The cupboard was too small to fit all four of them. Luo Bin and Harry took the lead, while Ron and Hermione brought up the rear.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
Luo Bin knocked a few times to locate the opening to the Hidden Compartment, then took out a hammer and pry bar and slowly pried the boards loose!
After removing the first board, Luo Bin saw a girl's long, shapely legs and caught a faint scent of blood. He probably hadn't noticed it earlier because the pig's blood Laudra had smeared on herself had masked it!
"Luo Bin, Harry, have you found anything?"
Hermione asked anxiously.
Luo Bin reached inside and felt the girl's wrist. "There's a pulse. She's still alive!"
Hermione and Ron immediately breathed sighs of relief and hurried to the kitchen. By the time they returned with the first-aid kit, Luo Bin and Harry had already pulled Sophia out!
The real Sophia had a slim, well-proportioned figure, with curves in all the right places. She had a heart-shaped face and slightly chubby cheeks. Her skin was fair, not the cold white of winter snow, but the creamy white of warm milk.
She wore a light blue, cinched-waist dress with a simple flared skirt. The right side of her collar had been violently pulled aside, and a bleeding, arch-shaped knife wound marked her chest. Luo Bin guessed that Chitsby had heard the shouting outside while attacking her and had been forced to stop carving a rose into her chest.
Hermione bandaged the wound and gave Sophia some Awakening Potion. Five minutes later, the girl slowly opened her eyes. Seeing the four of them, she froze for a few seconds, then scrambled backward. Luo Bin snapped the cupboard door shut, preventing her from crawling inside.
"P-please, I'm begging you, let