Chapter 454 The Difficult Search (6)
The search at the first scenic spot was fruitless. Sun Liang and his team went to each one of them, asking questions and chatting, but they couldn't find Xiaoying.
However, as they approached these children, Sun Liang and his team became increasingly worried about Xiaoying. This was because the abuse and torture these children suffered gradually intensified over time.
At first, perhaps they would just break one of their arms or legs. If begging did not meet the basic requirements, the beggar leader would ask his men to continue to torture the children, making them look even more pitiful and helpless.
These children, repeatedly tortured and crippled, are like props placed by beggar leaders at tourist attractions, attracting tourists' attention and constantly collecting money. They never consider the children's lives. According to this logic, many children will gradually lose their vitality and quietly pass away from this world after being repeatedly abused and tortured.
Thinking of this, Sun Liang quickened his pace and rushed to the second attraction with Xiao Li...
The second attraction, not far from the temple, is a beautiful natural landscape. It boasts captivating views of verdant mountains and clear waters, as well as a palace built a hundred years ago by a playboy prince for his beloved concubine.
Time flies. Although this century-old palace has lost its former splendor, its magnificent architecture still reflects the pomp and extravagance of the royal family...
It was in such a royal back garden that the little beggar somehow managed to sneak in!
They hang out in the places where tourists like to take photos the most, often deliberately blocking the beautiful background... Therefore, tourists have to pay a small amount of money to get rid of them;
They appear by the flower ponds where tourists like to rest, often ruining their mood, forcing them to give them some money and ask them to leave...
These seemingly ridiculous tricks can make you a lot of money every day if you use them repeatedly.
However, most of the little beggars seen here are able to talk and run, and are relatively healthy. Otherwise, it would be inconvenient for them to run around in this garden covering dozens of acres.
Sun Liang observed carefully, pondering. As he was watching, he saw a boy dressed like a beggar pass by him. He had a few US dollars in his hand, and a smile on his face, looking very proud...
"Your money is lost!" Sun Liang suddenly shouted in English.
Hearing the shout, the boy stopped immediately and looked behind him...
"I was just kidding you." Sun Liang said to him with a smile.
"You are a bad guy and a liar!" said the boy angrily.
"Good boy, don't be angry. Uncle wants to ask you something. Here is fifty yuan. Uncle apologizes to you. However, uncle also wants to ask you a question." Sun Liang took out a fifty-yuan bill from his pocket and said to the boy.
The boy, who was about to run away, stopped when he heard that he would be given 50 yuan.
The little boy stared greedily at the fifty-yuan note:
"What do you want to ask?"
"Oh, a friend of mine's child is missing. I heard he appeared here. I wonder if you've seen him..." Sun Liang saw the boy stopped and wanted to ask about Xiaoying. But he couldn't say it directly, so he had to lie.
"What does she look like? How old is she? We beggars often come to our gang of beggars with lost or kidnapped children," said the boy.
The boy before me looked about twelve or thirteen years old. He was East Asian, with dark yellow skin, deep-set eyes, and spoke broken English. He seemed quite clever, his eyes rolling around as he spoke...
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