Chapter 36

He looked away in panic, his face slowly turning red.

Huo Zhengye was glad that the lighting here was not good and his panel was dark, so Shu Wan didn’t notice.

At this time, Shu Wan spoke again, “If everything goes well, I will move out as soon as I find a house in the next two days.”

Huo Zhengye’s thoughts came back to his senses in an instant, and he frowned, “Are you in such a hurry? Do you have enough money to find a house? Have you thought about how you are going to live in the future?”

Shu Wan was a little amused, “If you do this, I will misunderstand that you don’t want me to leave.”

Huo Zhengye said coldly, “Just don’t regret it.”

“By the way, after I move out, please hurry up with the divorce. If there’s anything you need my cooperation with, I’ll do my best to cooperate.”

Shu Wan spoke calmly, as if she was talking about what to eat tomorrow, and she didn’t look sad at all.

Huo Zhengye discovered that Shu Wan was serious and really wanted a divorce.

I should have been happy that I had gotten rid of Shu Wan’s entanglement, but when I heard it with my own ears, I was not as happy as I imagined.

Perhaps it was because it had been delayed for too long that I had lost my joy, Huo Zhengye explained to himself.

The next day, when Huo Zhengye came to deliver breakfast, Shu Wan had already gone into the city.

House rental was not well developed in the 1980s. After looking at several places, Shu Wan was not satisfied with any of them. The houses that were slightly suitable were only sold and not rented.

She could buy a house, but Shu Wan doesn’t have enough money now, and she still needs to save money to buy machines and close the store.

As Shu Wan was walking, she suddenly saw Xu Xiaoling. She is from Haishi, maybe she has some information.

Walking with Xu Xiaoling was a bloated middle-aged woman, and the two were very close to each other.

“Xiao Ling!”

Shu Wan called out, but Xu Xiaoling seemed not to hear her. Her pace did not slow down, but became faster.

Seeing this, Shu Wan chased after him and called out a few more times.

Xu Xiaoling finally heard it, stopped and looked at Shu Wan.

Xu Xiaoling didn’t seem as friendly and cheerful as usual, but instead seemed stiff.

Something is wrong.

Shu Wan glanced at the middle-aged woman next to her. She had narrow and sinister eyes, high cheekbones, and a shrewd look. Not at all like Xu Xiaoling.

“Hello, Auntie. I’m Xiaoling’s friend. I just happened to meet her and want to talk to her. Is that okay?”

“It’s not convenient. I have something to do. Let’s talk about it another day.” A trace of panic flashed in the middle-aged woman’s eyes. She refused directly and pulled Xu Xiaoling away.

Shu Wan stopped the two of them, always feeling that something was wrong, both with Xu Xiaoling and the woman in front of her.

“Just a few minutes, I’ll talk to her.”

The middle-aged woman looked at him gloomily and anxiously, and urged, “Hurry up!”

The woman had no intention of leaving. She just stood by and watched them talk. She stared at Xu Xiaoling, as if she was afraid she would say something.

There was horror and fear in Xu Xiaoling’s eyes.

Shu Wan’s eyes flickered slightly, and she smiled and said, “Xiao Ling, is this person next to you your mother? She’s quite strict.”

Xu Xiaoling pulled the corners of her mouth stiffly.

“I didn’t hear clearly what you wanted to say…” Shu Wan moved closer to Xu Xiaoling, and as soon as she got close, she found that Xu Xiaoling was trembling slightly all over!

Shu Wan’s heart trembled, and she moved to another position to block the woman’s probing gaze.

Now, Shu Wan saw the panic and plea for help in Xu Xiaoling’s eyes.

The next second, Shu Wan was pulled away by a huge force, and the woman’s face looked extremely ugly.

“Enough of talking, I’m in a hurry!”

After saying that, the woman forcibly dragged Xu Xiaoling away. Xu Xiaoling staggered as she was carried away by the woman, and turned around and instantly sent a signal for help to Shu Wan.

In an instant, Shu Wan realized that she had encountered human traffickers.

Shu Wan didn’t care about anything else, pushed the woman away, pulled Xu Xiaoling up and ran away.

Xu Xiaoling did not run, but fell on Shu Wan, her whole body weak, her eyes full of helplessness and despair.

