Chapter 136: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 136: Seeking Help (1)
The shopkeeper didn't inquire about what had happened, only asking, "Miss, how many people do you need? Do you need some who know a bit of martial arts?"
"It would be best if they know some martial arts. Shopkeeper Xing, however many you can provide, please do. I express my gratitude in advance," Mo Yan said, bowing solemnly.
The shopkeeper quickly stepped back, repeatedly saying, "It's not a problem," and asked Mo Yan to wait a moment before leaving. After a while, he brought in eight sturdy men dressed in short clothes, their faces solemn.
"Miss Yan, these few men know some martial arts. Dealing with thirty to forty ordinary people won't be a problem."
Mo Yan thanked them again with gratitude, feeling a bit more relieved with these eight men. Who knows, there might be a fierce battle ahead.
Without further delay, Mo Yan hastily left Huixian restaurant with the men. Along the roadside, she hailed two horse-drawn carriages and headed straight to the brothel in the northern market.
Based on Li Yan's description, Mo Yan guessed that Li Zhong had already found the brothel as guided by the beggar and confirmed that the woman there was his daughter.
Coming back suddenly at noon was probably to ransom his daughter with money, but since he hadn't returned all afternoon, it was evident that something had gone wrong. The most likely scenario was that the brothel was holding him captive or trying to extort more money from him.
Going alone, those people probably wouldn't even regard her, and if something happened, she wouldn't even have a helper. Borrowing people from the shopkeeper was also a last resort.
Huixian restaurant was a distance from the brothel. When the group got off the carriage on the street and walked through several narrow alleys to the place, an hour had passed.
At this time, there were two red lanterns hanging on the door, and the light from the house shone through the windows, with the faint sound of men and women laughing and chatting inside.
"I'll go in alone first. If I don't come out after a while, I'll trouble you all."
Mo Yan instructed them, hoping that the situation could be resolved peacefully. If not, they could enter and rescue her directly.
The eight men exchanged glances, and one of them, feeling uneasy, said, "Why don't I go in with you, Miss?"
Mo Yan hesitated for a moment and agreed.
The remaining seven men concealed themselves, and Mo Yan approached the door and knocked. After a while, the door was opened, revealing the sleazy short man who had let Li Xiu in last time.
"Miss, what's the matter?" The short man squinted at Mo Yan, his face full of lecherousness as he asked with a smirk.
Disgust flashed in Mo Yan's eyes as she coldly said, "Has an old man in his fifties come here today?"
The short man's eyes shifted. "There was indeed such a person. He said he wanted to redeem his daughter. Our lady boss is personally entertaining him. Miss, do you want to come in?"
The lady boss was planning to send him to Xinger's house for the money tomorrow morning, but unexpectedly, this person came to the door in the evening, saving her the trouble.
Mo Yan's eyes narrowed. "Take me in!"
...
The door was pushed open, revealing a cramped space, and Mo Yan immediately saw Li Zhong tied up in a chair.
"Yan girl, why are you here?" Li Zhong was surprised to see Mo Yan, then his face changed drastically. "This isn't where you should be. Go back quickly."
"Oh, where do you want me to go? Isn't it good that I'm here? Pay the ransom, and your family of three can reunite." A young woman with heavy makeup walked out from behind Mo Yan, giggling.
Relieved to see that Li Zhong hadn't been beaten, Mo Yan said, "Madam, are you not afraid of me reporting you for kidnapping?"
"Reporting me?" The madam chuckled as if she had heard something amusing. "If the miss wants to go, then go!"
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