Chapter 8

Meng Hechuan pursed his lips, and after a while he said coldly: “Thank you, I will return the money to you when I return to Jingzhou.”

When going upstairs, Bai Yan saw that he had no intention of removing the handcuffs, so she couldn’t help but stop: “Chief Engineer Meng, I helped you with the house, now it’s your turn to help me solve this.”

She shook her hands, and there was a crisp sound of iron rings colliding.

When he looked up again, the fair little face showed fatigue from a day’s running around, but also innocence.

Meng Hechuan’s throat rolled heavily and he turned away, “You have a history of running away, I can’t let you go.”

Bai Yan was really tired after almost not sleeping all night yesterday and being busy all day today.

She tried hard to suppress her temper, raised her head again, and smiled at Meng Hechuan in a friendly manner: “Chief Engineer Meng, I won’t run away anymore, I really won’t run away. I swear, if I run away secretly without telling you again, I will be struck by lightning…”

Now that things have come to this, Bai Yan thought, no matter what, Meng Hechuan will give her some face, right?

So she smiled in a flattering way.

But Meng Hechuan just gently opened and closed his thin lips and uttered two words clearly: “No.”

Bai Yan’s face, which had been smiling, also fell.

It would be fine if Meng Hechuan just kept calling her the beautiful spy, but now he is being so unkind.

He does the first day of the month, and I do the fifteenth.

If she doesn’t stand up straight, this man will treat her like a soft persimmon and bully her at will.

Bai Yan suddenly retracted the fake smile on her lips and approached him expressionlessly, “Chief Engineer Meng, since you suspect that I am Kroger’s Swallow, and you want to tie me up, aren’t you afraid that I will get up in the middle of the night and seduce you?”

After saying that, Bai Yan suddenly stepped up a flight of stairs, closing the distance between the two of them.

Meng Hechuan stepped back almost subconsciously.

She advanced one level, he retreated one level.

Pressing forward step by step.

“If we are tied together, we can’t be separated. There are differences between men and women. Do you think it’s appropriate for us to sleep in the same room tonight?”

“Or, you appear to be serious, but actually have ulterior motives. You deliberately want to stay in the same room with me, and then you…”

Bai Yan deliberately raised her voice, and when Xiao Zhou and Ruan Xiaohui turned back at the same time, she added fuel to the fire: “And you wanted to do something indecent to me? I didn’t expect that you look so handsome, but you are such a lecher at heart!”

But Meng Hechuan did not give Bai Yan the expected response.

He glanced at her slowly, his expression unchanged as he said, “You said it very well, but unfortunately, provocation is useless to me.”

As the words fell, he suddenly stopped.

Bai Yan didn’t stop in time, and when she raised her foot again, she bumped into him.

Seeing that their lips were about to touch, Bai Yan leaned back in panic.

Meng Hechuan made a “tsk” sound and quickly reached out to hug her waist.

His palms were broad and hot, pressing against the fabric of Bai Yan’s clothes, causing her skin to instantly be covered with goose bumps.

Knowing that she couldn’t beat Meng Hechuan, Bai Yan surrendered dejectedly: “I already said I won’t run away, what else do you want!”

There was three parts of anger and seven parts of grievance in his tone.

As the corners of her eyes turned slightly red, Meng Hechuan’s Adam’s apple rolled unconsciously.

Perhaps Bai Yan was showing weakness. He thought for a moment, his voice hoarse, and finally compromised: “I can let you go at night, but you can’t live alone. You have to live in the same room with that female comrade.”

This is a new hope after a dark period.

Bai Yan didn’t have time to think about why he suddenly changed his mind, but as long as he could let her go to sleep, she didn’t care whether it was a waste of money to book an extra room.

Anyway, that money belongs to Meng Hechuan.

She was afraid that Meng Hechuan would go back on his word, so she put three fingers together and swore, “I will definitely not run away!”

Meng Hechuan did what he said, took out the key and let her go.

The handcuffs were unlocked, and Bai Yan blew air on her wrists that had red marks from being strangled.

