"Someone's here?" Dmitri was also surprised. "What's going on?"
"You abduct and sell women?" Red Bloodstain pointed at Dmitri.
"I abduct and sell women?" Dmitri was taken aback at first, but he immediately said, "I've never done this kind of thing. I rob, but I never do things like human trafficking. This really has nothing to do with us. Otherwise, I wouldn't have brought you here to see it, right?"
"Hey, wait a minute. Let's save her first." As Red Moon spoke, she and Li Huailin lifted the person out of the box. Then, they untied the rope on her and laid her flat on the ground.
Li Huailin looked at the girl. She looked to be about 17 or 18 years old. She was very young and looked quite pretty. She was wearing a brown dress, and judging from the fabric, it didn't seem to be worn by ordinary civilians. She should be the daughter of a noble.
The girl seemed to have fainted from the suffocation. Red Moon called out to her twice, but she didn't wake her up. However, she tested her breathing and found that she was still breathing. Her life shouldn't be in danger, but she didn't know when she would wake up.
"I just snatched this batch of things. I haven't checked them yet. I just opened them and had a look. I didn't know there was someone inside," Dmitri immediately explained.
"Open the other boxes and see if there's anyone inside," Li Huailin said immediately.
"Okay." Red Moon nodded. The group immediately split up and opened the boxes to look for the person. In the end, after looking through all ten boxes, they didn't find anyone else. There was only one person.
"It doesn't look like human trafficking. It looks more like a kidnapping." Li Huailin rubbed his chin and said, "Human trafficking victims are usually civilians. Even if a few of them disappear, the authorities won't spend a lot of effort to find them. Judging from the clothes this girl is wearing, I can tell that she's a noble. She must have been kidnapped."
"I didn't kidnap him." Dmitri immediately said, "We were just robbing. By the way, those guys we robbed must be the kidnappers. Oh, I remember now. No wonder they looked so flustered when we robbed them. There were two of them who looked stronger than me, but when I fought with them, I found that they were seriously injured and could no longer resist. As a result, I killed them."
"Why do you remember everything now?" Li Huailin said with a smile.
"I … I'm worried. I really didn't do it," Dmitri said anxiously.
"Calm down, calm down. I didn't say what you said was false," Li Huailin said. "Who is the other party?"
"It looks like an ordinary caravan, flying the banner of the Muside Caravan." Dmitri recalled as he said, "The Musted Caravan has always been traveling west. Today, they're heading west back to Blessed City. We ambushed them there, but we didn't notice anything strange at first."
"I've heard of the Musted Caravan." Red Moon said, "It's indeed a caravan from the main city. They usually trade in cloth and spices. There doesn't seem to be anything strange about it."
"That's right. I didn't know there would be a person in the box," Dmitri said.
"It seems like we've triggered some kind of strange hidden quest," Li Huailin said. "Have you guys encountered this before?"
"This is our first time fighting this boss. We've never encountered it before," Red Moon said. "In the past, we were just grinding mobs. Today, we're all Level 21, so we came here to take a look. In the end, we encountered this boss."
"A Level 20 hidden quest should have some good rewards. Let's wait for her to wake up," Li Huailin said.
"You want to do it? I'll give you my spot. " Red Moon took the initiative to say. There were five of them on their side, just enough to form a party. If this hidden quest was a party quest, Li Huailin wouldn't be able to accept it. Hence, Red Moon took the initiative.
"Oh, no need. You guys do it. I'll just support." Li Huailin didn't mind. A Level 20 hidden quest was at most a Level 20 Gold equipment. After completing it, his own money would be deducted. He might not even be able to recoup his losses. It was better to give some experience to Red Moon and the others.
"Hmm …" As they were talking, the girl on the ground seemed to have woken up. She let out a weak moan.
"Hey, hey. Are you awake?" Li Huailin squatted down and said.
"Hmm?" The girl didn't know what was going on at first. However, she quickly remembered something bad and began to scream.
"Ah!" With a scream, Li Huailin hurriedly covered the girl's mouth.
System Notification: Because you violated the game's rules and harassed an NPC of the opposite sex, your curse "Vulgar" has refreshed.
System Notification: Because of your inappropriate behavior, Fontaine von Landsbeck's Favorability towards you increased by 25 points. Current Favorability: Friendly.
"F * ck, this also refreshes the curse? I just covered my mouth. " Li Huailin hadn't thought of this situation. Moreover, the system had given him a warning when he harassed an NPC. Now, it didn't even give him a warning and directly added the curse. He didn't know if it was because he was a repeat offender that the system couldn't be bothered to deal with him, or if it was because of some hidden attribute of his title.
