In the water tank, there sat a tall man, his hands bound and a tape sealed over his mouth.

　　He was immersed up to his waist in a thick green water, emitting a strong odor of decay.

　　I covered my nose with my hand and walked over to tear off the tape from his mouth.

　　"Dage, how did you end up with Boss Hou?" Dage let out a deep breath, pushing with his hands against the walls of the water tank to stand up.

　　He looked around and was shocked to see Liu Xiong, who looked disheveled.

　　"Boss, run! These people are human traffickers!" Liu Xiong replied, "I appreciate the warning." Dage was Liu Xiong's bodyguard.

　　Before we entered the mountains, they were supposed to meet us in the small town outside the mountain to assist us.

　　For some reason, they appeared in this small village earlier than us.

　　"Damn it, you damn bitch, didn't I tell you not to do it? Can't you understand human language?" Xiao Hou, furious, rushed towards me.

　　He was short and when he got close to me, I kicked him in the chest.

　　He fell to the ground, clutching his chest, his eyes filled with maliciousness.

　　He got up and tried to rush at me again, but was stopped by Boss Hou.

　　"Boy, forget it, don't mess with her." Boss Hou was wary of me and helped Xiao Hou up, speaking in the local dialect to the elderly people around us.

　　The crowd dispersed and after a while, an old man came over with a tray full of steamed buns.

　　Boss Hou pointed at the tray.

　　"This is your breakfast.

　　Eat it and then go work in the fields." "Qiao Dasheng, I know you're capable, but don't think about running away.

　　You won't be able to leave this village.

　　If you cooperate, they will give you less trouble." Boss Hou covered the water tank with a lid and placed the tray on top.

　　Then, he walked away with the elderly people without even looking at us.

　　Once they were gone, Dage let out a sigh of relief and explained to us that he had caught up to deliver something to Liu Xiong but unexpectedly got knocked out by an elderly man.

　　When he woke up, he was already in this village.

　　He tried to run, but no matter which direction he went, he would always end up back in this village.

　　Exhausted from his escape attempts and filled with frustration, he grabbed an old man to threaten him to show him the way out.

　　Little did he know that these people seemed to carry sedatives with them.

　　He had been drugged several times and then tied up and thrown into the water tank.