Although Chang Jian pleaded desperately, it was obviously in vain.
Xiaocui slapped his hand away and said with a gloomy face, "Are we that familiar? Why should I tell lies for you?"
Hearing this, Chang Jian knew it was all over for him. His last hope was gone.
No longer afraid of the men in black, he grabbed Xiaocui and laughed maniacally. "Fine! Let's go and see if that guy is here. Let's see if you, this cheap and obsequious woman, are just being slutty and trying to protect him."
He hurled all sorts of vulgar and low - class insults at Xiaocui, but her expression remained unchanged. She scoffed. "I think you're crazy! Imagining a person who doesn't exist at all and forcing others to admit it. Have you lost your mind?"
Their argument ended with Chang Jian putting his arm around Xiaocui's neck and leaving.
Xiaocui's mother probably heard the commotion outside.
She shouted frantically, "Let go of my daughter!"
But unfortunately, she couldn't walk, so she could only watch helplessly as her daughter was taken away.
"You and your mother are both sluts!" Chang Jian whispered in Xiaocui's ear.
Fury welled up in Xiaocui. She lifted her foot and kicked. Maybe she hit his private parts, for he let go of Xiaocui and hopped around clutching his crotch.
The man in black walking in front turned around and said coldly, "Don't waste time."
Then a man in black stood behind each of them. Chang Jian wanted to take revenge, but he couldn't get close. He could only clench his fists, waiting for the moment when everyone would be proven wrong.
His eyes were bloodshot as he stared fiercely at Xiaocui's back. At that time, even if all these people died, he still wouldn't be able to vent his anger from today.
The villagers lived close to each other because this was a rare flat area on the mountain. The rest of the place was too rugged to build houses.
The group walked to the front of the house. Immediately, someone ran inside to search. Soon, they came out.
Seeing that they didn't bring anyone out, Chang Jian's face turned even paler.
"Report. There's no one in the house."
His heart sank to the bottom, and his whole body turned cold.
His vision went dark. A cold voice, almost unchanged, came from above his head. "Lying to us?"
Chang Jian's heart was pounding with anxiety. Everyone in the village was against him! Was he doomed today?
He gave a bleak smile. The next second, he seemed to remember something.
He shouted, "They must have gotten the news and run away. Otherwise, there couldn't be no one here."
Hearing this, Xiaocui's face looked a bit strange.
Out of the corner of his eye, Chang Jian noticed it and laughed maniacally. "I knew it. You must be deliberately stalling time to let him escape, right?"
Coincidentally, this was exactly the village head's plan.
"Quickly go after them. They can't have gone far." Chang Jian shouted urgently. He was so excited that his face was flushed.
He laughed heartily as if he could already see all those who had set him up kneeling on the ground and begging for mercy.
Several men in black dispersed and started searching nearby.
On the other side, a young man and a young woman were dragging a man along with all their might. Both of them looked extremely anxious, while the man being dragged seemed unhurried and quite leisurely.
"Can you hurry up?" Gu Sisi was on the verge of tears.
The other young man was also about to cry.
"Mr. Wang, please just hide for a while. Maybe it's just for one day."
Seeing their anxious expressions, Huo Cheng decided not to tease them anymore. He was just about to explain when suddenly a sound came. Before Huo Cheng could react, he was pushed under a tree and hidden.
"They must have arranged for them to go down the mountain. They're on this road."
Chang Jian looked around menacingly. Seeing his confidence, the men in black also searched along with him.
The two anxious people recognized the men in black outside. They covered their mouths and dared not make a sound. Their eyes were full of terror as they made a "shh" gesture to Huo Cheng.
Huo Cheng wanted to take a look, but he was pulled back by the two of them.
Just then, there was a soft "hiss" sound, and they accidentally made a noise.
Everyone outside looked in the direction of the sound and walked over.
One step.
Two steps.
...
They held their breaths. Gu Sisi closed her eyes.
Suddenly, there was a commotion outside. Gu Sisi opened her eyes and found that the young man who had been squatting with them had gone out and was now outside.
Several people looked at him.
"What are you doing there?"
After all, this young man was seeing such a scene for the first time. He was a bit flustered and stammered, "I... I'm hunting. I thought I'd get some game."
Then he turned to this group of people. "Who are you? Why are you in our village?"
At this, Chang Jian laughed. He glanced at Xiaocui, whose face had turned pale, and stepped forward. "Do you want to take the blame for someone? Aren't you afraid of death?"
The young man was puzzled. Seeing Chang Jian here, he was even more confused. "Chang Jian, why are you here?"
Chang Jian didn't want to waste any more time with these people. He walked to the leading man in black and pointed at the bushes where the young man had come from. "That guy must be in there! They can't escape."
Gu Sisi saw the looks in everyone's eyes through the dense leaves. Her heart sank.
She was just about to go out by herself when she was grabbed.
Gu Sisi panicked. She looked at Huo Cheng and mouthed, "No, you can't."
But Gu Sisi's plea was in vain. Huo Cheng broke free from her hand and walked out in front of her eyes.
For a moment, everyone was stunned.
Gu Sisi's face turned deathly pale. Hearing someone laughing maniacally outside, she lowered her head. Finally, she understood the feelings of those who committed suicide for love.
The men in black ignored the strange man's crazy laughter beside them.
When they saw Huo Cheng's face clearly, they clasped their fists, lowered their heads, and shouted in unison, "Young Master!"
The laughter suddenly stopped. The man looked at the situation in disbelief.
Everyone was stunned again.
Young Master? What was going on with the Young Master?
Huo Cheng nodded casually and asked, "Hmm, did the family send you to look for me?"
"Yes!" The leading man replied immediately.
Huo Cheng didn't ask any more questions. He nodded as if he understood. It seemed that he had to advance his plan.
He turned around and carried the stunned Gu Sisi out of the bushes.
At this moment, Gu Sisi still hadn't reacted.
Huo Cheng's family? Huo Cheng's family had sent people to look for him?
Her mind was in a daze. She clearly remembered that Huo Cheng's eldest sister was hostile to him. What was going on?
"Gather all the people here. I have something to arrange."
"Yes, Young Master!" They replied in unison like well - trained soldiers, shocking the others again.
Huo Cheng carried Gu Sisi towards the house.
The men in black hurriedly followed. Incidentally, the three villagers beside them were also taken away.
When everyone came over, they heard the news and started whispering and discussing. The luggage in the house was packed, and the men in black carried the luggage and went down the mountain first.
Gu Sisi was also escorted down the mountain by several men in black.
"Everyone, thank you for taking care of me during this time. I'm leaving."
As soon as he said this, everyone immediately fell silent.