Chapter 342: Enraging the Gangsters
The man did not answer directly, but raised his hand and pointed at the rearview mirror inside the car, his tone solemn:
"See that black car following us? That's the suspect's car."
"We can't stop the car now, and we can't do anything unusual, otherwise they will notice it immediately."
This explanation not only failed to dispel the girl's doubts, but instead made her notice a logical contradiction.
She mustered up the courage to question, "But, you asked me to pretend to be your daughter to pick me up from school, so logically you should be taking me home."
"Now we're driving straight onto the highway and driving so far. Wouldn't the people following us think this is strange?"
Hearing this, the man's grip on the steering wheel tightened slightly.
He glanced through the rearview mirror at the opened bottle of mineral water and half-eaten compressed biscuits in the girl's hand, and a fleeting, contemptuous sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth that he couldn't help but curl up.
The man paused, his tone filled with obvious impatience and cold admonition: "Children, don't ask too much about adult matters."
Then, he adopted an unquestionable and authoritative tone, and every word came down like a stone: "The specific action plan is highly confidential, and it is not your place to ask."
"You just need to follow instructions and cooperate, and you will be helping the police."
The girl was frightened by his sudden harsh tone, and all the questions and fears that were on the tip of her tongue were forcibly blocked back.
She didn't dare make any more sound and could only curl up timidly in the corner of the passenger seat, her thin shoulders trembling slightly, like a young bird drenched by a rainstorm and with nowhere to escape.
Xia Lili "saw" that the girl in the hallucination had a school badge on her chest with the words "Bai Niannian" written on it.
Not long after, a strong and irresistible feeling of drowsiness suddenly hit Bai Niannian. Her eyelids became heavier and heavier, and finally closed weakly, and she leaned against the car window and fell into a deep sleep.
The mineral water bottle from which she had taken a few sips rolled out of her powerless hands and fell onto the floor mat of the car with a soft "pop" sound.
The final scene of the illusion made Xia Lili feel cold all over:
The vehicle bumped into the desolate mountains and finally stopped next to an abandoned quarry.
There was only the whistling cold wind and rugged rocks all around.
This man was no longer in plain clothes. He roughly dragged the drowsy and weak-footed girl out of the car.
Another dark figure walked out silently from behind the abandoned blender, with the brim of his hat pulled down so low that it almost covered most of his face.
The two of them were very close to each other, and their voices were extremely low, mixed with the whistling of the mountain wind, making them almost inaudible.
The buyer stretched out his rough fingers and pinched Bai Niannian's cheek like checking livestock, then lifted her arm and weighed it, as if making a final assessment of the "material".
"...The goods are good, and the spirit is better than last time."
The buyer's voice was hoarse and dry, with an unpleasant satisfaction, "...Lao Liu has always wanted another one for his son... If you can get one like this next time..."
He didn't finish his words, but the implication was clear enough.
"...The key is to be 'obedient', able to work, and able to bear children... If your legs are too nimble, it will be easier for you to run, you know."
These words sounded like a dirty price assessment, with every word revealing cold cruelty and extreme disregard for human life.
Then, tragedy struck.
As if to completely eliminate any possibility of Bai Niannian's escape, the man raised a heavy iron rod without warning and smashed it hard at Bai Niannian's slender calf!
A sharp, tooth-grinding sound of bone-breaking "crack" suddenly tore through the silence of the mountains!
The intense pain even instantly broke through the effect of the drug. Bai Niannian let out a shrill and distorted scream, then collapsed to the ground like a piece of rag and completely fainted.
The bone-chilling illusion receded like a tide, but the chill left behind instantly permeated Xia Lili's limbs and bones, making it almost impossible for her to breathe.
That man! He's not even a policeman!
The ID card with the police badge flashing on it was undoubtedly a carefully forged prop!
The man took advantage of the junior high school student's trust in authority and simple sense of justice, and made up lies about "carrying out a mission" and "covering his identity". His real purpose was to make it easier to kidnap and sell!
Xia Lili suddenly came back to her senses from her shock, and her eyes swept across the crowd eagerly like a searchlight.
Found it!
Just a few dozen steps away, Bai Niannian was wearing a ponytail and had a childish look on her face.
She had just bent down and picked up a pair of reading glasses with rose-red frames from the ground, and was smiling as she handed them back to a silver-haired old lady.
The old lady's face was filled with a grateful smile, and she seemed to be saying thank you repeatedly.
This scene was exactly the same as the beginning of the disaster predicted in the hallucination!
Xia Lili's heart suddenly tightened. She pushed through the crowd desperately, quickened her pace, and almost ran towards Bai Niannian.
She must stop it before tragedy strikes!
However, when she was still a dozen steps away from Bai Niannian, a figure she absolutely did not want to see appeared beside Bai Niannian.
It was the man in the hallucination!
With a seemingly anxious and embarrassed smile on his face, he stopped Bai Niannian who was about to leave, leaned over slightly, and began his "asking for directions" performance.
Just a few steps!
Xia Lili's heart sank to the bottom in an instant, and a cold fear gripped her.
She couldn't bear to watch the tragedy in her hallucination happen!
She immediately quickened her pace, wanting to rush forward and stop the man directly.
However, the moment she approached and her eyes met the clueless Bai Niannian's—
Another violent hallucination pierced into her mind like a sharp knife!
In the picture, she flew forward without hesitation and grabbed the man's arm with one move!
However, the man reacted extremely quickly. The moment he was restrained, he suddenly pulled out a dagger with a cold glow from his pocket and strangled Bai Niannian with it, with the sharp blade pressed against her slender neck!
"Don't come over here! I'll kill her if you come over here again!" he roared hysterically.
His arm tightly gripped Bai Niannian's neck, and the dagger in his other hand was randomly waving at the side of her neck.
The sudden hostage-taking and the cold blade against her skin plunged Bai Niannian into extreme panic.
She completely forgot about "cooperation" and only had the instinct to survive. She began to struggle and cry desperately, using her hands and feet to try to break free from the restraints.
This violent resistance obviously exceeded the man's expectations.
He usually deals with deception and kidnapping, and directly using a knife to hold people hostage is not his specialty.
Bai Niannian twisted violently, and he subconsciously tried to tighten his arms to suppress her, but his wrist became unstable.
The tip of the knife, which was originally just a bluff, suddenly thrust forward and cut Bai Niannian's fragile carotid artery!
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