Chapter 314 Human Traffickers
"What? Yueyue came to see me?" Li Tingxi's expression changed upon hearing this, and he immediately became restless. "I'll have someone investigate right away. Don't worry, I won't let anything happen to Yueyue."
He was momentarily oblivious to the shock of the 'four-and-a-half-meter' man's identity and age; his mind was filled with the thought that Yueyue might have encountered danger on her way to find him, and he was filled with regret.
He turned on his phone and, sure enough, saw an unknown number calling.
Why didn't you bring your phone with you during the meeting?
Yueyue must be very anxious, disappointed, and scared because she can't find him.
but……
Yueyue wasn't without her smartwatch; was this phone used by her to contact herself?
Li Tingxi hesitated for a moment, then instructed Qin He to immediately contact the Li Mansion and retrieve the surveillance footage from both the Li Mansion and the Group to search for Yueyue's whereabouts from all angles.
Qin He chased after him, completely bewildered. "President Li, aren't you going to investigate the hacker's whereabouts anymore? Your call was too short; headquarters hasn't had time to decipher the information yet."
"A bunch of useless trash, not even as good as a five-year-old!" Li Tingxi entered the elevator expressionlessly. "Notify the finance department and everyone in the technology department: their year-end bonuses are all deducted, and their performance bonuses are halved!"
Qin He watched in shock as Li Tingxi left in the elevator, and it took him a long time to react. "A five-year-old child?"
Mr. Li isn't joking, is he?
Is he referring to that top hacker who outmaneuvered so many top tech experts at headquarters?
...
At the same time, Li Tingxi rushed to the first floor. As soon as he got out of the elevator, he dialed an unknown number, while looking around, hoping to see Yueyue's cute little figure.
Unfortunately, it didn't work out.
Finally, the call was connected.
Instead, an unfamiliar female voice answered, "Hello, who is this?"
Li Tingxi was extremely anxious and asked directly, "Excuse me, did a child just make a call from this number?"
There was a pause on the other end, followed by an incredulous question: "President Li?"
#Please do not use incognito mode whenever verification is required!
Li Tingxi's heart tightened.
really!
Yueyue used this phone to contact him!
The thought of this adorable little girl traveling such a long way alone to find him at the company, only to be disappointed, and not knowing how many setbacks and panics she had gone through, filled him with intense guilt and self-reproach.
Yueyue, you must be safe and sound!
Just as he was about to ask about Yueyue's whereabouts, the panting voice on the phone grew closer and closer until the voice on the phone connected with reality: "President Li!"
The receptionist rushed over and cautiously reported, "About half an hour ago, a little girl, about four or five years old, who looks like a doll, came looking for you with her business cards."
"Where is she?" Li Tingxi asked instinctively, raising his voice.
"You were in a meeting at the time, and I didn't want to disturb you, so I called to see if you were still busy, but the phone was always switched off, so..."
The receptionist, seeing Li Tingxi's suddenly dark expression, felt her legs go weak and her voice almost cried, "I'm so sorry, Mr. Li! I didn't know you really knew her, so I had security take her away..."
Before he finished speaking, Li Tingxi's figure disappeared into the bustling hall and rushed towards the security booth outside the door.
The security guard looked completely bewildered, shocked and somewhat terrified.
This is the first time I've spoken face-to-face with the CEO from headquarters since I joined the company... It was terrifying!
"Mr. Li, Yueyue has already left. She's such a lovely and sensible girl. She didn't want to cause us trouble by not being able to find you, so she just carried her little backpack and left." The security guard, meeting Li Tingxi's murderous gaze, involuntarily wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. "I want to contact..."
Her parents came to pick her up, and the little girl suddenly ran away.
"Immediately retrieve the surveillance footage; get all the footage from the surrounding streets." Li Tingxi calculated the time, his expression growing increasingly grave.
If Yueyue left half an hour ago, she should have arrived home by now if she had taken a taxi. Why is there still no news of her?
Has something really happened?
Thinking of this possibility, Li Tingxi felt a pang of anxiety. He wished he could turn back time so he could personally go and pick up Yueyue.
Perhaps he shouldn't have secretly given Yueyue his business card in the first place... He was too negligent in letting her end up in this situation!
Meanwhile, at the corner of the shopping mall across the street.
Because of the towering trees, no one noticed for a moment that two sleazy-looking men were walking towards the little girl sitting under the tree waiting for someone.
Only when a huge shadow fell overhead, obscuring Yueyue and the others' view, did the little one look up, clutching his schoolbag, and blink in confusion, "??"
"Little friend, where are your parents? Such a beautiful child, why are you all alone in this remote place?" A middle-aged man with a stubble rubbed his chin and glanced around casually.
This is the back entrance of the mall. The road is currently under construction, so the back entrance is blocked and no one passes through. The only surveillance camera has also been out of service for a while.
Because there were no customers coming and going, the shopping mall was temporarily neglected for repairs.
This is currently a blind spot.
No matter what they do, no one will find out.
The bearded man subtly winked at his companion, then took out a lollipop and offered it to the little girl. "You're so cute, how about I give you a candy?"
Her companion silently circled behind Yueyue, pretending to cover her mouth, but unexpectedly—
Yueyue suddenly stood up and looked across the street with surprise. "Handsome uncle!"
#Please do not use incognito mode whenever verification is required!
She walked around the bearded man, and then politely turned back to thank him, saying, "Thank you for the candy, Uncle. Yueyue has been getting cavities lately, and Mommy and my brother won't let me eat candy."
The bearded man "..."
Just as the little girl was about to run around the corner, the bearded man glared at his guilty companion. "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and bring her back! Don't you want all that money that woman promised?"
Thinking of the large sum of money, his companion's eyes lit up. Without the last bit of hesitation, he quickly pulled up his hat and rushed out, covering Yueyue's little mouth with his hand, wrapping the child in his large coat, and sneaking away.
Suddenly everything went dark, and the stench of sweat filled her nostrils. With her mouth covered, Yueyue felt dizzy and almost vomited. She struggled in fear, whimpering, "Waaah..."
It hurts!
I feel so awful!
Yueyue is scared!
Mommy! Brother! Handsome Uncle...
Please save Yueyue!
"Ouch! This little girl is chubby, but she's surprisingly strong. She almost kicked my balls." The man cursed as he pinched Yueyue's leg. "Keep quiet, or I'll kill you!"
The bearded man glared at him. "Why are you scaring her like this? We're only after money, not lives. We'll take her to the traffickers' hideout, drop her off, and run... After that, we'll take the money and live off them. We don't need to worry about anything else."
The two exchanged a smile and quickened their pace to leave.
When Yueyue heard the words "human traffickers" in a daze, she was so frightened that tears streamed down her face.
She knew about human traffickers.
Her brother, mother, and godmother kept telling her how bad and terrible human traffickers are!
She was about to be sold to a man in the mountains to be a child bride, where she would do hard and tiring work every day without food, and would suffer hunger and verbal abuse...
So pitiful, boohoo!
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