Chapter 140 Encountering Human Traffickers

"The stream gurgles, the wind rustles the leaves, the raindrops fall, the birds sing, the frogs croak happily, and the baby claps his hands and laughs..."

In her tender voice, she hummed a ballad that she had just learned. As she recited, she skipped and danced forward.

The Xiao family villa is in the suburbs. There are no buildings around it, and there is only a stop sign on the side of the road.

The old man who had stopped selling newspapers spread out the newspapers and prepared to reopen.

Xiao Taozhi walked over and knocked on the door of the parking lot: "Grandpa, do you know where the Central Hospital is?"

"What center?"

The old man was old and his hearing was not good, so he leaned his head out of the window and asked again.

Xiao Taozhi: "Central Hospital, where the patients live."

This time the old man heard clearly: "The Central Hospital is quite far from here, in the city center. If you want to go there, it's best to take a bus. There's a bus stop over there. Take bus No. 14 and get off in the city center. You'll be almost there."

"Okay, thank you grandpa~"

After thanking him, Xiao Taozhi went to the platform as the old man said, and sat on the seat on the platform, shaking her white and tender legs.

The sky was already turning pale.

The sunlight shone through the clouds onto little Taozhi, and the peach branches above the little guy's head instantly perked up.

Sudden.

A shabby van stopped in front of Xiao Taozhi.

“Knock knock knock—”

The sudden sound of the whistle attracted Xiao Taozhi's attention.

The driver was a man in his thirties with dark skin and a scary scar on his face.

The scarred man looked Tao Zhi up and down wantonly: "Little boy, are you going to the city? Uncle can give you a ride."

As soon as the words fell.

There was a muffled "bang" sound coming from the back seat of the van.

The scarred man turned around suddenly, glared at the people in the back seat fiercely, and warned sternly: "Behave yourself!"

As soon as he turned to look at Xiao Taozhi, he put on a fake smile again.

“No… no need…”

Xiao Taozhi subconsciously hugged her small schoolbag tightly.

The teacher said that there are a lot of bad people out there, and we children must protect ourselves and not get into strangers’ cars.

And the uncle in front of me doesn't look like a good person.

Taozhi immediately became alert and refused with a smile, "I left my homework at home. My dad went back to get it for me and will be here soon."

The scarred man hesitated for a moment, his vicious eyes fixed on Xiao Taozhi's face, as if he was exploring something.

Xiao Taozhi swallowed nervously.

Two seconds later.

"Since your father is coming soon, I'll leave first."

The scarred man slowly rolled up the car window, stepped on the accelerator and drove away.

Xiao Taozhi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

When she lied to the scar-faced man just now, her heart almost jumped out.

What if Scarface knew that no father would come to pick her up and she was just lying to him, would he be very angry and do something to hurt her?

Thinking of this, Xiao Taozhi picked up his schoolbag, jumped off his seat, and wanted to leave here quickly.

Sudden.

A car blocked Xiao Taozhi's way.

It was still the same old silver-gray van, and the scar-faced man was back again!

Little Taozhi's heart suddenly rose to her throat, and her little fingers, which were holding the strap of her schoolbag, turned slightly white.

When I turned around, I saw a scar-faced man standing in front of me!

He trapped Xiao Taozhi between the crowd and the car, and looked around with a sly look: "Little friend, didn't you say your father would be here soon? Why can't I see your father now?"

Little Taozhi lowered her head and stared at her toes. She bit her lip and said haltingly, "My dad...my dad said he's on his way..."

"Really?" The scarred man obviously didn't believe it.

After all, according to common sense, which kindergarten would open at five in the morning?

"Little boy, your father won't come at all. You are lying to your uncle, right?"

The scarred man approached Xiao Taozhi and said, "It's not good to lie. Children who lie will be punished!"

Xiao Taozhi's heart skipped a beat, and she suddenly turned around and tried to escape around the van.

The schoolbag was suddenly pulled by a huge force!

The scarred man grabbed Tao Zhi's schoolbag and said, "You cheated me and you still want to run away?"

Xiao Taozhi struggled to break free: "Let me go, you bad guy! If my dad finds out, he won't let you go!"

But the strength difference between adults and children was too great, and Xiao Taozhi couldn't break free at all.

"Your father? Who is he?" The scarred man spoke with disdain.

"My father is Xiao Yucheng."

The scarred man's ugly face froze.

In the Caster Empire, who doesn't know the thundering methods of the first general Xiao Yucheng?

But in an instant, his expression recovered: "You little liar, you are just a liar! If your father is Xiao Yucheng, then my father is still the king of heaven!"

Everyone in the Custer Empire knows that Admiral Xiao Yucheng is a famous golden bachelor. How could he have a child?

"If you lie again, I will cut off your tongue!" the scarred man threatened viciously.

Next second.

Xiao Taozhi's mouth was suddenly covered, a strange smell of medicine entered her nostrils, and her consciousness gradually faded away.

In a daze, she saw a boy lying in the back seat of the car, tied up...

Open your eyes again.

Xiao Taozhi has been taken to a completely unfamiliar place.

The surroundings were dark and a little damp.

A pungent smell of mold and blood mixed together lingered in the air, making people feel sick.

Xiao Taozhi moved.

But he found that his hands and feet were all tied up, and even his mouth was sealed.

Great panic and fear suddenly filled my heart.

It’s over, she seems to have run into human traffickers!

“Pah—”

The light hanging above my head suddenly lit up. It was very dim and flickered.

But Xiao Taozhi saw clearly who was coming, it was the man with the scar on his face.

There was a little boy following behind him.

The little boy was about ten years old, skinny, dressed in rags, and had unkempt hair.

"Erdan, tear off the seal on his mouth."

The scarred man sat on a tattered chair, crossed his legs, holding a whip in his hand, and leisurely ordered Erdan to do things.

"Okay, uncle."

Erdan immediately tore off the tape on Xiao Taozhi's mouth.

His actions were very rough, causing Xiao Taozhi to cry in pain.

"From now on, your name is Babao, and you only have one father, and that's me. Do you understand?"

Little Taozhi was sobbing and crying.

The scarred man frowned and swung the whip hard on the little guy, leaving a mark on his fair skin instantly!

Xiao Taozhi gritted her teeth tightly to prevent herself from crying out.

"Speak up if you understand! Don't act like a mute, you deserve a beating!"

The scarred man turned the whip, and the long, thin whip was about to fall again.

Xiao Taozhi choked up and said, "I understand... I understand..."

Happy May Day!

(End of this chapter)