novelraw Chapter 228 4 Ya is indeed a smart person!
Chapter 228 4 Ya is indeed a smart person!
Chapter 228 Si Ya is indeed a smart person!
Gu Qing's ruthlessness terrified the siblings.
Gu Tianbao shoved Gu Lian: "Don't listen to her! Go to the street and shout that you've been kidnapped! I'll go check out the alley first..."
"No!" Gu Lian shook her head repeatedly. "There are so many kidnappers in the alley. If you go, what if they arrest you too?!"
As she spoke, Gu Lian pushed Gu Tianbao toward the street: "You're fast! Go and call for help! I'll go check the alleys! I'm not good-looking, so kidnappers won't bother to kidnap me!"
Gu Tianbao paused for a moment, then realized that what he said made sense, so he stopped arguing and turned to run into the street.
"Tianbao!" Gu Qing suddenly grabbed him, his expression turning slightly ferocious. "You're not allowed to go! Neither of you are allowed to get involved in this! Come with me!"
Gu Tianbao was furious: "If you don't want to get involved in this, then leave! What business is it of yours what you have with me and my second sister?!"
He used both hands to forcefully pry Gu Qing's fingers apart.
"This is Siya's fate! I don't care, and neither of you are allowed to interfere!" No matter how Gu Qing tried to reason with her, she wouldn't let go.
Gu Lian stepped forward to help, forcefully prying Gu Qing's fingers apart so that Gu Tianbao could run away quickly!
Gu Tianbao ran into the street without looking back, shouting as he ran that there were kidnappers!
Enraged, Gu Qing raised her hand and slapped Gu Lian across the face.
"Have you forgotten when Siya hit you before?!"
Gu Lian covered her face, not daring to look at her, but said defiantly, "Which sisters don't fight? Aren't you hitting me right now? If you encounter something like this in the future, am I supposed to just stand by and watch?"
"You brat! How dare you curse me!" Gu Qing's expression was ferocious, and he raised his hand to hit her again.
Gu Lian quickly dodged and ran straight into the alley.
"stop!"
Gu Qing shouted in a shrill voice, and after chasing for a few steps, she dared not go any further, for fear that the kidnappers would kidnap her too!
Watching Gu Lian's figure run further and further away, she stomped her feet in anger and paced back and forth at the entrance of the alley.
I'm unwilling to leave, but I don't dare to chase after them.
Just then, a commotion suddenly broke out behind them.
Looking back, it turned out that Gu Tianbao was leading a group of people this way.
idiot!
They actually managed to get someone to come over!
From afar, Gu Tianbao saw that only his eldest sister, Gu Qing, remained at the alley entrance. His heart tightened, and he hurriedly shouted, "Where's my second sister!"
As he spoke, he looked into the alley again, but did not see anyone.
A group of helpful villagers also asked Gu Qing, "Where's the kidnapper? Did he run away?"
Gu Qing's expression was blank, as if she had been frightened.
"Speak up!" Gu Tianbao was extremely anxious. He grabbed her arm and demanded, "Did Second Sister go chasing someone into the alley?!"
Seeing the panic on Gu Tianbao's face, Gu Qing stared blankly.
After a moment of silence, he suddenly raised his hand and pointed to another alley.
“You’re too late. Those people just grabbed Siya and Ermei and took them into that alley… I hid, and they didn’t see me. Otherwise, they probably would have grabbed me too.”
Gu Tianbao believed this and immediately abandoned her, begging everyone to chase after her in that alley.
Upon hearing that two girls had been kidnapped, the crowd, without needing Gu Tianbao to say anything more, shouted angrily and chased after them.
Gu Tianbao followed suit, completely forgetting about Gu Qing.
Gu Qing's legs were weak, she was breathing heavily, and her heart was pounding fast and fiercely.
At this moment, I can't hear anything except my own heartbeat and breathing.
She retreated step by step until her back hit the wall, then collapsed to the ground as if she had no bones left.
Gu Qing glanced at the alley where Gu Lian had disappeared, then looked at the alley where Gu Tianbao had gone, and muttered to himself.
"Don't blame me, don't blame me... This is what Siya brought upon herself. Her foxy face was born to seduce men. It's all her fate, all her fate..."
As for Gu Lian, Gu Qing glared at her, becoming even more self-righteous: "Good advice is useless against a damned ghost! This is her own choice, she can't blame anyone else..."