While Li Huailin was still thinking, Fontaine began to resist fiercely. Her two hands started to grab at Li Huailin's right hand that was pinching her face. However, she didn't seem to be using much strength. After a long time, there was no reaction.
"Calm down, calm down. Do we look like bad people to you?" Li Huailin said.
"Hmm?" Fontaine calmed down a little and looked around. Although Li Huailin's actions weren't right, his face was relatively righteous. As for the women around him, they didn't look like bad people either. However, when she saw the bald, bearded Dmitri, Fontaine panicked. This guy didn't look like a good person.
"I'm talking to you. If you're done, you can get lost." Li Huailin looked at Dmitri and said, "As you can see, you seem to have accidentally gotten involved in something strange. If you don't want to be silenced, I think you should quickly take your brothers and move the stronghold."
"Oh, okay. Thank you, warriors. Thank you." Dmitri nodded. Although he wasn't that smart, he still knew the current situation. A noble girl was found among the goods he robbed. The empire would definitely send a lot of manpower to find her. When that happened, his party would be wiped out. It was necessary to move the stronghold. Also, he really didn't want to be involved in this matter.
After listening to Li Huailin's words, Derrick ran away as if relieved of a heavy burden.
"Alright, calm down. We won't hurt you," Li Huailin said as he let go of Fontaine's hand.
"Who … who are you people? Why did you kidnap me? "Fontaine asked softly.
"The situation is a little complicated." Li Huailin said, "But we really didn't kidnap you. We came here to fight Bandits and found you in this box."
"So, you're just explorers?" Fontaine instantly felt a lot more at ease. She looked at the people around her. They really didn't look like kidnappers.
System Notification: Fontaine von Landsbeck's Favorability towards you has decreased by 10 points. Current Favorability: Friendly.
After the misunderstanding was resolved, Red Moon and the others directly increased their Favorability by 10 points. Li Huailin's side lost 10 points. However, all the female NPCs' Favorability towards Li Huailin started at 10 points. He had just increased another 25 points. Now, even with the deduction, it was still Friendly.
"Who are you? How did you get kidnapped?" Li Huailin asked after hearing the System Notification. He knew that the other side already believed his side.
"Yes, kidnapped!" Fontaine immediately thought of something. "Where's Leticia?"
"Leticia? Who? "Li Huailin asked.
"The girl who was with me? Didn't you see her? "Fontaine said immediately.
"No, you're the only one here." Li Huailin pointed to the surrounding boxes. "We've looked. There's no one in the other boxes. We only found you in the first box."
"Leticia, it's bad. We don't know where she was taken by that group of people," Fontaine said anxiously. "Do you know?"
"This group of Bandits robbed the team that kidnapped you and then came back with the box. Then, we came to suppress the Bandits and coincidentally found you. This is the situation we know now," Li Huailin said. "We've never heard of the Leticia you mentioned."
"She's in danger," Fontaine said immediately. Fantine immediately said, "I'm going to save her. Please send me back to the main city now. I'll … No, I can't do this. If they find out that I've escaped, Leticia will be in danger. What time is it now? Does the other party know that I've escaped? "
"It's night now, um … 7 o 'clock. The other party probably doesn't know that you've escaped because I heard from the guy from the Bandits that the other party resisted fiercely and killed everyone, so they probably don't know yet," Li Huailin said.
"No, it's too late. The other party will be suspicious. We must find Leticia immediately," Fontaine said. "Warriors, please help me."
System Notification: Fontaine has issued an A-level hidden quest, Save Leticia. Do you accept?
"Oh, don't ask me, ask her," Li Huailin said no, then pointed to Red Moon beside him.
"Please help me," Fontaine turned to Hong Yue and said.
"Mm." Red Moon nodded and accepted the quest.
"Do you know where your friend Leticia is?" Li Huailin asked when he saw Red Moon and the others accept the quest.
"I heard some of their conversation in the box. I know where they're sending me, so Leticia should be there too," Fontaine said.
"Oh." Li Huailin nodded. "Right, you haven't said who you are. Judging from your clothes, you look like a noble."
"Oh, sorry, I was rude," Fontaine said. "I'm the fourth princess of the Empire, Fontaine von Landsbeck. Thank you for your loyalty to the Empire. If I can successfully rescue my friend this time, I'll definitely ask my father to award you with the Empire's Honor Medal."
"Eh? Princess? "Li Huailin and the girls around him shouted in unison.
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