The Quagmire of Desire: From Gambling Addict and Village Flower to Movie Queen

It was terrifyingly dark inside the cargo container; you couldn't see anything.

Sun Xiaoyan felt her tears flowing continuously, reaching her ears, which felt cool.

Liu Meiling was next to her, her body trembling violently, but neither of them made a sound, they just stayed close together.

The car was bumping and rattling violently; I don't know how long it had been driving.

Sun Xiaoyan's wrists and ankles ached from the hemp rope.

She tried to move, but couldn't break free at all.

I don't know how much time passed before the car finally stopped.

Voices and footsteps could be heard outside.

With a bang, the iron door of the cargo box was pulled open.

A blinding flashlight beam suddenly shone in, making Sun Xiaoyan unable to open her eyes.

She squinted and saw Boss Zhou standing outside the box, his face so gloomy it looked like it was about to drip water.

Standing next to him were two burly men and a bald man, the one who had pinched her butt in the villa earlier.

"Drag him out." Boss Zhou waved his hand, his voice icy.

Two burly men jumped onto the carriage and dragged Sun Xiaoyan and Liu Meiling out like dead dogs, throwing them on the ground.

The ground was cold; it was cement.

Sun Xiaoyan struggled to sit up and then she could see her surroundings clearly.

This is a large, abandoned warehouse. It's very tall, with holes in the roof that allow you to see a bit of the night sky.

A few dim lights shone in the warehouse, illuminating the woman lying haphazardly on the floor.

They were all naked, and each wore a leather collar around their neck that was exactly the same as hers.

There are probably a dozen or so.

Some of them were huddled up and trembling, some were staring blankly at the roof, and some were crying softly.

Boss Zhou and the bald man walked to the middle of the warehouse. The bald man was holding a notebook and counting as he looked at it.

"One, two, three... fifteen," the bald man said. "Adding these two that just arrived, seventeen. That's it."

Boss Zhou nodded and took out his phone to look at it.

Just then, his phone rang.

Boss Zhou answered the phone, listened for a couple of sentences, and his expression changed immediately.

"What?" His voice suddenly rose. "A roadblock? When did this happen?"

I don't know what was said on the other end of the phone.

Boss Zhou swore loudly, the words echoing through the empty warehouse.

"Damn it, it must have been that brat who called the police!" he said through gritted teeth. "So fast?"

The bald man leaned closer: "Boss Zhou, what's wrong?"

"The cops have set up a checkpoint at the intersection ahead, and they're checking very strictly." Boss Zhou hung up the phone, his face ashen. "We can't go according to the original plan; we have to change our route and move overnight."

The bald man frowned: "Now? So soon?"

"Aren't you in a hurry to get arrested?" Boss Zhou glared at him. "Hurry up and get everyone on the truck, then load them onto the ship somewhere else."

The bald man nodded quickly and turned to greet the burly men.

The warehouse suddenly became chaotic.

The burly men began to re-tie the women's hands and feet, their movements rough.

The women let out suppressed sobs.

Sun Xiaoyan's heart was pounding like a drum.

She glanced at Liu Meiling.

Liu Meiling also looked at her, something flashing in her eyes.

Two burly men walked towards them.

One of them squatted down, grabbed Sun Xiaoyan's wrist, and began to re-tie the rope.

The rope was tightened even more.

Sun Xiaoyan gasped in pain.

Just then, she felt something touch her ankle.

It's Liu Meiling's foot.

Liu Meiling's foot rubbed lightly against her ankle, then stopped moving.

Sun Xiaoyan was stunned for a moment, then she understood.

She subtly shifted her foot and touched the hemp rope binding Liu Meiling's ankle.

The hemp rope was tied very tightly, but some parts were already a bit frayed from being dragged around before.

Sun Xiaoyan used her toes to dig hard.

It was very strenuous, but she dared not stop.

The burly man tied her hands, then went to tie her feet.

Sun Xiaoyan pretended to cooperate, but her feet kept moving.

After tying up her feet, the burly man went on to tie up Liu Meiling.

Taking advantage of this break, Sun Xiaoyan desperately rubbed the rope on Liu Meiling's ankle with her toes.

Grind and grind.

She didn't know how much time had passed, but her toes felt a burning pain, and the rope on Liu Meiling's ankle seemed to have loosened a little.

Just then, the burly man who had tied Liu Meiling up stood up.

"Alright, leave it here for now, we'll load it into the car together later." After he finished speaking, he turned around and went to tie up the other women.

The warehouse was even more chaotic.

Boss Zhou was on the phone, speaking very loudly, as if he were cursing.

