Xu Xiao felt her heart beating fast. The scene in front of her was strange yet familiar. A feeling of uneasiness slowly flowed through her body.
When did she first want to be a boy? Now that she recalled it, it seemed like a long time ago, so long ago that she had forgotten why she resisted being a woman.
Why do I keep running?
Xu Xiao's young body began to breathe heavily, and her throat felt a little dry. Her sandals and skirt made it difficult for her to run.
Her pace gradually slowed down. The city seemed a little desolate at dusk. Occasionally, the sound of bicycle bells could be heard on the street, which was a special design for old-fashioned bicycles.
Even the most prosperous cities can have terrible street scenes, and this city nearly 20 years ago was full of old and mottled streets.
Xu Xiao's home is in a remote neighborhood where there are no buildings with elevators, no green areas in the community, and no parents who use private cars to pick up and drop off their children to school every day.
Life has already made them work hard, so how can they have the time to focus on their children?
It was common for children to go to school, play outside, and come home hungry by themselves in that era.
There is no need for cell phones or smart watches, the children all know what is going on, and the adults all look so simple and unpretentious, with no bad intentions.
But it's just an appearance.
Xu Xiao, a pretty girl since childhood, has attracted someone's attention. Her appearance is out of place in this old district, like a blooming daisy in the ruins.
Fresh, pure, and with the fragrance of youth.
Some people see a flower full of vitality and want to care for it, water it and fertilize it, while others want to break its branches or simply want to crush it.
There are always people who will exude the evil in their hearts when seeing beautiful things. They feel more excited about crushing beauty than protecting it.
He had been observing Xu Xiao for a long time, and had figured out her movements and knew her habits.
Where to play with friends, when to go home, and which route to take.
As a patient hunter, he knows when to strike.
Xu Xiao is very smart. The hunter discovered that she seemed to be aware that she was being followed, and she actually ran home today.
But they are just children, they have no experience, they are not sure whether they are in danger, and they dare not ask strangers for help.
They have always been taught not to talk to strangers and to seek help from the police when encountering problems. But when real danger strikes and there are no acquaintances or police around, no one tells the children what to do.
The children can only find someone they are familiar with and pray that they can protect themselves.
The hunter simply quickened his pace and easily caught up with the weak figure. It was almost there, almost there.
The place he carefully selected was sparsely populated and had poor lighting, which was blocked by the shadows of the surrounding houses at dusk.
The rows of dilapidated warehouses are products of the last century.
It was filled with all kinds of forgotten items, including a broken children's car, furniture that had not been used for years but was reluctant to be thrown away, cardboard boxes and woven bags of unknown contents, and a memory of Xu Xiao.
"Xiaoxiao, why are you leaving in such a hurry today?"
It is said that children should seek help from people they know, but many acquaintances are beasts in disguise.
The voice sounded behind him and Xu Xiao turned his head in fear.
Countless dream scenes began to emerge in his mind. A faceless man was always chasing him in his dreams. Every time he dreamed of him, Xu Xiao would wake up in a cold sweat.
In her dreams, she always had a premonition that she could not reach a destination, and if she arrived at the destination and was caught by the faceless man, something terrible would happen.
But today she seemed to have reached the end of her nightmare. The face of the faceless man became clearer and clearer, and the destination she feared was right in front of her.
Xu Xiao trembled unconsciously. The dusty memories were like a terrifying beast that tore open the shell of her heart and shattered all her sanity.
"Don't come over here...stay away from me..."
The girl's eyes were full of fear, as if the person in front of her was a devil instead of her usual gentle and elegant self.
"Xiaoxiao, what's going on? Why are you so scared of your uncle..."
The man frowned slightly. He was very surprised by Xu Xiao's behavior. It was obviously his first time to make a move, so why was she alert?
A patient hunter knows when to strike. He has been lurking beside his prey and has thoroughly studied its habits.
He had never failed in the past, even before the disaster, the children thought it was just an ordinary game.
Xu Xiao felt dizzy. She finally remembered the memory that she had forgotten about. She felt like she couldn't breathe.
In the warehouse filled with the smell of damp, mold and rust, she felt immense despair and tearing pain.
After that incident, she would wake up almost every night, and whenever she saw similar people and scenes, she would tremble all over and even become incontinent.
And the devil that had trapped her in the quagmire appeared before her again.
The young girl had no power to fight back. She was dragged into the warehouse with her mouth covered, and once again endured pain that she shouldn't have to endure at that age.
The man knew that the children would never understand what was happening to them.
"Xiaoxiao, don't scream. Uncle is just playing a game with you. It's just a little painful. If you scream, uncle will find you every day."
"In front of the slide in the park, on the tree-lined path in front of the school, at the corner store, Huahua's house, Xiao Luo's house, I know all the places you go, so it's easy for your uncle to find you."
The man spoke so easily, he destroyed a child's heart with the most ordinary words, and they would only remain silent out of fear.
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