It seems that the villain is targeting me.

When faced with such a situation, some people will hide themselves like ostriches and refuse to face reality, while others will fall into stress - Chen Xiaoya is undoubtedly the latter.

Based on her own experience, Lando judged that it would be safer for Chen Xiaoya to stay in the police station.

But Xiao Niao knew that if he really left the boy in the police station, given the disgusting power of the world's will, there was no telling what unexpected "coincidences" might happen, dragging everything back to the original trajectory of the plot.

What happened in Taoyuan that year was undoubtedly the opportunity for Chen Xiaoya to transform into a "doctor".

Before what happened to Aqiong, Xiao Niao thought that as long as he dealt with Chen Zhengkang and provided an environment where Xiaoya could go to school with peace of mind, he could stop the original plot from happening.

But in the end, the inertia of some unknown nature still dragged her to the paradise.

This was also the reason why Xiao Niao did not forcibly take Xiao Ya away from the train station, but chose to follow her.

She must solve this problem from the root, otherwise the subsequent impact will be endless.

And now, Xiao Niao tacitly allowed the little boy to follow him.

If you leave her alone, more uncontrollable events will happen, but by keeping her by your side, at least Xiao Niao can control some of her behavior.

In any case, time was indeed very tight. After a stalemate of one or two minutes, the policewoman finally chose to step back in frustration.

"……boarding."

She said helplessly to the two people outside.

"Thank you." Xiao Niao smiled. She opened the car door and let Chen Xiaoya sit in the back seat first.

Chen Xiaoya looked at the interior of the car with some curiosity - this was her first time riding in a car other than a bus.

Xiao Niao also sat in the back seat. She was carrying a backpack and accidentally bumped into the door frame when getting into the car.

"Meow..." The shoulder bag made a vague cry.

Lando looked back alertly: "What's that sound?"

Xiao Niao sat silently in the back seat and calmly moved the shoulder bag to his knees.

She played dumb: "Ah? Officer Lan, what did you say?"

Lando: “…”

"nothing."

She thought, maybe she heard it wrong?

Haha, why would anyone bring a cat at this time? It must be an illusion.

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The truck carrying the goods set off early in the morning. It was a small cold chain truck with a small load capacity and a blue snowman logo printed on the outside.

The driver in the driver's seat was called Lao Li, from Lijia Village, Taoyuan District.

This person has read some books. In addition to being responsible for driving and transporting "goods", he is also responsible for negotiating business. He is a very important figure in the human trafficking gang.

——These were all told to her by Lando while they were following each other by car.

Old Li looks very ordinary and doesn't seem like the traditional vicious villain.

Xiao Niao saw with his own eyes that he was chatting and bragging with the long-distance driver on the road, and that he ran to the stall at the rest stop to buy food and cigarettes, and shared them with each other.

It is hard to imagine that Lao Li is a human trafficker with a lot of blood on his hands.

The police's tracking was step-by-step. In order to avoid arousing suspicion, different people would follow each section of the road, and Lando followed the last section.

Following a car is actually a very difficult task.

If you follow too closely, you will be exposed; if you are too far away, you will easily lose the person. It is not easy to grasp the distance properly.

Lando was extremely nervous throughout the whole process, and Xiaoniao was also nervous.

At this time, they had been driving for more than an hour and were far away from the city. There were fewer and fewer vehicles on the road, and the area became more deserted.

But unlike the empty wilderness he had imagined, Xiao Niao clearly saw that many small factories had been built in this area. The factory buildings and various basic transportation facilities were very old and looked like they had not been used for a long time.

Lando noticed that the bird was looking out the window and explained, "Ah, the land prices in this area are much cheaper than in the city, so there are factories everywhere. Many people in the city used to work here."

"But later..." The policewoman paused here and did not continue.

However, there was a wave of layoffs later and many people lost their jobs. Xiao Niao completed this sentence for her in her heart.

Now, only a small number of factories are still in operation in this place, and the flow of people has become very small. The originally prosperous and bustling factory area has quickly become depressed, and even the shuttle bus from the city only comes once a week.

"...The car in front has stopped." Chen Xiaoya reminded quietly from the back seat.

Xiao Niao looked over subconsciously - this glance made her shudder. She never expected that those people would hide the abducted children in such a place.

Meat processing plant...

The system quietly read out the sign at the door, "No wonder that guy named Lao Li drives a cold chain truck."

cold chain.

This word reminded Xiao Niao of something very bad. She recalled the box with the label "Fragile" that she had accidentally seen in the abandoned warehouse that day.

Some details were dug out from memory, and Xiao Niao suddenly remembered that there seemed to be some kind of faint pink stains on the edges of those boxes.

Her face turned a little pale.

The female police officer was very calm. The car continued to move forward. She turned on the police intercom and whispered something to the insider. Then she drove past the cold chain truck with a normal expression.

"Let's get off at the intersection ahead," Lando said calmly, "Reinforcements will arrive in a few hours."

But Xiaoniao suddenly grabbed her shoulders.

"No," Xiao Niao said, "Let's not wait for reinforcements. Let's find a way to get in now."

Landuo looked at her in surprise: "You..."

"Listen to me, they're trading human organs in the meat processing plant."

Xiao Niao felt a sudden strong bitter taste in her mouth. She swallowed her saliva awkwardly and felt a large amount of adrenaline rushing into her blood vessels.

"I previously placed an order with Lao Li," Xiao Niao said in a low voice. "He specifically asked me what type of goods I wanted and gave me two completely different quotes."

People of different age groups are sold at different prices - of course the little bird knows this.

"...I only asked for the five youngest children, and stressed that they must not be harmed and must be delivered safely."

