Chapter 573
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The oldest boy shielded the other children behind him and glared at them fiercely. "What do you want to do? Get out of our house! "They called such a shabby place that could collapse at any time home.
Tan Siwei and Ning Shu looked at each other and heaved a sigh of relief. They bent their knees and kept a safe distance from them. "Don't be afraid. We're not here to hurt you. We're from the government and we're here to investigate a case. We have some questions to ask you. Is that okay?"
The child took out a rusty machete from under the straw mat and pointed it at them angrily. "What kind of trick is this? You tricked us like this last time. You said you were from the government and wanted to arrange a place for us because we were homeless. In the end, you tricked us to the suburbs and almost sold us. That was the last time we believed you. This time, we won't be fooled again! Get out! Get out! "
In the face of such undisguised resistance, Tan Siwei had to soften his voice. He took out his waist token and threw it in front of the children, trying to win their trust. "We're really from the government, not human traffickers. We have the token as proof. You can pick it up and take a look. The red seal on the back can't be faked."
The child looked like a hedgehog with its hair standing on end. He glanced at the token and sneered. "I don't care if you have the token or not. I only know that even if you're from the government, you're not welcome here! When my father was beaten to death by a bully, I went to the government office and knelt for a whole day. No one made a decision for my family, so I was kicked out. Xiaomo's brother's leg was broken because he offended the private advisor of a big official. He didn't have money to treat his injury and died from the pain. Sister Qinxin's father was obviously a good person, but he was framed for stealing money and killed. We tried to believe you. But what about you? Whenever someone loses their purse, they suspect that we stole it. When they see us on the street behind the restaurant, they chase us away. They don't give us a way out. Whether you're really investigating a case or not, you've never treated us beggars well. Why should we help you? Listen, get out of our house. Don't dirty our place! Otherwise, we won't let you off easily! "
Among the four children, there were three boys. Their skinny limbs barely supported their big heads. Each of them held a machete in their hands, protecting the only girl in the innermost circle. They formed the world's most vulnerable army.
These children had suffered too much. Their trust in the world and the adults had long since disappeared. It was clear that they were unwilling to cooperate. Tan Siwei stood up and shook his head helplessly at Ning Shu.
Ning Shu also let out a long sigh. Facing this group of children, no one could ask them to easily trust them. But … she raised her head to look outside the house. The setting sun had officially taken away the last of the beauty's face, leaving only a dim afterglow. Night was about to come. Her eyes quickly swept across the room, from the seven chipped bowls on the table to the two straw mats separated by a rag under the window. She focused on every detail and quickly said, "You should have seven children here. Five boys and two girls. When I came in, I passed by the big locust tree and found that there were medicinal dregs under the roots of the locust tree. They were half-dried by the sun. This means that one of your children is sick. It should be the little girl in the middle who you're protecting. The smell of the dregs isn't strong. There's also no strong smell of medicine in this room. This means that the medicine has been boiled many times and is no longer effective. So you need money urgently to buy new medicine to treat her. Apart from you, the other three children who are older than you should be thinking of ways to get money, right?
I don't care if you're willing to believe me or not, but you have no other choice now. First, your little sister can't even stand properly. If you can't find medicine soon, she'll die soon. I have an ingot of silver here. You can take it. Even if we sell her, at least you can save her. Second, you've been wandering the streets all day to make a living. You should have heard of the cases of missing children in the capital. We've tracked it down until now and calculated that the murderer's next target is likely to be one of you. If you don't tell us the whereabouts of your companions quickly, it'll be too late for regrets. You're a very smart child. You should know the consequences. "
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