However, after hearing Dan Jiabao’s intermittent narration, she realized that things might not be as simple as they seemed.
"... Fugen and Baozhu were cut open right in front of me... They were still talking about how something in Fugen was fresher than something in Baozhu’s..." Despite his efforts to remain calm, when Dan Jiabao reached this part of his story, he couldn’t help but tremble all over. "I was scared. I took the chance when the person watching me wasn’t paying attention and ran for my life; they chased after me and beat me, hit me hard. In the end, I fell into a tree hollow and passed out. When I woke up, I found that my arms and legs were broken. I desperately crawled out, and then just kept crawling and crawling until I saw dad and uncle..."
It made everyone listening shiver and turn pale.
"How can these people be so cruel? They’re courting divine retribution..." After a while, Old Madam Li shook her head, "What goes around comes around; they will get their comeuppance..."
"Xinxin, this matter feels like it’s connected to the Flame Sect." Gu Qingheng stepped out of the house with Yang Ruxin, his face equally grave.
Yang Ruxin nodded. "They actually remove organs from living people to transplant them into sick, wealthy individuals..." Speaking, she couldn’t help but clench her fists, "It’s despicable."
"This is no simple matter, I can’t just stand by and watch." Gu Qingheng looked at Yang Ruxin, "If this continues, it might..." destabilize the foundations of the Great Xuan Dynasty.
"Hmm." Yang Ruxin nodded, "Then we’ll take care of it. I will definitely find the ringleader and switch his head with a jackal’s..."
Gu Qingheng raised his hand and took hold of Yang Ruxin’s.
Zhuang Family in the county town.
Dan Shugen and Xun Gang pushed open the gate.
"What do you want?" The gatekeeper was quite impatient.
"Please, we need to see Manager Sun." Dan Shugen said with a smile.
"Manager Sun?" The gatekeeper waved his hands dismissively, "Do you think you can just see Manager Sun whenever you like?"
"No, it’s just that my son was taken away by Manager Sun to help out for a day, but he still hasn’t returned..."
"Well, I don’t know about that. Go away, go away..." The gatekeeper waved his hand impatiently, about to close the door.
Just then, a few more people arrived; they were the families of Fugen and Baozhu, also looking for their children.
With a crowd gathering and voices rising, they caught the attention of the inside butler.
The butler, Liu He, with a beer belly, glanced at everyone, "What’s all the noise about? Didn’t we settle accounts with you the day before yesterday? And now you’re here looking for your sons? Maybe your kids took the silver and went off to some sweetheart’s place. Now you even come here to swindle us..."
"You’re talking nonsense." A woman cried out in a loud voice, "My Fugen is so honest, how could he misbehave? It’s clearly Manager Sun who said he needed the kids to help out for a day, but they still haven’t returned today..."
"Manager Sun? Then go call Manager Sun." Liu He gestured with his hand.
Soon, Manager Sun came out, and upon seeing these people, his brow furrowed, "Those three youngsters were let go yesterday. As for where they went, I have no idea. I can’t follow them around, can I?"
"How can you say that?" An elderly woman wiped away tears, "It was you who called my Baozhu away..."
"You old woman, I call so many people to work every day. I can’t have everyone come looking for me to send them back, can I?" Manager Sun sneered, "Really making a fuss over nothing... If it comes down to it, just report it to the authorities..." He then turned and went back inside the courtyard.