A bald man and several burly men were counting heads and moving things.

No one noticed Sun Xiaoyan and Liu Meiling in the corner.

Sun Xiaoyan used all her strength and suddenly hooked her toes.

Click.

A very slight sound.

The rope around Liu Meiling's ankle broke.

Liu Meiling was startled.

She immediately moved her body, turned her back to Sun Xiaoyan, and brought her wrist over.

Sun Xiaoyan also turned around and brought the rope on her wrist to Liu Meiling's mouth.

Liu Meiling lowered her head, bit the rope with her teeth, and pulled hard.

The rope was thick and difficult to bite.

But Liu Meiling bit very hard, and her eyes turned red.

Once, twice.

The rope was finally bitten open.

Sun Xiaoyan's wrist loosened, and the rope fell.

She immediately turned around and helped Liu Meiling untie the rope on her wrists.

Both of their hands were now free.

They looked at each other, but neither of them spoke.

Liu Meiling got up first, squatted down, and quickly untied the remaining rope around her ankle.

Sun Xiaoyan also untied it.

Then Liu Meiling crawled to the side of a woman curled up next to her and whispered, "Don't make a sound, I'll help you untie yourself."

The woman paused, looked at her in horror, but nodded.

Sun Xiaoyan also climbed over to the other woman and began to untie the rope.

Their movements were quick, but very light.

One, two, three.

They untied the ropes binding the five women next to them.

The women all looked at them, their eyes shining.

Liu Meiling pointed to one side of the warehouse.

There's a broken window on the wall over there. It's not big, but you can squeeze through it.

It was pitch black outside, and I couldn't see anything.

"Follow us, run," Liu Meiling said in a breathy voice.

Several women nodded.

Liu Meiling glanced at Sun Xiaoyan.

Sun Xiaoyan nodded.

The two of them stood up at the same time, bent over, and rushed toward the broken window.

The five women behind them also rushed forward.

Footsteps echoed in the empty warehouse.

"Damn! Someone got away!" A burly man was the first to notice and shouted.

Boss Zhou suddenly turned around.

"Chase them! Chase them back!" he roared.

The burly men immediately gave chase.

Liu Meiling was the first to rush to the window, but the window was too high for her to climb up.

Sun Xiaoyan rushed over and shoved her.

Using the leverage, Liu Meiling clung to the windowsill and struggled to climb up.

A burly man rushed up behind Sun Xiaoyan and reached out to grab her.

A woman who had just been untied suddenly lunged forward and grabbed the burly man's leg.

"Run!" she shouted.

The burly man kicked her away.

But this caused a delay.

Liu Meiling had already climbed out of the window.

She turned around and reached out her hand: "Xiaoyan!"

Sun Xiaoyan grabbed her hand, and Liu Meiling pulled hard.

Sun Xiaoyan also climbed up.

The two women behind them also climbed out.

The other three didn't have time to react and were caught by the strong man.

"Go around from that side and chase them!" Boss Zhou shouted from inside the warehouse.

Sun Xiaoyan and Liu Meiling jumped out of the window. Outside was a wasteland overgrown with weeds.

It was very dark, with only a few lights in the distance.

"Over there!" Liu Meiling pointed in the direction of the lights, "Checkpoint!"

The two of them ran for their lives.

Two women followed behind.

Behind them came the sounds of a burly man chasing after them, and the barking of dogs.

I don't know where this dog came from.

Run and run.

Sun Xiaoyan felt like her lungs were about to explode, and the pain was excruciating as she stepped on the gravel and weeds.

But she dared not stop.

Liu Meiling ran ahead of her, panting like a bellows.

The barking of dogs behind us grew closer and closer.

The lights were getting closer and closer.

The outline of the checkpoint and the lights in the guard post are now visible.

"Help!" Liu Meiling shouted as she ran, her voice hoarse.

Sun Xiaoyan wanted to shout, but she couldn't, so she could only run desperately.

One hundred meters, fifty meters, thirty meters...

They rushed into the area illuminated by the checkpoint lights.

Sun Xiaoyan's legs went weak, and she collapsed to her knees with a thud, then slumped down completely.

Liu Meiling collapsed next to her, panting heavily.

The two women who followed behind also ran over and collapsed to the ground.

The lights were blinding.

Sun Xiaoyan squinted and saw someone come out of the checkpoint booth.

Then, she heard a sound.

It was the sound of a police siren.

The sound grew louder and louder as it approached.

She glanced back.

In the pitch-black wasteland, several dark figures were rushing towards them, along with two dogs.

But the sirens were right behind us, getting closer and louder.