There were three rooms in total, and Meng Hechuan picked two that were next to each other and opened their doors.

Bai Yan was very sleepy and went into the house first.

Not caring whether it was dirty or not, he fell on the bed with his clothes on.

Meng Hechuan still stood between the two rooms and did not leave, his hand still stroking the metal epaulette in his pocket.

I didn’t expect that I would gain so much from this trip south.

In addition to Bai Yan, whose identity is still in doubt, he actually ran into the girl who once saved him?

But is that Ruan Xiaohui really the girl who saved me in Baijia Village?

The epaulettes of the aerospace team have special markings, and it is impossible for Ruan Xiaohui to forge them.

The thing actually fell from her.

Ruan Xiaohui herself said that she was drugged and frightened, so she forgot the origin of the epaulettes.

All of this seemed to make sense, but for some reason, a strange doubt lingered in Meng Hechuan’s heart.

At that time, he fell off a cliff, hit his head and became temporarily blind.

It was the girl who half carried him and half supported him as he descended the mountain.

He clearly remembered that the girl was able to climb onto his waist, and her breath was just enough to spray on his neck.

Meng Hechuan is 1.88 meters tall. To have such a height difference, the girl must be at least 1.68 meters tall.

But the Ruan Xiaohui in front of him was probably less than 1.6 meters tall.

In comparison, Bai Yan’s height is more suitable.

“Brother Leader——”

Ruan Xiaohui, speaking in a low voice, walked up from behind and interrupted Meng Hechuan’s wild thoughts.

His brows furrowed slightly.

The girl who saved him spoke very little, only a few simple words like “be careful”, “lift your feet” and “bend down”, but Meng Hechuan knew very well that her voice was very different from that of Comrade Xiao Ruan in front of him.

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That cold voice was somewhat similar to Bai Yan’s.

His thoughts suddenly turned to Bai Yan again, and even Meng Hechuan himself felt surprised.

Ruan Xiaohui waited a long time for Meng Hechuan’s answer, gritted her teeth, and had to speak again: “Thank you for saving me today.”

“Don’t worry about it. I just saved you.”

Meng Hechuan looked inside and reached into his pocket, “Comrade Xiao Ruan, is this shoulder strap really yours?”

Ruan Xiaohui licked her lips and turned around to look inside the room. “It’s mine, Brother Leader. Although I forgot how I got it, I picked it up.”

“Did you pick it up?”

Meng Hechuan frowned slightly and was about to ask again to clarify.

Bai Yan was lying on the bed, about to drift off into sleep, when a beeping radar sounded above her head.

She sighed silently, climbed up from the bed with a strong will, and interrupted them: “You two, if you want to reminisce about the past, there is no need to rush now, right?”

The three people standing in front of the door each had their own thoughts.

Since I can’t sort out the clues at the moment, it’s really not easy to ask further.

Meng Hechuan had no choice but to put the matter aside for the time being and take Ruan Xiaohui back to Jingzhou with him to make plans.

Bai Yan slammed the door shut. Ruan Xiaohui went into the bathroom, tidied herself up for a while, and came out again.

She looked at Bai Yan, who was lying on the bed with her eyes closed, and cautiously asked, “Sister Bai Yan, are you asleep? That shoulder badge…”

Bai Yan seemed to be almost asleep. She mumbled unconsciously with a thick nasal tone, “Epaulettes, what epaulettes?”

Ruan Xiaohui walked around to the other side of the bed and saw that she had her eyes closed. She became bolder and asked, “Don’t you know where that shoulder strap fell out from?”

“I don’t know, I haven’t seen it…”

“Isn’t it yours?”

“no……”

Hearing her say this, Ruan Xiaohui curled up the corners of her lips into a faint smile.

midnight.

The matter of the epaulettes made Ruan Xiaohui extremely excited. She began to imagine the good days of her life after marrying Meng Hechuan.

The more you think, the hungrier you get.

Ruan Xiaohui shamelessly knocked on the door of the next room and explained her purpose. Meng Hechuan took out his wallet and gave her two yuan.

Ruan Xiaohui was both satisfied and dissatisfied.

