Chapter 423 Figured Out How to Contact the Outside World


    He almost did not make it back?


    Well, that was too bad.


    I pursed my lips and did not say anything more. It seemed that Lucas did not have much time to


    keep an eye on me. With the idea Reba gave me, it probably would not be too difficult for me to


    contact the outside world.


    Seeing that I was not concerned about Lucas''s situation, Inch pursed his lips and left.


    As he left, Reba crouched by my side and yed with the cats. She looked at me and said, "Ms.


    Scott, I told you Mr. Lucas is really good to you. He''s even worried that you''ll get bored, so he sent


    you cats."


    I pursed my lips, smiled faintly, and did not pay much attention to herment. Instead, I said,


    "Reba, can you try to take care of the old man in the room a little more?"


    She furrowed her brows in confusion and asked, "Why? Mr. Lucas instructed that it''s fine as long as


    he doesn''t die."


    I did not exin further and simply said, "It''s nothing. I just feel sorry for him. He''s getting old, but he


    can''t enjoy hister years. Instead, he''s being tortured like this.”


    Reba responded with a light snort and whispered, "He''s a cop. There''s no reason to feel sorry


    for him."


    Our perspectives were clearly different, so I did not continue the conversation.


    In the following days, I visited the old man whenever I had the chance. His name was Chandler


    Copper. As Reba had mentioned, he was an undercover cop who had been trying to gather


    evidence against Keh. However, his mission had failed, and he had been subjected to torture


    by Keh ever since. He could not contact anyone on the outside, so he had been trying to


    escape. Even so, every attempt had ended in failure, leaving him badly injured.


    Perhaps because he sensed that I meant no harm and had helped him several times, Chandler


    gradually lowered his guard against me. I wanted to find an opportunity to exin the situation to


    him and ask if he had any valuable information that could expose everything happening here.


    However, I had been unable to find that opportunity so far.


    Nheless, all I had was time. I was rtivelyfortable here, and the days were not too difficult


    to endure. With Lucas and others upied with missions and the poppy harvest approaching,


    everyone was busy with their own matters. They were no longer as vignt of me. I even had


    Reba help me find a local trader outside the mountain.


    The man was a middle-aged, dark-skinned individual. When he heard that we had goods, he smiled


    obsequiously and said he would buy as much as we had.


    Again, I had no goods to offer. Instead, I simply handed him some money and, with a pained


    expression, asked him to help deliver a message to my family, assuring them that I was safe here.


    He naturally refused at first. After all, they did not want any contact with the outside world from the


    mountain to avoid attracting the police. However, I gave him more money and emphasized that he


    did not need to do anything except send a message once he was down the mountain to let my


    family know I was safe.


    With that, he finally agreed.


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    Afterpleting this, on the way back, Reba looked at me, puzzled. She asked, "Ms. Scott, you


    gave him so much money just to help you send a message to your family?"


    I nodded at her. Then I smiled and replied, "My family didn''t know when I left home. I haven''t been


    able to contact them, so I think they must be worried about me. Sending them a message will put


    their minds at ease."


    Reba nodded as if somewhat understanding me and said, "That makes sense. It''s impossible to


    contact the outside world from here, and letting your family know you''re safe is the right thing to do.


    But you didn''t need to give him so much money. Besides, you could have talked to Mr. Lucas about


    it, and he would have helped you."


    Talk to Lucas?


    I could not help but purse my lips. If I let him know that I had contacted Gregory, I would probably be


    subjected to more torture. If that were to happen, not only would I be unable to pass on any


    information, but I might also be in serious trouble here.


    Of course, I could not share these thoughts with Reba. I just smiled and said to her, "As long as


    I''ve let my family know I''m safe, it''s fine. I saw fish in the field on the way over here, so let''s catch a


    couple and give them to Cotton and Candy."


    When she heard my n, Reba became excited and danced with joy. After all, she was still a


    young girl, full of childlike enthusiasm. She naturally forgot about everything else when something


    much more interesting came up.


    Although there was nomunication in these mountains, it was quiet, and the natural resources


    were abundant. Reba and I caught a few small fish in the field, and we were lucky enough to


    catch some loaches as well.


    On the way back, she rolled up her pants before looking at me with a cheerful smile. "Cotton and


    Candy are spoiled by Mr. Lucas. They won''t eat anything unless it''s good stuff. But they''ll definitely


    like the little fish and loaches we caught today."


    I smiled. Those two little creatures not only enjoyed good food, but they were pampered too. With


    that thought, my mood improved quite a bit. Although I disliked Lucas, I could not deny that he was


    not half bad when it came to raising Cotton and Candy.


    When we returned to the yard, we saw someone standing outside. Reba and I exchanged a


    nce, and suddenly, I had a bad feeling.


    She pushed aside the person blocking the entrance, and as soon as we entered, I heard her


    scream. "Ah!!!"