Just now, Shen Mianmian thought she was going to be strangled to death, but unexpectedly, the man suddenly let go. She coughed violently for a while and took deep breaths of fresh air.
Her mind raced as she considered the possibilities of escape.
Three men, and she couldn’t overpower any of them, let alone all three together.
Now, her only option was to outsmart them.
Although she had recovered, Mianmian continued to cough as if she hadn’t, the tall man still clutched her hat, not letting go to prevent her from running away.
Seeing her constant coughing, he began to get impatient.
"Haiyang, what do we do now? We can’t stay here forever, can we?"
If someone came, it would spell trouble.
Xu Haiyang glanced at Shen Mianmian and stroked his chin thoughtfully, then ordered Gouzi, "Go get the sack and the rope, and pull the car over."
They had been too busy chasing Shen Mianmian earlier and hadn’t brought their things.
Gouzi acknowledged and ran toward the grove of trees.
Shen Mianmian’s heart sank, her spirit chilling; were they planning to tie her up, put her in a sack, and take her away?
Though she hadn’t been taken yet, she could imagine the consequences just by thinking about it.
She would rather they beat her up right there and then.
"Didn’t you say you gave her the ’Obedience Powder’?"
The tall man looked at Shen Mianmian with some confusion, as her reaction didn’t seem like that of someone who had taken the ’Obedience Powder.’
Xu Haiyang was also puzzled and cursed, "That damn girl must not have followed my instructions. I’ll deal with her tomorrow."
"Could it be that it hasn’t taken effect yet?" the tall man speculated, "Isn’t it said that the powder only works after fifteen minutes?"
Xu Haiyang’s eyes showed doubt as he pondered this possibility.
Seeing that the two men were deeply engaged in their conversation and not paying attention to her, Shen Mianmian took a deep breath and started shouting at the top of her lungs.
The man who reacted first covered Shen Mianmian’s mouth with his hand, and Xu Haiyang, enraged, kicked Mianmian in her lower back. He had used quite a bit of force, and Mianmian felt as if her back was about to break. For more chapters visıt novel•fire.net
"You’re quite cunning, girl," the tall man sneered.
"I’ll deal with you later."
Xu Haiyang was also furious; the girl was too clever and had almost brought others to them.
"What’s wrong with you guys? Two big men can’t handle one little girl? What would you have done if she had managed to bring people here?" Gouzi rushed over with a handcart, flustered.
This cart, used for hauling grain during the autumn harvest, could carry up to a thousand pounds. The three men thought that using a bicycle to take Shen Mianmian away would be too conspicuous, so they preferred this cart, which would make others think they were hauling grain.
"The girl is as clever as a fox."
Xu Haiyang complained, but then he noticed that Shen Mianmian was unusually quiet; even when he kicked her, she didn’t seem to struggle. He couldn’t have kicked her to death, could he?
He panicked, turned Mianmian’s head toward him, and saw that her gaze was vacant, as if she had lost her soul.
The three men looked at each other, and Gouzi was the first to regain composure, "Is this... the ’Obedience Powder’ taking effect?"
"Seems like it," the tall man nodded.
A twinkle appeared in Xu Haiyang’s eye, and he said to Shen Mianmian, "I’ll let go of you now, don’t scream."
He waited for a while, but Mianmian remained silent. Slowly, he loosened his grip, and as expected, Mianmian did not scream. His expression instantly turned ecstatic.
"This stuff really works."
He had been worried earlier about buying a counterfeit product.