coobybook The Amazing Story Behind Chapter 528
The Amazing Story Behind Chapter 528
The bearded thug seemed to sober up a little because of Qi Tongwei's words. He shook his head as if to dispel the drunkenness in his mind.
He was silent for a moment, then slowly spoke: "She is our bait. This girl has some skills and a high status."
Qi Tongwei feigned surprise and said, "She's lame, and she looks only about fourteen or fifteen years old. Could she really be that amazing?"
His eyes were wide open with a look of disbelief on his face, but he was wondering what was so special about this little girl.
The bearded man stared straight ahead, as if lost in memories.
Qi Tongwei then took advantage of the situation and said, "What's her background? Tell me, brother, so I can stay away from her too."
There was a hint of worry in his voice, as if he was genuinely afraid that this little girl might cause him trouble.
The bearded thug continued to shake his head, a complex emotion flashing in his eyes as he said, "She has no background. She was also captured."
"She was only seven or eight years old when she came here. She was just a tiny kid back then and couldn't even speak our language."
"But don't underestimate her. She's very smart, a little too smart."
The bearded thug picked up the wine glass, took a sip, and continued, "After having a leg broken, most people would have gone crazy or cursed us non-stop, but she's different."
"She just stayed there quietly, not crying or making a fuss."
"After a while, she took the initiative to say that she was willing to go out and beg for money."
"Tell me, how can such a young child be so calm?"
There was a hint of admiration in the bearded thug's eyes, but more of it was a fear of the little girl's methods.
"Since then, she has been begging."
"She's very good at taking advantage of her disability and always brings back a lot of money every time she goes out."
"And she is very good at adapting to the situation and knows how to win others' sympathy."1
"When passersby saw her pitiful appearance, they all took out money."
"Sometimes, she can even earn more than us grown men."
Qi Tongwei felt a chill in his heart. He didn't expect that this little girl was so scheming at such a young age.
He frowned and said, "Brother, since she's so obedient, aren't you afraid that she'll run away or tell others about what's happening here?"
The bearded thug sneered, "Run? Where can she run to?"
"She knows she's a cripple and she can't survive if she leaves here."
"Besides, if she dares to tell others about what happened here, she knows what will happen to her."
"Besides, she's living well here now, and we won't treat her unfairly. We'll give her whatever she wants. Why would she run away?"
Qi Tongwei was silently thinking in his heart that the existence of this little girl was undoubtedly a special link in this criminal gang. If he wanted to completely destroy this gang, this little girl was also a key factor.
On the surface, he pretended to be enlightened and said, "Brother, you are really amazing. You saw through this little girl's trick at a glance."
"I've learned a lot today. I'll have to stay away from her from now on."
The bearded thug nodded with satisfaction: "Well, it's good that you know."
"In this place, you can't trust anyone easily, even the most harmless-looking person."
"She's smart enough to know that if she tries to please us, she'll get less beatings."
The bearded thug said this while taking another sip of wine, with a complicated look in his eyes.
"You know what? This little girl is very cunning."
"Every time she came back from begging, she would secretly hide a few packs of cigarettes."
"People like us usually like this."
"She took advantage of this and would sneak some cigarettes for us from time to time."
"At first, we thought this little girl had bad intentions and was trying to play some tricks."
"But as time went on, I realized she just wanted to have a good relationship with us so that her life would be easier."
The bearded thug leaned back in his chair and continued, "Those of us, even though we're in this line of work, aren't completely without feelings."
"She did that, and slowly we began to see her differently."
"She never underpaid the money she begged, and she even gave us small favors from time to time."
"Gradually, we let her manage that batch of goods temporarily."
Having said that, the bearded thug paused, as if recalling something important.
"Two years later, one day, she suddenly ran up to me, her eyes sparkling, and told me she could bring back more goods."
"When we heard it, we didn't take it seriously."
"Think about it, she's just a little girl with a limp. How could she possibly bring back more goods?"
"We all thought she was bragging or trying to get more benefits from us."
"So, usually no one keeps an eye on her."
"Until one day, we discovered she had disappeared."
"He disappeared for more than half a month."
"We all thought she had run away. After all, she had been here for so many years and was very familiar with our situation. If she wanted to escape, she would have had a chance."
"We all felt like we were tricked by this little girl. The boss was furious and said he would definitely bring her back and give her a good lesson."
The bearded thug sat up straight, a hint of surprise in his eyes, and continued, "But unexpectedly, half a month later, she actually came back. When she came back, she brought a few people with her."
