"In the end, I found Miss Guo's handkerchief near the bushes by the small path. I had picked up that same handkerchief once at the foot of the mountain earlier today and returned it to Miss Guo, so I recognized it as hers. I thought Miss Guo might be nearby and called out a few times, mentioning my own name."
"Then I saw Miss Guo at the end of the small path."
"But just as I was about to speak to Miss Guo, she pulled me in and hid."
"I hadn't even reacted when I saw two people walk out from the small path."
"Those two were dressed in coarse cloth, and they were calling out Miss Guo's name, claiming they'd found something of hers and wanted to return it to her. They shouted not to be afraid, and asked her to come out, claiming they were not bad people."
"How could I believe them? Especially since those two didn't look like good people at all. After calling for a while without us coming out, they started talking about splitting silver, saying the brothel needed people."
