Elder brother's garrison

"You stole her SIM card, what's a little bit of mine compared to that?"

"..." Miao Yan lowered her head and remained silent.

Miao Yan looked at the cookies in her hand. She raised her eyes several times and carefully met Xiao Bai's gaze. Each time, she saw Xiao Bai with a gentle smile, as if to invite her to enjoy the cookies.

Miao Yan swallowed hard, then reached out and tore open the cookie packaging, took out a cookie, and put it in her mouth.

Miao Yan's mouth was very dry, but fortunately, although there wasn't enough food at this human traffickers' base, there was plenty of water. Xiao Bai poured Miao Yan a glass of water and watched her eat the biscuits one bite at a time and drink the water in small sips. She quickly ate half of them.

Miao Yan ate while tears streamed down her face, lost in thought. Finally, she looked at the remaining half-box of cookies, wiped her mouth, and handed the cookies to Xiao Bai.

"I'm not hungry," Xiaobai said to Miao Yan.

"But……"

"It's okay, I didn't plan to stay here for long anyway," Xiaobai said.

"..." Miao Yan's eyes lit up for a moment as she looked at Xiao Bai. "So, so you really are..."

"Shh." Xiaobai made a shushing gesture to Miao Yan. "Actually, I only wanted to find you at first, but I didn't expect to follow the clues all the way here. Now that we've come all this way, we have to clean this place up."

“…” Miao Yan lowered her head.

“That phone card you just mentioned is very useful to me.” Xiaobai sat down next to Miao Yan. “It’s a great thing that can help us catch a whole bunch of bad guys, not just here, but also those who are colluding with this place.”

"Electricity, the phone card is..."

Miao Yan was about to speak, but she suddenly closed her mouth, looked at the biscuit in her hand, and began to tremble.

Xiao Bai clearly sensed that Miao Yan's emotions had just begun to show some joy when doubt and fear flashed across her face.

Xiao Bai looked at Miao Yan, smiled gently, and didn't urge her, but just reached out and patted her head.

“I know what you’re thinking. You first met me at the hospital, when you were still under Gao Le and Gao Yang’s surveillance. Everything could have been just a charade to gain your trust… I know it’s hard to explain, but I wasn’t sent by Aunt Mei to trick you out of your phone card. But… well, that makes sense. If the time is right, I’ll make you believe me.” Xiao Bai smiled at Miao Yan and continued, “Don’t tell anyone about the location of the phone card for now, including me.”

"..." Miao Yan looked up at Xiao Bai, her eyes filled with guilt and a deep sadness.

The sadness that appeared was rather strange, and Xiaobai didn't quite understand what it meant.

Xiao Bai had a feeling that while Miao Yan hadn't lied about what she had just told him, there might have been some details she had omitted.

These parts she concealed... are probably the source of those sorrowful emotions.

Xiao Bai reached out and patted Miao Yan's head, watching her eat the remaining half box of cookies. The crisp crunching sound echoed in the quiet dormitory.

Xiao Bai vaguely guessed that these details were probably related to Miao Yan's "disappeared friend" that she had overheard in the cafeteria. These things would probably be quite useful for supplementing the plot, but they would probably have little impact on what she was going to do next.

Xiao Bai didn't continue questioning Miao Yan. She withdrew her hand, took the empty cookie wrapper, and put it back into her ship's equipment space.

"Speaking of which, do you know a legitimate way to leave this school?" Xiaobai suddenly asked Miao Yan.

"...You, you're going to run away?" Miao Yan exclaimed in surprise.

"No, I mean, it's like accepting some kind of errand-running mission, where you can go for a stroll around the village," Xiaobai asked with a smile.

“…No, that won’t do.” Miao Yan’s expression fell as she shook her head. “Children aren’t allowed to leave school unless…”

"unless?"

"..." Miao Yan looked at Xiao Bai's face, then her gaze fell to Xiao Bai's neat and smooth white hair and petite figure. A look of sadness flashed in her eyes, and she said softly, "...But you should have a chance to go out and see the world."

Chapter 3702 is also here...

Miao Yan's statement that "Xiao Bai should have a chance to go out and see the world" didn't specify the reason, but Xiao Bai immediately knew what it meant the next morning.

Because Xiaobai was punished in the "little black room" for a whole afternoon for spreading information about the organization's escape in the "canteen" yesterday, she was spared from endless physical labor in the meeting room in order to "recover from her injuries" and could stay in the dormitory to chat and rest.

