Xu Qingqing's warning didn't make the man let go of her. Instead, he tightened his grip. Tears of humiliation streamed down Xu Qingqing's face.
At this moment, how she wished someone would come to save her.
Just when she was about to give up, the man was suddenly kicked to one side by a powerful force.
Then a flashlight was turned on, and Lu Chuanbai with a cold look on his face appeared in front of her.
Xu Qingqing felt extremely safe. At this moment, Lu Chuanbai was like a god in her heart.
Xu Qingqing didn't care about anything. Her aggrieved tears burst out, and she directly threw herself into Lu Chuanbai's arms.
"Someone bullied me," she said, looking extremely aggrieved, like a child complaining to their parents.
Lu Chuanbai held her in his arms. His expression softened a lot. He gently patted Xu Qingqing's back to comfort her. "Don't worry. I'm here. As long as I'm around, no one can hurt you."
The man who tried to molest Xu Qingqing was kicked in a sensitive spot by Lu Chuanbai and was now rolling on the ground.
The commotion here alerted the archaeological team. Professor Zhou and Shan Jia were the closest, so they rushed over directly. Then they saw Xu Qingqing and Lu Chuanbai embracing each other, while another local villager was holding himself and wailing.
Professor Zhou reacted quickly and immediately asked Shan Jia to subdue the villager.
"What happened? Miss Xu, did this man try to bully you?"
Xu Qingqing had calmed down by now. She stopped sobbing and nodded to Professor Zhou. "Yes. I just wanted to go to the toilet. When I was about to leave, this man suddenly covered my mouth from behind, making it impossible for me to make a sound. Then he dragged me to this secluded place and tried to molest me. Fortunately, Mr. Lu arrived in time. Otherwise..."
She didn't finish the rest of the sentence, but everyone understood.
As a girl, even if Xu Qingqing took a long time in the toilet, others would feel embarrassed to urge her directly. So it was very likely that this man took advantage of this opportunity. By the time they found out, it might be too late.
Professor Zhou looked full of remorse. "It's all my fault for not being careful enough. I didn't expect such a person to sneak into the team. Miss Xu, don't worry. Tomorrow I will check everyone's information. If there is anyone with bad intentions, I will immediately kick them out of the team."
Shan Jia also promised. "Miss Xu, don't worry. From now on, no matter what you do, I will accompany you to prevent you from encountering any danger."
Hearing Shan Jia's words, Lu Chuanbai looked at him. "You don't need to bother. I'm quite familiar with Miss Xu. I will follow the project for the next few days, so I can protect her."
As he said this, he turned his gaze to the villager who tried to bully Xu Qingqing.
"Take him to the police station. We need to ask if there is someone behind him instructing him."
The villager was lifted up. He kept shouting that he was wronged.
"I'm just a local villager. After working in the fields with you for the past few days, I saw this young and beautiful lady and had a wrong thought. I didn't want to rape her. I just wanted to touch her to satisfy my desire. I didn't actually do anything. Can you not take me to the police?"
The villager was playing the victim here. At the same time, he saw the others in the team. "Uncle Shan, you watched me grow up. I've never done such a thing before. This is my first offense. Uncle Shan, if I go to prison, my whole life will be ruined."
Hearing his words, a middle - aged man in his fifties with a square face and a simple appearance walked out of the crowd.
He first sighed softly and then began to speak.
"It's our honor to work for the professors. This child's parents died early, so I've taken care of him more. I wanted to bring him along."
"His family is poor, so he hasn't been able to get married. What he did today is really wrong. I'll make him apologize to you. If you want compensation, I'll make him pay. Can we not call the police?"
Just from his appearance, Uncle Shan seemed sincere and earnest. Facing his pleading, Xu Qingqing felt a bit soft - hearted.
However, Lu Chuanbai had a cold look on his face and was not moved by Uncle Shan's words at all.
"Humph. You think you know the nephew you watched grow up, but you don't know who he really is, if there is someone behind him instructing him, or if he's being paid to do things. Before the interrogation, I don't believe your one - sided story."
"Take him away and call the police."
Just standing there, Lu Chuanbai had an imposing manner that made the members of the archaeological team subconsciously follow his words.
Seeing this, Professor Zhou dispersed the others and told them to go and rest first. Since Professor Nan was old, he also arranged for someone to take care of him and let him go to sleep. Professor Zhou and Shan Jia accompanied Lu Chuanbai and Xu Qingqing to the police station.
The local police obviously knew Uncle Shan and were quite polite to him.
When they saw that the one being escorted was Uncle Shan's nephew, Liu Zhuzi, the police were also a bit surprised.
"What did Zhuzi do wrong?"
Lu Chuanbai took Xu Qingqing's hand and walked up to the police.
"We came here in response to the country's call to excavate ancient tombs and repair cultural relics. Liu Zhuzi was originally one of the local villagers we hired to help us carry things in the fields."
"Unexpectedly, while Miss Xu was in the toilet, Liu Zhuzi tried to force himself on her. The nature of this incident is extremely bad. I hope you can deal with it strictly. Moreover, I suspect there is someone behind him. I just ask you to take him away for strict interrogation."
Hearing Lu Chuanbai's words, the police's first reaction was disbelief.
"I might believe that Liu Zhuzi had impure thoughts, but you said he was being instructed. In our small mountain village, who could instruct him? Mr. Lu, aren't you making a mountain out of a molehill?"
Hearing the police's words, Lu Chuanbai's face became even colder.
"If you can't handle this, I can report it to your higher - level department."
These words scared the police into quickly straightening their attitude.
"Look at what you're saying. Don't worry. We'll definitely interrogate him clearly."
Immediately, two policemen took Liu Zhuzi away for separate interrogation.
Lu Chuanbai was still worried. After all, the investigation ability of this small - place police was limited.
Immediately, he called his secretary and asked him to check if Liu Zhuzi had received any extra money in his bank account recently.
Xu Qingqing saw that Lu Chuanbai was busy trying to get justice for her and ensure her safety. She couldn't help but be touched, especially when she was about to give up and Lu Chuanbai appeared.
It was the second time that Lu Chuanbai had saved her.
She cooperated with the police to make some statements, and then the police told them to go back and rest first and wait for the news.