But Meng Hechuan obviously had other things to do. There was a thick stack of information under the desk lamp in the room.

Ruan Xiaohui could only go downstairs to ask the front desk if there were any noodles to fill her stomach.

Just as I walked down the stairs, a man with his hat brim pulled down very low came towards me.

The man’s vision was blocked by the brim of his hat, and he could only see other people’s feet. When his eyes met Ruan Xiaohui’s, he moved aside.

Ruan Xiaohui brushed past the man and her heart was beating like thunder.

She didn’t even dare to look back, she trotted down the corner, leaning her back against the wall, gasping for breath.

It was the human trafficker who ran away on the platform.

Ruan Xiaohui was shocked and confused, not knowing what to do!

Should I go find Meng Hechuan first?

She had just made up her mind and was about to sneak a peek to see where the man had gone.

A pair of cloudy and cruel eyes met her gaze.

She opened her mouth to scream, but the man was one step faster and covered Ruan Xiaohui’s mouth tightly with his black hands.

The man was very strong and dragged Ruan Xiaohui to the room on the second floor like a chicken.

Ruan Xiaohui’s face turned pale with fear, but she could only sob but couldn’t make a sound.

The man’s cold voice, like a snake, came close to her ears: “You bitch, you ruined my good deeds, caused me to lose my brothers, and was chased like a dog! God wants to take you away. I ran into you on the way to escape, so I just kidnapped you and sold you for money for the journey.”

Ruan Xiaohui’s whole body was tense. She was about to be dragged into the room by the man. Her desire to survive was overwhelming. Ruan Xiaohui opened her mouth and bit the man’s palm.

The man relaxed for a moment, then exerted more force, intending to knock her out. “Anyway, Jin mainly wants what’s in your stomach and eyes. Everything else is fine.”

Ruan Xiaohui couldn’t understand what he meant, but she knew that if she was dragged into the room by the man, she would be in great danger.

She couldn’t break free, so she simply begged for mercy, kneeling on the ground with a thud, “Daguo… (Big Brother), please let me go (please let me go), the girl who was with me, she is… I will open the door for you…”

The words were unclear, but the man seemed to understand, “You mean there was another woman in the car?”

Ruan Xiaohui nodded frantically.

The man had a wicked smile in his eyes, “That’s great, that woman is even better looking, no matter where she’s sold to, I’ll definitely make more money.”

Ruan Xiaohui was released, and she felt a swelling pain in her neck.

She quickly stepped back, away from the man.

At the same time, she was secretly happy that if the man in front of her could get Bai Yan away in her sleep, she would have nothing to worry about!

Just thinking about it is one thing, putting it into practice is another.

Ruan Xiaohui took the key with trembling hands to open the door, but because she was too nervous, she failed to get it into the keyhole several times.

“What are you doing, bitch! Don’t play tricks on me! If you keep dawdling, I’ll tie you up!”

The man pulled his hat down low and the dagger in his mouth stabbed her skin.

Ruan Xiaohui’s heart trembled, and the key finally entered the keyhole.

Click, and the door opened.

Ruan Xiaohui’s hands were sweaty and her palms were slippery. The keys fell to the ground with a clang.

As soon as Bai Yan moved on the bed, the man rushed in and closed the door.

At the same time, the door of the next room was opened. Xiao Zhou asked curiously, “Comrade Xiao Ruan, what happened just now? Why are you sitting on the ground?”

Meng Hechuan followed him out.

There was a radiator in the room, so he took off his coat and shirt, leaving only the black short-sleeved shirt issued by the team.

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The short sleeves are tight and highlight his figure.

Ruan Xiaohui blushed and hurriedly got up from the ground. “It’s okay, Brother Leader. Maybe I’m too hungry and a little weak.”

Of course she wanted to drag Meng Hechuan and let that man take Bai Yan away quickly.

“Brother Leader, can you come with me downstairs to find something to eat? I’m alone in the middle of the night and I’m a little scared.”

Meng Hechuan frowned and nodded.