"Although the number of people was small, it surprised us all."
"We never thought that a little cripple like her could actually have this ability."
"Since then, her status with us has become higher, and we trust her more."
As Qi Tongwei listened to the bearded thug's story, he became even more wary of the little girl.
He knew that this little girl was more complicated and dangerous than he had imagined, and played a very special role in this criminal gang.
On the surface, he pretended to be very impressed and said, "Brother, this little girl is really not simple."
"Her brain works better than us adults."
The bearded thug snorted, "Yeah, so don't underestimate her."
"She is here with us now, like a chess piece. Although insignificant, she is very important."
"We received a call and found out it was from her."
"We were all very surprised at the time. How could this little girl suddenly call me after disappearing for more than half a month?"
The bearded thug frowned, as if he had returned to the scene of that time.
"She was very calm on the phone, as if she was talking about a normal matter. She gave us an address and asked us to go there, saying that she had brought back the goods."
"When we heard about it, our first reaction was, would she call the police?"
"After all, she disappeared for so long. Who knows what she went through out there."
"People like us are involved in shady business and are very afraid of the police."
The bearded thug picked up the wine glass, took a sip to moisten his throat, and continued, "But then we thought, if this little girl really calls the police and gives us her address directly, wouldn't that be walking into a trap?"
"Besides, she has been here for so many years, she should know the consequences of betraying us."
"So, after thinking about it, we decided to go and take a look."
"The address is in a remote alley, surrounded by dilapidated houses. It looks eerie."
"We walked cautiously towards the address, wondering what was waiting for us."
"When we walked over to the place, we saw her standing in a corner."
"She still looked dirty, with messy hair and tattered clothes."
"But there was a smug look in her eyes, as if she had accomplished a big plan."
"We looked around and saw there were actually two children behind her, about her age."
"The two children looked terrified, with terror in their eyes."
"They huddled together, their bodies shaking."
"The little girl stood in front of them, like a little adult, and said to us: 'Look, this is what I brought back.'"
"We were all stunned at the time. We never thought she would actually do it."
"We asked her how she found the two children, and she started telling us her story."
"She said she met these two runaway children when she was begging outside."
"They have been starving outside for several days and have nowhere to go."
"The little girl told them she knew a place where they could get food and stay."
"When the two children heard this, they followed her."
"So, she brought these two children to us."
"Since then, we have become more confident in her abilities."
"She is becoming more and more important, and her status in our gang is getting higher and higher."
"However, although this little girl is smart, she is still a child after all, and sometimes she does things that are unexpected."
Qi Tongwei listened to the bearded thug's story and was shocked by the little girl's methods.
He knew that the little girl was already deeply involved in the criminal gang and had become an accomplice.
Qi Tongwei sat there quietly, listening to the bearded thug telling the story of the little girl, which made him feel creepy.
A child who was trafficked here at the age of seven or eight suffered the torture of a broken leg, but he did not cry or resist like ordinary people. Instead, he quickly adapted to this dark environment.
Using his disability as a tool to gain sympathy and learning to please human traffickers was beyond Qi Tongwei's understanding of a child.
What's even more terrifying is that she knew how to take advantage of people's hearts at such a young age. She took the initiative to beg for money, and then step by step established her own position in this criminal gang, and even began to participate in human trafficking.
The image of the little girl kept appearing in Qi Tongwei's mind, her dirty yet cunning face, her eyes that seemed pitiful but concealed calculation.
He couldn't help but shudder, as if he saw a demon growing gradually in the darkness. The little girl had been corroded too deeply by sin, and her future seemed to be filled with endless darkness and the abyss of sin.
However, in this creepy feeling, Qi Tongwei always felt that the little girl's face was somewhat familiar.
He frowned and searched desperately for the corners of his memory in his mind.
He carefully recalled every expression of the little girl, the slightly upturned corners of her mouth, the eyes narrowed with a hint of indifference, and the determination that occasionally flashed across her face. He felt that he must have seen a similar expression somewhere.
He repeatedly confirmed in his mind that he had never seen her.
Before carrying out the mission, he had carefully studied all the relevant information, and there was no information about the little girl.
He didn't remember having such an intersection in his life, but the familiar feeling was always with him, like a tiny thorn piercing his heart, making him very confused.
While he continued to drink and chat with the bearded thug, he pondered this question silently in his mind, trying to solve this mystery that made him feel confused and uneasy.