casually: "You just live here, it doesn't look like there is a medical center nearby."
The woman laughed awkwardly and said, "Girl, help me in." "Okay!"
Jiang Zhiyue moved again and helped the woman towards the end of the dead end.
The man stepped ahead of the two of them and entered the yard a few steps ahead of them.
When Jiang Zhiyue walked to the door with help, the door behind her was closed tightly as soon as she walked in, and two burly men blocked the door.
Jiang Zhiyue didn't seem to be surprised. She didn't look back when she heard the door closing. Instead, she quietly looked at the tall and thick men standing all over the yard in front of her.
She chuckled lightly and asked, "There is a thief in the girl's home."
The woman instantly shook off Jiang Zhiyue's hand and moved a few steps to the side, looking at her with a sneer but ignoring what she said.
She said to the men surrounding the yard: "Catch them."
Those people looked at Jiang Zhiyue as a weak woman and did not take her seriously. A man stepped forward and slashed the back of Jiang Zhiyue's head with a knife.
Jiang Zhiyue pretended to dodge, but as soon as the man's blade touched the back of her head, Jiang Zhiyue fell limp and fell to the ground.
The man didn't notice anything was wrong, he just thought Jiang Zhiyue was too weak.
Seeing that Jiang Zhiyue was subdued so easily, the woman ordered again: "The government has sent more search personnel. It is not suitable to stay here any longer. Bring this girl in. We will find a way to leave as soon as possible tomorrow."
"yes."
Immediately afterwards, Jiang Zhiyue felt herself being roughly carried up, and her stomach was pressed so hard that she almost screamed.
She had eaten too much at the market just now, and Jiang Zhiyue was carried away in a daze, feeling like she was about to be vomited.
Fortunately, the journey was not far. Jiang Zhiyue secretly opened her eyes and found that she was taken to a room. The man pressed some button on the bed, and a dark cellar appeared on the ground.
