dognovel Chapter 2045 Rejecting Moral Kidnapping
Chapter 2045 Rejecting Moral Kidnapping
Yan Ruyu's eyes swept over the girls in the yard, who were gathered in groups of three or five.
The group near the east wall was large, with the girls huddled together, talking in low voices, clutching the dry food they had just distributed, their faces filled with the hope of returning home.
The other team was slightly smaller, with about five or six people.
Only in the northwest corner, there were only four people standing. Compared with the others, this group had the fewest people, and among them were two familiar faces, girl number nine and girl number seven.
Girl number nine lowered her head, her face half bright and half dark, and no one knew what she was thinking.
Girl No. 7 would occasionally glance at Yan Ruyu, then quickly lower her head like a frightened bird.
Su Shengsheng stood beside Yan Ruyu, followed her gaze, and lowered his voice: "Look at those people, they have nowhere to go.
"Either my family has lost their loved ones or we've lost contact with them for a long time. After boarding the ship, I don't know where to go."
Yan Ruyu's gaze paused on girl number seven. The girl seemed to notice it, and her shoulders shrank again, her head drooped even lower, and even the tips of her ears turned red.
She retracted her gaze and turned to Su Shengsheng: "You don't have to worry about this."
Su Shengsheng bit her lower lip, her tone pleading, "But they are so pitiful. We have several empty rooms in our backyard, so it wouldn't be a problem to hire a few maids. They can be used for daily cleaning and mending. After all, having two more people will make things more lively."
Yan Ruyu didn't wait for her to finish, and shook her head gently, interrupting her: "Miss Su, I know you have a kind heart and can't bear to see others suffer. It's a good thing to be willing to help others, but some kindnesses should not be expressed."
Su Shengsheng's cheeks flushed instantly, as if something had hit the nail on the head. "You mean girl number seven, right? I know she's gone back on her word before and ran off with Zhou Lie, but she had no choice.
How could a girl like her withstand Zhou Lie's behavior that day? After all, she is still a pitiful person."
Yan Ruyu looked at her quietly, her eyes calm and peaceful.
Su Shengsheng felt a little uncomfortable being looked at by her, and his voice became weaker and weaker as he spoke. In the end, he shut up and stopped pleading for girl number seven.
The wind from the corner of the yard blew a few fallen leaves past. Yan Ruyu raised her hand to straighten her clothes, turned around and was about to walk out of the yard - she had to go and see what was happening over there with Huo Changhe.
But after taking two steps, he heard hurried footsteps behind him, followed by a muffled "thump".
Yan Ruyu paused and looked back.
Girl number seven was kneeling on the ground, her knees hitting the bluestone slabs. The sound made the girls next to her look up in surprise.
Her hair was a little messy, her face was full of anxiety, her hands were stretched forward, and her voice was crying.
"Master, please save us! We are different from the others. They have homes to return to and relatives waiting for them at the dock, but we... we have no home anymore! Please be kind and give us a chance to live!"
Yan Ruyu lowered her eyes and looked at her, her gaze sweeping across her dusty skirt and then at the other people in the yard.
The girls who were whispering just now stopped talking and turned to look over. Some pursed their lips, some turned away their eyes. The whole yard was so quiet that only the sobbing of girl number seven could be heard.
"Get up and talk." Yan Ruyu's voice was very light, and no emotion could be heard.
Girl number seven shook her head, tears falling even harder, her hands clutching the grass scraps on the ground tightly: "If you don't agree, I won't get up.
Sir, I know I was wrong before. I shouldn't have listened to Zhou Lie and turned against you, but I was really too scared!
If I don't follow him, he will kill me! Please give me another chance, I will do my best in the future! "
Yan Ruyu raised her eyebrows slightly, and without further persuasion, she said coldly, "Then kneel down."
After saying that, she turned and walked away without pausing for a moment.
Girl number seven was stunned for a moment, as if she had not expected her to be so heartless. After she came to her senses, her voice suddenly rose, with a bit of panic: "Sir! Are you really going to watch someone die without helping?
There are several of us, are you just going to watch us die on this island?"
Yan Ruyu finally stopped.
She didn't turn around, but simply turned her face to the side, a faint sneer on her lips. Her voice was carried through the wind and fell clearly into everyone's ears: "You watched someone die without saving him? Tell me, how many times have I saved you since we arrived on the island?"
Girl No. 7 stopped crying and the color on her face gradually faded.
"When Zhou Lie locked you in a dark room and cut off your water and food, who broke in and rescued you one by one?"
Yan Ruyu's eyes swept over her with a hint of coldness. "I beg you to find water and food for you, check your pulse and give you medicine on the day you come out."
She paused, her tone tinged with disappointment. "But what was the result? Zhou Lie led his men to counterattack. Who was the first to stand up and say they were willing to follow Zhou Lie, and even persuaded the other girls to join in the rebellion?"
Girl number seven's face instantly turned red, as if she had been slapped in public. She opened her mouth, wanting to defend herself, but her voice was as thin as a mosquito: "I... I was just too scared... I thought that if I followed him, I could at least survive..."
"Who isn't afraid?" Yan Ruyu interrupted her, her voice suddenly getting deeper. "That day, when Zhou Lie's men rushed in with knives, and Su Shengsheng stood in front of you, protecting you behind her, wasn't she afraid? She's a girl too, and when the swords were pointed at her, she didn't retreat even a single step."
He turned around, his eyes sweeping across the girls in the courtyard, finally landing on girl number seven: "Who is born to protect others? Miss Su is kind-hearted and willing to protect you. That's her kindness, not her duty.
Why do you feel comfortable hiding behind her, pushing her out when things get bad, and now that you're desperate, you're begging me to give you a way out?"
Girl No. 7 lowered her head even lower, her shoulders trembling constantly, but she could no longer utter a word to defend herself.
The girl number nine next to him finally couldn't help but whispered, "Get up, the young master has made up his mind. It's useless for you to kneel like this."
Su Shengsheng stood aside, clutching the handkerchief in both hands. She wanted to say something, but swallowed it back.
Yan Ruyu didn't look at girl number seven again, turned around and continued walking out.
As I walked out of the yard and turned the corner, I saw Huo Changhe standing under an old locust tree not far away, holding a roll of paper in his hand. It was obvious that he had been waiting for a while.
Huo Changhe looked up and saw her, then came up to her with a smile: "I thought you were going to stay in there for a while."
Yan Ruyu sighed and rubbed her brows: "How are the regulations for boarding the ship?"
"Everything is sorted out," Huo Changhe handed her the paper in his hand. "The ship will leave at 11:00 AM tomorrow morning. We will be divided into three groups according to the previously agreed list. Each group will be accompanied by guards, so there will be no problems."