Chapter 417 - 401: Talent
"How’s the progress, have Yinyin’s relatives been located and made to confess yet?"
As soon as Lu Yun saw Shitou enter the room, she followed him to the bathroom door, watching him wash his hands first and then scoop up some water to wash his face, a flick of water drops signifying the end of the task.
"Yes. They’ve all confessed, and we even managed to catch one of the criminals who had escaped years ago."
Shitou nodded, "The child has already been taken care of by a designated person who put her on a plane back to her hometown, and her biological parents have been notified to pick her up from the local police station. They should be reunited as a family tonight. We also rescued seven or eight other children this time, most of whom are locals or tourists here. Only two or three were used as bait, all very small and barely able to speak clearly. It was an organized crime syndicate with everyone having different roles."
"At least the outcome is somewhat perfect. That child is clever, too; such a small child still maintained a kind heart at a critical time and knew to ask for help. But it’s just too tragic—when we bathed her, we discovered her body was full of bruises, even many scars from cigarette burns. How could those people be so cruel?" Lu Yun first breathed a sigh of relief, then angrily cursed.
"Haven’t you already secretly administered an Elixir to Yinyin to adjust her body and gave her the scar-removing ointment? And those two, you’ve also dealt with them in secret, likely condemning them to suffer unpredictable, severe pain for the rest of their lives, along with an itching that makes them want to scratch their flesh down to the bone."
Shitou smiled cheerfully, "I’ve never seen you deal such a harsh blow to anyone behind their backs before."
"Hmph, I still think it’s too lenient for them. When the Elixir takes effect, it will burn their vitality, meaning they can live only about ten more years at most. They will suffer for just over a decade, while the families they’ve destroyed, the people they’ve sold, will endure a lifetime of heartache."
