They Were All Captured

As He Yeli and others were arrested, the group of people in Osmanthus Village was also located.

As it turned out, Old Li had dug a basement under a cave not far from the village to swiftly escape. It was his failsafe for fear of being caught when he first started human trafficking. This time, the entire village had relocated into this huge basement.

Old Li was an expert at covering their tracks. After everyone moved into the basement, he and the young adults in the village cleared all traces of moving. They covered up everything—including the girls they locked in the basement. 

The entire village was hidden underground. There was enough food stored for the entire village to eat for a period of time. After all, they had lived in the mountains since they were young, so they naturally knew how to survive.