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She looked utterly terrified, her whole body trembling. The man could not tell if she was truly stupid or just pretending, but he had seen his fair share of strange-minded village women. He could only harden his tone in warning, “Remember, your two children are in our hands! Go near that family again, and I’ll kill a child of yours before your very eyes!”
Mrs. Zhu quavered, “No! P-please, don’t hurt them!”
“Do as you’re told, and by tomorrow morning, you’ll all be free.” After the stick came the carrot.
Mrs. Zhu nodded frantically.
Just then, the crunch of pebbles sounded on the path. Several figures were approaching. The one in the lead raised a hand in greeting. “Well, if it isn’t Mrs. Zhu! What a coincidence.”
Both she and the man turned their heads. The newcomer was none other than the eldest son of that scoundrel official with the surname He. He had two personal guards...
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