There was a smug gleam in Ruan Xiaohui’s eyes. It seemed that the men in the capital were easy to deceive.

She was just about to embrace his hand happily, but she heard Meng Hechuan turn sideways and tell Xiao Zhou, “You accompany Comrade Xiao Ruan down.”

“Brother Leader, what about you?”

“You go out, I’ll stay here and keep an eye on her.”

Meng Hechuan raised his chin and pointed to the next room.

The soundproofing of the room was not particularly good. Bai Yan had a pillowcase stuffed in her mouth and was dragged on the ground towards the window by the man who suddenly broke in.

Bai Yan also recognized the man as the human trafficker on the train.

She didn’t expect that this person was so bold. After being chased by the police all the way, he actually dared to come back here?

Also, how did this man get into the room?

Is it Ruan Xiaohui?

Bai Yan was flustered and had no time to think carefully. She struggled and grabbed at each other all the way.

God didn’t let her go. With a clang, the enamel basin on the ground was knocked over by her.

The sound was not loud, but it was enough to alert Meng Hechuan, who had sensitive senses outside the house.

He pushed aside Ruan Xiaohui, who had been blocking his way for some reason, and walked quickly to the door, knocking on it. “Bai Yan?”

There was silence in the room for a moment, and then there was the harsh sound of tables and chairs being pulled.

Meng Hechuan’s first reaction was that Bai Yan was going to run away.

But this idea was quickly overturned because of the sound of a woman sobbing in the house.

It’s not that Bai Yan wants to run away, but that she is in danger again?

With a solemn expression, he quickly turned around and held out his hand: “Where’s the key? Open the door!”

Ruan Xiaohui shuddered and stood there without moving.

Xiao Zhou urged, “Comrade Xiao Ruan, where are the keys? Open the door quickly.”

Ruan Xiaohui reached into her trouser pocket tremblingly to take out the key. Her fingers had clearly grasped it, but she pretended that she didn’t find it because of nervousness, “Brother Leader, I…I…”

Meng Hechuan’s face changed, and without thinking too much, he kicked the wooden door.

The room was dark, and suddenly light shone in from the door.

The man holding Bai Yan subconsciously raised his hand to cover his eyes.

Bai Yan found the right opportunity, stomped on the man viciously, and broke free from him with a cry of pain.

She almost rolled and crawled into Meng Hechuan’s arms, her fingers tightly holding him.

Meng Hechuan was only wearing a thin short-sleeved shirt, and suddenly a soft body was wrapped around him, almost like skin against skin.

His breathing hitched at an inopportune moment.

When the man saw that the situation was not good, he whistled loudly out of the window.

Before Xiao Zhou could enter the house to catch the man, he had already jumped out of the window.

Within one day, he was targeted by human traffickers twice.

No matter how strong Bai Yan in the shell was, she couldn’t help but burst into tears.

She was disheveled, with red marks from being pinched on her face, and her little mouth rubbed against Meng Hechuan’s strong chest.

His chest was wet from crying.

Meng Hechuan had never encountered such a thing before, and his body froze. It was not right to hug her, nor was it right to push her away.

After a while, he just said coldly: “Why are you causing trouble again?”

“Chief Engineer Meng, are you going to chase him?”

Meng Hechuan did not let go of the person who was crying so hard that he didn’t care about his image. He shook his head and said, “It’s impossible to catch up. Go to the nearest police station and report what happened just now. I suspect that the group of people on the train are a whole gang!”

After tossing and turning for most of the night, Meng Hechuan sent the public security comrades brought back by Xiao Zhou downstairs.

“Chief Engineer Meng, human traffickers are rampant now and have formed an industrial chain. The characteristics of the suspects you mentioned are very similar to a group of gangs we are currently tracking down. Your information comes at a very timely moment and we will continue to investigate.”

The two shook hands and he went back upstairs.

Bai Yan had calmed down and was leaning against the head of the bed with her knees curled up.

Ruan Xiaohui cried, “Sister Bai Yan, please beat me to death. It’s all my fault. Maybe I was hungry and didn’t close the door when I went downstairs, so the bad guys saw the opportunity!”

