Yin Muran finally stopped what he was doing but still scolded the girl, telling her to hold back her tears and get on stage right away.
The man in the theatrical costume quickly pulled the girl away upon seeing this. "Come on, come on. Get yourself together and go on stage."
After sending the girl onto the stage, the man in the theatrical costume turned back and walked beside Yin Muran. "Brother Yin, why get so angry? The new girl doesn't know the rules. You can just leave her to us to deal with."
Yin Muran limped as he walked, his body rising and falling. "Humph, I think she just needs a good beating. We're leaving tomorrow. Are all the preparations done?"
"Don't worry, Brother Yin. I always handle things properly."
Yin Muran let out a couple of laughs and patted the man on the shoulder. "Xiao Li, sometimes it's better to be a bit tougher. You've come this far. What are you afraid of?"
Xiao Li forced a smile. "Brother Yin, these girls are so beautiful and delicate. How could I not feel bad if I were to hurt them? And the higher - ups said we should send them over properly."
Yin Muran knew that Xiao Li loved beauty and was afraid of hurting the girls and making them look bad, so he didn't want to talk to him more. As long as there were no troubles, it was fine. Moreover, Xiao Li was sent by the higher - ups. Although he was respectful to Yin Muran on a daily basis, it didn't mean there were no hidden agendas. In fact, Xiao Li was a kind of surveillance on him, which had long made Yin Muran dislike Xiao Li.
That's why he was so easy - going when Xiao Li stopped him just now.
But Yin Muran wanted to show his authority. He was quite unhappy that Xiao Li had stopped him just now.
"Replace that girl just now," he said, squinting at Xiao Li. He thought that since Xiao Li wanted to protect the girl, he would do the opposite.
"Why is that?"
"I just don't like her. Just do as I say. Don't ask so many questions. Besides, not every girl will be kept by the higher - ups. Isn't that how the girls in the theatrical troupe were left behind? Go and choose a less suitable one from inside and replace her with the girl just now."
The higher - ups had clearly told them not to touch these girls and to keep them intact as they were useful. He had just touched the girl's hand lightly and didn't break the rules, but the girl had actually dodged. And this man just wouldn't let him do anything.
Humph, the higher - ups had said that the girls who were left behind could be disposed of at will. If it weren't for Xiao Li being there, this girl would have been beaten black and blue by now. Just thinking about that scene, Yin Muran's cloudy eyes emitted a strange light.
Xiao Li was a bit hesitant.
"She's just a useless girl. Going in there again is also her fortune, isn't it? If she gets chosen, isn't it even better?"
Xiao Li lowered his head, his eyes obscure. It took him a long time to finally reply in a low voice. Yin Muran was in a great mood after showing his authority. He gave Xiao Li a disdainful look and walked away with the long stick he used to beat people.
After a long time, the man left on the spot finally raised his head and stared fixedly at the direction where Yin Muran had left.
The magic show on the stage was very exciting. Shi Muyuan was very excited watching it. Although she had found out some of the secrets from the Internet before, it still looked wonderful.
The sun outside was gradually setting, and Yan Mo became more and more vigilant. According to the case files, the girls all disappeared after watching this circus. He didn't know when it would happen, so he could only carefully observe every corner.
Huo Qizhou had gathered a lot of information on top of the tent and could roughly confirm that this was an organization that trafficked young girls. But why would they traffic rich girls? Wasn't this just deliberately attracting people to investigate!
Looking at Xiao Li, Huo Qizhou left the top of the tent.
Soon, the performance ended. Shi Muyuan pulled Yao Kun, still not satisfied. It was only after the crowd had dispersed that she noticed that Yan Mo, who had been behind her, had been swept away by the crowd and completely disappeared.
When Shi Muyuan and Yao Kun walked out of the tent and saw the pitch - black surroundings and the forest, they finally came to their senses.
She had to go back quickly. She had been playing outside the palace for a whole day. Xiao Xiao and the others must be worried.
She had wanted to say goodbye to Yan Mo, but she didn't see his usually tall head, so she thought Yan Mo had already left. Shi Muyuan even murmured that he was so boring for leaving without saying goodbye.
But without Yan Mo to lead the way, Yao Kun was helpless.
Yan Mo's simple but luxurious carriage was hard to find in the dark. Shi Muyuan searched around but found nothing. Thinking that everyone should have come from the city to watch the magic show, she told Yao Kun to just follow a carriage and go to the town. At least they wouldn't have to spend the night in this forest.
Although she was a bit unhappy that Yan Mo had left without saying goodbye, she decided to let it go. She didn't even know if she would see him again in the future.
So she took Yao Kun and ran quickly towards a carriage. She stepped onto it in two strides, which stunned Yao Kun. When had the beautiful sister become so nimble?
As soon as Shi Muyuan got on the carriage, she slumped onto the soft cushion. Although the theatrical troupe's performance was interesting, there were few seats. She had almost stood for the whole night and only squatted down slightly to rest when she was extremely tired. Now she felt so comfortable all over that she fell asleep after lying down for a while.
In the dark, the servant who had talked to Yin Muran earlier was now staring fixedly at Shi Muyuan's carriage. As soon as the carriage started moving, he quickly followed it.
Yan Mo was so angry that he wanted to take action.
But thinking about the purpose of his coming here, he forcefully held back his angry thoughts.
He really hadn't expected that Huo Qizhou had guessed correctly. Miss Shi and Yao Kun had been targeted by those villains.
The performance had been peaceful, but the surging crowd after it had directly squeezed him out of the tent. He had planned to wait at the door for Miss Shi and the other girl to come out, after all, this was the only exit. But after waiting for a long time, he didn't see the two green - clad figures, and he felt something was wrong.
It seemed that those people had targeted Miss Shi and the others early on and had also recognized that he was with them. They had carefully planned to separate him from Miss Shi and the other girl.
They were really cunning!
Yan Mo squinted his eyes. His originally beautiful fox - like eyes now looked a bit dangerous.
He didn't know how many of their people were hidden here. They had been so coordinated in squeezing him away.
Seeing that the crowd had almost dispersed, Yan Mo quickly walked into the tent, hoping to still see their figures. But apart from the spectators, even the things on the stage were all gone. Their retreat was really fast!
He was filled with anger. He had taken so many precautions but still fallen into their trap. Did they really think his position as the vice - minister of the Ministry of Justice was just for show!
Yan Mo was angrily searching for any traces the villains might have left behind when Sun Ru suddenly ran in boldly, gasping for breath. "My lord Yan, hurry, hurry. My master is following them!"
Sun Ru felt that before he could catch his breath, a gust of wind blew by and Yan Mo in front of him disappeared.
Goodness, why did it feel like he was the only useless one? Wouldn't Sun Yu train him like a devil when he came back!