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

Sun Xiaoyan and Liu Meiling ran frantically through the sugarcane field, their heads and faces covered in mud and sweat, their hair a mess like a chicken coop.

Sun Xiaoyan's floral dress was already torn to shreds, with half of her breast exposed and the fabric on her buttocks ripped beyond recognition. She walked with a wobbly gait, her white flesh swaying out.

Liu Meiling was in an even worse situation; her leather skirt was torn to shreds by sugarcane leaves, leaving only a few strips hanging down, exposing her bare buttocks, which felt chilly in the wind.

The sound of police sirens grew closer behind us, mixed with the barking of dogs.

"Damn it, the dog is chasing us!" Liu Meiling turned around and looked back, her face turning pale with fright.

Sun Xiaoyan's legs went weak, and she couldn't run anymore. She squatted down next to a sugarcane stalk, panting heavily: "I can't do it anymore, I can't run..."

Liu Meiling grabbed her and said, "You have to run, even if you can't. If you get caught and taken back, you're finished!"

The two crawled for several dozen meters and came to an abandoned brick kiln.

The kiln entrance was dark and overgrown with weeds, clearly indicating that it had been abandoned for several years.

"Go in!" Liu Meiling pulled Sun Xiaoyan inside.

The brick kiln was full of ash, the floor was covered with broken bricks and tiles, and flies were buzzing around.

The two huddled in a corner, Sun Xiaoyan's chest heaving violently, the fabric no longer able to cover her, her two breasts swaying back and forth.

Liu Meiling leaned against the wall, panting heavily, her buttocks covered in mud and bloodstains from being scraped by sugarcane leaves.

"Won't the police...the police won't come after us, will they?" Sun Xiaoyan asked, her voice trembling as she clutched her exposed chest.

Liu Meiling glared at her: "We'll accept it if you come in here."

No sooner had he finished speaking than the sound of dogs barking came from outside.

"Woof woof woof!"

Immediately following were the sounds of footsteps and shouts: "Come out! The police dogs have located you, don't run!"

Sun Xiaoyan shuddered, while Liu Meiling bit her lip and remained silent.

A few seconds later, two policemen appeared at the entrance of the brick kiln with a police dog.

The police dog barked wildly inside, and the police shone their flashlights directly on the two men.

Sun Xiaoyan squatted in the corner, her skirt so tattered it could barely stay on, revealing a patch of white flesh on her chest.

Liu Meiling stood up, leaning against the wall. Her buttocks were covered in red and white welts, as if she had been whipped.

"Don't move! Put your hands behind your head and walk out slowly!" the policeman ordered.

Liu Meiling sighed, put her head in her hands, and walked out. Sun Xiaoyan also stood up, put her head in her hands, and followed behind.

The fabric strips of the floral dress hung around her waist, revealing her buttocks.

The policeman looked at the two men's disheveled appearance, frowned, and asked, "Did you escape from the pig farm?"

Liu Meiling nodded.

"Come back with us, we have some questions for you."

It was already dark when the two were led back to the abandoned pig farm.

The pig farm was brightly lit, and a dozen police officers were counting supplies and registering personnel.

The bald boss, the lecturer, and several thugs were all handcuffed and squatting to one side, while seven or eight new girls were also squatting in a corner, some crying and some cursing.

Sun Xiaoyan and Liu Meiling were led to a makeshift interrogation table. A middle-aged police officer sat behind the table, while a young police officer stood beside him taking notes.

The middle-aged police officer looked up at the two men and asked, "Names?"

"Liu Meiling".

"Sun Xiaoyan".

The officer bent down to write a few strokes, about to continue questioning, when suddenly a scream came from the side: "It's those two!"

Sun Xiaoyan looked up and saw the long-haired woman squatting not far away, pointing at them with her finger, her eyes practically spitting fire.

"Those two are the ones who tricked me! They called me several times saying they had great jobs with monthly incomes over ten thousand, and I was completely fooled!" The long-haired woman stood up, itching to rush over and beat them up. "Those two sluts, they use their bodies to trick men into paying them money, and then they even cheat honest people like us!"

Several girls nearby chimed in, "Yes! I was tricked into coming here by them over the phone too!"

"Liars! You two are a disgrace!"

The officer slammed his hand on the table: "Quiet! One at a time!"

The long-haired woman persisted, "Officer, these two are the masterminds! They made phone calls recruiting people, scamming one after another! They're the ones who should be arrested!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Meiling flew into a rage, turning to glare at the long-haired woman: "You're talking nonsense! We were tricked into coming here too!"