Gasping for breath, Gu Qing calmed herself down and staggered to her feet, leaning against the wall. She walked towards the street with a slightly flustered look, intending to continue towards the city gate as if nothing had happened.
Deep in the alley, Gu Tang hid behind a stone mill, looking at the network of alleys, and couldn't help but curse inwardly, "Those bastards really know how to pick a place!"
The alley is almost entirely lined with walls, and doors are rarely seen. Occasionally, a door may be found, but it is usually a small door, like a back door.
She walked and knocked all the way, but no one answered the door!
It seems those bastards scouted the place beforehand.
She cursed a few more times, then took out a stun gun from her system inventory, intending to launch a sneak attack.
Gu Tang cursed inwardly at the bewildering maze of alleyways, while the group of men muttered curses under their breath, saying that these alleyways were truly cursed!
In fact, Gu Tang was wrong this time; these people hadn't scouted the place beforehand at all.
They didn't even have a well-thought-out plan.
When they received the task of kidnapping a farm girl, they only asked briefly about the date and whether the girl was going to live or die.
After receiving a reply from their employer, they gathered together early this morning to begin their work.
In their view, peasants who have no power, no influence, and no money are the easiest to manipulate; they can simply kidnap people and then leave without any worries afterward.
Unless you're caught red-handed, it's no use reporting it to the authorities. The authorities' warehouse is filled with old and new missing persons cases, taking up half the warehouse.
Every child who goes missing is never found again.
Along the way, the hastily put-together plan went very smoothly, forcing them into deserted alleyways.
This alley was a bit unexpected for them.
When we first came in, there was only one road, but after walking a while, the road turned into three, forming a crossroads.
They followed Gu Tang closely, randomly choosing a road to turn into. Not long after, they came to another intersection!
What the hell is this?!
This alley is like a maze!
Gu Tang ran more and more chaotically, and the men following behind became more and more confused.
As for Gu Lian, who was lagging behind, she was only focused on not losing the person and didn't really notice these intersections.
When they chased him into a dead end, Gu Tang hid behind a stone mill at the end of the alley.
Thinking that this alleyway stretched out to the horizon, perhaps those people wouldn't come in to check behind the stone mill; they'd just stand outside, glance at it, and leave.
Indeed, the men, who had initially thought this matter would be easily accomplished today, had lost their patience after being kept in suspense.
They glanced in this direction and only saw the stone mill, not Gu Tang.
Everyone was annoyed and irritable, and didn't consider the possibility of someone hiding behind the millstone. They only glanced at it casually before deciding to chase after them down another path. Just then, the sound of heavy breathing behind them caught their attention.
The group exchanged glances and quietly searched the way they had come.
Exhausted from chasing all the way, Gu Lian hid under the porch in front of a small door, panting heavily, unaware that her rapid breathing had been heard.
When the men suddenly appeared in front of her, it was too late to run away.
"What a damn bad luck! Not only did we fail to catch the person, but we also attracted a rat!"
The men spat on the ground, and the leader grabbed Gu Lian by the hair and pulled her over forcefully.
Gu Lian was terrified. While protecting her hair and enduring the excruciating pain, she subconsciously screamed for Gu Tang.
"Siya! Siya! Help me! Help me quickly!"
Gu Lian couldn't explain why she asked Gu Tang for help. At that moment, images of villagers praising Gu Tang in front of her inexplicably appeared in her mind.
"Your cousin is definitely smart! That mountain area isn't a good place to go..."
“Every year, countless people lose their lives inside, but your cousin has been safe and sound every year…”
"Not only is it stable, but she also makes money every year! Compared to other herbalists, your cousin is definitely lucky..."
"Luck alone isn't enough! You also need to be smart and quick-witted! If you miscalculate even slightly, you can lose your life in the mountains..."
……
These were the thoughts that filled Gu Lian's mind.
Everyone in the village says that Siya is clever. To this day, Siya has not been caught, which shows that she is indeed a clever person.
If Siya can escape, she can definitely help herself escape too!
Gu Lian's eyes shone with an astonishing light as she repeatedly shouted at the top of her lungs, "Siya, save me! Siya, save me..."
The group wasn't far from Gu Tang, and Gu Lian was calling out so loudly that anyone who wasn't deaf would definitely hear her.
To be honest, Gu Tang was stunned for a moment when she heard Gu Lian's voice, her mind filled with questions.
Why did Gu Lian come along?
With her forehead pressed against the millstone, she was completely baffled. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't understand why Gu Lian would be here!
