Yuan Meng approached the cage, took the hairpin from her head, and inserted it into the lock. After some fumbling, there came a crisp click.
Hearing the sound of the lock being opened, the girls inside the cage trembled like leaves in the wind. They began to hug their heads and mutter to themselves.
"Don't, don't hit me."
"Mom, I miss you so much. I'll never run away again."
"I really regret it. Dad, Mom, will I ever see you again?"
Yuan Meng could tell at a glance that these girls were having a stress reaction. They were afraid of the sound of the lock being opened. It was probably because those beasts did something bad to them every time they opened the lock.
She tried her best to soothe the girls in a gentle voice, "Don't be afraid. I'm here to save you. You all have a chance to go home and see your mom and dad."
Hearing this, the girls stopped trembling. They all subconsciously looked towards the door.
"Don't worry. I'll get you out of here. There are also the police besides me. Those who did bad things will all be brought to justice in the end."
"R, really?" A timid voice came from the corner. Only then did Yuan Meng notice a minor girl there.
The little girl was curled up. Her whole face was dirty, but her almond-shaped eyes were especially bright. She was looking at Yuan Meng with hope at the moment.
The little girl was young, so she naturally didn't have as much defensiveness as an adult.
Yuan Meng gritted her teeth. She never expected that those inhumane people would even abduct children. They deserved to die!
She took several deep breaths to barely suppress her anger and nodded slightly at the little girl, "Really."
"I've already called the police. Those bastards outside have also been tied up. Next, you'll have enough time to teach them a good lesson."
"I'll tell you how to hit someone where it hurts the most without leaving a mark and without being fatal. Do you want to vent your anger first?"
After Yuan Meng finished speaking, everyone got up one after another. They looked at her with fierce eyes, as sharp as hungry wolves.
If one wasn't careful, they would be disemboweled by the wolves' sharp claws.
No, to be exact, they were looking at the human traffickers behind her.
Seeing their reaction, Yuan Meng led the way out of the cage first. The other girls followed closely behind her.
When they got out of the cellar and saw the light, several of them involuntarily covered their eyes with their hands.
It had been so long since they last saw the light...
Yuan Meng found the old man and demonstrated on him in person. She punched the old man hard in the ribs and woke him up.
"What are you doing!"
The old man opened his cloudy eyes. He saw Yuan Meng first. Then, after seeing her plump figure and being unable to make out her face clearly, he was stunned for a moment.
A hint of viciousness appeared on the old man's wrinkled face. Could it be that this person knew that there were human traffickers in their village?
No, this person must not be left alive!
Yuan Meng didn't answer his question. She just stepped forward and lifted his clothes, "See, hit like this."
She tilted her body slightly so that the girls could see clearly.
It was only at this moment that the old man realized that the girls locked in the cellar had all been released.
His pupils suddenly shrank. He was a bit confused about what was going on, "Who let you out!"
However, as soon as he finished speaking, he was hit by a palm from a girl who pounced on him.
The first one to strike was actually the youngest girl.
The old man was hunched over from the blows. His whole face was scrunched up, looking hideous and terrifying, like a ghost from hell.
Truly, the devil was walking on earth.
After the girl finished hitting, she turned to look at Yuan Meng. Her almond-shaped eyes were shining even brighter than before.
Yuan Meng nodded to show her approval and gave her a thumbs up. This girl was teachable.
With the girl taking the lead, the others also swarmed forward and imitated what Yuan Meng had just demonstrated.
The men who had been knocked out were also woken up like the old man.
Seeing the women they had locked up running out, they were first furious. Then, they were overwhelmed by the pain.
They probably never thought in their lives that one day they would be beaten by the women they had abducted.
Yuan Meng provided cover for the girls on the only path up the mountain. After all, it wouldn't look good if the police saw the abducted girls beating the human traffickers when they arrived.
Moreover, who knew if other human traffickers in this village would suddenly come over.
Not long after, a group of policemen rushed up.
Yuan Meng immediately ran towards the small hut on the mountain. Out of breath, she said to the girls who were still beating the traffickers, "Stop hitting."
"The police are here. Remember to tell the police later that everyone in this village is a human trafficker. Let the police conduct a large - scale investigation."
After saying this, she immediately went down the mountain along another path, taking off her clothes as she went.
Yuan Meng had been delayed at the hut for a long time. By now, the other guests had all returned to the base.
Seeing that she hadn't come out of the tent, everyone came to ask several times, but Yuan Xingcheng covered for her with various excuses.
"Why hasn't Yuan Meng come out yet? She can't have fainted from being scared, right?" Xiang Bo looked at the tent anxiously and stamped his feet in worry.
He wished he had X - ray vision to see what Yuan Meng's situation was in the tent.
"I think she just doesn't want to come out to look for clues and is deliberately staying inside."
"She was just scared by someone with an axe. What's the big deal?" Yang Liu rolled her eyes and said in a sarcastic tone.
Hearing this, Yuan Xingcheng pursed his lips. He wasn't going to tolerate her rudeness, "How about I scare you with an axe?"
"You..." Yang Liu was so choked that she couldn't speak. Her face showed a mixture of emotions, as if an altar of pickled vinegar had been overturned.
She let out a cold snort from her nose and turned to stand on the other side.
Mo Lin looked at Yuan Xingcheng thoughtfully. There was a faint smile in his dark eyes.
Yuan Meng was getting more and more interesting.
[Yang Liu's words are really a bit too much. Yuan Meng is just a delicate little girl. Of course, she would be scared when she saw someone pointing an axe at her.]
[What I'm more concerned about is whether she has really fainted. If she goes back to the tent and cries secretly by herself, she might cry until she faints.]
[No, am I the only one who thinks she's a bit too delicate? She was just scared with an axe a couple of times. So what?]
[The one in front, Yuan Xingcheng is giving you a mocking smile.]
"No, you go and see what's going on with Yuan Meng. She can't really have fainted in the tent, right?"
The director ordered the female staff member to go and check on Yuan Meng worriedly. He didn't want any of the guests to have an accident during the show.
The staff member nodded and walked straight towards Yuan Meng's tent. Before she got there, she was stopped by Yuan Xingcheng, "What are you doing?"
"The director asked me to go in and check if there's anything wrong with her." the staff member said.
Yuan Xingcheng frowned, "Isn't it not good for you to break into someone's tent without permission?"
"Moreover, Yuan Meng is an adult after all. How could something go wrong?"
Hearing his words, the staff member showed a hesitant expression on her face, "This was ordered by the director..."
Watching the two of them in a stalemate, Mo Lin's interest grew even stronger. Yuan Meng was probably not in the tent at this moment.