I started out with seven husbands, and I worked hard to support my family while crying.

Chapter 304: Crisis

The brokerage boss stared in horror at the direction from which the footsteps came, and a tall figure slowly emerged from the darkness.

The man was completely shrouded in a black cloak, and his face was obscured by shadows, making it impossible to see clearly.

The broker's initial fear dissipated considerably when he saw that it was just one person, and he became bolder.

He straightened his chest and shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Who are you? How dare you block my way!"

The man remained silent, continuing to approach the head of the brokerage firm at a leisurely pace.

Each step was steady and powerful, as if carrying an invisible pressure.

As the distance closed, the broker could feel a chilling aura rushing towards him, and his heart began to pound again. However, he still forced himself to remain calm and continued to speak arrogantly.

"Hmph, don't think you can scare me with your ghostly tricks. If you know what's good for you, get out of my way and don't delay me!"

The man finally stopped a few steps away from the head of the brokerage firm and said coldly.

"You ignorant fool, you've been an accomplice to evil and committed countless atrocities. Today is your day of reckoning."

The broker's head felt a pang of unease upon hearing this, but he remained defiant.

"Stop trying to scare me! What can you do to me by yourself?"

Before he could finish speaking, the man suddenly flicked his sleeve, and a powerful force knocked the head of the brokerage firm to the ground.

The foreman of the brokerage firm lay sprawled on the ground, realizing he had met his match, and began begging for mercy.

"Great hero, spare me! Spare me! I'll never do it again!"

Just then, several shouts came from afar.

"Over there, quick!"

It turned out that the magistrate's servants had come looking for them.

The mysterious man snorted coldly, and with a flash, disappeared into the darkness.

The brokerage firm leader stumbled and crawled back to the inn, recounting his ordeal on the road to the magistrate's son.

The magistrate's son wouldn't listen to any of this. He kicked the head of the brokerage firm aside and cursed.

"Useless thing, stop your nonsense and come with me!"

As he spoke, the magistrate's son took the lead, leading a group of servants menacingly toward the room where Fang Xiaoxiao and Lin Wan'er were.

His obese body trembled with rage, the fat on his face twitched, and his eyes were wide like copper bells, filled with ferocity and greed.

"Hmph, you won't escape today, even if you grow wings!"

The magistrate's son said through gritted teeth, waving his whip as he walked.

The brokerage boss quickly got up from the ground and followed behind, also displaying an arrogant demeanor of taking advantage of his master's power.

Upon reaching the door, the magistrate's son kicked it open and shouted loudly.

"You little bitches, let's see where you can run now!"

Inside the room, Fang Xiaoxiao and Lin Wan'er stood side by side. Facing this group of menacing thugs, they were a little nervous, but they remained calm on their faces.

The magistrate's son swaggered into the room, pointed his whip at them, and said viciously.

"Come back with me obediently, and I might spare your lives. Otherwise, you'll be in big trouble!"

"What, you think you're so great just because you have more people? You think we're afraid of you?!"

When Fang Xiaoxiao saw the brokerage boss arrive with seven or eight people, she not only didn't feel any fear, but instead raised her chin, looking quite disdainful.

In fact, all of this was within her plan.

Previously, during discussions with several people, arrangements had already been made for everything that was most likely to happen.

Take the situation right now, for example.

However, she never expected that the mastermind behind the child trafficking was the son of the county magistrate, which was quite unexpected.

Fortunately, it wasn't a big problem.

Fang Xiaoxiao put her hands behind her back and waved to Lin Wan'er behind her.

Lin Wan'er understood perfectly well what was going on.

Before the group of people at the door came in, she quietly took a few steps back and quickly moved to the window.

Li Renyi and Fang Xiaoxiao were left alone to face the crowd.

She quickly pulled out something resembling a tinderbox from her bosom and pulled the fuse towards the window.

"Beep~"

Then, with a "whoosh," a red firework burst forth from the head of the tinderbox, which then exploded instantly in the darkness.

When the fleeting red light shot into the room, the foreman of the brothel, recognizing it as a signal flare, hurriedly reprimanded his men.

"Quickly, grab her and get everyone out of here!"

He, who had previously relied on having manpower, was now like a frightened bird.

The magistrate's son also saw the signal flare.

His face instantly turned frighteningly cold, and he quickly understood what the signal flare meant from what the brokerage boss had said.

"You guys, go up and grab them."

At his command, his men prepared to swarm forward.

But at this critical moment, a large number of people rushed out from the second-floor corridor and the lobby downstairs.

These people were all dressed in the uniforms of yamen runners, with long knives at their waists.

They all drew their long swords, looking ready for battle, and surrounded the crowd completely.

At this point, the magistrate's son still didn't understand what was going on, and even thought that his father had sent someone to help him.

Thinking of this, his laughter made me even more arrogant.

"Haha, I thought you guys had some real skills, but it turns out you were just trying to scare us."

"Look, this whole area is full of my men. Today is the day you all die!"

At this point, he suddenly turned his gaze to Fang Xiaoxiao and the other person, and when he saw Fang Xiaoxiao's stunningly beautiful face, a wicked thought arose in his heart.

He licked his dry lips, his eyes filled with greed, and prepared to step forward.

But he had only taken two steps when a dark black dagger flew in from the window and struck his ankle.

Immediately afterwards, a shrill scream pierced the darkness of the room.

"Ah~"

My feet!

Before he could continue shouting, a cold glint suddenly appeared at his neck.

Pei Yan's face turned fierce, and his whole body exuded a chilling killing intent.

"Stop screaming, or I'll make sure you never scream again!"

After he finished speaking, his cold, icy eyes began to scan his surroundings.

Whenever his gaze swept over someone, they would involuntarily tremble all over.

It felt like death itself was upon us.

However, when the head of the brokerage saw that his master was being controlled, he couldn't help but roar in anger.

"Release my young master, or I'll show you what regret is!"

At that moment, he had only one thought in his mind: threat.

This courage came from the group of officials behind him.

But he was overthinking things.

Pei Yan glanced at him, looking indifferent, and said softly.

"Regret? How laughable. I have never encountered anything that I regret."

Beep!

He flicked his wrist slightly, and a flash of cold light appeared.

A dazzling red burst forth.