Lai Si had just overheard the conversation between the pockmarked man and the little girl, and now he too was plunged into silence.
The pockmarked man considered for a moment and found his stomach didn't hurt as much.
He walked over to Lai Si.
"Boss," the pockmarked man lowered his voice, "how about we let this girl go? It's been this long, her family must be going crazy with worry."
Lai Si was silent for a moment, then asked, "Give up the money? But the young master promised he'd give us 300 taels of silver."
The pockmarked man sighed, "It's a lot of silver, but in these past years, we've done plenty that goes against our conscience."
"This girl is too innocent. That young master wants us to capture her and then deliver her safely to the village house at the foot of the mountain."
"Boss, think about it, aren't we just helping him in child trafficking?"
