Wu You is currently in Qiongqi's observation mode.

It could "see" what Qiongqi "saw," so it almost telepathically understood that the two people in the van's driver and passenger seats were no good.

Meanwhile, the children in the back seat could sense that there were three other children filled with fear.

Human traffickers!

When asked what kind of criminal they hate the most.

Many people might not be able to think of it right away. Some might say it's a murderer, some might think it's a rapist, and others might think of prostitution, gambling, or drugs.

There is a type of criminal who is often overlooked, but once they are remembered or brought to attention, they can almost immediately ignite intense hatred in the hearts of 99% of people.

Especially for parents.

Those are human traffickers.

They harm not only children, but also one or even two families.

Not to mention that some traffickers, finding children too sensible to sell, will try to kill them along the way (true story).

If we were to discuss which law in China should be amended.

Wu You would definitely vote in favor of sentencing human traffickers to death.

However, in its current state, Qiongqi seems to be...

It seems they really like these two human traffickers.

Yes, it is indeed a feeling of joy, even tinged with appreciation.

Wu You instantly recalled the legend of Qiongqi from folklore.

But then he frowned.

Indeed, he did refer to legends when creating Qiongqi, but his subjective consciousness was still his own.

It's not that the legend arose because of Qiongqi, nor that Qiongqi arose because of the legend; rather, Qiongqi was born because of his alchemy.

Even if the influence of subconscious and legendary thinking was deliberately amplified this time, it should not deviate from Wu You's own principles in essence.

However, Wu You soon realized that he had been overthinking things.

Mo Ke did indeed like and admire those two human traffickers, but looking at them made him even hungrier.

This is not the legendary suppression of good and promotion of evil; it's simply a case of liking and consuming evil.

Qiongqi seemed to be in a peculiar state of weightlessness, floating above the van without flapping its wings much.

The way he looked at Gao Rufeng and his accomplices seemed to say something.

I like you all very much, so let me eat you up!

Wu You could already empathize with Mo Ke's intense appetite, and this time he didn't intend to stop him, as long as Mo Ke made sure it was "clean".

...

Gao Rufeng originally intended to start driving the car again.

But his companion suddenly became obsessed and wanted to get out of the car to look for something. Without asking him, he opened the car door and got out on his own.

Gao Rufeng, who had just been calling himself a lunatic, now felt that his accomplices were the real lunatics.

It was your fault for braking suddenly, but what are you looking for now after getting out of the car?

He was muttering to himself, making it unclear whether he was looking for money or courting death.

As I was thinking about it, I couldn't help but wonder what was outside the car and whether I should get out and take a look.

Once this thought arises, it can no longer be suppressed.

For some inexplicable reason, Gao Rufeng also opened the driver's side door and got out of the car.

The two human traffickers walked step by step toward the back of the car, one from the left and the other from the right.

When they reached the back of the car and saw each other.

As if struck by a sudden realization, his accomplice came to his senses.

"I said, why did you get off the bus too? I just came to take a look around, why are you getting in on the fun?"

Gao Rufeng replied, "I just came down to see what you were wandering around for..."

Before he could finish speaking, Gao Rufeng caught a glimpse of the monster in the shadows not far behind the car.

His voice suddenly stopped, as if he had lost it, and he stared in that direction in horror.

A chill ran straight up my head.

That was right! It wasn't a hallucination!

Seeing his expression and reaction, his accomplice realized something and swallowed hard.

Slowly turn your head towards the direction of Gao Rufeng's gaze.

Then, goosebumps instantly covered my entire body.

As if making a final confirmation, Gao Rufeng's right hand trembled as he pulled his phone out of his pocket and turned on the flashlight mode.

Despite the dim streetlights nearby and the limited illumination from cell phone lights, the monster presented no visual obstacle.

It has a tiger's head, an ox's body, covered in hedgehog fur, and has wings on its back.

The phone fell to the ground with a "thud".

Both of them opened their mouths to scream, but found that when the urge to scream reached their lips, they couldn't shout it out no matter what.

It wasn't that my vocal cords were damaged, nor was my body restricted, but rather that I had a strange feeling that I didn't want to scream, yet the fear in my heart didn't lessen in the slightest.

They suddenly noticed that wisps of fluffy "black smoke" were rising from their bodies.

And it slowly drifted toward the monster.

His feet felt like they were nailed to the ground, and he "didn't want" to move an inch.

They saw the monster sniff the black smoke that belonged to them, its tiger mouth splitting open to both sides.

He revealed a very human-like expression.

It was laughing! The two of them inexplicably understood.

...

A long time passed, about half an hour.

The children in the car did not see the two bad guys return.

At first, they didn't dare to move because in similar situations before, when they tried to run away, they were caught on the spot and suffered unimaginable pain and beatings from the little darlings in their family's eyes.

We've waited so long this time, but there's still no sound from outside.

Except for the driver's side windows, all the other windows inside the car have been covered with non-transparent film from the inside.

This meant that the children could not see anything outside their front.

Finally, the girl mustered a bit of courage and quietly climbed into the passenger seat.

He slowly peeked out of the car and looked around.

Nothing was found.

Two little boys climbed over from the back seat.

After a few minutes of trial and error, the three children managed to open the passenger door.

Sure enough, the two bad guys weren't nearby, but it was so dark all around, and they were afraid of being caught and beaten again, so they didn't dare to run away.

Walking to the back of the van, they found a cell phone with a cracked screen.

The phone, which was facing down, was still lit up with a flashlight after being picked up.

...

Although the little girl and boy who received the emergency call were both crying, and although the children couldn't describe where they were.

However, based on experience and the children's fragmented descriptions over the phone, and with the cooperation of the traffic management department, they were able to find a way out.

The police at the alarm center quickly located the section of road under repair.

Within twenty minutes of receiving the report, four police cars arrived at the scene. (Ten minutes of that time were spent locating the vehicles.)

I saw a police officer wearing a badge and a police uniform.

The children immediately burst into tears.

The policewoman in the car offered the child candy and bread to comfort him.

Meanwhile, Xing Gang, who was leading the team, carefully inspected the scene from all angles.

According to some children, the two traffickers never came back after getting off the bus.

However, abandoning the car in this situation is completely contrary to the principle of self-interest.

The asphalt road was not clean and had a lot of debris, which made it easy to leave footprints.

Eliminate a few messy little footprints from children.

The footprints from both the driver and passenger seats stopped at the rear of the car, where the cell phone was also found.

Several police officers searched the surrounding area but found nothing.

A more thorough search is not possible at the moment and requires the cooperation of the bureau.

Captain Xing didn't know how to describe his current feelings.

The two of them just... just disappeared like that?