"You were tricked into coming here? Then why didn't you run away?" The long-haired woman sneered. "You guys seemed to be enjoying yourselves, weren't you? You were moaning so loudly when you were in bed with those men!"

Liu Meiling's face turned red with anger, while Sun Xiaoyan lowered her head and remained silent, clutching the tattered hem of her skirt, tears streaming down her face.

The officer told the long-haired woman to squat back down, then looked at Sun Xiaoyan and Liu Meiling: "You heard it too, she identified you as the people who lied to her."

Sun Xiaoyan's voice trembled: "Officer, we...we were indeed forced to make the calls. If we didn't, we wouldn't get any food. We're also locked up here; we can't escape..."

The officer nodded and then asked Liu Meiling, "You escaped from the tool shed and ran to the sugarcane field, which means you wanted to escape, right?"

Liu Meiling gritted her teeth and answered, "Yes, we wanted to run away, but we also helped them deceive people, so we ran away." As she spoke, tears welled up in her eyes. "We made phone calls and deceived one person after another, and it felt terrible inside, but if we didn't stop, they would beat us..."

The officer was silent for a moment, then told the younger officer to get the documents.

Soon, the documents arrived. The officer glanced at them, looked up, and said, "You two have quite a few criminal records. According to your confessions, you were also involved in recruitment fraud and honey trap schemes, right?"

Sun Xiaoyan trembled even more violently, while Liu Meiling bit her lip and remained silent.

"However, according to the investigation, you were indeed coerced into participating, not the masterminds." The officer closed the file. "The illegal acts did not meet the sentencing standards, but you are not entirely without responsibility either."

Sun Xiaoyan raised her head, a glimmer of hope appearing in her eyes.

The officer continued, "Each person will be fined five thousand dollars, payable within a specified time, or face fifteen days of detention."

Liu Meiling breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said, "Yes, yes, we have money!"

Sun Xiaoyan nodded, and the two of them checked their pockets and came up with more than nine thousand yuan.

That was money I'd saved up from when I was running a honey trap, and I'd kept it close to my body ever since.

Liu Meiling handed the crumpled banknotes to the police officer: "Over nine thousand, is that enough?"

The officer glanced at it, wrote out a form for them to sign, and said, "Come back to the station with me first, and we'll talk then."

When Sun Xiaoyan bent over to sign, her tattered skirt was lifted up, revealing her white buttocks.

The young policeman standing nearby glanced at it, frowned, and turned his face away.

When Liu Meiling received the fine notice, the fabric at her chest couldn't contain her breasts, and half of one breast bounced out and swayed.

The three male police officers present simultaneously looked away, and one of them cleared his throat.

Sun Xiaoyan quickly pulled her clothes up, her face flushing red and then turning pale.

The officer stood up: "Alright, pack up and get in the car to go back to the station."

In the early hours of the morning, the two men stood on the dirt road outside the abandoned pig farm and limped towards the police car.

The morning light was blinding, peeking out from behind the mountain and shining on their dirty faces.

The police car, carrying the bald boss, lecturer, thugs, and the new girls, drove towards the provincial capital.

Sun Xiaoyan leaned against the car window, watching the mountain shadows rushing past outside, feeling a mix of emotions she couldn't quite describe.

Liu Meiling sat next to her, her eyes closed, her face expressionless.

After about forty minutes of driving, the police car entered the compound of the district public security bureau on the outskirts of the provincial capital.

The police officer asked Sun Xiaoyan and Liu Meiling to get out of the car and led them into an office on the second floor.

On the desk lay the fine slip that had just been issued and a stack of documents.

The officer gestured for the two men to sit down: "The fine isn't over yet. You two need to sign here and put your fingerprints on it."

Sun Xiaoyan signed the document with trembling hands, and Liu Meiling also signed it.

The officer put away the form, looked at the two of them, frowned, and said, "What are you two planning to do now?"

Sun Xiaoyan was stunned, and Liu Meiling was also stunned for a moment. Neither of them spoke.

The officer sighed: "Go out and find something decent to do, and stop getting involved in this mess."

Sun Xiaoyan nodded, and Liu Meiling nodded as well.

The officer stood up and opened the door: "Alright, let's go."

As Sun Xiaoyan and Liu Meiling walked out of the police station, the morning light shone directly on their faces.

The streets of the provincial capital are starting to bustle with activity. Breakfast vendors are pushing their tricycles and calling out their wares, sanitation workers are sweeping the streets, and commuters are hurrying to work.

Liu Meiling took a deep breath, turned to look at Sun Xiaoyan, and said, "Let's go."

Sun Xiaoyan nodded, and the two walked out of the police station side by side, disappearing into the crowd.