Traveling through the 1940s, the whole village was massacred at the beginning

Chapter 1000 The Locksmith Family

"Sisters, where is this?" Jiang Jiyun asked a girl next to her, rubbing her sleepy eyes as she propped herself up.

Xia Qian initially mistook the little girl in front of her for a boy with his head shaved, but when she heard him speak, she realized that he was also a girl.

At that moment, the child was dressed in a white shirt and trousers, and it appeared that he had been taken from the hospital.

Just then, Jiang Jiyun suddenly noticed that there was an enormous iron cage placed directly in front of him, and inside the cage were a group of haggard-looking boys.

Faced with such a bizarre scene, Jiang Jiyun couldn't help but exclaim: Could this be the legendary den of kidnappers?

In response to Jiang Jiyun's question, Xia Qian simply shook her head helplessly and replied: "Actually, we know nothing about this place either. After all, we were only arrested a few days ago, and we don't even know where this is."

The girl next to Xia Qian whispered, "These people don't even ask who I am, nor do they ask my family for ransom. They even give us good food and drinks, like fattening up pigs to eat."

Hearing them say that, Jiang Jiyun became even more surprised and continued to ask: "How could so many young people and children be captured in just a few days? Didn't the people in the city notice anything at all?"

Xia Qian lowered her voice and answered softly: Not everyone was captured from the city; some of them were villagers from villages outside the city.

Jiang Jiyun turned his gaze to the listless, dazed girls and boys, observing their clothes and complexions.

After thinking for a while, she wondered what could have caused them to be targeted by these human traffickers. She asked, "Are there any powerful people in your families?"

Another well-dressed girl next to her said, "My grandfather is the director of the Chamber of Commerce."

A boy in another cage said, "My father is a section chief at the police station."

"My dad fought the Japanese!" said the little girl, whose speech was slurred because she was missing a tooth.

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Upon hearing their introduction, Jiang Jiyun suddenly realized that these people were not ordinary kidnappers. They seemed to be plotting a rebellion. Wasn't this a clear case of using the emperor to command the princes?

She slowly curled up in the corner, and when no one was looking, she quickly wrote something on a piece of paper and sent it to her brother's space.

After delivering the message, she casually took a clip from her shoe, gently pried it open, and then tiptoed to the lock of the cage.

Xia Qian and the others stared in disbelief at her every move as she fiddled with the lock.

Oh my god, we almost made a scene! Jiang Jiyun reacted quickly, grabbing the falling chain tightly to prevent it from making a sound and alerting the people outside.

At this moment, the girls imprisoned in the cages stood up and looked at Jiang Jiyun with expectant faces.

Jiang Jiyun then gestured for everyone to remain quiet and not to make any rash moves.

She glanced around warily and whispered, "Wait a moment, don't make a sound and attract the attention of those outside. I'll go check the situation first. If those people have guns, we'll be in danger."

Xia Qian and the other girls nodded repeatedly upon hearing this, indicating that they would follow instructions. However, they did not sit down again, but remained tense, watching Jiang Jiyun walk to the door.

Jiang Jiyun peered through the crack in the door and saw that it was already dark outside, and torches were still hanging on the wall outside.

"Hiss..."

Hearing the sound, Jiang Jiyun turned around and saw another boy in an iron cage pointing at the iron chain lock.

She walked to the door and skillfully fiddled with the lock.

Standing in the cage, Yu Zhan's gaze was fixed on Jiang Jiyun, his face full of undisguised admiration.

Finally, unable to contain his curiosity, he lowered his voice and asked Jiang Jiyun: "Little sister, you are really amazing! Could it be... that you are the legendary master thief?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Jiyun turned around abruptly, glared at Yu Zhan fiercely, and said irritably, "You thief my foot! My family has been making a living by picking locks for generations. This skill has been passed down from generation to generation, but we will never pass it on to outsiders!"

Yu Zhan was greatly disappointed upon hearing this.

Wow!

The lock opened just as the two were talking!

Upon hearing the commotion, Yan Ci turned pale with fright and shouted in a panic to Jiang Jiyun: "Oh no! Someone is coming in! Run!"

At this moment, Jiang Jiyun had no time to rush back to the cage, so he made a quick decision, rushed to the door, and climbed up the top of the door frame using both hands and feet.

Yan Ci and the others stared in astonishment at Jiang Jiyun's actions, then nervously watched the doorway, afraid that the people outside would discover her presence.

The people outside, as usual, pushed open the door, picked up their carrying poles, and walked straight in.

At this moment, Jiang Jiyun, perched on the doorframe, tightly gripped the packet of powder in her palm. If more people gathered later, she would scatter the powder and then take advantage of the chaos to unleash a massacre!

She caught a glimpse of an old woman carrying a load in, but what came into view next was a woman with her face covered by a black cloth, holding a long spear and aiming it at the person in the cage.

The woman in black shouted sternly: "You all better listen to me! Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite..."

However, before she could finish speaking, her gaze suddenly fixed on the old woman who had just unloaded her load.

The old woman suddenly collapsed to the ground, motionless.

Before the woman could react and pull the trigger to sound the alarm, Jiang Jiyun leaped down from the high door frame and landed steadily on the woman's shoulders.

Before the woman could even scream, Jiang Jiyun had already stretched out his arms and tightly hugged her neck, then suddenly exerted force, forcibly twisting her head to a bizarre angle.

With a crisp cracking sound, Jiang Jiyun and the woman fell heavily to the ground together.

Yan Ci ran out of the cage as soon as she jumped down and quickly closed the door.

Zhuang Shu ran out, picked up the gun from the woman's hand, and said, "We can break out now."

He collapsed to the ground as soon as he finished speaking, startling Yu Zhan and Xia Qian who were behind him.

Jiang Jiyun then pretended to take a paper packet out of her shoe and said, "I'm sorry, I just sprayed some sleeping pills. He's passed out. He'll be fine after taking the antidote."

Yu Zhan covered his mouth and nose and said, "Don't you feel uncomfortable putting so much stuff under your feet?"

After giving Zhuang Shu the antidote, Jiang Jiyun said, "In this chaotic world, a sprained ankle is better than death!"