Hearing the screams outside, Gu Tang cursed under his breath and quietly got up and went out.
Although she had argued with Gu Lian a few times and even hit her, to be honest, their relationship hadn't really reached the point of life or death.
How could you just stand by and watch a teenage girl be kidnapped?
Tsk!
She really couldn't bring herself to be hard-hearted.
Reaching the intersection, Gu Tang leaned against the wall and took a deep breath. She peeked out and saw a man raise his hand and slap Gu Lian twice.
The man's voice was rough as he asked sternly, "Who is that girl who ran away up ahead?!"
Gu Lian, whose cheeks were swollen and red from the two slaps, and whose lips were bleeding from a cut, trembled and stammered, "My...my cousin..."
"Cousins from the same family?"
Gu Lian nodded timidly: "Yes... first, we're cousins..."
The man sized her up, not entirely satisfied, and asked again, "Did you follow me here on purpose, or did you just happen to come by chance?"
"I followed you on purpose... I... I saw you chasing Siya, so I... I followed you..."
"What? You want to save someone?" the men laughed.
Although the leading man looked down on Gu Lian's appearance, even a small mosquito is still meat.
He smiled and told Gu Lian, "Although you are not good-looking, you are young. If we sell you to a brothel, we can still get a few taels of silver."
"Yes! That's right! Sell this girl to the Dark Tower! She's not part of the mission, so all the money from the sale is ours!"
The other men all thought it was a good idea and chimed in with their agreement.
Upon hearing this, Gu Lian turned deathly pale and trembled violently.
She didn't know what a dark building was, but from the men's tone, she could tell it was definitely not a good place.
Gu Tang, who was hiding not far away, frowned. Dark Tower?
Could it be a place where prostitutes operate?
There are currently two methods.
One option is to throw a modified version of a poison gas bomb at them, knock them unconscious, then tie them up and ask for help.
Secondly, she decided to play along with these people and clarify the matter. If it was indeed Feng Shi and Gu Zhi'er who were behind it, they should be beaten up if they deserved it, and killed if they deserved to be killed behind closed doors.
The former is simple and crude, but it may not necessarily yield evidence.
The latter could find evidence or incriminating evidence, but Gu Lian would have to take some risks.
If the two of them are separated and taken away, missing this opportunity to save people, then Gu Lian might really be sold.
So, which of the two options should we choose?
Gu Tang pondered for a moment, then a brilliant idea flashed into her mind: perhaps she could combine the two solutions...
She put the stun gun away, removed the pepper spray and stun gun she had been wearing, and walked straight out, shouting at them.
"You bastards! I've been waiting for you for ages, and you bunch of good-for-nothings still can't find me!"
The men who heard the cursing were all startled. They turned around and saw that the people who had run away had suddenly returned.
The men were overjoyed. The leader immediately waved his hand: "One of you stay and watch over this girl, the rest of you go and arrest her!"
The men responded, one stayed behind to watch over Gu Lian, while the rest ran towards Gu Tang.
Gu Tang put his hands behind his back and took out two bottles of pepper spray from the system's inventory.
As soon as they approached, she quickly took out a spray bottle and sprayed them wildly!
The red pepper spray immediately irritated my eyes, causing a burning pain as if they were being roasted over a fire, making it impossible to open them.
The group screamed and covered their eyes as they rolled on the ground, their cries heart-wrenching, as if they were being skinned alive.
There is only one man left.
Gu Tang ran towards them with pepper spray in hand, and before the man could react, she sprayed him four times in a row, successfully making him cover his eyes and roll on the ground in pain!
Gu Lian stared blankly at the scene, unable to recover for a long time.
"Stunned?" Gu Tang saw that she was staring at the pepper spray in his hand, and blurted out a lie:
"This is a medicine I made myself. I originally kept it in the mountains for self-defense. I never thought I would need it today."
Gu Lian's eyes reddened. Si Ya was truly a smart person with a brain. The villagers were right to praise her. She had actually dared to try and compete with Si Ya in the past.
"What are you standing there for! Run!" Gu Tang glared at her, and seeing that she was still standing there motionless, she quickly told her to go back the way she came.
Startled by these words, Gu Lian subconsciously responded and turned to run away.
But after running a few steps, she stopped and ran back: "Aren't you coming?"
"Don't worry about that, just go back. Also, don't forget to tell my dad that I'm out of danger, but I have things to do right now and won't be home for the time being. I'll be back as soon as I'm done!"