Rebirth in Famine: She Thrives by Lucky Space
Chapter 190 trapped

Chapter 190: 190 trapped

Shen Xueqi finally understood the fear that Qian Jun and Jiang Xinyu talked about.

Jiang Xinyu was anxiously pacing around. Her companion had a gun pointed at his head; what if the gunholder’s hand trembled?

She looked at the person in charge pleadingly, trying to articulate word by word, while he just watched with a smile.

Jiang Xinyu was truly deflated; what should she do now?

Suddenly, that person spoke, and all his subordinates immediately tied up the fourteen people, no one dared to resist.

Jiang Xinyu was pulled by that person and got into the car. She glanced back, seeing some people left behind guarding the train with guns, while the others forced Shen Xueqi and them onto a truck.

At their base, only Jiang Xinyu was not bound. She sat on a bed in a room, not knowing what kind of treatment the others received.

Having reached this point, Jiang Xinyu calmed down, knowing that there was only a glimmer of hope by seeing the person in charge again.

She looked at the bag on the ground; her belongings had not been searched.

She waited till nightfall, and the door opened. Jiang Xinyu looked bewilderedly at the soldier who entered, carrying bread, milk, and beef.

Jiang Xinyu urgently told him she wanted to see the person in charge. The soldier nodded and left.

In this environment, how could Jiang Xinyu eat? Hopefully, there was no real danger to the lives of the fourteen people?

After waiting for an hour, Jiang Xinyu still did not see the person she wanted to meet. Her heart became increasingly unsettled.

Sitting there, she fell asleep in a daze, waking up in the middle of the night due to the cold; the ground was covered with thick snow, and at night the temperature dropped to around ten degrees below zero.

It was really too cold. She stood up, her legs stiff, and paced back and forth in the small room, feeling the congestion in her nose and dizzy head; she had caught a cold, feeling extremely uncomfortable.

But in this situation, she dared not do anything. She could only wait.

By daybreak, Jiang Xinyu felt like she’d worn down a layer of the room’s floor. Anxiety and fear prevented her from stopping.

She didn’t know her cheeks were flushed and her eyes bloodshot, having not consumed a drop of water for a day and night, her lips already cracked.

Someone opened the door again, it was still the same soldier as yesterday, he saw the food on the table and disapprovingly looked at Jiang Xinyu.

She hurriedly explained. Her meaning was that it’s not that she wouldn’t eat, she was just too scared, having no appetite, unable to eat.

Once again, she requested to see the person in charge. The young guy stubbornly stared at her, Jiang Xinyu had no choice but to pick up the milk. It was still warm, she drank it in large gulps, tore off a piece of bread, and handed the other half to the soldier, saying, "I really can’t eat much more."

As for the beef, it remained untouched.

The soldier shook his head, telling her to wait; their boss wasn’t there, he would be back tomorrow.

Jiang Xinyu grabbed the departing soldier and anxiously asked about Shen Xueqi’s situation.

The answer she received was that they were all fine and that she should wait patiently. After saying this, he pulled out a handful of candy and handed it to Jiang Xinyu, then left.

Jiang Xinyu looked down at the candy in her hand; given the circumstances, their lives were likely safe. Her legs were sore, but she didn’t dare stop, feeling afraid, cold, and anxious.

By evening, she had just finished drinking her milk when the door was pushed open again, and the person in charge walked in.

Jiang Xinyu hurriedly rushed in front of him, anxiously asking when they could leave.

He pulled out a paper from his pocket and handed it to her.

Jiang Xinyu had no problem reading the text and as she read it, her heart sank further. It was the notice from above regarding their punishment.

A fine of one hundred thousand needed to be paid, along with a one-month detention.

Jiang Xinyu held the paper, tears streaming down. Money wasn’t the issue, but she truly didn’t think she could endure staying here for a month.

She looked up at the person in charge, wiped away her tears.

She made a proposal, saying that they could pay the fine now and leave, and she could pay an extra twenty thousand yuan.

He looked at this child and suddenly stepped forward, touching Jiang Xinyu’s forehead, realizing she was feverish.

Jiang Xinyu clasped her hands together, continuously pleading.

The final result was that he had to request instructions from above.

After he left for a while, the soldier who brought supplies returned, carrying hot water and medicine. Jiang Xinyu, aware of her condition, accepted and took them. Upon seeing the soldier’s smile, she knew they were already being quite kind.

The next morning after breakfast, the person in charge came over, asking her to go out and call Shen Xueqi and the others.

Jiang Xinyu saw the fourteen people, feeling quite uncomfortable inside; their treatment must have been worse than hers.

Given the signal, Jiang Xinyu walked over to them and pulled out the paper, knowing that one of Shen Xueqi’s people knew Russian.

Everyone was aware of their punishment; their hearts were relieved, the past two days and nights were sheer torture, uncertain about their future fate.

"Director Jiang, we agree."

Jiang Xinyu thought, "What choice do you have not to agree? Who are you? Now we’re at the mercy of others, with no room for negotiation."

"Leader, I’ve already applied to pay an extra twenty thousand and leave immediately, but haven’t heard back yet.

How much money do you have on hand?"

"I have seventy thousand."

Jiang Xinyu looked at Wu Hongyu.

"Director Jiang, we have forty thousand."

The rest of them had hardly any money.

"I have some money on me. If we agree, we can pay the fine right away and leave."

"Director Jiang, are you okay?" Shen Xueqi looked at the girl, whom he hadn’t seen in two days, her cheeks already sunken, her face looked ill.

"I’m fine, I’ll go discuss with him. How much do you have?"

"It’s on the train."

"Alright, I understand."

Jiang Xinyu walked in front of the person in charge, looking at him pitifully.

The final answer was affirmative.

Jiang Xinyu’s face lit up with delight, making the person in charge smile, she was indeed just a kid.

They eventually gathered one hundred and twenty thousand and exchanged it for the paper, heading back.

Before getting on the train, Jiang Xinyu suddenly ran in front of the person in charge and bowed deeply, "Thank you, thank you very much!"

He just smiled back at her, nodded, and handed her a bag of candy.

Jiang Xinyu boarded the train with a complicated heart; after it started, she waved vigorously at the kind-hearted person in charge.

Shen Xueqi watched from the side, feeling very complicated inside.

If it weren’t for Jiang Xinyu’s mediation, they might not be able to leave until a month later.

Except for the driver, everyone else sat together in silence.

"Alright, everyone, go rest; this experience surely gave you a taste of fear, right?"

"Director Jiang, are you still feverish?"

"Yes, I’m going to rest now."

"There’s fever medicine on the train."

"No need, I have some myself, I’m going back." She simply didn’t have the energy to sit with them any longer.