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Once the woman came over, the gentleman snatched the phone away roughly before offering it back to Mo Xiaomeng with both hands.
After taking back her phone, Mo Xiaomeng glared at him angrily.
Ye Sijue pulled her to his side. Looping an arm around her, he patted her as he said, âHow do you want to punish him?â
The crowd around them suggested, âCall the police! Little miss, you shouldnât let them go. These human traffickers are the worst, and will never turn over a new leaf.â
âThatâs right, they should be locked up!â
Mo Xiaomeng thought that this sounded right. âCall the police then.â
Upon hearing that the police were going to be called, the gentleman didnât look very scared.
The corner of Ye Sijueâs mouth twitched darkly.
After a while, the policemen arrived and took both the gentleman and the thin woman away.
The crowd even reminded the policemen kindheartedly that the thin woman may have been kidnapped, and wished that they could investigate it properly and send her home.
The policemen agreed wholeheartedly that they would do so.
However, once the police car was a ways away, it stopped at a road. The gentleman got out, dragging the thin woman with him.
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The crowd dispersed.
Mo Xiaomeng hugged Ye Sijueâs arm. She still had some lingering fears as she thought about what had happened earlier.
Her face was frowning as she said softly, âWhy are the bad guys nowadays so scaryâ¦â
Ye Sijue lifted her chin so that she could look at him.
âNow that you know how scary it is out there, do you still want to run away?â
âI know Iâm in the wrong nowâ¦â Mo Xiaomeng pouted and moved closer, burying her head in his chest. She listened to his calm and steady heartbeat and the fear in her heart seemed to be replaced by peace.
Ye Sijue kissed the top of her head. âAlright, letâs go and get you some food.â
Mo Xiaomeng shook her head. âI ate earlier.â
He replied mildly, âI havenât eaten.â
Mo Xiaomeng paused. Lifting her head, she looked at him guiltily. âIâm sorryâ¦â
Ye Sijue looked into her eyes and said, âItâs okay. Donât do this again next time, alright? Iâll worry.â
âOkay.â Mo Xiaomeng nodded.
The pair went into the nearest restaurant.
After ordering their dishes, Ye Sijue made a call.
Mo Xiaomeng looked at him and asked, âIs Xiaoxiao and the rest arriving?â
âNo,â Ye Sijue explained, âIâm calling the police. Some people tend to swerve from their line of duty and they need to be under supervision.â
Swerve from their line of duty? Mo Xiaomeng didnât get the meaning behind those words.
Ye Sijue didnât want her to know about the bad things that were happening and thus didnât provide any further explanation.
That gentleman was evidently in cahoots with the police. He wouldnât be taken to the police station but released along the way.
His call was to the head of the police bureau here to casually remind him of this matter. If the head still wanted to keep his post, he would know what to do.
Just then, Mo Xiaomengâs phone rang.
She was delighted by the caller ID. âItâs Xiaoxiao!â
After her call, Mo Xiaomeng said to Ye Sijue happily, âXiaoxiao says that theyâre arriving! Oh yeah, they said that they want us to move over to where theyâre staying so that we can all be together.â
Nanxiang Old Town was experiencing a tourist boom because of the Water Lantern Festival. The inns here were almost fully booked, and it would have been very difficult to book a reservation for a room if they just arrived.
Ye Sijue asked, âWhat inn have they booked?â
Mo Xiaomeng shook her head. âI donât know. Xiaoxiao says that sheâll send us the address so that we can go there directly.â