Country Maiden: Fields and Fortune-Chapter 587 - , Choice (2 more)

“This is Miss Xie, she stayed at this inn last night. Last night, those bandits tried the same old tricks again, but were noticed by Miss Xie’s guards, who reported it to the authorities, and that’s how everything was uncovered!” Town Chief Meng’s voice became increasingly unsteady as he spoke.

Xie Zhinuan gave the woman a slight smile, then supported by Chunyu and Lichun, she got onto the carriage.

“…”

The woman watched the carriage, thinking she was on the verge of grasping something but it slipped away too quickly to catch.

All she knew was, because of Xie Zhinuan, it was possible, maybe her daughter could be found.

There was no better news, no greater joy than this.

Chen He and others were locked in the town’s prison cells. With them in such a sorry state, there wasn’t much need for guards. The young and strong constables from the Governor’s Office had all gone with the group to Chen He’s bandit lair.

In the bandit stronghold at that moment.

The brothers left by Chen He were tied up with vines and hung from trees. The ones doing this were a dozen or so women with sallow complexions. There were also elders cursing and children crying. To these women, those children were not ones they wished to bear, and even this mountain was not a place they wanted to be. They had been abducted, reduced to birthing children and warming beds – worse off than brothel courtesans.

They had no affection for those children.

They wanted to leave this stronghold. As for what they could do once outside, they didn’t know. They simply wanted to leave, then go home.

To pay one last visit to their parents, to bow a few times in gratitude for raising them.

When Xie Zhinuan arrived.

The squalid stronghold, lines of houses haphazardly arranged, was filled with chicken feces, human excrement, and a stench that filled the air.

The women, upon seeing her, showed hopeful expressions. They wanted to step forward and speak, yet they didn’t dare to, standing nervously on the spot.

The elders had eyes full of hatred, the children were either crying or looking on numbly, as if all this had nothing to do with them.

Perhaps in the unequal and dysfunctional relationships of their parents, they had already developed hearts that were cold, unfeeling, and selfish.

The boys and girls were filthy to the extreme. Regardless of age, their messy hair was knotted, prompting a pang of pity in anyone who saw.

Such living conditions easily bred bacteria and could lead to epidemics.

Xie Zhinuan said to Town Chief Meng, “All the bandits are here. Take them back for a thorough interrogation. I’ll send someone with you. As for them…”

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Xie Zhinuan looked at the dozen or so women, “Now you have two choices, one is to let the Governor’s Office send you home, the other is to come with me!”

Lu Yuyu had been hiding in the crowd all this while. She didn’t recognize Xie Zhinuan. At first glance, she just thought the young lady was so beautiful and imposing, yet spoke so tenderly.

She had fled with the Jade Pendant that night, and the very next day, she encountered bandits and was abducted to the mountain.

At that time, she wanted to fight back but was grabbed by several bandits and completely overpowered. In the end, they took turns brutalizing her before she lay on the kang, merely surviving.