Chapter 67

The scenery on the bridge was boring, and the wind was too strong. Qiao Ye's pet clothes were a bit too thin, so he decided to go somewhere else.

As Qiao walked past a food stall, he smelled a strange aroma. The stall was located in a rather remote area, and although the sign was small, it was brightly lit by a night light that read "Liang Ge Hot Pot Restaurant." At this time, there was a steady stream of customers, not only inside the restaurant but also in the outdoor area, where many people were eating outdoors, which showed that the food at this restaurant was quite good.

Qiao also saw that some customers brought Yuanren to eat hot pot. There was also a roughly raised Yuanren sitting at the entrance of the hot pot restaurant, which should be raised by the owner of the restaurant. Qiao was starving and thought that he should eat something here when Ji Feng picked him up.

Just as Qiao was wondering what kind of meat smelled so good and seemed somewhat familiar, a customer eating hot pot held up a piece of meat and tempted Qiao: "Come on, Xiao Yuan, come here and I'll give you something good to eat!"

Qiao didn't suspect anything, assuming it was a kind person feeding them. He went over to get closer and found a human hand boiling in their hot pot.

Qiao's face turned pale instantly, and a wave of nausea surged up. He fled in a panic, but after taking only a few steps, he leaned against a tree trunk and began to vomit. He was empty inside, but he vomited up some yellow gastric juice.

He heard the laughter of the guests at the next table behind him: "They're quite clever, they actually knew it was human flesh, unlike that stupid Yuan, who would eat it if given to him..."

Joe realized that this was a malicious prank by the Coen people, who wanted to test whether the original humans would eat their flesh.

Joe realized the strange smell was familiar; it was the same smell he had encountered when he was captured and taken to the Yuanren Hot Pot Restaurant.

How could he forget? But he hadn't even remembered it just now!

How could he possibly forget?

Was it because his master gave him too much security? Was it because he felt that Ji Fang and Ji Feng treated him as an equal that he lowered his guard?

If he is caught again by the human traffickers from the hot pot restaurant, the owner won't be able to rescue him in time.

Thinking of this, all he wanted to do was leave in a panic.

He walked around the hot pot restaurant, but as he turned the corner, he heard cries for help. Qiao Ye's heart clenched instantly, because the cries for help were not in Cohen language, but in the language of humans on Earth.

Qiao listened carefully again and concluded that the hot pot restaurant used primitive people as ingredients for the hot pot.

Joe thought to himself: Let's go. What does this have to do with me? That's just how the world is. Everyone has their own destiny.

But another thought was saying: You were also in despair back then, but Ji Fang saved you, and that's how you got a different life.

Qiao closed her eyes, but then she recalled the scene of the massacre in the hot pot restaurant, how desperate she had been, and how much she had wanted someone to come and save her.

The cries for help from just one wall kept penetrating his ears, making it impossible for him to ignore them.

Joe had made up his mind. He looked around and saw that no one was paying attention to him, so he decided to go and take a look.

He circled the courtyard wall where the sound came from and found an iron ladder that led to the second floor.

Joe climbed up and peered down. Below was a small storage room filled with various tools and ingredients. There were three or four cages inside, one of which contained a primitive human wearing a collar.

Qiao felt a surge of anger; these were the original human traffickers, and these original humans looked like domesticated animals.

But how could he get down the wall to save him?

Next to the storage room is the kitchen where dishes are washed. Waiters are coming and going. If he wants to go down there, he has to be careful not to be discovered, otherwise he might end up delivering the dishes to the door.

Joe also tried to find some rope or something to get down, and then Joe saw a small coil of old, discarded electrical wires.

He tested the strength of the wire and felt that it should be able to support the weight of a person without any problem.

He overlapped the wires and secured them securely to the iron ladder, then planned to lower them down, intending to climb down the wall using the wires as footholds.

He was certain he could do it; he had seen Zhang Zhenyun train Chang Wei before, and that zip-lining down from a height was no problem for him.

