I don't know why Annie became a bit agitated all of a sudden, but I answered on my own, "it depends on the situation. If someone is willing to hide in the underworld regardless of the bustle of the city, he won't be that."
"What if he is unwilling?"
"It's hard to say if he doesn't want to or is forced to do. But if he is free, it's better. But if he misses someone at home, it's hard to say."
Annie's face darkened as she remained silent.
"What's wrong with you, Annie? Do you feel uncomfortable? "
Annie who asked me something suddenly lost her mind.
"Annie? Annie?"
"Ah, let's go to sleep."
Annie refused to say more and crawled into her bed, back to me.
I turned off the light when I saw Annie like that.
The room became so quiet that I could hear our breath clearly.
A few minutes later, when I thought Annie was asleep, she suddenly said, "We are out of town and we are difficult to go outside. If some men got out of the bar successfully, the rest of them are incompetent. Few women of that age are capable and men aren't able to get married."
In fact, I noticed during today's shooting that it was difficult to find the young villagers who came out to help the play in the village. Except the children, there were almost no any young girls and guys under forty years old.
"If the road is repaired, maybe it'll be fine."
"Even if we build a road here, it can't change the fact that our place is poverty and behindhand. At that time, I'm afraid that the road in the city will be broader and wider."
I have a strong feeling that there must be something in Annie's heart.
Then I began to guess whether it was because the man that Annie loved left this place many years ago and never came back.
But all of a sudden, Annie asked me a weirder question, "Have you heard of buying a wife?"
"I heard that, but most of what I heard about is illegal."
"Does it break the law to buy a wife," Annie asked
"If the girl didn't want to, it would have broken the law. There are many human traffickers who abduct and traffic women to remote areas."
"In that case, it should accuse human traffickers and have nothing to do with the person who buys a wife, right?"
"Since it's a business, both of sides must be involved in. It's illegal."
"Will it be sentenced?"
I shook my head and said, "I don't know much about law. Maybe it depends on different cases. But I know a lawyer and a police. If you really want to know, I can ask them for you."
"You don't have to. I'll just ask it casually."
Annie turned around and said nothing, It was late and I felt sleepy, so I fell asleep without thinking more.
In the following days, I acted as usual. I acted as a substitute twice every day. Although the shooting conditions were tough, the process was smooth.
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