Seeing Xu Xiaoling like this, Shu Wan knew for sure that she had been drugged.

Damn human traffickers!

Shu Wan put Xu Xiaoling aside and stood up straight. The middle-aged woman reacted and became furious.

Shu Wan immediately yelled

“Help! Help!”

The woman’s eyes were fierce and cold, and a sharp knife was pressed against Shu Wan’s waist.

“Don’t scream, or I’ll stab you in the back.”

The woman threatened fiercely, and Shu Wan pretended to be afraid and shrank her neck.

The woman smiled with satisfaction, her eyes lingering on Shu Wan’s face and body. Although she was a little older, she was pretty and could give birth to children in the old days, so she could be sold for a lot of money.

“Be obedient and I won’t hurt you. Now, help her up and follow me.”

The woman raised her chin, signaling Shu Wan to hurry up.

“Let me help you, please don’t hurt me.” Shu Wan’s voice trembled, as if she was extremely scared.

The woman was very satisfied with Shu Wan’s obedience and tact, and she unconsciously let her guard down. The knife was also farther away.

Shu Wan seized the opportunity to snatch the knife from the woman’s hand and threw it far away. She then gouged her eyes, elbowed her, grabbed her hair, and slapped her. The woman was beaten without any resistance.

Shu Wan suddenly felt a cold gaze locked onto her. Her back went cold and she secretly thought that she had been careless.

Human traffickers must have accomplices.

From the corner of her eye, she saw a man wearing a black baseball cap and a mask, and her face couldn’t be seen clearly. He was walking towards her with a knife in his hand.

Shu Wan yelled, “Help! Everyone, help catch the human traffickers!”

A military green figure ran over, and Shu Wan was stunned. She didn’t expect it was an acquaintance.

Now is not the time to reminisce about the past. Shu Wan gritted her teeth and said, “Xu Yang, catch that man!”

The man wearing a hat and a mask stared at Shu Wan with a sinister look for a while, then turned and left.

“Damn it, what happened to her!”

Shu Wan heard this faintly, and saw a blush on the man’s face when he left. She suddenly remembered that this man was the one who robbed last time.

Xu Yang was panting, looking frustrated. He actually let someone escape!

He returned the same way and saw Shu Wan, his face showing surprise, “Sister-in-law?”

“This woman is also a human trafficker.” Shu Wan was grabbing someone to prevent her from escaping.

Xu Yang immediately took over Shu Wan’s work, and was feeling doubtful in his heart, but he saw Shu Wan helping a girl up.

The girl was limp all over, probably because she had been drugged by the traffickers.

Xu Yang was thinking so, but when he saw Xu Xiaoling, his expression changed drastically.

“Xiao Ling?”

Shu Wan was surprised, “Do you know him?”

Xu Yang nodded heavily, “My sister.”

“Thank you, sister-in-law.”

Xu Yang thanked her and looked at Shu Wan with gratitude. I can’t imagine, if it weren’t for Shu Wan, I’m afraid my sister…

Xu Yang’s eyes were red, his face was ferocious, and his fists were clenched so hard that they made a creaking sound.

The three of them sent the human trafficker to the police station. Shu Wan explained what happened in detail and provided clues about the escaped human trafficker, hoping to catch him as soon as possible.

As for the human traffickers who are found, they will probably be sentenced to death. They deserve it!

After they left the police station, Xu Xiaoling slowly regained her strength and cried breathlessly in Xu Yang’s arms.

“Sister Shu Wan, thank you. If it weren’t for you, I…” Xu Xiaoling came to Shu Wan with red eyes to thank her. Thinking of what had just happened, she felt cold all over.

Shu Wan hugged Xu Xiaoling and said, “Go back and have a good sleep. This is over. Don’t think too much about it.”

“Um!”

After saying goodbye to the two, Shu Wan turned around and wanted to leave, but Xu Yang stopped her, “Sister-in-law, wait a minute, don’t leave yet, I’ll take you there!”

Shu Wan waved her hand, saying that she was not in a hurry to go back as the house issue had not been settled.

Suddenly, Shu Wan looked at Xu Yang and asked, “You are a local, do you have any information about houses?”