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  Jiang Xi knew that she had been going to the bathroom at exactly midnight every day recently - it was taking effect.

  Dà guì bì dìng zhǐ dàng tā zhè tàng yě gēn píng cháng yī yàng.

  Translation:

  Tai will definitely treat her this time just like usual.

  Jiang Xi quietly walked around the Eight Immortals table and came to the corner of the stairs, entering the toilet.

  The car key and map were wrapped in layers of plastic bags and floated nicely in the water tank of the toilet.

  Jiang Xi reached out and scooped it up, gently opening the bag, putting the key map and a dozen or so big knots in his pocket and walked out. As he passed by the Eight Immortals' table, he also glanced at Da Gui.

  Dà Guì is sleeping soundly, his snores are rhythmic and sonorous — it's clear he's exhausted.

  Jiang Xi didn't startle him, and she quietly entered the room. This time, she didn't close the door completely, leaving a gap for light to pass through. Zhong Hui'er leaned against the door frame, seeing her enter, "Done?"

  The voice was extremely low, Jiang Xi patted his pants pocket and pointed outside the door.

  Zhong Hui'er's heart was leading her intuition, and she was just about to speak up and leave when Jiang Xi's next move stunned her.

  She only saw her wake up the children in the room one by one, starting from Sun Ting and the boy, until all the children woke up, and patiently fed each of them a little water.

  Jiang Xi placed her index finger on her lips and whispered softly:

  "Do you still remember the game Jiang sister brought you guys to play a few days ago?"

  "We're starting now."

  The children's eyes shone brightly in the darkness.

  Jiang Xi watched as they quietly got up one by one, without making a sound, and were led by Xiao Ling to stand in front of her. Xiao Ling was slightly older and seemed to vaguely understand that Jiang sister wanted to play some kind of game with them.

  The whole process took place quietly and without warning.

  Sun Ting stared blankly at Jiang Xi, her mind echoing with what he had just whispered in her ear - Jiang Xi said he would take her out, how would they go out?

  "Are you crazy? So many people?"

  Zhong Hui'er gritted her teeth and asked.

  Jiang Xi had previously mentioned to her that he wanted to take some people with him when they collaborated. Zhong Hui'er thought it would be just the girl with the surname Sun, and at most, add the young boy who was bullied, all of whom knew what to do. In case something unexpected happened along the way, it would also be easy to fool them into passing by.

  But she never expected that Jiang Xi's mind was unclear to this extent. With so many children, she actually wanted to take them all out!

  Is this the legendary Holy Mother from heaven and earth?!

  Zhong Hui'er really wanted to split her skull open and take a look inside to see if it was filled with water.

  "Believe me." Jiang Xi remained calm and didn't argue with Zhong Hui'er, simply stating the fact: "I won't risk my own life."

  Zhong Hui'er looked at her with a mixture of trust and doubt, but as the high school girl had said, if they missed this chance, they would never have another opportunity to escape. She had no choice but to give in---

  Or perhaps it was something in Jiang Xi's demeanor that calmed her down.

  "I'll go out and open the door first, Da Gui is sleeping soundly, you guys be quiet, don't wake him up. Within two minutes, you and Sun Ting must bring the kids to the car, I'll cover the rear."

  Jiang Xi kept a watchful eye and did not give the car key to Zhong Hui'er, but instead gave it to Sun Ting.

  Sun Ting nervously took over the key, and the boy worriedly asked: "Sister Jiang, what about you?"

  After drinking the diluted Worry-Dispelling Elixir, the boy's complexion improved a lot. Jiang Xi patted his head comfortingly: "Don't worry, sister will be fine."

  As soon as he finished speaking, the man had already turned around and walked out the door.

  A two-story rural brick house, the gate had a common copper core lock. Jiang Xi inserted a hairpin that she had been hiding in her pocket for many days into the lock and it "clicked" open.

  Dàguì was lying on the table, sleeping soundly.

  Zhong Hui'er looked at her with suspicion, Jiang Xi knew what she was thinking in her heart, as a "simple" high school girl: She actually understood too much.

  But Jiang Xi had no intention of explaining it to her anyway.

  After all, this kind of thieving skill, if she has also been on the run for over a year, it's not surprising that she would learn some self-defense techniques from various people.

