Chapter 307

307 Probe

Jiang He’s mother was annoyed at the mention of that. There was certainly no problem when she bought this daughter-in-law, but the woman was stubborn and kept looking for an opportunity to escape. They would find her after she ran away and beat her up, beating her harder and harder every time. Her legs were broken once, but it was still useless.

Once, she actually ran to town and almost ran into the police station. Fortunately, the villagers arrived in time to stop her.

That time, she angered her son to the extreme. After dragging her back to the village, he raped her at the entrance of the village in front of everyone. After that, she lost her sanity, but the upside was that she no longer tried to escape.

Jiang He’s mother lamented, “She was fine when my son married her. Jiang He wanted to marry a city dweller, so he chose her. What a pity that my son bought such a disobedient woman.”

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Realizing that she had said something she shouldn’t have, Jiang He’s mother subconsciously covered her mouth.

However, Yu Bing acted as if she didn’t notice anything wrong. After she glanced at the only room in the courtyard with the door tightly closed, she changed the topic tactfully. “Auntie, I want to drink some water. My throat is very dry.”

Jiang He’s mother glanced at Yu Bing from the corner of her eye a few times. She saw that Yu Bing didn’t seem to notice anything amiss, so she said, “Wait a moment. I’ll get you a bowl of water.”

Yu Bing took this opportunity to approach the locked room and look through the gap in the door.

The gap in the door was a little wide, so Yu Bing could clearly see that the slightly pregnant woman was chained to the head of the bed next to the door. While she was watching, she met the eyes of this so-called lunatic.

She still had a silly expression on her face and her eyes were listless as she shouted softly, “Go back to City B’s cotton mill. You’ll be rich if you go.”

Although the woman’s voice was soft, Yu Bing, who was outside the door, heard every word clearly.

Yu Bing recalled that in the future of her previous life, there had been cases of women escaping captivity by pretending to be mentally insane. Her eyes lit up and she asked, “Your family owns a cotton mill? Our factory has an office there too. It’s not far from the cotton mill.”

Feng Cai and Liu Jian were running errands around City B. Yu Bing didn’t know where the office was located, but it didn’t stop her from using this as an excuse to test the other party.

Tian Lin paused for a moment. When she heard Yu Bing’s reply, she was also conflicted about whether to respond to her.

She had heard the conversation in the courtyard just now and knew that this woman’s thoughts seemed to be similar to those of the people in Tunli Village, but the information she revealed tempted her too much.

Very few people came to the village from outside. The number of outsiders Tian Lin had seen in the past three years could be counted on one hand. If she missed this opportunity, she didn’t know how much longer she would have to wait. It was too difficult for her to escape alone. If she could find help, her chances of escaping would be higher.

Should she take a gamble?

Unable to make up her mind, Tian Lin clenched her fists tightly.

Seeing that the woman was silent, Yu Bing thought that she was worried about her, so she whispered, “Don’t be afraid. I’m not a bad person. We’re here to save you. Our main force is in the forest at the entrance of the village. As long as the information in the village is sent out, everyone can be saved. Do you have any way to bring us around?”

Tian Lin was stunned when she heard this. It had been three years! She had never given up! She had pretended to be a lunatic for almost two years before the Jiang family let down their guard and she had figured out a lot of routes. Today, she finally saw hope. Even if this woman was a liar, she had enough of this place already, so she was willing to take a gamble!

After Tian Lin walked forward, she stood still a meter away from the door. Her tears couldn’t stop flowing as she said in a quivering voice, “My family owns a cotton mill. As long as you save me, I can give you money! My family is very rich!”

Seeing that Tian Lin was very rational, Yu Bing heaved a sigh of relief. It seemed that she had made the right bet.

However, before she could say anything to comfort Tian Lin, an interrogative voice suddenly came from behind.

“Why are you standing there?!”

When Jiang He’s mother saw Yu Bing standing outside her son’s room, she sized her up.

Yu Bing’s heart skipped a beat and her back was instantly drenched in cold sweat.

After she took a deep breath and turned around, she pretended to cower as she replied softly, “I heard a sound inside just now and was curious to take a look.”

“Aren’t you thirsty? I brought you water.” Jiang He’s mother handed over the bowl in her hand, but whether she believed Yu Bing’s words or not was unknown.

Yu Bing’s heart was pounding, but she walked forward and drank the water calmly, as if nothing had happened.

At this moment, Chen Jiang and Xiao Sheng also returned to the Jiang family’s house. The two of them were chatting happily.

Jiang He’s mother looked at Chen Jiang and hesitated for a moment before deciding to report Yu Bing’s actions to him. After all, Xiao Sheng and Yu Bing were outsiders!

“Village Chief.” Jiang He’s mother quietly gestured to speak with Chen Jiang.