However, considering that he might not have enough arm strength, he tied many knots along the wire so that he could use his feet to push against the knots if he ran out of strength.

After a lot of effort, he finally got it done, and a fine layer of sweat appeared on his nose.

Joe listened quietly to the sounds, wanting to signal the original person in the cage to let it know that he had come to rescue it and to tell it not to make a sound.

Joe also found a small stone and threw it down, making a slight sound as it hit the cage.

Upon seeing Qiao Ye, the original human in the cage excitedly shouted loudly.

This alerted the kitchen staff. They came in to check and, annoyed by the original person making the noise in the cage, snapped, "What are you yelling about? Don't blame us for eating you. You were meant to be a dish, so this is your fate!"

After everyone left, Qiao made a shushing gesture, then opened her mouth and tried to speak in a low voice: "I'm here to save you, don't make a sound."

The original human in the cage became restless, shaking the cage loudly. The staff member became impatient and started cursing, taking out a stick to hit it. Hearing the original human's screams, they warned it that it would be killed if it screamed again.

After this happened twice, the original man in the cage understood that he couldn't make a sound. He just hummed softly, but he was still very excited.

Once Qiao saw that the other person's emotions had stabilized, he slowly lowered the rope and climbed down. As he went down, his heart was pounding with nervousness.

It's undoubtedly risky now; if any staff member spots him, he'll definitely be delivering food.

Fortunately, he got down smoothly. He immediately pulled out the iron bolt of the cage, and inside was a very strong male wearing a collar with a terminal code and pet shorts. The shorts were completely dirty, possibly with excrement, and there were many red marks and abrasions on his upper body. He was trembling all over.

Qiao immediately covered its mouth and said, "Don't make a sound, okay?"

Fortunately, the natives raised at home can usually communicate. Qiao moved his hand away, but the native grabbed his hand and said in an excited, breathy voice, "Save me! I'm so scared!"

Without saying much, Qiao immediately led him up the power line. Qiao climbed up the power line first, and Yuan followed suit.

After getting up, Qiao also struggled to pull the rope up to avoid being discovered and chased immediately.

Qiao also led the original man through the steel and concrete jungle of the city. Along the way, Qiao also learned that the original man's name was Chen Dahei.

Okay, judging from the name, its owner's surname is Chen.

Joe also asked, "How did you get separated from your master? Were you kidnapped by human traffickers?"

Chen Dahei said, "I was sold." Thinking of the painful memory, Chen Dahei's previous panic was replaced by sadness.

Qiao was puzzled for a moment: "Why did your master sell you?" Qiao glanced at Chen Dahei. It was strong and could communicate, so it should be very intelligent. Could it be that it made a mistake and was sold?

Chen Dahei shook his head, his mood low: "My dad doesn't want me anymore..." As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Dahei couldn't help but sob, wiping his tears with the back of his hand. The black stains on his hands stained his face, making him look like a clown.

Joe wasn't good at comforting people, especially these burly young primitives. He tentatively asked, "Did you attack the Korn?"

Chen Dahei denied it: "I didn't. I'm very obedient. I never do things that my dad forbids me from doing."

Joe sighed as well. When talking to a child, you have to keep asking the key questions: "Why did your father sell you?"

Chen Dahei: "My father didn't sell me. It wasn't my father. My father gave me to his friend. He had a partner, and his partner didn't like me, so he sold me."

Joe understood that Dahei's owner had abandoned it and given it to a friend to raise. The friend, or his partner, was a jerk who sold it to Yuanren Hot Pot Restaurant and made a profit.

Joe rescued the person but didn't know what to do next. Joe asked the person, "Is there anywhere you want to go?"

With tears welling in his eyes, Chen Dahei said, "I want to go back to Daddy's."

Qiao felt helpless for him: "Your father didn't want to raise you anymore, that's why he gave you away. He doesn't want to raise you anymore if you go back. If you are sold again next time, you won't be so lucky to be rescued."