  Zhong Hui'er and Sun Ting, supporting each other with their arms around the children's shoulders, ran out in a flash without making a single sound.

  Just as the old man was feeling relieved and proud of the results of their usual training, Xiaoyu, who was only three years old and walking at the end, tripped on the threshold. A dull thud echoed far away in the quiet night.

  ——

  It's broken.

  Jiang Xi suddenly turned his head, and Da Gui vaguely lifted his head.

  Zhong Hui'er covered Xiao Yu's mouth tightly and quickly pulled him back into the shadows outside the door, not daring to move.

  On a cool summer night, the wind blew in through the half-open door, and Da Gui scratched the back of his head, wondering: Why do I feel a bit cold?

  Before he could react, a severe blow struck the back of his head. Jiang Xi's face, like a flower cat, filled his entire field of vision, "Xiao Xi you......?" Before he could finish speaking, he had already lost consciousness.

  Jiang Xi put down the long bench in his hand and thought regretfully: After all, he still saw blood.

  The great noble who had fallen to the ground was ignored by Jiang Xi as he stepped out of the gate.

  Zhong Hui'er pulled Xiao Yu to crouch in the darkness, watching this scene with a true and piercing gaze. For a moment, she trembled with her lips and couldn't speak. This plank bridge, without a bit of ruthless determination, was probably impossible to get down from. Looking at Jiang Xi's practiced movements, it seemed that he wasn't doing this for the first time. Yet, someone like him was willing to bring these useless children together to escape...

  Is it kindness or...

  Zhong Hui'er was bewildered.

  She stared blankly as Jiang Xi closed the gate again, then watched her take out an unknown object and fiddle with it in front of the door. Only then did she pull Xiao Yu up and walk two steps forward:

  "What are you doing?"

  Jiang Xi wasn't messing around, this copper core lock thing is easy to break but hard to fix, now she's giving herself a second insurance: making the lock useless.

  In this way, when these paparazzi wake up and find that things are not right the next day, unless they break the door, they will not be able to get out.

  The gate is broken, but there's no car.

  This time is enough for them to escape far away.

  Jiang Xi threw away the hairpin that had served its purpose and clapped his hands, saying: "Let's go, we're leaving."

  Zhong Hui'er followed her hastily, still holding onto Xiaoyu's hand, and asked in a low voice as they walked: "Is... that person okay?"

  "I'll just sleep on it for a night and it should be just a minor concussion."

  Jiang Xi said lightly, "Zhong Hui'er couldn't help but take another glance at her, thinking to herself: Could it be that this high school student used to be a gangster? She's quite familiar with the roads."

  Sun Ting was waiting for her in the passenger seat. As soon as Jiang Xi entered, she handed over the car keys and said with difficulty:

  "This car, no one will drive it."

  This is the minibus specially used by the kidnappers, and the two rows of long seats in the back have been folded up by Sun Ting who got on the bus earlier. The little radish heads were packed tightly in a car compartment, staring at Jiang Xi with sparkling eyes.

  Jiang Xi let out a soft "hiss".

  The little radish heads nodded one after another, indicating: 1, 2, 3! Don't move, don't laugh, and don't say a word!

  Seeing the children were all quiet, Jiang Xi was satisfied and climbed into the driver's seat, gesturing to Zhong Hui'er and Sun Ting to switch positions. "I'll drive. Sister Zhong will navigate, right? Let's get out of this village first."

  Even if Jiang Xi said he could fly now, Zhong Hui'er would probably believe him without a second thought, let alone driving which is a skill that can be learned by reporting to work at any age.

  The loud roar of the accelerator echoed in the courtyard, Jiang Xi didn't hesitate for a second, releasing the handbrake, stepping on the clutch and accelerator, and driving out with ease like an old driver who had been driving for many years.

  This area is all continuous wheat fields, the sky has just rained, the yellow mud road was pressed out by the speeding bread truck into two deep ruts, the road is slippery, and the wheels are about to slip into the wheat field at any time.

  Sun Ting clung to the window frame, her heart racing with fear as she looked out.

  If the car gets stuck in the field, they will really suffer a great loss due to miscalculation.

  Zhong Hui'er wasn't worried in the slightest. Today, Jiang Xi had already given her too many surprises. No matter what happened next, she wouldn't be shocked again.

