Chapter 394: The Hideout
"Big Brother!"
Many little girls called out.
Just now, Long Xiaoshan had bought the flowers from their hands, so they all recognized Long Xiaoshan.
"What's up, you know him?" a burly man asked.
"Just now, it was this big brother who bought our flowers," one little girl said timidly.
The two burly men exchanged glances.
They had already heard that someone bought all the flowers from the little girls they controlled; it turned out to be this young guy. This kid seemed to have money, throwing out tens of thousands without batting an eye.
And the chicks by his side were so stunningly beautiful that they inflamed envy; these days, beauties were a scarce resource, especially top-notch beauties, who couldn't be kept without some capability.
Being in this line of work, they knew anyone who could casually throw out tens of thousands and had top-notch beauties by his side definitely wasn't without some backing.
Better to avoid trouble if it's not necessary.
One of the burly men toned down his fierceness, "Brother seems to be in high spirits, coming here to play wild games on such a dark and windy night. But we've got some business to take care of here, maybe you should find another spot."
Long Xiaoshan didn't talk to him but squatted down to look at the little girl who had been beaten.
He recognized her as the first one who had bought flowers earlier; there was blood on the ground from the little girls, and with a sweep of his Heavenly Eye, Long Xiaoshan knew this little girl had suffered serious internal injuries.
He took out a pill and fed it to the little girl.
Then he stood up, walked over to one of the burly men and asked, "Was it you who hit her?"
That burly man also realized that Long Xiaoshan was not just passing by. His eyes darkened as he spoke, "Kid, you're looking for trouble. Don't think that just because you have some money you can play the hero. We're not someone you can afford to mess with... Ah!"
He didn't finish speaking before Long Xiaoshan kicked both of his legs.
Crack crack!
The burly man's legs were broken, and he fell to the ground, writhing in pain.
The other burly man's face changed color, and he quickly threw a punch at Long Xiaoshan's head, but Long Xiaoshan grabbed his wrist and gently twisted it—crack—immediately contorting the man's wrist into a twisted angle, his face white from the pain.
He said, "Who the hell are you?"
"I'm your daddy," Long Xiaoshan said indifferently, before kicking the burly man's leg and breaking it.
Although the little girls looked scared, they didn't scream; evidently, this kind of scene was not new to them—it was just that this time the protagonist had changed.
At this time, the little girl who had been given the pill had already stood up. She appeared more mature than an average eight- or nine-year-old girl. Seeing the two burly men on the ground, she hurriedly said, "Brother, you should run fast; they have more people nearby."
"You wretched girl, dare to betray us. Believe it or not, I'll kill your brother," one of the men on the ground shouted. Discover exclusive tales on My Virtual Library Empire
Long Xiaoshan walked over, stepped on his face, and kicked his teeth out, saying, "If you utter another word, next time I'll kick in your skulls."
The threat from Long Xiaoshan was evidently not false, and the two men were terrified into silence.
"Little sister, don't be afraid," Long Xiaoshan turned around and reassured the little girl, "Tell me everything you know, who are they, how did you end up under their control? The more detail, the better."
After glancing at the two burly men lying on the ground in terror, and then at Long Xiaoshan's calm and profound eyes, the little girl finally began to speak.
All these children had been kidnapped from various places or bought from traffickers and were controlled here, with girls selling flowers and boys begging. Older girls were even arranged to work in entertainment venues, while boys were sent to steal, deal drugs, and collect money for these ruthless people. The means of these people were extremely vicious. Once someone tried to escape, the lighter punishment was to be crippled, while the more serious offenders were directly beaten to death and dismembered. The children were all very young, so they didn't dare to run away.
Moreover, many were siblings caught together here.
This little girl is named Little Xi, and she also had a brother called Little Zhi who was also kidnapped and had his legs broken for begging.
Due to the harsh environment and lack of effective medical care, her brother's legs had become gangrenous and festering. Little Xi tried to secretly save some money to buy medicine for her brother, but was discovered and beaten severely for it.
"How many of you are there?" Long Xiaoshan asked.
"Probably more than a hundred, I'm not really sure."
A chill emanated from Long Xiaoshan's eyes. He couldn't believe there were so many people kidnapped and controlled here, and their operation was so brazen. Nobody would believe there was no foul play involved.
He said, "Taozi, you arrange for the hotel staff to come here and take these children back to the hotel to settle them in."
"Alright."
Chun Tao quickly took out her cell phone. She was the chairman of the Sihai Grand Hotel, and with one call, the hotel immediately sent a car over.
The hotel wasn't far from here. After the car arrived, Long Xiaoshan and Chun Tao said, "You go back to the hotel first and wait for me."
Chun Tao obediently nodded, "Be careful, alright?"
Long Xiaoshan acknowledged her concern.
He grabbed the big man with two broken legs and kicked another big man with one broken leg: "Lead the way to your den, and if you even think about crossing me, I'll twist your head off."
The big man didn't dare utter a word under Long Xiaoshan's intimidation.
Limping ahead, they left the park and came to a shabby minibus parked in a nearby alley. Two people came down from the bus and said, "Brother Hei, why are you out so early today? What happened to your leg, and what's with Qiangzi?"
The big man called Brother Hei suddenly limped forward and ran, shouting wildly, "Help me!"
As soon as his plea ended, Brother Hei's other leg broke, and he collapsed to the ground with a scream.
The two were already suspicious, and seeing this scene, they quickly drew knives and charged forward. In a blur of motion, the knives dropped to the ground, and the two men were left screaming, cradling their severed wrists.
Long Xiaoshan walked up to Brother Hei and snorted coldly, "You're not very honest, are you? Forgot what I just said?"
"I, I," Brother Hei's forehead sweated profusely.
With a wave of his hand, Long Xiaoshan sent a fireball onto Brother Hei.
Brother Hei was instantly burnt to nothingness.
If not for the lingering scent of char in the air, one would doubt whether Brother Hei had ever existed.
Seeing this, everyone was petrified, including those two with severed wrists, who didn't dare to move, staring at Long Xiaoshan in terror.
"Get on the bus. Don't make me say it a second time."
The remaining men had now realized that Long Xiaoshan was no ordinary man; ordinary people couldn't throw fireballs.
Aside from the man with broken legs who was thrown into the bus by Long Xiaoshan, the other two also obediently boarded, started the minibus, and drove towards the outskirts. The vehicle weaved through turns and eventually stopped underneath an unfinished building in the suburb.
Before the vehicle stopped, Long Xiaoshan's Heavenly Eye had already swept out.
Then, his face turned a frightful shade of ashen blue, his eyes flashing a horrifying chill.