Looking back now, what Lao Li asked at that time should be whether he wanted "organs" or "living people".

Lando also reacted at this time.

"—He's driving a cold chain truck," the policewoman's expression turned grim. "This time, Lao Li isn't delivering the 'goods' you bought."

Of course, living people cannot be transported in cold storage. What requires a low-temperature environment are human organs that have just been removed.

[The lifespan of human organs varies, with corneas lasting up to four months, while livers can remain active for about eight hours in a medical freezer.]

Systematic preaching: [Medicine in this era is not as advanced as it is in later generations, so the shorter the interval, the better.]

"...In other words, it's very likely that they will start picking the items after the people escorting the goods arrive."

"That's right," the system said in a low voice, "They're probably already preparing for surgery."

We still don't know what's going on inside the factory—but perhaps the person lying on the operating table is Zheng Qiong.

Since Chen Xiaoya is now not far from the meat processing plant, given the vicious nature of the world's will, this kind of thing is not impossible.

Xiao Niao imagined how Chen Xiaoya would find out about Aqiong when he was not around.

Would she think that her friend had disappeared?

Or, would this stubborn donkey-like kid insist on coming to Taoyuan and stumble upon this place by relying on his poor tracking skills?

Xiao Niao couldn't imagine how much suffering Chen Xiaoya, who had nothing, had to endure for this, and how many times he had to fall into desperate situations and escape death.

Perhaps, she will eventually find out that her friend's organs have been dug out and sold.

Perhaps, she would find Zheng Qiong's body randomly discarded somewhere - although it was more likely that she would not even find the body.

The traffickers had a clear purpose in setting up their base in the meat processing plant. There were ready-made equipment there, which could easily dispose of the excess "goods."

Shrike was used to seeing the tragedy of human life being treated as worthless, and she had also seen many bloody and brutal executions. She did not feel sick to her stomach, but she felt more angry than ever before.

angry.

Human greed is endless, and you can never know what people will do when driven by greed.

The car had stopped and a long silence enveloped the narrow space.

She noticed that Chen Xiaoya's face had become exceptionally pale at this moment.

Xiao Niao then walked over silently and hugged the child in his arms.

As if to calm her down, Xiao Niao lowered his head and kissed the top of her head, whispering comfortingly, "It's okay, don't be afraid."

The bird held the cold and pale knuckles in its palm.

It was just a very thin warmth, but it was her only connection with the human world at that moment.

Chapter 49 Lando: I deserve to die!

"——How long will it take for support to arrive?"

Lando rested one hand on the hood of the car, holding the black police walkie-talkie and asking in a low voice.

The police officer's tone was filled with intense anxiety—the negative emotion that comes from being about to witness a tragedy but being powerless to do anything about it.

Xiao Niao and she had already gotten out of the car and were temporarily staying in a relatively safe place. Only Chen Xiaoya was still in the car.

Because there were other ordinary enthusiastic citizens present besides herself, Lando suppressed her temper as much as possible.

But when she heard the reply from the other end of the intercom, the policewoman couldn't help but swear.

"...Only a few colleagues who came with the car are nearby." Lando closed her eyes and thought for a few seconds, then opened them again in vain. "It will take three or four hours for the nearest reinforcements to arrive, and they are just ordinary police officers."

Based on the existing intelligence, Lando is basically certain that these human traffickers have firearms in their hands.

If they found out that their "business" had been exposed to the police, they would definitely harm the hostages and launch a crazy counterattack.

To carry out a capture operation, it is necessary to collect sufficient evidence and obtain approval from superiors. However, there is a serious shortage of reinforcements and equipment, and Lando cannot order a violent attack no matter what.

Even if we take emergency measures, this has far exceeded the scope of criminal investigation and solving the case - we have to wait for strong reinforcements to arrive and then suppress it by force.

But now they are obviously seriously short of manpower and cannot carry out rescue operations at all, and even further reconnaissance inside the meat processing plant is unlikely.

If you accidentally alert the criminals, you may provoke a fierce counterattack from them.

"We're already urgently dispatching armed support," the policewoman said helplessly, "Now we can only wait outside and maintain surveillance."

The order from Lando's superior was to 'stay where you are', but Xiao Niao couldn't wait any longer.

"If we delay any longer, someone might die."

"I'm going in first," Xiao Niao said confidently, "I'll find a way to get inside the meat processing plant, and then we'll work together to help you guys."

"No, absolutely not."

Captain Lando spoke harshly.

She was clearly overwhelmed, and said vehemently, "You have no idea what's going on inside. If you go there, you'll be like a delivery boy, won't you?"

Breaking into a criminal den full of vicious criminals alone - are you kidding me? Does this guy think he's acting in Die Hard?!

If she had known that this man was going to kill her, Lando would never have brought this stupid bird with her.

"Officer Lan, you have a duty and cannot act on your own. I understand that," Xiao Niao looked at Lan Duo sincerely, "but I don't have such a duty."

She has decided to work in a meat processing plant.

This is not just to save Zheng Qiong - the chance of rescue is right at hand, and the human traffickers will be arrested soon, but the crime is still happening right under their noses.

Xiao Niao's experiences in two lives made him extremely hate human trafficking.

She could never accept letting those innocent children die at the last moment before dawn.

It is not just a fragile life. Behind those abducted people are families on the verge of breaking up and countless shocking human tragedies.

Even if it was just a few minutes earlier, an innocent life could have been saved - this was not just Lando's obsession.

"Anyway, I only have to be responsible for myself." Xiao Niao said, turning back to get his bag.

She didn't seem to be carrying any extra baggage, no weapons or special equipment.

If the policewoman knew that there was a fat cat sleeping soundly in the bird bag, she would probably be even more frightened.