"Brother, brother, what are you talking about? I can't understand ..." The little girl seemed to feel a little cold and squatted on the ground shivering.
Li Si smiled.
In all fairness, the little girl was indeed not bad looking.
Although she was dirty and emitted a mouldy smell, she could see that her features were very clear.
The vast majority of people would not be able to be cruel to such a beautiful and cute little girl, squatting on the ground and looking at you pitifully.
This majority of people, certainly does not include Li Si.
So he bent his index finger and rewarded the other party with a melon crash.
"Ouch!"
This time Li Si didn't leave any force, the little girl covered her head, and tears came out of her eyes from the pain.
"What the hell did you ... brother, what did you do?" She was teary-eyed.
Li Si heckled.
"It's all exposed, but still put it here to pretend."
He held the little girl's arm to prevent her from escaping, and popped up with another melon crash.
Snap!
Was it loud? A good head is a good head.
The little girl rubbed her swollen forehead, gritted her teeth and took a few deep breaths, and kept stealing glances at Li Si's arm.
Li Si only used the phrase "don't make me gag you" to discourage her from opening her mouth and biting down.
With all her intentions seen through, the little girl realised she couldn't get away.
She suddenly sobbed, tears streaming down in large drops, and in no time at all, two white furrows rushed down her grey face.
"I-I didn't want to. I was forced by them! Ever since I was abducted, they've forced me to do bad things. I didn't agree even once, so they beat me ..."
Li Si let go of her hand. The little girl rolled up her sleeves, the red and swollen marks on her arms were clearly visible, adding a lot of conviction to her words.
Li Si squatted down in front of her.
The little girl covered her face and cried even harder.
She used the corner of her eye to surreptitiously survey Lis, thinking that this time you should always be hit, right?
Unexpectedly, Li Si slowly spoke:
"The traffickers in the north are ruder. Drive a bus, grab the child and run. If the child's parents dare to stop the car, they will directly crash into it, so there are many casualties. The police also take it most seriously ..."
"In contrast, the southerners are much gentler in their methods. Women and children work together, so people can't afford to be half-vigilant. Often, when the family turns around, the person has already been abducted somewhere ... Fortunately, there are cameras in place, and you people can no longer get it easily."
Li Si reached out to stroke the little girl's face, the little girl's body trembled a little.
"Those kids, in the jargon, are called [green dots]. The [Green Dots] can only be picked from within the traffickers' own children, so that they can guarantee loyalty and won't screw things up."
"They specialise in being pampered and pretending to be cute, but in fact, the viciousness in their hearts can be quite a bit ..."
"Fart! You don't know anything!" The last sentence seemed to have irritated the little girl in some way.
She pulled out a small knife from somewhere and slashed at Li Si's fingers.
Li Si was prepared for this and smashed the knife away with a punch.
He picked up the little girl like a cat.
Ignoring his opponent's frantic struggles in mid-air, Li Si spoke:
"On the contrary, I know a lot more than you think. For example, as long as you're not twelve years old, I have a hundred ways to help you clear your name. It's up to you whether you're willing or not."
The struggling stopped.
The little girl stared at Li Si in a daze for a moment before lowering her head.
A muffled voice came out from underneath her bangs:
"... I'll take you to them."
"Sensible." Li Si gave a thumbs up.
...
The dim light of the fire.
The stench of rotting algae filled the air.
Human voices came faintly, and Li Si cowering in a corner peeked in.
"You guys are pretty good at hiding, hiding in the sewers."
"Shhh!" The little girl shrank beside him, terrified.
"Don't talk so much! Keep your voice down. What are you going to do now?"
She stared at Li Si.
This man had appeared out of nowhere and was incredibly skilled.
In the little girl's opinion, Li Si wasn't some kind of SWAT officer, but had to be at least a plainclothes cop.
Li Si licked his lips and slowly took out his mobile phone.
His mobile phone was a shabby item that cost less than a thousand dollars, but surprisingly, he could still receive a signal underground.
The little girl was still staring at him. When she saw Li Si tapping on the camera function, she finally couldn't help but snatch the phone and whistled in a low voice, "You're crazy!"
Li Si was uncertain and scratched his head, the little girl showed him the mobile phone interface: "The flash is not even turned off, do you want to kill us both?"
According to the little girl, there are eight of these traffickers.
Right, she understated half of it to Li Si before.
The weaponry was nothing special, just steel pipes and machetes. There was a clay gun, but it didn't work well and often jammed.
Li Si never fiddled with these mechanical products, directly handed the mobile phone to the little girl.
The little girl froze for a moment, then bristled.
Pondering whether the man was reliable or not, she worked her way up to a slightly higher place, then pressed the photo button.
Click!
The sound of the camera shooting travelled a long way down the empty sewer.
The people inside were immediately alert: "What's that noise?"
"Tell Old Four to check it out."
The little girl turned back woodenly, and Li Si looked at him with an innocent face.
"You, why didn't you turn off the sound!"
The little girl was frantic.
Heavy footsteps gradually approached, and the little girl's face went white, obviously terrified.
The light dimmed and a bearded man with a machete appeared around the corner, he probed and looked.
The air was quiet for two seconds.
"What are you doing?" The man known as old fourth frowned.
Only the little girl stood alone, her mobile phone cupped in her hand.
Hearing Old Four's question, she smiled awkwardly, "I, I ..."
"Shhh."
Someone whispered in Old Four's ear, and then a sharp object stabbed into his throat.
It was a fountain pen.
Old Four tried to whistle, but all that came out of his mouth was an airy "heh heh" sound.
The sound was mixed with the wind in the tunnel, and it was impossible to distinguish it.
Under the severe pain, he subconsciously struggled, but the second pen also stabbed in ...
Soon, Old Four fell down softly. More air in and less air out, and it looked like he was not going to live.
Li Si carefully dragged him to the corner.
It was then that the little girl dared to whistle loudly, only to feel so nervous that she was covered in sweat.
"You killed someone?"
Li Si frowned, his face showing his displeasure, "Don't say that harshly! I was only acting in self-defence!"
The little girl looked at Old Four, whose struggles were gradually weakening, and revealed an expression of [What the hell are you talking about].
"Isn't it normal for self-defence to accidentally strike too hard? Just make a call for an ambulance and you'll be fine."
Li Si picked up his mobile phone and dialled the number.
The phone quickly connected, "Hello, this is the third hospital ..."
"What are you guys doing?" A voice rang out from behind the two.
The little girl and Li Si turned their heads at the same time.
Only to see a middle-aged woman standing in front of them, looking dazed at Old Four on the ground.
Li Si was pleasant: "He's injured, very badly, we're calling an ambulance."
Saying this, he handed the mobile phone to the little girl.
"Oh, thanks." The middle-aged woman hadn't reacted yet, first nodding her head and suddenly realising that something was wrong.
But Li Si's hand had already touched her neck.
Amidst the sound of fighting, the little girl put her mobile phone to her ear.
Ignoring everything in front of her, she answered the aid station's questions with a single glance.
"Yes, He Yun, we're in the sewers, approximate location ..."
"No, not kidding, must come as soon as possible. People are dying ... or may already be dead."
"How many wounded? Just one."
Li Si poked his head out from behind the twitching middle-aged woman, "Two now."
The little girl nodded woodenly and spoke into the phone, "Better prepare beds for eight."