Bai Yan pursed her lips and said nothing.

Ruan Xiaohui cried for a long time, and when she saw Meng Hechuan coming back, she sobbed even harder: “Fortunately, our leader reacted quickly and saved us again.”

Xiao Zhou carefully checked the doors and windows. “The sheaths are all intact. They were not damaged from outside.”

Meng Hechuan walked over and wiped the window eaves with two fingers, which were stained with mud from the escaped human trafficker’s feet.

If I hadn’t been more careful and chased after her, would Bai Yan have been taken away?

Thinking of this, his tone became less gentle.

He said sternly, “The area around the station is not safe. If you stay here quietly, you won’t be in danger.”

Bai Yan was originally holding her breath and sleeping soundly. Who could have thought that the closed door could be opened?

Her lips moved, and she opened her mouth: “Why am I not honest?”

“Lesbians, please lock the doors and windows when you sleep in a hotel. If I hadn’t heard Comrade Xiao Ruan’s movements, you would have been taken away.”

Bai Yan didn’t trust Ruan Xiaohui in the first place, and when she heard Meng Hechuan mention her, she got angry, “I locked the door, but I can’t stand it if someone else didn’t close it! Chief Engineer Meng, you can’t lie to the extent of your eyes? You keep blaming me?”

Ruan Xiaohui was afraid that they would start arguing. If Bai Yan really got serious and investigated in detail, she might not be able to get away with it.

The only way now is to suppress this matter as soon as possible.

Thinking of this, she gritted her teeth, and knelt down in front of Bai Yan with a plop.

“Sister Bai Yan, please kill me. It was my fault that I didn’t pay attention and hurt you!”

Ruan Xiaohui was quite good at acting. Seeing that Bai Yan was still sitting on the bed without moving, she moved her knees to her front.

He cried and threw his tears into her hand, then raised her hand to slap himself, “As long as you can forgive me, you can hit me any way you want!”

She howled.

In addition, the noise made by the police when they came to investigate the situation was so loud that it woke up people in the other guest rooms.

At this time, he peeked into their room.

Meng Hechuan’s trip was originally a secret. Bringing Bai Yan and Ruan Xiaohui along was already an accident, and he didn’t want to cause more trouble and attention.

With a cold face, he made the final decision, “Okay, stop making trouble!”

“I’ve called the police. The police will continue to chase him. I’ll let you know when there’s any result.”

Ruan Xiaohui was crying, but her heart was filled with joy because this man was helping her.

She was so embarrassed that she wanted to stand up from the ground, and her eyes kept stealing glances at Meng Hechuan, “Leader brother, my feet are numb…”

A pretentious look.

Bai Yan’s cold gaze fell on Ruan Xiaohui’s raised hand, and she suddenly became angry.

There was a snap, and everyone was stunned for a moment.

Bai Yan was standing condescendingly, and the sound just now was the sound of her slapping Ruan Xiaohui’s hand away.

Ruan Xiaohui didn’t know whether she was feeling guilty or was intimidated by Bai Yan’s temperament, so she didn’t dare to move.

Bai Yan’s eyes were bright, and she shifted the blame to someone else. “Chief Engineer Meng has told you to stop making trouble, but you are still crying and acting so pretentiously. Comrade Xiao Ruan, you’d better stand up and stop causing trouble.”

She emphasized the word “troublemaking”.

She didn’t believe Ruan Xiaohui at all. It was just a coincidence that she went downstairs to find food in the middle of the night and left the door open?

Bai Yan straightened her back and reached out to Meng Hechuan: “Give me the key. She keeps crying and making noises. I don’t want to sleep in the same room with her. I rented the room and paid for it. I want to live by myself.”

She looked very serious, as if she would never lie to anyone. “Chinese people don’t lie to Chinese people. Believe me, I will never run away.”

Meng Hechuan looked at Bai Yan’s angry face and his lips moved.

But he didn’t say anything else, nor did he help Ruan Xiaohui up. He just said in a calm voice, “Okay, you ladies, lock your doors.”