Just as Xiaobai took out a second biscuit and handed it to Miao Yan, the dormitory door was gently pushed open.

Startled, Miao Yan quickly hugged the biscuit in her arms, like a frightened kitten, and burrowed into the bed.

Xiao Bai sat on the edge of the bed, watching the person who opened the door.

The person who opened the door was Gao Yang, Xiao Bai, and Miao Yan's new dormitory manager, who was in charge of the children in this area.

Gao Yang tiptoed into the room and walked in with an embarrassed expression. Just as he was about to speak to Xiao Bai, he saw Miao Yan sitting on the bed, holding a biscuit and looking terrified, her body trembling.

Gao Yang was stunned for a moment.

"What are you doing here?" Just then, Xiaobai's voice reached Gao Yang's ears.

Gao Yang immediately looked down at Xiao Bai.

Gao Yang immediately gave Xiao Bai an awkward yet ingratiating smile.

"Well, um... you should be going out today," Gao Yang said softly. "I'm here to pick you up."

"Hmm? Going out?"

"Yes……"

"Going to the village?" Xiaobai asked thoughtfully.

"Yes," Gao Yang nodded.

Xiao Bai blinked, then turned around thoughtfully and glanced at Miao Yan on the bed.

What Miao Yan said to herself yesterday... actually came true?

"Is she going too?" Xiaobai pointed at Miao Yan.

"Um...yes, I'm sorry, this won't work." Gao Yang immediately shook her head. "She doesn't meet the standard yet, this is not within my authority, I'm really sorry..."

"Okay, then you have to let her rest in the room and not go out to work."

“That’s fine.” Gao Yang nodded immediately.

Xiao Bai got up, dusted himself off, and waved to Miao Yan with a smile.

"Then I'll go out and take a look first, I'll be right back."

"..." Miao Yan hugged the cookies, her eyes filled with deep dependence as she looked at Xiaobai, and then she nodded rapidly.

If you calculate carefully, the time Xiaobai and Miaoyan spent together, including the period of silence on the boat, was only a little over two days. But in those two days, Miaoyan gradually became inseparable from Xiaobai.

Perhaps this is due to the strong sense of mystery and security that Xiaobai possesses, or perhaps it is Xiaobai's unique personal charm.

In short, Xiaobai said goodbye to Miao Yan and left the dormitory.

"What's my reason for leaving the village this time?" Xiao Bai asked as he followed Gao Yang.

"Um...yes, it's like this." Gao Yang glanced around the corridor, and when he noticed that no one was around, he immediately whispered to Xiao Bai, "Well...you know, you're very beautiful...in our base, having such a pretty face is actually a big advantage..."

"and then?"

“Our base does things like human trafficking… Ah, um, I didn’t do it, I didn’t do it.” Gao Yang waved his hands immediately, his face showing a humble expression as if he was about to cry. “I, I used to be a cook and cleaner, I was in logistics, I didn’t get involved in those things. I only became the dormitory supervisor because you asked me to…”

"Okay, okay, hurry up and tell me," Xiaobai said.

"That's how it is... Pretty, cute girls with good temperament sell very well at our base," Gao Yang said to Xiao Bai. "So... usually, as soon as a pretty girl arrives here, buyers will come running. They'll either adopt her as a daughter or buy her... But in short, these people come very quickly!"

"Oh, I see." Xiaobai nodded at Gao Yang after hearing his words. "So you mean, someone who wants to buy me has arrived?"

"Almost, close..." Gao Yang rubbed his hands, looking embarrassed.

"What do you mean by 'more or less'? Is there any discrepancy between what I said and what you meant?"

"Have."

"Where is the deviation?"

"Quite a few people want to buy your products."

"..."

"Ever since that girl next to you had that accident, our base's business has been suspended for a few days and hasn't been open for quite a while. This time, we're reopening thanks to your help, so we'll probably be holding an auction in the village later and sell a few more girls through those people."

"……"noob.

After listening, Xiaobai remained silent for a long time.

After a long while, she sighed helplessly and rubbed her forehead.

Ok.

Little Bai never expected that the auction plot would still unfold.

Xiao Bai had never stepped into an auction before in her life. She never expected that her first time here would be as a "commodity".

