A ragged cub at the beginning

“You even beat your mother-in-law?”

"That's too much, girl."

"How can you hit your elders?"

"You can't do this even if you're angry."

Passersby expressed their disapproval. Tang Xu rolled his eyes and stepped hard on the old woman.

The old woman let out a cry and finally let go of her hand, then jumped back and forth on one foot, holding her legs.

"How can you do this!" An old lady stood up and pointed at Tang Xu and scolded: "You are a girl who has no filial piety at all and you hit your elders! No one cares, right?"

Tang Xu opened the hand and pointed at the woman who was still yelling. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly thought that this woman might not be doing this for the first time.

Do you want to go back with her and see her old nest? Tang Xu glanced at the old woman again. The crowd around him was furious and accused Tang Xu of being unfilial.

The old woman rushed over at this time, grabbed Tang Xu's hand tightly and pulled him aside, "Thank you, thank you everyone, I will take him back and give him a good education." As she said this, she pinched Tang Xu's arm hard.

Tang Xu gasped and almost punched him.

Damn woman! Are you looking for death? She was about to give up when the woman suddenly shouted, "Zhu Zi! Come quickly! Take your wife back!"

A tall and strong man came over and dragged Tang Xu out.

"Let me go! I don't know you!" Tang Xu's arm was grabbed so hard that it hurt, and his fake struggle became more intense.

Are there accomplices? Is this a gang crime?

Wang Po was originally wondering why the girl suddenly became obedient, but when she saw that she almost pulled down the pillar, her doubts were dispelled.

"Is this true? Girl, do you really not recognize them?" A passerby suddenly frowned.

"Don't do something bad with good intentions. Ask again." The aunt who stepped forward first was also a little hesitant.

But Wang Po and Zhuzi walked quickly and disappeared into the alley in the blink of an eye.

Once they were alone, the two showed their true nature. Wang Po raised her hand to slap Tang Xu, but was stopped by the pillar. "Such a pretty face, what if it gets damaged!"

"This damn girl almost broke my toes just now! If I don't teach her a lesson, I will be so angry!" Wang Po said as she raised her hand again. Tang Xu nimbly dodged behind Zhuzi. This action made Zhuzi feel strangely happy.

Such a beautiful girl is relying on him. He narrowed his eyes, stopped Wang Po again, and said impatiently: "Alright! Send them back quickly, while it's still early, you can still do another job. If so many girls are missing, they will be discovered immediately, and we should leave tomorrow."

Sure enough, she wasn't the only one.

Tang Xu lowered her head and pretended to be scared, "Who are you? Where are you taking me? Let me go back! My family will definitely report me to the police if they find out I'm missing!" Her voice trembled slightly, but she deliberately raised her voice to give people a sense of being harsh but weak.

"Humph, you still want to go back? You can't go back in your lifetime." Wang Po sneered.

Zhuzi raised his hand and pinched Tang Xu's neck. Tang Xu's whole body tensed up. She knew that there was a place on the back of her neck that would cause fainting if it was pinched. Tang Ling had repeatedly emphasized that no one should touch this place. She gently turned her neck and felt a pain in her neck, but she was still conscious.

She softened her body and pretended to be hit.

Zhuzi carried her on his shoulders and walked deeper into the alley.

Tang Xu felt very uncomfortable with his head hanging down, but he was afraid that Wang Po would find out, so he dared not move. He could only squint his eyes and observe, remembering the route along the way.

The two men did not communicate with each other throughout the whole process. After walking for about ten or twenty minutes, they entered a yard and then a room, where a lot of firewood and some sundries were piled on the ground.

Wang Po moved a bundle of firewood, revealing a small door, and she opened it. Zhuzi threw the man directly inside, and Tang Xu twisted his body to prevent his tailbone from hitting the ground first.

The upper door was closed, with only a little faint light leaking through the gap.

The footsteps gradually faded away, and Tang Xu sat up. Only then did she smell the stench here, which was as bad as a toilet. This should be a cellar. They probably all relieved themselves here. She stinked! She could barely stand up straight, but she couldn't stretch her head out straight. This place was not very high, and it seemed to be dug casually. "Is anyone there?"

No one answered, but she was clearly not the only one breathing here. She sat down again and reached to the side, feeling a hand, which quickly retracted.

Tang Xu spoke again, "Were you all captured? How many people are there?"

A voice said, "Five."

Tang Xu remembered this voice. This was number one, who was on her right. She should be the one who touched her hand just now. Her voice was soft and weak. She didn't know if it was natural or she didn't have the strength. "Is anyone injured? Can everyone walk?"

"I, I sprained my ankle." Number Two, sounded very young.

"I'm so hungry. I may not be able to walk. I'm so scared." Number three has a sweet voice.

"I was captured the day before yesterday. I was only given a little water every day. I have no strength left. You ask these questions, but is there any way to get out?" This is Number Four, and he sounds anxious when talking about getting out.

Number Five didn't say anything for the time being, and Tang Xu didn't care. "I'll find a way. How often do they deliver water? Is there a pattern? How do they deliver it?"

"Once a day, I don't know the pattern, a bucket is hung down with a rope, and there is a gourd ladle inside." said No. 4.

"I bring water after dinner. It's always the same man. He doesn't have much strength and is very thin." Number Five's voice sounded a little cold, and her tone was gentle and rhythmic, like a lady from a wealthy family.

Tang Xu looked in that direction in surprise, "How do you know he's not very strong?"

"It's only half a bucket of water, but he's struggling." said No. 5.

She's a smart person, maybe I need her help.

Wang Po and Zhuzi were kidnapping people outside. There was a weak man in the yard. Maybe he was the only one guarding. "Does anyone know how many people are there?"

"I don't know. I just came in today and was dizzy. When I woke up, I was down there." said No. 1.

"I came in dizzy too. Can we really get out?" said No. 4.

"They were all knocked unconscious and thrown down." Number Two said this and started crying.

"I'm so annoyed. Stop crying! You cry every day!" Number Four yelled, and then he started crying too.

"Are you hungry? I have some candies here. I was just about to take them back to my son. I'll have to give them to him next time." In order to comfort them, Tang Xu took out a bag of lotus seed candies from her skirt pocket. "Put your hands over here and I'll share them with you."

The sound of clothes rubbing against the ground was heard. Tang Xu, who was sitting under the cellar door, saw a figure slowly moving towards her in the shadows. The light was dim and she could not see clearly.

There was a hand in front of her, and Tang Xu grabbed a handful of candy and put it in her palm.

She distributed them one by one and threw one into her mouth. She could hear the sound of other people chewing around her.

"I heard people gambling in the house. I guess there were about three or four people upstairs who had a quarrel last night. One of them was a woman who cooked. When it was time for dinner, she would come to move firewood to cook. This morning she screamed and seemed to have hit her foot." Number Five spoke very clearly, without eating, and his logic was very clear.

"Well, eat and take a rest first. I just heard that they will leave tomorrow and kidnap people today." Tang Xu paused, "Let's look for an opportunity tonight. If it doesn't work, we'll talk about it tomorrow."