I traverse America, using holy light to quell American terror!

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

With proper gestures, Lipton called out loudly from outside the door:

"Hey! Li Yuan, are you still asleep? We should go!"

Hearing the sudden urging,

Penelope's eyes immediately filled with panic.

She jumped out of bed and grabbed Li Yuan's arm, pleading repeatedly:

"Please, take me away from here..."

Li Yuan looked Penelope up and down, then chuckled and teased:

"Are you just going to come with me like this?"

Penelope was overjoyed upon hearing this.

He quickly let go and put his clothes on.

Penelope grabbed the rolled-up American knife.

She hugged Li Yuan's arm and said sweetly:

"Let's go quickly!"

When Lipton saw Li Yuan and the other person come out of the door, he said in surprise:

"You're not planning to take her with you, are you?"

"Is there a problem?"

Li Yuan raised an eyebrow and asked in confusion.

Jamie, dressed, came out of the room at that moment.

Li Yuan waved his hand at the two of them and said:

"Let's go, let's set off."

Lipton rolled his eyes and muttered under his breath:

"You don't seem like you're out exorcising demons; you look more like you're on vacation."

Li Yuan, walking ahead, said without turning his head:

"For me, there is really no difference."

"You're really arrogant and deserve a beating."

When the group arrived downstairs to check out...

A thug with a fierce face suddenly walked over.

He said to Penelope, who was standing next to Li Yuan, in a deep voice:

"Penelope, your job is done. The boss is waiting for you."

Upon seeing the thugs approaching, Penelope was so frightened that she quickly hid behind Li Yuan, not daring to show her face.

Li Yuan stopped Lipton from speaking and said to the thug:

"Call your boss over here, I'll wait for him."

As he spoke, he waved to the two people behind him.

He pulled Penelope to sit down in the hotel restaurant.

Lipton sat down in the chair and smiled at Li Yuan, saying:

"Why are you stopping me? He wouldn't dare say anything if I spoke up."

Li Yuan glanced at Penelope and said meaningfully:

"I never bully others by virtue of my power. I just called the boss over to ask him some questions."

Li Yuan had no idea where this woman came from.

This is a good opportunity to ask the bar owner.

As for conflicts, things that can be settled with money...

Li Yuan felt there was no need to make things so complicated.

Lipton fell silent upon hearing this.

He lit a cigarette and started smoking it by himself.

A moment later, the bar owner hurriedly walked in.

As soon as he entered, he instinctively glared at Penelope.

Then he spread his hands and said:

"Officers, you can't listen to this woman's nonsense! She still owes me money!"

Li Yuan glanced at Penelope, whose expression was somewhat unnatural.

With great interest, he asked the boss:

"Tell me everything, I want to know what happened."

The boss had no idea what Penelope had said.

Instinctively, he blinked his shifty eyes, trying to tell a lie to get away with it.

But Lipton suddenly coughed and spoke in a serious tone, threatening:

"You'd better behave yourself and not force me to take action."

Upon hearing this, the boss trembled and had no choice but to tell the truth.

It turns out Penelope wasn't originally a stripper here.

Instead, she was sold here by her boyfriend, who owed money to the boss.

The bar owner didn't want to take someone to pay off his debts, as it would cause some trouble.

This strip club is located in a very remote area.

Only drivers passing through this area come here to play.

However, after seeing Penelope's appearance,

The bar owner eventually agreed.

She's been here for a month now, and she's becoming more and more obedient.

The boss was the only one who dared to let her come and accompany Li Yuan and the other two.

"Her boyfriend owed me $6000 and couldn't pay it back, so he sold her to me to pay off the debt."

The boss explained to Li Yuan with a pained expression:

"I didn't want to take her in at first, but she was good-looking and could dance, so I reluctantly agreed."

After a month, I haven't even made back my initial investment!

At this point, the bar owner handed Li Yuan another wad of cash and said:

"Officer, this is a small place, there's really not that much money to be made here."

He thought that Li Yuan and the other two were just trying to squeeze more money out of them.

Normal corrupt police officers wouldn't bother with such trivial matters.

Li Yuan didn't take the money, but turned to Penelope and said:

Is everything he said true?

Penelope nodded sadly.

She then turned her face away and silently wiped away the tears that had welled up in her eyes.

Li Yuan took out five rolls of banknotes and tossed them to the bar owner, saying with a smile:

"I paid it for her, is there any other problem?"

The US dollars looted from Mexican human traffickers were all rolled up in advance.

To facilitate the transaction, they would roll up the US dollars in advance, with each roll containing exactly 1000 dollars.

The moment the bar owner saw those rolls of money,

They then guessed that the money was ill-gotten.

He tentatively asked, his heart pounding with unease:

"Then... I'll accept it?"

"Stop talking nonsense, you should be glad you're not a human trafficker."

Li Yuan gave the bar owner a meaningful look.

If Penelope was kidnapped, then today would be a different story.

He then looked at Penelope and said:

"Is there anything else to pack?"

Penelope shook her head and said dejectedly:

"I just want to get out of here."

"Let's go then."

Li Yuan extended his hand to Penelope.

He led her out of the motel.

Li Yuan approached the police car and caught a glimpse of the rear window, which was lowered halfway.

He thought to himself, "This must have been opened last night when Mary Shaw attacked Lip."

He opened the car door and pulled out the doll Billy sitting in the back seat.

Li Yuan stared at the doll in his hand and said with a light laugh:

"There's no room in the car, so you'll have to make do in the trunk for now."

As he spoke, he shoved it into the trunk.

Li Yuan cannot destroy it for the time being, lest he alert the enemy.

Penelope watched Li Yuan talking to the puppet.

I couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

Having just escaped the wolf's den, she worried that Li Yuan might be a mentally unstable madman.

Noticing Penelope's gaze,

Li Yuan turned his head, revealing a kind smile, and explained:

"I'm not crazy."

Penelope gave an awkward laugh.

Composing himself, he said gratefully to Li Yuan:

"Thank you, officer. I...I don't know your name yet."

"My name is Li Yuan, and I am an exorcist."

Then Li Yuan looked at Jamie and said:

"You drive, and don't get lost this time."

Jamie nodded seriously upon hearing this, opened the door, and got into the driver's seat.

Penelope, now seated in the car, had calmed down.

She smiled and looked at Li Yuan, asking curiously:

"Exorcists? Are you going to perform an exorcism?"

As Jamie started the car, Li Yuan nodded and said:

"That's right, there are no other towns nearby that can take you away."

"You'll have to come with us to Ravensville."

Penelope looked at Li Yuan, her eyes sparkling:

"I'm really looking forward to it."

Jamie carefully determined the direction and slowly drove the car onto the highway.

The group sped off toward Ravensville.

The bar owner watched the police car drive away and couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

He gripped the US dollar in his hand and muttered under his breath:

"That woman is a real menace."

A moment later, Jamie drove his car through a valley,

The once clear blue sky instantly turned into a dense, overcast expanse.

Jamie looked at the lush trees lining the roadside, frowned, and said:

"I'm sure we're in Ravensville now; it's always gloomy like this here."

Li Yuan glanced at the gloomy sky outside the window and joked:

"Then it's no wonder you want to leave home. If I were in that situation, I would have left too."

As the car slowly moved forward, a bridge appeared ahead.

A blue road sign stands by the bridge with the words: "Welcome to the quiet town of Ravensville!"