Chapter 40 Kidnapping
Bruce felt something was wrong, so he calmly picked up the communicator and sent a message to the little bats, saying,
"Don't worry, I will report this to the staff and the children will be back safely."
Perhaps it was because Bruce looked so reliable that the parents' faces lightened up a little and they nodded one after another.
The moment Bruce turned around, his face darkened completely.
The phone watches that children wear are usually equipped with real-time signals and, for safety reasons, have emergency contact buttons.
But the children just walked into the backstage and lost contact, and no one even called the emergency number, so they may have been in danger.
Bruce thought of the little girl and quickly ran towards Jason, but he was still a step too late.
Rong Huan was originally holding hands with Jason, but the crowded crowd made their hands drift further and further apart. In the end, Jason could only stand there helplessly and watch Rong Huan separate from him.
Rong Huan just felt like she was being squeezed into a compressed file. She walked in one direction with difficulty, not realizing that she had been separated from Jason.
Not long after being pushed forward, she touched the edge of the stage and accidentally walked up the stairs.
But because I couldn't see, I could only stand there in a daze.
The host observed the children on stage, assessed their potential in his mind, and wondered whether this batch of "goods" could satisfy the boss.
He thought with regret that these were all ordinary children this time, and when he turned around, he saw Rong Huan standing at the edge of the stairs.
The host looked the girl up and down, noticing the expensive fabric of the girl's clothes, and then his eyes lit up when he saw her delicate face.
Human traffickers also care about class. He is much higher than those people outside!
His boss is Scarecrow, one of Gotan's super villains. Although he is just a nameless minion, he is still the boss among the minions!
Some time ago, his boss made a deal with the Penguin Man to capture a group of street kids from Crime Alley and secretly transport them out of Gotan.
Unfortunately, the number of children in Crime Alley is still too small, far from meeting the requirements.
So the Scarecrow came up with this idea: he opened an amusement park in Gotan, brought these children backstage under the pretext of a lottery at the party, and then sent them to the pier.
This is not the first time this has happened. The sudden increase in the number of missing children cases in Gotan is probably their fault.
At first it was just a few kids, carefully selected by them.
Even if the parents finally realize that something is wrong and report the case to the police station, they will be ignored because they are too weak.
The police station did not file the case and did not register it, so even Batman did not notice anything unusual for a while.
As their business grew, they became more and more rampant.
Now, any child who looks decent will be taken away, and Rong Huan is the most prominent one among them.
It's not just about looks, the most important thing is potential.
The host was able to become Scarecrow's confidant because of his vision. He was born with the ability to judge people, especially children.
If a child has potential, then there will be something different about him in his eyes. In the eyes of the host, Rong Huan has huge potential and her whole body is glowing.
The host quickly led the little girl to the center of the stage, determined to capture this high-quality potential stock. He hurriedly called the children to take her to the backstage.
Jason Todd was still struggling to squeeze out. When he finally managed to breathe smoothly, he heard a beeping sound from the communicator on his waist.
He paused, picked it up and saw that Bruce had just sent him a message.
[Something is wrong here, don't let Xiaorong come on stage]
The message had been sent five minutes ago, and Jason realized it was already too late.
He quickly looked towards the stage and watched Rong Huan being led by the host behind the curtain.
He turned around and noticed the other four people had the same unhappy expressions. It was obvious that they had noticed it too.
There was no way. The road ahead was too crowded, even Bruce couldn't get through quickly.
Besides, there were many people in the venue and if I acted rashly, there would be a risk of being exposed. I could only call Ah Fu first and ask him to send the uniform over.
Jason failed to catch the little girl again. He recalled the scene in the hospital three years ago and felt equally helpless.
He once swore that he would never let go of Rong Huan's hand again, but this time he broke his promise again.
He clenched his fists, his eyes red, and was about to rush over to Rong Huan's back, but Dick and Tim held him back.
"Jason, calm down! We can't get through even if we rush over now.
And we don’t know what the situation is. Xiaorong has a tracker on her body that can detect her physical condition. We can’t make a fuss!”
Dick Grayson struggled to hold onto the 200-pound little wings and tried to persuade them earnestly.
Jason yelled at Dick.
"Let go! How the hell do you expect me to stay calm? She disappeared right in front of me again, once again! I can't stand it!!"
Bruce spoke at the critical moment.
"Jason, if we go in, Xiaorong might be in danger."
This sentence was a lifeline for Jason, bringing his sanity back to him. He suppressed his anger and sneered at Bruce.
"You better make sure the kid is okay, or I'll make those bastards pay!"
After saying that, she walked outside without caring about his expression.
Bruce looked deep in his eyes as he glanced at the drawn curtain, then followed Jason out.
Rong Huan just felt like she was walking all the time, and there seemed to be a lot of stones on the road. She walked stumblingly, and the host kept holding her hand, as if afraid that she would fall.
But as soon as she tried to shake off his hand, the big hand holding her arm suddenly tightened, preventing her from escaping.
Finally everyone stopped. The kids at the back didn't know what was going to happen yet, so they chatted and looked forward to the big prize.
Suddenly the host let her go, and then slowly walked away from them until Rong Huan could no longer hear his footsteps.
The surroundings suddenly became quiet. The children slowly realized that something was wrong and wanted to call their parents, but it was too late.
A pungent smell gradually filled the air, and Rong Huan felt something was wrong.
She suddenly remembered that this was the smell of ether. In her previous life, she was a science student and had come into contact with small amounts of ether during experiments.
She wanted to hold her breath, but unfortunately the child couldn't hold it for long. Her brain gradually slowed down, and a feeling of weakness filled her limbs. Finally, she fell down without any control.
This feeling is a bit like a modified version of sudden death, except that there is no pain in the heart. Rong Huan's heart activity was still active in the last second before he fell into a coma.
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The children were lying all over the ground. The host came out from the dark, followed by several burly men. He directed the group to move the children onto the truck.
Noticing Rong Huan, he greeted her specially.
"Watch this, it's top quality stuff, I'll be bringing it to the boss later."
So Rong Huan was put on the other side, and several people got on the truck. Under the cover of night, the truck drove towards the dock without leaving any trace.