Don't forget the crisis management lessons Dad usually teaches! Right now, the most important thing is self-rescue, not panicking or shouting like an idiot, asking where this is!After self-rescue, I can better understand the situation in detail!
I must stay calm! Calm! Calm—quickly remember how Dad trained me to deal with emergencies!Yes, the current situation is close to being caught by traffickers. Yvette Washington, you can do this, you must be able to!
I closed my eyes tightly, gripped the iron bars of the cage, and started deep breathing. Inhale, exhale, trying to calm down in this unbelievable situation.
"Grab her! Don't let her run wild!"
"Ah—please spare me... spare me... ah—don't touch me—don't—don't—"
The whole world was filled with that girl's heart-wrenching cries and the vile, lecherous laughter of the thugs.
I opened my eyes; the girl was truly pitiful and needed to be saved!
Campbell Russell angrily held his head. The cries made him look distressed, angry, and somewhat like a trapped beast unable to break free from the cage.
Amidst the girl's cries, I calmed down. It was time to figure out a way to rescue myself. Staying unchanged in this cage amid the unpredictable circumstances was unwise!
Because the other side provided me with two pieces of information:
1. The girl here seemed valuable and easy to sell. If I stayed here, sooner or later, I would be discovered as a girl, and my fate would be the same as that girl's!
2. The boys here seemed not valuable and might be eaten! Although I couldn't believe this information, in special circumstances, even the most unbelievable information had to be believed. Especially since they put me and these two boys named Edmond and Campbell together. They were clearly different from the others. This cage seemed like the "VIP" of all cages, and staying in this kind of "VIP" cage was not a good thing!
I had to escape.Moreover, I couldn't stand by while girls like me were being abused.
I quickly looked around and found no one watching us. So, it could be inferred that there weren't many people on their side. A man not far away was leaning against the cage in front, grinning maliciously, licking his lips and swallowing saliva, as if waiting for his turn.
I turned to the two in the cage: "Hey." I said with that hoarse voice, "Campbell Russell, you seem pretty capable, can you fight?"
Campbell Russell looked at me suspiciously, his sharp eyes glancing outside. "I can't get out," he said with anger burning in his narrowed eyes. "If I could get out, I would kill them all!" He once again gritted his teeth and said, "Kill them all!""Kill them all?" I looked at him with astonishment. He looked, at most, like a high school student, only a couple of years older than me. Why does this eighteen-year-old always have the word "kill" on his lips? What kind of world is this?
There's no time to think about it now. I asked with confusion, "So many people outside, and there are guns. Are you sure?"
Campbell Russell clenched his fists, his face filled with anger. "I can use a gun too, but they confiscated mine!"
"But we can't get out..." Edmond, who had been curled up in the corner, spoke. He looked like a young master from a wealthy family. His body was no longer trembling, and he lifted his face slightly. Still, he looked at Campbell Russell from the arms he hugged around himself, as if there was something about him that caught his attention. His hair was very clean, even in this dim environment, it emitted a faint glow.
I looked at the thug again, turned to Campbell Russell, and smiled, "I'll get you a gun."
Campbell Russell was surprised, "How are you going to do that?"
"Wait." I turned back, patted the cage, and with a hoarse voice, I said, "Hey! Hey!"The soldier ignored me, stretching his neck to look, while impatiently scratching his crotch, showing signs of restlessness.I picked up a stone outside the cage and threw it at him, "Hey!"
The soldier immediately turned back, glaring at me, "What are you making noise for?"
I immediately took off my jacket, pulling it halfway down my waist, and said, "Don't just stare, let's play together~~"
Instantly, Campbell Russell and Edmond froze. I glanced at them, then continued to look at the soldier. He also grinned, "You?"
"Come on, there are few women here, I'll accompany you. Just give me something good to eat and drink along the way~~" I twisted and turned, unbuttoning the summer uniform collar inside, revealing my shoulders, which were still clean and white.
The soldier immediately came toward me with a lecherous look, "You're quite wild. It seems like you usually love men. Good, I'll satisfy you now!" He took out the key and quickly opened the cell door. I beckoned at him, "Come, come, come~~"
He pounced at me, I lifted my leg and stepped on his shoulder, "Snap!" I directly pinned him to the cell door. People in the surrounding cages looked at me in astonishment, and the soldier, who was pinned by me, also stared wide-eyed, excitedly bleeding from his nose.
"Quick! Quick!" He couldn't wait to start taking off his pants, and in the silent cage, there was the clattering sound of him unfastening his belt.
I reached out and cupped his face, which was also covered in dust. When he was about to kiss me, my thumb jabbed fiercely at his neck's pressure point. Instantly, his head tilted, his eyes rolled back, and he fainted. Hey, this move is indeed the most effective!I retracted my leg, and he slumped directly to the ground. Immediately, gasps filled the air, and I quickly gestured to the surrounding people, "Shh! We'll save you!"
Instantly, the people in the cages covered their mouths, watching us excitedly. They also looked at Campbell Russell, and it seemed they might know him.
I casually picked up the keys and the gun from the ground, then threw them to the still amazed Campbell Russell, saying, "Here!"
He took them in a daze, and even Edmond, who had been in the corner, slowly raised his face in astonishment. When I saw his face, I was shocked!
Edmond was not only dressed cleanly but also had a clean face! He looked like a handsome, sunlit young man straight out of a manga. Soft lines, a slightly pointed chin, exceptionally large double eyelids with big eyes, long and curly eyelashes. In the dim light, his bright eyes seemed to have a faint purple color, as if ripples were passing through them.
A high and straight nose, thin red lips, a handsome appearance like a cool student council president! Just based on his appearance, he didn't seem like the scared, shivering guy from earlier. Relying on the ability to judge people that my dad trained me in, I had a premonition that he was pretending to be scared, hiding something.
However, in this dangerous situation, masking and hiding were also a form of self-protection and strategy. If Edmond was indeed as I guessed, then in comparison to the restlessness and anger displayed on Campbell Russell's face, he appeared more steady and composed.
He was staring at the person lying on the ground in surprise, but soon, he withdrew his astonished gaze and put on that panicked look again as he turned towards me. Suddenly, his gaze settled on my exposed shoulder. "Are you injured?!" His concern and urgency overshadowed the panic on his face, revealing a hint of steadiness.
I was stunned, looking at my shoulder, and my face turned red. Luckily, my face was covered in mud, and he couldn't see the blush. What he saw wasn't a bandage but rather my... uh... cough... that strap. Strange, don't the girls here wear bras? But looking at the attire of others, it seemed quite tattered, like people from a slum. Fortunately, they didn't know the secret of this strap.
I hastily pulled up my collar and fixed my jacket, wrapping myself tightly in that oversized school uniform again. I shot him a look, "If I knew you looked so good, I should have let you do the distraction."
Edmond's expression momentarily froze. With his thin lips half-open, he looked at me. Another ripple passed through his purple eyes. It was strange; it seemed like there was something in his eyes. Was he hiding something? What was his identity?
Let's not worry about that now; let's focus on self-rescue~~~
"Don't stare! Saving people is the priority!" Campbell Russell swiftly passed between us. Both Campbell Russell and Edmond looked around the same age, appearing to be around eighteen years old.