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Chapter 406 Timely Rescue
Abigail didn’t accept the pears. Instead, she replied shyly, “I’m allergic to pears. I want to ask about someone. Do
you know Kelly Hagl? She’s the adoptive daughter of one of the families in this village.”
The woman looked slightly puzzled after hearing her inquiry. Then, she nodded. “Yes, I do know her. She lives in the
upper village. Do you see that mountain? Climb over it, and you’ll arrive at a new village. That’s where her house
is.”
“Thank you,” Abigail said politely.
Then, she began to ponder as she looked at the mountain not far away.
Even though the mountain isn’t high, my safety will be at stake as I go deeper.
Moreover, I did notice that this woman obviously looked confused when I asked her about Kelly just now.
She’s lying. She doesn’t know Kelly at all.
Abigail pretended to place her entire attention on the mountain as she came to the conclusion that the village was
very peculiar in a bad way.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtIn fact, she could clearly feel a few families peeking at her from inside their houses.
“I wonder if my phone will have a signal in the mountain.” Abigail suddenly turned her head and said to the couple,
who were standing by the door and staring at her.
The man immediately said, “Of course, there will be. Otherwise, how do you think we contact the outside world?
Don’t worry. Our village isn’t that underdeveloped. We have everything here.”
Once again, Abigail knew he was lying, for her phone had no signal the last time she checked.
Just when she was in a dilemma, a voice belonging to another stranger sounded, interrupting
them.
“Miss, are you going to the upper village?”
Abigail turned around and saw an unfamiliar young man.
“I’m looking for someone.” In truth, she didn’t really want to go. Alás, she couldn’t afford to be frank about it at the
moment.
“Now’s not a good time to go. It rained heavily yesterday, and the water in the river at the foothill has yet to
recede. Why don’t you come back again in two days?” the young man advised.
Inually, Abigail thought he would offer to take her with him. So, she didn’t expect that he was
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helping her to back out of a dangerous situation like this.
“That’s a good idea. I live in the city, so I can easily get here by car. In that case, I’ll come back again in two days.
She decided to follow the flow.
The young man nodded and said to her, “Let me walk you to the village’s entrance. I have just returned from
school and am going home. It’s on the way.”
Abigail hummed in agreement.
Sensing that something was wrong with the village’s atmosphere, she quickly followed the young man and left.
When they reached the village’s entrance, the young man whispered, “Stay away from this village. It’s not as safe
as you think. Since I’m on a mission, I can’t leave.”
“Thank you.” Abigail didn’t ask any further questions.
In reality, she had already suspected that Vincent and Kelly might have fabricated the information Ronaldo found
since the moment she stepped into the village and noticed something was off.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmMeanwhile, the young man returned to the village after seeing Abigail off. At the same time, all the villagers came
out from their hidey holes.
The old woman who lived at the front end of the village stood gloomily among the crowd. Then, she criticized in a
cold voice, “You think we’re running some sort of illegal operations here. Am I right? That’s why you deliberately
lead that young lady away. Your action really has betrayed the respect we have for you.”
Her Corynthean was fluent. Although she still had a slight accent, it no longer had a strong dialect.
“I’m telling the truth, and judging from the young lady’s appearance, she’s probably some rich heiress. What if she
loses her life crossing the river and her family searches for her here? The entire village will be under suspicion
when that happens. It’s bad if we alert the police, isn’t it?” the young man explained calmly.
Although the villagers were displeased with him, they still didn’t pick on him too much. After all, he was a young
man who returned to the village after completing his studies outside.
“Stop meddling in other people’s business and just mind your own!” the old woman yelled. Then. she turned around
and went back inside her house.
Once the villagers dispersed, the young man looked toward the van, which Sean and Cameron were in, not far
away. He merely glanced at it and swiftly retracted his gaze.
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Abigail had to wait for a bus to take her from the village back to the city center of Sicuaro,
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