Chapter 1089: Walking into the darkness

There was no other way; if Wang An were to make a move rashly, the girl would surely stop screaming suddenly, or else emit some other abnormal sound.

If that happened, the human traffickers by the campfire would certainly become suspicious.

Therefore, even though the girl was being beaten, Wang An remained calm and waited quietly.

The leader was swinging his belt while viciously saying:

"Damn it, I've really given you too much face. Remember, you were bought with my money; you do whatever I tell you to do. Otherwise, I'll beat you every single day. If you push me too far, I'll have a group of men take turns with you."

It was clear that the leader was swinging the belt with real force, as the 'snap', 'snap', 'snap' of it striking the girl's body could be heard clearly.

This kind of physical pain was definitely not something an ordinary person could endure.

The girl pleaded with a sobbing voice:

"Please, stop hitting me. I can do any kind of work. As long as you don't touch me, I'll be your beast of burden for the rest of my life to repay you."

But how could a human trafficker spend so much money to buy a pretty maid? So the leader continued to beat her while saying:

"Work? Your job from now on is to be a whore and serve guests for me. Damn it, I'm just letting you get used to how to work right now. Hurry up, strip quickly, or I'll beat you to death today."

Wang An noticed that the leader had already untied the girl's hands, but had tied the rope to her legs instead.

No wonder the girl had tried to run several times, only to fall to the ground after a single step.

Following this was the sound of the belt striking flesh, and the leader's panting, abusive cursing.

Wang An waited in the darkness for quite a while before the girl was completely broken by the leader.

The girl sobbed and pleaded:

"I'll strip, I'll strip right now, please stop hitting me."

It had to be said that this trafficker was truly vicious, and his psychological tactics were played in a very simple and direct way.

He could have stripped her himself, but he chose not to, opting instead to simply beat her to achieve the goal of making her submit voluntarily.

At the same time, it had to be admitted that once a girl fell into the hands of these people, she could never escape the fate of serving guests and selling her body.

Just enduring the belt lashes alone was already more than the vast majority of girls could bear.

After the girl was broken, the leader's cursing and the girl's crying stopped immediately, leaving only the leader's soft, whispered comfort to the girl.

"That's right. As long as you're obedient, you'll eat well and dress beautifully from now on. Those girls who came with you, I'll make them listen to you in the future too."

Just as the girl's hands trembled while she took off her clothes, revealing her upper body that was no longer childish, Wang An quietly approached the leader.

At this moment, the leader had almost all his attention focused on the girl and did not notice Wang An's approach at all.

As for the girl, she had long been stunned by the belt lashes, and coupled with the shame of stripping voluntarily, she didn't even dare to raise her head.

Wang An's left hand, holding the knife, reached out quietly, ready to attack at any moment, while his right hand struck the back of the leader's neck with great speed.

Even if Wang An were to receive such a hand-blade strike without any preparation, he would instantly lose consciousness.

However, for safety, Wang An waited until the leader's head drooped and he began to fall before grabbing the leader's collar. Once the leader's entire body went limp, Wang An gently laid him on the ground.

There was no help for it; Wang An did not know this girl, and he would absolutely never commit murder in front of a stranger.

Before the girl could react, he jumped forward, crouched down, and his right hand firmly covered the girl's mouth, then he whispered in her ear:

"I am a local security officer, here to save you. Don't speak."

As he spoke, Wang An sheathed his dagger back at his waist.

Although Wang An was only a local security volunteer, calling himself a local security officer was actually not incorrect, as the duties of local security volunteers at this time were not much different from the auxiliary police of later generations.

The girl first stiffened all over, but upon hearing Wang An's words, she instantly relaxed, though the tears she had been forced to hold back now flowed down again.

It was clear that the girl had truly been terrified by the trafficker leader's belt.

Feeling the girl's head nod, Wang An picked her up and walked toward a slightly more distant place.

Once Wang An could no longer hear the traffickers' voices clearly, he finally put the girl down.

It was only then that Wang An let out a heavy breath.

But it had to be said, the young girl's body was truly soft; even though she was very thin, the parts that should be developed were already beginning to take shape.

In fact, it was normal for the girl to be like this; after all, for human traffickers, only girls who were young, pretty, and had very good figures were valuable.

One had to know that in this era, 1,000 yuan could hire someone to buy a human life, yet these traffickers were willing to pay 1,000 yuan to buy one girl.

From this, it could be seen how high the quality of these girls had to be to meet the traffickers' requirements.

Of course, it was certain that once these girls fell into their hands, they would definitely generate profits far exceeding 1,000 yuan.

After putting the girl down, Wang An whispered:

"Hide here and don't make a sound. Once I rescue the others, I'll take you all away together."

As he spoke, Wang An pulled the girl's clothes together; mainly because although the night was dark, it wasn't pitch black, and at such a close distance, it was definitely a test of Wang An's endurance.

At this moment, the girl had long since lost her composure, and with tear-stained cheeks, she said to Wang An:

"Big brother, I'm scared."

Hearing the girl's plea, Wang An thought for a moment and said:

"My colleagues are right over there. I'll take you there now. Don't make a sound, do you hear me?"

Wang An pulled the girl up to leave, but the girl had just been beaten and intimidated, and now that she was suddenly rescued, her entire nervous system was in chaos, so she actually collapsed on the ground and couldn't get up.

Seeing this, Wang An helplessly picked her up again and walked toward where Wang Li and Huang Zhong were.

It was normal for the girl to behave this way; after all, she was just a girl with little experience or exposure, and having experienced such violent and dark things in such a short time, it would be strange if she could handle it.

When Wang An placed the girl in front of Wang Li and Huang Zhong, the two of them were just about to ask something when they heard Wang An say:

"She's scared. You two stay with her; I have to go back. Old Five, act according to the sound of my gun later."

Once he finished speaking, Wang An walked back into the darkness once more.

Thanks to "Emperor of the Great Empire" for the tip, thank you, thank you!

Thanks to "Black Brother Niu" for the tip, thank you, thank you!

Thanks to the "Book Friend" for the tip, thank you, thank you!

(End of chapter)