Wei Shuxuan was getting a bit impatient. Just as she was about to climb to the treetop to look for Xin Zizhao, this man suddenly dropped out of the sky, scaring Wei Shuxuan on the tree branch so much that she almost lost her balance.
She lowered her voice and complained, "Mr. Iceberg, can you give me a heads - up before you come down? Do you want to kill me with a fall?"
However, Xin Zizhao ignored her and just talked about his recent discovery on his own, "I saw a fire in the northeast direction. Do you want to go and check it out?"
"Of course! It's a bandit den after all."
Wei Shuxuan curled her lips, and her bright face was full of pride.
Xin Zizhao led the way in front, and Wei Shuxuan followed behind him. While shuttling through the big trees, she carefully observed the surrounding environment. In case something happened later, they could escape easily.
However, the two of them just wanted to come and scout the situation first. They would have to go back and discuss the following things in detail. Acting rashly now would surely alert the enemy.
With Xin Zizhao leading the way, they soon arrived at the place with the fire. It was a rather simple brick - tile house. There were two blazing braziers on both sides in front of the main door. It seemed that the fire Xin Zizhao saw was from here.
Originally, Wei Shuxuan wanted to go down, but Xin Zizhao stopped her all of a sudden. Wei Shuxuan looked at him in confusion. He frowned and made a gesture to be quiet. Then a man walked out of the house. He yawned and walked deep into the forest...
Not long after, the man came back again with his belt hanging loosely around his waist. He entered the brick - tile house. Wei Shuxuan silently asked Xin Zizhao what this man had gone out for. Was he sleep - walking?
No, he went to pee.
Wei Shuxuan understood Xin Zizhao's lip - reading and felt a bit helpless. She had thought they had been discovered.
Xin Zizhao told Wei Shuxuan to stay where she was. He would go ahead to scout the situation first, and Wei Shuxuan agreed.
Nimbly and silently leaping onto the roof, Xin Zizhao gently stepped on a tile. He lifted one of the tiles and looked inside. There were only three men in the room, but he didn't see anyone else around. Suddenly, an unevenly laid floor tile on the ground caught his attention.
Xin Zizhao flew back to the tree branch where Wei Shuxuan was. Just as Wei Shuxuan was about to speak, he shook his head and led Wei Shuxuan away from the brick - tile house first.
"How's it going? Did you find anything, Mr. Iceberg?" Wei Shuxuan asked anxiously.
"I found a mechanism in the room, but there are three men in there."
"There are only three men. I have my own way."
Looking at Wei Shuxuan's self - satisfied look, Xin Zizhao's eyes flickered slightly.
Wei Shuxuan told Xin Zizhao to wait for her there. Soon, Wei Shuxuan came back with some gorgeous flowers and branches in her hand.
Wei Shuxuan tore off a piece of cloth from her clothes and wrapped the picked flowers and branches together. She asked Xin Zizhao to take it over and light it so that the three men in the room would smell it and soon fall into a deep sleep.
Xin Zizhao was very efficient. After seeing the three men lose consciousness, he and Wei Shuxuan sneaked into the house.
On the roof just now, Xin Zizhao had seen this unevenly laid floor tile. Wei Shuxuan walked around the room. Seeing Xin Zizhao squatting in front of a floor tile, she walked over. She knocked on the tile, and it was hollow.
This floor tile was indeed a bit different from the others. Although there was a large wine jar on it, it was still a bit higher than the other tiles.
Wei Shuxuan slowly moved the wine jar on the tile bit by bit. When it was moved to the corner, due to the weight of the wine jar, the other side of the tile was lifted high. Xin Zizhao used his sword to lift the tile, and sure enough, a long staircase leading underground appeared in front of them.
They lit a candle casually and then went down the staircase. After passing through a narrow corridor, there was a stone door. There was no mechanism on this stone door. They just gently twisted the stone lion beside the door, and the door opened.
Wei Shuxuan looked at the young girls chained in the basement in surprise. "Those human traffickers are so excessive! They don't treat people as human beings at all."
"Keep your voice down."
Xin Zizhao almost wanted to sew this girl's mouth shut. Although they had used a folk remedy to knock out the three men, there was no guarantee that they wouldn't wake up.
"Mr. Iceberg, let's rescue them now."
"Are you sure?"
"I'm sure. We've already found the clues we need. This bandit den is just a scourge to the world. The sooner we get rid of it, the safer it is."
".....Alright."
Originally, their purpose of this trip was just to confirm whether Mama Zhang was making a deal with the human traffickers. Since they had already confirmed it, the harmful things should naturally be dealt with.
Just in case, Wei Shuxuan asked Xin Zizhao to go out and tie up the three unconscious human traffickers so that they wouldn't wake up halfway and affect her rescue operation.
The next day, the two of them took the three captured human traffickers and the innocent girls back to Liuyun Town. They needed these girls as witnesses to testify against the human traffickers.
Actually, the rumor outside said that the bandits on Aixia Mountain didn't rob Xiguang Town because they weren't real bandits at all. They were just ordinary human traffickers. They spread the news that there were bandits on Aixia Mountain so that no one would go up the mountain and no one would know that they sold the abducted young women to Mama Zhang of Cuiqing Tower.
These human traffickers were really smart! Wei Shuxuan couldn't help thinking as she listened to the testimonies of the girls.
The human traffickers were finally put into prison. Wei Shuxuan felt really relieved, but it wasn't time to relax yet. She still had other things to do.
"What are you going to do next?" Xin Zizhao stood beside Wei Shuxuan, holding his sword. The handsome white - clothed man attracted the sideways glances of many women.
Wei Shuxuan curled her lips wickedly. "Now I'm going to the crime scene to collect evidence again."
"Okay, go ahead."
"Aren't you going?" Wei Shuxuan looked at Xin Zizhao in confusion.
"No, I need to rest. I accompanied you on your crazy adventure all night last night."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xin Zizhao turned around and left without mercy.
"Good. I'll go by myself."
Wei Shuxuan came to Laifu Restaurant again. The shopkeeper and the waiter recognized her and knew that she was from the government office. They quickly came out to greet her.
"Officer, is there anything else?"
"Of course. Shopkeeper, I need something from you."