Li Yao groaned, and was slapped in the face. His left cheek swelled up instantly.

Brother Long frowned and kicked the younger brother who slapped him away, "You little jerk, you have nothing to do! Did I ask you to hit him?"

The younger brother knelt on the ground and said timidly: "I'm sorry, Brother Long, I didn't mean it..."

"Get lost!"

The little brother was kicked over again.

Trembling, he said, "Get out of here now, Brother Long, calm down..."

"Boy, stand up."

Brother Long kicked Li Yao on the ground with his toes.

He doesn't care whether they are children or not. To him, there are only two kinds of people: useful and useless.

He had locked up Fu Mulin for two days and one night. The boy had a very poor physical condition and he had spent a lot of money on medicine without getting any compensation.

Anyone with some connections can find out which family Fu Mulin's child belongs to. The reason why the child is being held captive is simply to collect a ransom.

As for this little guy, judging from his appearance, he should come from a good family.

Children with such recognizable appearance will not be sold, but they will ask for money. It doesn't matter if you don't give them money, they will kill them.

Li Yao stood up shakily, his lowered head making him look weak and timid.

Brother Long obviously didn't like this kind of kid. He pointed at the wide-open door of the tin house and said impatiently, "Get in there! If you dare to cry, I'll kick you to death!"

Once we find out who this brat's parents are, we'll make a big profit from him.

The boy's little body trembled, he sniffed, and seemed to be really frightened. He walked into the iron house reluctantly.

Bang--

The door was closed.

Li Yao lowered his eyes. His left arm was grimy. He raised his right hand to wipe it, but it wouldn't come clean. It was dirty. A mother wouldn't like a dirty child...

The little boy's messy hair covered his eyebrows and eyes, and his pursed lips made him look even colder and harder.

Fu Mulin witnessed the whole scene just now, as if it was fate. He didn't like Li Yao. When Li Yao was bullied, he even felt an indescribable joy in his heart.

Fu Mulin didn't know why he thought this way. Perhaps he was still jealous of the child's mother's love.

Fu Mulin, who had received an elite education since childhood, was very mature. He understood that Li Yao was only taking the blame for him. The group did not dare to touch him, so they used another "substitute" to threaten his father.

Living under the same roof, the two children didn't say a word to each other, not even eye contact, and the atmosphere was very stiff.

…

At the same time, Li Qiao, who was inspecting land in the urban-rural fringe area, clenched his palms with a cold expression.

She provided the police with Xiao Li Yao's location, and the group rushed there with a clear goal.

Fu Mulin's father is not someone who can be easily manipulated. Even though Fu Mulin's mother cried until she almost fainted at home, he remained cold and indifferent, and didn't seem to be anxious at all.

He is not in a hurry, but Brother Long is. He is just waiting to collect the money and run away. If he fails to get the money and gets caught, it will be a waste of time.

They were afraid of accidentally killing the sick Fu Mulin, so they could only abuse Li Yao. When filming the video, they would only shoot their arms, legs, and feet, without showing their faces.

But there was no movement from the Fu family.

Li Yao would be taken out and beaten by those people, and gradually, his eyes became darker and darker.

He was terribly familiar with such beatings and scoldings.

Time and time again, no one noticed that the bottom of the little boy's eyes gradually turned scarlet, and his whole body exuded an extremely strange aura.

At the same time, Su Anran was also rushing here, and voice prompts kept coming from her mind:

[Darkness value +1+1...]

The little boy curled up in the corner and no one paid attention to him for the time being. The group of people gathered around Brother Long, lowering their heads and enduring the anger of their eldest brother.

"Son of a bitch!"

Brother Long was furious. He grabbed Fu Mulin, pressed his face against the camera, and slapped him twice.

He fiercely shouted at the camera: "Fu, if you don't send me the money, I'll kill your son!"

Fu Mulin was like a fragile doll, his face turned pale in an instant, he couldn't even stand up, and sat on the ground in a daze.

After the slapping video was sent, the Fu family could no longer sit still. The first person to contact them was Fu Mulin's mother.

With tears in her eyes, she said she would give them money and asked them not to hurt her child.

Ding Dong

It's the sound of money transfer.

It's the sound of money.

A group of people gathered together to see how much money there was.

"Fuck! The Fu family is really rich!"

"Yeah, yeah, bro, after we finish this deal, we can have fun for a long time!"

“…”

Everyone was so excited by the string of zeros that no one noticed Li Yao quietly stand up in the corner, grab a knife that was casually thrown aside, hide it under his clothes, and slowly approach...

"Call it a day! Brothers, get ready to go!"

Brother Long plopped down on a chair, just as he crossed his legs and was about to light a cigarette, he saw Li Yao behind him, grabbed his collar and snorted, "Kid, I'm rich now. There's no need to bother looking for your family. Let me give you a..."

“Puff——”

The sound of a blade piercing the body.

He remembered the location of the heart very clearly.

Li Yao pulled out the knife expressionlessly, blood splattering his clothes. The others turned around after hearing the noise, all with horrified expressions.

"You...you little bastard..." Brother Long covered his chest and fell down before he could finish his words.

It really hits me in the heart.

Li Yao was thrown to the ground hard, and he stood there like a fool, motionless, with a blank stare.

The blood-stained knife fell to the ground with a crisp sound.

Seeing this, the other brothers picked up their weapons and rushed towards Li Yao.

When Li Qiao arrived with the police, she happened to see this urgent scene. Her heart tightened and she immediately rushed over.

"Police, don't move!" The younger brothers never expected the police to come, so they didn't care about Li Yao and ran out quickly. When they found that they couldn't run away, they tried to resist desperately, but were quickly subdued.

Li Yao heard the noise and raised his head slightly, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes. He struggled to his feet and took two staggering steps forward.

Wrapped in a warm embrace.

"Mom!" Li Yao threw himself into Li Qiao's arms, bursting into tears. In that moment, he forgot his true age. He truly wished he were a real child, a carefree and happy child. Li Qiao hugged him tightly, soothing him softly.

"It's okay, it's okay, dear boy. Mommy is here." Li Qiao wiped away his tears and looked at the injuries on his body, feeling very distressed.

The scene was in chaos. Li Qiao heard Fu Mulin mutter, "He killed someone."

The little boy seemed to be frightened and pointed at Li Yao and Brother Long on the ground with a blank look in his eyes.

Li Qiao's subconscious reaction was to pick up a piece of rag from the side, stain it with blood, pick up the blood-stained knife, and carefully wipe the handle.

Li Yao stared blankly at Li Qiao's series of actions, and smiled slightly.

Another team of bodyguards in black came in, escorting a couple.

"ah--"

“Mulin——!”

Su Anran's car also arrived, but she was a step late. She spat softly, feeling extremely annoyed.

[Attention! The villain's darkening value is 15%... 25%... 20%... 10%...]