It's truly a sad thing.

Gao Yang and Xiao Bai's conversation ended as they walked along the corridor and other people began to appear.

Gao Yang stood tall and proud in front of others, pretending to be an imposing new dormitory manager. Xiao Bai followed behind him and walked all the way to the school's first-floor lobby.

The school's lobby on the first floor was the same as before, but when Xiaobai arrived there, there were already two groups of people waiting for her.

A tall man named Gao Le and a bespectacled man named Xu An stood facing off like a duel on either side of the school gate, followed by several dirty little boys and girls with their heads down.

Gao Le's bandages on his face and ears were still on. Xu An, who was sitting opposite him, only had a little swelling on his face. At this moment, Xu An was looking at Gao Le with great sarcasm. He crossed his arms and curled the corners of his mouth, looking just like a child who had gotten first place in an exam.

"Gao Le, Gao Le, I haven't seen you for a day, and you've started using bandages as decorations again."

Xu An laughed heartily.

“It was Aunt Mei who ordered the beating.” Gao Le was completely unconvinced by Xu An’s explanation and simply answered him quietly.

"Oh dear, Aunt Mei will hit you?"

"He did something wrong, he deserves to be punished."

"Oh..." Xu An seemed somewhat dissatisfied with Gao Le's answer. He lowered his gaze, his sharp eyes scanning Gao Le, trying to find a place to attack.

Just then, Gao Yang led Xiaobai to the location.

"Big brother... Supervisor Gao, Director Xu..." Gao Yang stammered for a moment, then quickly cupped his hands to the two of them, "I brought the little girl from yesterday."

"Oh?" Xu An glanced at Gao Yang, then at Gao Le. "Isn't this the one who was lying on the ground yesterday? Did he get promoted?"

"Sigh, yes, yes..." Gao Yang wiped his sweat and gave an awkward smile.

"What, is he your long-lost brother? That makes sense, you both have the surname Gao." Xu An mocked Gao Le.

“…I have no brothers.” Gao Le’s emotions fluctuated for the first time. He answered Xu An, “My name wasn’t originally Gao. Aunt Mei gave me this name.”

“Heh, that’s true.” Xu An smiled. “After all, you’re different from me. I’m a native of this village. Aunt Mei even held me when I was little. And you? You were just a little kid who was kidnapped here and got lucky enough to be noticed by Aunt Mei. Without Aunt Mei’s appreciation and kindness, you might be in some family now, or you might have been raised to be something else.”

"..." Gao Le remained silent, quietly accepting all of Xu An's words.

Xu An didn't seem to like cursing at this blockhead either. Seeing that Gao Le didn't react, he just frowned, then turned his head to look at Gao Yang and Xiao Bai.

Xu An's gaze lingered on Xiao Bai for a moment, he looked Xiao Bai up and down, and finally clicked his tongue.

"What incredible luck," Xu An muttered under his breath, then called out to Gao Yang, "You're done here."

"Hey, hey, have a safe trip, both managers!" Gao Yang bowed and scraped, quickly backing away.

"Come here!" Xu An looked at Xiao Bai coldly.

“…Me?” Xiaobai pointed to himself.

"Come here!" Xu An said, his face full of threat, enunciating each word clearly.

"..." Xiaobai blinked, and she subconsciously looked at Gao Le.

Gao Le didn't say a word. One of his eyes was inside the bandage, while the other quietly watched Xiao Bai.

Xiao Bai felt like she had become a prop in the tug-of-war between the two.

Xiao Bai was speechless.

Well... although Xiaobai doesn't have a good impression of the people in the human trafficking base, she has a feeling that the journey to Xu An's place will be incredibly noisy...

Sigh, Xiaobai doesn't like noisy environments.

Xiao Bai ignored Xu An and walked behind Gao Le, standing with the girls behind Gao Le.

Gao Le looked down at Xiao Bai, a change in expression flashing in his eyes.

Seeing this, Xu An, who was standing to the side, felt as if his dignity had been offended and immediately flew into a rage.

"Didn't you hear me tell you to come here?" Xu An was furious.

"Xu An." Gao Le called out to Xu An.

"What are you doing!" Xu An stared wide-eyed at Gao Le.

“…Aunt Mei doesn’t like noise,” Gao Le said calmly. “Also…she’s our most valuable commodity. She’s very important at this auction, so you can’t touch her.”