BXBX NOVEL Chapter 302 - 302: Human Trafficker
Su Xianyin frowned and cursed in her heart. “Leiming, that old dog, pushed everything he didn’t dare to do to me.”
Su Xianyin sat back down and began to remove her makeup. She said indifferently, “May I know why you are looking for me?”
Wang Zheng looked around and felt that it was not safe to talk there. He asked curiously, “Boss Su, are we going to talk here?”
“Then you may leave!” After saying that, Su Xianyin ignored Wang Zheng. Wang Zheng was a little embarrassed and muttered to himself, “How dare an actress be so unreasonable?”
He turned around angrily and walked to the door. Seeing that Su Xianyin had no intention of keeping him, he thought for a moment and walked back.
He walked to Su Xianyin’s side and lowered his voice. “Boss Su, I want to ask you to help me abduct someone. I want to ask her something.” Su Xianyin said coldly, “My price is very high. Can you afford it?”
Wang Zheng felt that Su Xianyin must be someone with real ability. As long as he could find out Ah Yue’s whereabouts, he was not afraid even if it was a little expensive. Wang Zheng said indifferently, “Boss Su, tell me a number.”
Su Xianyin extended four fingers and said, “4,000 taels of silver. And I want
4,000 after this matter is over.”
A total of 8,000 taels of silver was really a little expensive! Wang Zheng looked at Su Xianyin and said, “Aren’t you going to ask who I want you to kidnap?”
Su Xianyin sneered. “That old dog Leiming never provokes the officials. Do I still need to ask if he is pushing you to me? Tell me! Who are you kidnapping?”
Wang Zheng was relieved. He took a step forward and whispered into her ear, “The wife of the magistrate, Lord Zhou.” After saying that, Wang Zheng looked at Su Xianyin intently.
She said with a changed expression, “Add another 2,000 taels and tell me where to deliver the goods.”
“Alright, I’ll add another 2,000 taels. Remember, in the Wang family village outside East City, in the manor with a row of osmanthus trees outside the courtyard. ”
Su Xianyin reached out her hand and said, “Bring the silver over. Today is the tenth day of June. I’ll send her to the manor in ten days. When you go back, get someone to wait in the manor. When the time comes, you’ll pay and I’ll deliver the goods.”
“Boss Su, women are not inferior to men. I originally prepared the money to ask for Leader Lei’s help. I didn’t expect it to be of use to you.” Wang Zheng smiled and took out banknotes from his pocket to count them to Su Xianyin.
“But I have to remind Boss Su that the magistrate might have hidden guards.”
After Su Xianyin took the banknotes and checked them, she chuckled and said,
“Thank you for your reminder, Master Wang. Tiger Lei’s teeth are not good and he can only chew good bones. Go back and wait in peace!”
“Okay.” Wang Zheng cupped his hands and turned to leave.
Su Xianyin clapped her hands. A thin man of average appearance and medium height came out from behind the door and walked toward her. It turned out that he had been standing behind the door, but Wang Zheng had not noticed.
Su Xianyin said to him, “Mute, go and investigate the magistrate’s wife.” The man nodded and turned to leave.
Wang Zheng returned home and went to Old Master Wang’s courtyard. He sat on the bed for a while and looked at Old Master Wang, whose mouth and eyes had become crooked. He went to the small temple hall unhappily and said to Old Madam Wang, “Mother, I’ve found someone to help ask about Ah Yue. We should be able to find out in a few days.”
Old Madam Wang looked up at him and said indifferently, “What’s the use of finding her? Without her innocence, she can only be locked in the temple for the rest of her life. It’s better to let her have her freedom outside.”
Wang Zheng looked at the old lady. “I asked Leader Lei to help look for her. Ah
Yue wasn’t sold to those dirty places. I can’t let her wander outside.”
“You know that Ah Yue can only be imprisoned in the temple when she comes back, but you’re still so stubborn. I think you’re fulfilling a wish. Ah Zheng, you’re as hypocritical as your father. Let me ask you. If the Lin family really found Jinniang back then, would you really marry her without any grudges?”
Old Madam Wang looked at her son’s changing expression and said mockingly, “Ah Zheng, I know that Jinniang is not unique in your heart. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have agreed to marry Madam Lin when the Lin family suggested that her sister replaced her. You’re thinking about Jinniang so much because you have already married Madam Lin.”
After saying that, Old Madam Wang glanced at him and closed her eyes, ignoring Wang Zheng.
Just after dark, the mute walked out of the theater and shuttled through the alley at an extremely fast speed. After a few twists and turns, he arrived at the backyard of the government office.
Walking around the wall, he grabbed a crack in a wall and kicked himself up the wall. He jumped into the back garden and felt his way into the main courtyard with light footsteps. He stood against the porch pillar like a gecko. From the casual conversation between the two bailiffs, he learned that the magistrate’s family was living on the farmstead outside the city.
The mute retreated from the office and returned to the theater. He gestured and told Su Xianyin the news he had heard.
Su Xianyin nodded. “Alright, go and rest first. We’ll go out of the city tomorrow.”
After the mute left, an honest-looking and agile old woman walked in and said to Su Xianyin, “Boss Su, the one who was sent over yesterday refused to eat.”
Su Xianyin said coldly, “If she doesn’t eat, she’ll be hungry. If she starves for two days, she’ll be obedient. These girls have already been booked. Watch them carefully and don’t let anything go wrong. After we’re done with the Wang family, we’ll leave.”
“Got it.” The old woman turned around and went out. She entered a hut and pushed open the cubicle door with an oil lamp. Inside was an iron cage containing a dozen gagged, bound, and cowering girls.
The old woman looked at the girls with a strange smile. “Behave yourselves. Otherwise, I’ll cut off your hands and feet and chop them into minced meat to make fertilizer.”
The girls lowered their heads in fear, not daring to look at the old woman. The old woman placed the oil lamp on the lampstand and turned to the outer room to bring in a basin of steamed buns. She said to them, “Behave yourself and eat the steamed buns. Otherwise, this day next year will be your death anniversary. ”
The old woman reached into the cage and untied the ropes that tied them to their hands. She pulled the rags out of their mouths and stuffed the steamed buns into their hands one by one. “Eat them obediently. I’ll send you to a good life when we get back.”
The girls held the steamed buns and did not dare to look at her or say a word. After the old woman went out with the oil lamp, sad and desperate sobs came from the room after a while.
The next day, at dawn, the mute carried a pole and sack. Dressed as a farmer, he followed the crowd out of the city. When the sun came out, he was already at the foot of the mountain. He saw someone plucking water weeds in the seed field. The mute carried the pole and sack down the stream and saw Er Ya, Little Yezi, Little Stutterer, Little Loach, and a few others driving ducks and geese by the stream.
The mute glanced at Little Yezi and moved his hand that was holding the sack. But he had second thoughts and left.
Little Loach watched the mute walk away and said to Little Yezi, “Xiao Yezi, did you see that person just now?”
Little Yezi nodded fearfully. “I saw him.”
Little Loach pulled Little Yezi and instructed them, “The few of you, stay here and don’t leave. I’ll go back and tell the steward.” With that, he ran back quickly..