  As expected, the van drove smoothly out of the village and turned onto a concrete road.

  Zhong Hui'er was not very good at reading maps, so in the end a boy of about ten years old took over. This young child had an extremely strong sense of direction and under his guidance, Jiang Xi drove the car out of Guilin City by a circuitous route.

  At the moment of leaving Guiyang, a burst of enthusiastic cheers erupted in the carriage.

  Sun Ting jumped up and down excitedly: "I'm free! I'm free!"

  The boy sat in the passenger seat, covering his eyes and silently crying.

  Zhong Hui'er was overjoyed and burst into tears.

  The little radish heads seem to understand and yet not understand, bewildered and delighted, all at once.

  Jiang Xi couldn't help but smile as he saw it in the rearview mirror, his long and curled eyelashes seeming to bring out a sparkle of starlight in the deep darkness.

  The next thing was incredibly smooth, as if it were divinely assisted.

  Jiang Xi directly drove the car to the police station in Lin City, handed over all the little radish heads to the police, and let them help find their respective parents, and then retreated with a sense of accomplishment.

  "Aren't you waiting here?"

  Zhong Hui'er stared at her in shock, and a hint of concern in her words brought a faint smile to Jiang Xi's eyes.

  She didn't intend to pursue why that person from her past life would scream, in extreme situations, people sometimes do things they themselves can't imagine. Moreover, in this life she also used Zhong Hui'er, the means not too glorious, thus ensuring her own safe retreat - just consider it even like this.

  "No."

  Jiang Xi waved her hand and strode out quickly. She had previously borrowed the police station's phone, but unexpectedly, her parents' phones were unreachable, so she could only leave a message at her uncle's house. Now, however, she couldn't wait any longer. If she waited for her parents to receive the news and come over, it would probably take up a lot of time on the road, so it was better for her to head home directly.

  Sun Ting naturally stayed in the office, waiting for her parents to pick her up.

  "Jiang sister, Jiang sister..."

  Jiang Xi took big strides and by the time he heard the shout behind him, he had already walked far away from the police station.

  She turned around, but saw the boy who had been silent just now chasing out all the way, his hands on his knees panting heavily, and when he saw her turn around, he smiled, wiping his face clean, looking like a delicate porcelain doll, with a clear voice:

  "Jiang sister, I'm Gu Yunfei, remember!"

  Across the interrogation table was a woman with a dull and lifeless complexion, her face sallow and prematurely wrinkled at the corners of her eyes. She wore a tattered and patched cotton-padded jacket that seemed to have been worn for seven or eight years, yet she still looked like she had already entered the twilight years of her life despite being in her prime.

  The prisoners who came here were either scolding or crying for mercy, but this woman kept her head down from start to finish and only occasionally nodded or shook her head in response, quietly cooperating with the interrogation.

  Yan Li didn't mind either.

  As the second-in-command of the Gui City Public Security Bureau, he handles thousands or even tens of thousands of cases every year. His heart has long been tempered into a hard, stinky stone that is not easily shaken.

  What's more, he is a murderer who killed six people in one family.

  Yan Li thought of the Mid-Autumn Festival a year ago, when he received the report and rushed to the scene, the six charred bodies pulled out from the ruins were unrecognizable.

  This is one of the rare major criminal cases in recent years.

  But thinking of the customs in Heyang County, I feel that such a thing would happen sooner or later. Especially in the southeastern corner of Sangjiadang, nestled in the mountains, they rarely interact with the outside world and are still as poor as they were before liberation, with every household relying on their daughters-in-law to make a living.

  After the incident, the men of Sangjiadang stood up with righteous indignation, saying that this bought-in daughter-in-law was a born white-eyed wolf, who had run away five or six times and still had the audacity to follow the goods after being beaten by Quan Gen and having her legs broken. A few gossiping women angrily said that this daughter-in-law was a fox spirit who loved to seduce men into bed, saying with certainty that something would happen sooner or later, and everyone became wise after the event.

  A one-legged woman was wanted nationwide for a year, and somehow managed to conceal herself, hiding for a whole year until she surrendered today - making the entire Gui City police department almost a laughing stock in the industry.

  "After fleeing for almost a year, why did you suddenly think of surrendering?"

  Jiang Xi looked up at him with a glance.