Chen Dahei was a little scared: "Then...where can I go? Dad loves me so much, I'll be even better behaved, he won't take me anymore."

Joe couldn't persuade it either, so he asked, "Then do you know the way home?"

Chen Dahei nodded and pointed here: "Dad brought me here before, I know how to get back! It's very close by."

Joe said, "Alright then, I'll take you back and see how things are."

Chen Dahei clasped his hands together in a gesture of obsequiousness, a gesture trained by the Coen people to ingratiate themselves: "Thank you, you're so kind, thank you for saving me and for saying so much to me."

Qiao looked at the simple-minded Yuanren and was touched. If he had been born in this world, he probably would have been just like him.

If he hadn't met Ji Fang, he would have been eaten.

He felt as if he were conveying Ji Fang's life-saving grace, which made him feel happy.

Joe and Chen Dahei walked through the park and streets to a residential area. They waited for a Cohen to enter by scanning their faces before going in together.

The park's gatekeeper saw the two humans and pushed open the gate. He immediately recognized Chen Dahei and looked surprised: "Dahei? Didn't your owner give you to a friend to raise? Why are you back? And with a companion!"

Big Black was excited to see an acquaintance. He pointed to the gate, indicating that he wanted to go in.

The gatekeeper affectionately stroked Big Black's head, noticing its disheveled state: "You didn't escape on your own, did you? It's been half a year! Oh dear, your master is gone!"

Chen Dahei didn't understand, but he knocked on the door, trying to go in. The gatekeeper sighed, "Your master passed away from a serious illness. He gave you away because he was too sick to take care of you! Go back, go back to your new master's place!"

Chen Dahei's master died young, and the gatekeeper, quite old, was probably filled with emotion. Seeing the loyal Yuanren wanting to return to see his master, he was moved by this affection: "This Yuanren is loyal and understands human nature. Except for not being able to speak or communicate, he's no different from a human. Oh, stop knocking on the door. There's no one inside. Your master is dead. If you want to see him, go to Songshan Cemetery on 304 Road. I heard he's buried there."

Chen Dahei roughly understood what the gatekeeper meant, and his expression changed from initial joy at returning home to sadness.

Qiao also pulled Chen Dahei over and said, "I'll take you to find your master!"

Chen Dahei stopped arguing about opening the door and followed Qiao Ye away.

Qiao also used the navigation. Songshan Cemetery was 100 kilometers away, a drive of one or two hours. He video-called Ji Feng, who answered: "I've arrived. Where are you? I haven't seen you."

Joe also sent him a new location, saying, "I rescued a primitive person, come over here first."

Ji Feng arrived quickly, and he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Qiao: "You're really my ancestor! How did you end up here, and even picked up a primitive human?"

Qiao asked Ji Feng for a leash, used it to restrain Da Hei, and said to Ji Feng, "If it were any other Yuan people, they would have been stewed by Yuan people traffickers long ago. Look at the time! You're only just getting here!"

Ji Feng also realized that this was his mistake: "I didn't expect to encounter such crazy fans. Now the spaceship is also delayed. I can't sleep now. I have to wait for the next spaceship in the early morning. It will take three transfers to arrive on time."

Qiao realized he was in trouble. He had been planning to take Dahei to the cemetery to visit its owner the next day, but he had forgotten about Ji Feng's trip.

Should he abandon Big Black? After all, this had nothing to do with him in the first place, and it wasn't his business if Big Black wanted to find its owner.

Qiao finally told Ji Feng about Dahei, wanting Ji Feng to take Dahei to its owner: "Is there enough time?"

Ji Feng looked at the time and felt a bit crazy: "It's not a matter of whether we have enough time or not. Look at what time it is now. You want me to send a primitive human to a cemetery a hundred kilometers away in the middle of the night? What kind of horror movie is this?!"