"The traffickers sold me here and sent me to a brothel. They locked me up in a woodshed with many other women who were abducted like me."

"Yesterday they selected some women from among us, dressed us up, blindfolded us, and sent us to a yard."

The yellow flowers are speaking, and the master is taking notes.

Seeing the woman asking the question looking at her clothes, Huang Hua explained, "The madam said that some men like girls with different tastes, so she didn't change those sexy clothes for me."

Li Xiaoyu was looking at the wound on her neck.

Hearing Huang Hua's words, she lowered her eyes calmly but did not explain.

"Go on," he asked in a gentle voice.

Huang Hua twisted her clothes with her hands and continued with sobs, "When we got there, our hands were tied and we couldn't take off the cloth on our eyes. At first there was singing and dancing, but when the singing and dancing stopped, the group of people pounced on us like mad dogs."

"A man hugged me," Huang Hua's eyes were filled with tears when she said this.

Li Xiaoyu didn't know how to comfort her. He took a deep breath, took out a handkerchief from his arms and handed it to her.

While she was wiping her tears, the master gently pulled Li Xiaoyu's sleeve.

With a serious look, he said, "Ask her for her address."

The cold-looking woman nodded and replied calmly with three words: "I know, go get a cup of hot water first."

Under normal circumstances, the master would definitely want to have a good talk with her.

After hearing Huang Hua's words, he probably guessed that this case was of great importance. So he didn't complain at all and went to pour hot water obediently.

As soon as he left, Li Xiaoyu's expression relaxed.

He patted Huang Hua's back and comforted her softly, "Are you hurt in your private parts?"

Hearing these two straightforward words, Huang Hua's face suddenly turned red.

She looked at Li Xiaoyu shyly and panickedly, and shook her head quickly: "I didn't, but those women who went with me, they might..."

Before he could finish his words, the lawyer came back with two cups of hot water.

One cup was placed in front of Huang Hua, and the other cup was placed in front of Li Xiaoyu.

"Drink some hot water to warm yourself up."

Glancing at the water cup in front of him that was emitting gray-white smoke, Li Xiaoyu politely thanked the master, and then asked Huang Hua: "How did you escape? Do you remember the face of the person or the place?"

Her voice was gentle, which slowly lowered Huanghua's guard.

After thinking for a while, Huang Hua softly said, "The man who wanted to abuse me took me to a deserted place. I have been doing farm work since I was a child. When he took off the cloth on my eyes, I saw that he was thin and I wanted to escape at all costs, so I bumped into him."

Recalling what happened last night when she escaped, Huang Hua was shaking all over.

Seeing this, Li Xiaoyu put the cup of hot water in her hand and asked her to continue speaking slowly.

The warmth passed to her palm, like giving Huang Hua great courage. She looked at Li Xiaoyu and said firmly, "I'm running around like a headless fly."

"I accidentally knocked open a door. It was very dark at night and someone was chasing me. I didn't dare to look back."

Having said that, she looked at Li Xiaoyu with an apologetic look.

His tone was full of apology: "I was afraid of being caught and took back, so I ran around blindly, so I don't know what that place looks like."

The place was unknown, and the women still trapped inside could not be rescued.

Thinking of this, Li Xiaoyu turned his head and looked at his master.

There was distress in the master's eyes. It seemed that they had come up with the same idea and now they could only start from another place.

After thinking for a moment, Li Xiaoyu asked her, "Do you remember what that person looked like, and the name of the brothel where you were imprisoned?"

Hearing this, Huang Hua nodded excitedly.

"There were candles in the room, and I saw the man's face clearly. I also remember the name of the brothel."

Li Xiaoyu took out a small notebook from his arms and said, "Thank you for describing the man's appearance and telling us the name of the brothel."

The lights in the room flickered. After Huang Hua said her name, Li Xiaoyu told him about the new pattern on Huang Hua's body and asked him to pay special attention to it. After hearing this, the master immediately arranged for someone to find the brothel.

She stayed here to paint portraits.

Time passed little by little, and the sky began to turn white. Huang Hua revised the sketch countless times before he finally confirmed it.

"Yes, yes, that's what the man looks like."

While collecting his tools, Li Xiaoyu said to her gently, "Don't get excited. You still have wounds on your body."

As she spoke, she stared at the man with delicate features.

His brows gradually tightened.

At this moment, she had only one thought in her mind: don't judge a person by his appearance.

He put the sketchbook into his arms and said, "Thank you for your hard work. Go to bed and rest first. Someone will bring you medicine later."

Huang Hua was tired and sleepy, but she didn't dare to rest.

He held Li Xiaoyu's sleeve and asked her in panic, "Girl, you will protect my safety, right?"

Looking at the fear in her eyes, Li Xiaoyu nodded seriously.

"This is the government office. We will definitely protect your safety."

With her assurance, Huang Hua felt somewhat safer.

Watching the woman fall asleep, Li Xiaoyu tiptoed out of the room. She asked her colleagues for Huang Hua's medicine and asked them to guard Huang Hua's yard. The master and Xiao Wang had not returned yet, so she went to boil the medicine herself.

Near noon, she sat in her chair and yawned continuously.

Xiao Wang and the people from the master's side came back at the same time.

The two sides brought back different messages.

The lawyer said, "There is one brothel that the woman mentioned in our county, and two in the next county. In one of the brothels, almost all the girls have yellow flower patterns on their bodies."

Xiao Wang has another piece of news to tell you.

Compared to the master's more relaxed expression, his face looked much more gloomy.

He said: "I found out that the owner of two brothels in the neighboring county is the same person."

Hearing different news, Li Xiaoyu and his master asked in unison.

"Who?"

"The eldest son of the Minister of Industry."

Upon hearing this, the master staggered. Seeing Li Xiaoyu staring at him coldly, he stood firm and patted his legs.

He said in a relaxed tone: "Master Li, the incident did not happen in our county. When the county magistrate comes back, we will explain the situation to him and hand the case over to the magistrate of the neighboring county. Then we will have nothing to do with it."

Li Xiaoyu glanced at him coldly, took out the sketchbook and handed it to Xiao Wang.

"Check this person out."

When Xiao Wang was looking at the painting, the master also leaned over.

When he saw the person in the portrait, his legs felt like they were cramping and he almost jumped up on the spot.

After a long while, he uttered: "Oh my god."

Seeing his face turn pale, Li Xiaoyu frowned and asked calmly, "Do you know this person?"

The master nodded stiffly.

He spoke incoherently: "The third son of the head of the Ministry of Rites."

"Isn't it that the background of the Minister of Works' eldest son is not as strong as his? Is it that scares you like this?" Li Xiaoyu narrowed his eyes and looked at him with a forced smile.

Seeing that she misunderstood, the master quickly waved his hands.

He looked around, walked up to the woman, and whispered, "We are going to hold a bonfire party during the New Year. The county magistrate has gone to the imperial city to discuss this matter with the father of the third young master. If the chief knew that we were investigating his son, the party might not be held."

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