  Yan Li only then realized that the woman had a pair of sparkling eyes, even with a large scar under her eye, and even if the sparkle was just a stagnant pool of water, it could still sense the former charm, making people unable to help but stop and think for a moment.

  "Officer," Jiang Xi's rough voice was like sandpaper scraping against wood, as if he hadn't spoken in a long time: "What are you asking all this for?"

  "The case requires."

  Yan tightly handed over the file, and passed the mineral water on his side forward. Little Liu also stopped writing, curiously looking over.

  Jiang Xi didn't respond, as if she had lost interest in everything in this world. After a while, she managed to say: "I... went back home for a bit."

  Yan Li suddenly understood.

  Last year, when the wanted notice was just released, he went to Shen City on purpose to catch people. During the investigation, it was found that within two months of Jiang Xi's kidnapping, her parents had died. It is said that his father was spiritually confused on the way to find someone outside, and was crushed to death by a large card, with extremely tragic death, Jiang Xi's mother could not bear the blow, suffered from depression, and directly jumped off the building.

  Yan Li could almost imagine that when Jiang Xi finally returned home after overcoming countless difficulties, he found that his parents had long since passed away due to the accident that year, and his heart was filled with despair.

  He suddenly felt a little sympathy for this murderer.

  Jiang Xi fell silent for a moment: "Being alive doesn't have much meaning either."

  "Why kill?"

  "If you can't live, then just die."

  Jiang Xi slightly closed her eyes, and only then did Yan Li notice that she also had a row of curled and raised eyelashes.

  He suddenly remembered the personal data sheet from Shen City, which was said to be able to reveal the true form of all demons and monsters. On the ID photo, a bright-eyed and smiling girl with a lively spirit was reflected, and just by looking at it, one could feel the surging spiritual energy.

  If fate hadn't taken a cruel turn, this woman should have had a bright and happy future ahead of her, not carrying the weight of an unjustified crime to the end of her life.

  Yan Li felt a slight sense of regret.

  He thought of his own daughter who was in high school, full of energy and life, about the same age as Jiang Xi when she went missing. The mere thought sent shivers down his spine.

  "Can't live on? Did they beat you?"

  "Why not beat her? Every day, three meals a day, take the whip and hit. At any time, if you're not in the mood, also hit. In that place, wives bought are their own belongings, beating to death is not a problem."

  Jiang Xi rolled up her sleeves, revealing a small section of her wrist, and Little Liu let out a cry of surprise.

  A short paragraph, crisscrossing with no good flesh, all are potholed and layered scars, obviously left by years of flogging, a glance is frightening.

  "Doesn't look good? Nothing's wrong."

  Jiang Xi casually pulled her sleeve back down, but Yan Li noticed that her right thumb was slightly bent outward, as if it had been twisted and not properly reset.

  "Getting beaten is a daily routine, often being punished by going hungry and sleepless all day and night – it's nothing."

  Under the bright red flag and in broad daylight, Little Liu grew up luxuriantly, unable to understand that if this was nothing, then what was something. Soon, Jiang Xi let him know - the evil that could be spawned from the land irrigated by ignorance and poverty.

  "Where did Sang Quanguan get the money to buy me, do you know? He's the eldest, and there are three younger brothers under him. The four brothers pooled their money together to buy me. On the surface, I'm Sang Quanguan's wife alone, but do you know how many people sleep in this bed?"

  "How many?"

  Xiao Liu's throat is tight.

  Yan Li looked at him and didn't scold him.

  "Four, ah, no, later there was even one more, that old invincible father of his."

  Jiang Xi's throat emitted a strange laugh, short and cold.

  It was as if he had stumbled into a bizarre reality that only existed in ghost stories told at night, leaving Little Liu stunned and his voice trembling: "Th-th-this..."

  He was at a loss for words.

  "Why didn't you call the police?"

  "Report an alarm?"

  Jiang Xi's gaze made Xiao Liu feel a wave of heat on his face, and for some reason, he suddenly didn't dare to listen anymore.

  Yan Li understood in Jiang Xi's silence.

  In that poor and remote Heyang County, where the sky is high and the emperor is far away, for the sake of local security management, most police officers turn a blind eye to this.

  Jiang Xi didn't say anything, but in her almost mocking gaze, it was as if she had said everything.

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