vrcanaries Chapter 531 Going deep into the tiger’s den
Chapter 531 Going deep into the tiger’s den
The people in the house were suddenly silent when they heard the girl's threatening words.
The room that had been noisy just a moment ago was instantly shrouded in dead silence, with only the heavy breathing of a few people and the occasional suppressed groan of pain.
Qi Tongwei narrowed his eyes, his heart filled with complicated emotions towards the little girl.
He knew very well that in this sinful place, there was no pure good or evil, but the little girl's cruelty was beyond his imagination.
He thought, if she was really Sister Qu's child, it would undoubtedly be a huge tragedy.
Sister Qu has been searching for her child in pain for these years, hoping that the child could grow up healthily in some corner, but she never expected the result might be like this.
However, Qi Tongwei's eyes gradually became firm.
He knew that no matter how miserable this girl's life was, she was now deeply trapped in the quagmire of sin and became a member of this criminal gang that trafficked in people and harmed others.
In the face of justice, no reason can be an excuse for committing a crime.
Qi Tongwei secretly told himself that even if she was Sister Qu's child, he would never show mercy.
He is a warrior whose mission is to fight crime and save innocent victims.
If the girl is given a break because of her possible identity, it would be a desecration of justice and an injustice to other victims.
Qi Tongwei continued to explore the base carefully. In half a day, he gradually figured out all their operations.
He found that most of the people abducted here were poor migrant workers. They originally lived at the bottom of society and struggled for their livelihood, but they did not expect to be targeted by these cruel human traffickers.
These trafficked people came from different places, both locals and from Xia Country.
During the investigation, Qi Tongwei noticed a worrying situation, that is, the number of abducted people in Xia Country was relatively large.
The reasons behind this are very complex, the most important of which is the transnational factor.
Transnational trafficking makes the entire criminal process more covert and also creates many difficulties for local police when pursuing the criminals.
Xia Country has a vast territory and a large population. These human traffickers took advantage of the information gap and management loopholes between the two countries and extended their evil hands to the unsuspecting workers in Xia Country.
It is precisely because in this evil base, human life is treated as worthless and too cheap, that the people here are simply the embodiment of the devil to the abducted victims.
Those poor people were less valuable than animals in their eyes.
During the investigation, Qi Tongwei witnessed a series of horrifying tragic scenes.
Once those who have been abducted are determined to be organ donors, it is equivalent to being sentenced to death.
They were locked up in a dark and damp hut, their eyes filled with fear and despair.
Some children hugged their worn-out dolls tightly, their bodies shaking constantly, their once innocent eyes filled with fear of the unknown.
When the time came to remove their organs, they were powerless to resist.
Those cruel guys pressed the victims on the crude operating table roughly like butchers treating livestock.
The surgical instruments flashed coldly in the dim light, and the victims' organs were forcibly removed amid their screams and pleas.
After their organs are taken away, the fate of these poor people becomes even more tragic.
Some were directly thrown into the wilderness, their bodies randomly discarded in the grass and woods.
The surrounding animals smelled the blood and slowly gathered around.
The vultures circled in the sky and then swooped down, tearing the corpses with their sharp claws and beaks. The blood dyed the surrounding land red, while the families of the victims were still far away, looking forward to their return.
Other victims were buried or burned.
The buried people were thrown casually into the dug pits, and shovels of soil were mercilessly sprinkled on their cold bodies, just like burying a piece of worthless garbage.
The burned people turned into ashes in the flames. The raging fire devoured their bodies and also devoured their last bit of dignity.
These abducted people were originally the hope of their families and the treasures in their parents' palms.
Those parents could never have imagined that their children, who left home with dreams of a bright future, would suffer such inhumane conditions.
They may still be waiting for their children's calls, waiting for their children to come home with the money they earned from working, but they don't know that their children have disappeared from this world forever and have experienced unimaginable pain and torture in this evil base.
Qi Tongwei clenched his fists, the anger in his heart burning even more fiercely, and he vowed to make these criminals pay a heavy price.
In the evening, Qi Tongwei was standing in a corner thinking about his next action plan when he suddenly heard heavy footsteps behind him.
He looked back and saw Lao Dao walking towards him with a gloomy face.
Lao Dao walked up to Qi Tongwei, stopped, and stared at him intently. His voice was low and hoarse, with a questioning tone: "What are you doing wandering around the base today?"
Qi Tongwei's heart tightened slightly, but his face remained calm.
He shrugged his shoulders and pretended to be nonchalant, saying, "What else can I do? I'm bored and just looking around."
"This base is so big. I just arrived. Shouldn't I get familiar with the environment?"
Lao Dao frowned, obviously not satisfied with Qi Tongwei's answer.
He took another small step forward, his eyes narrowed even further, like a venomous snake ready to strike at any moment, and asked again: "What is your relationship with Bardo?"
"Bado?"
Qi Tongwei's mind moved, and he immediately thought that it might be the bearded thug.
His brain was working rapidly, and he quickly organized his words in his mind, and then he said immediately: "I don't know him, but he heard that Long Can and I have a good relationship, so we chatted a little more."
As Qi Tongwei spoke, he looked at Lao Dao calmly, without any evasion in his eyes, as if every word he said was the absolute truth.
Lao Dao still squinted his eyes and looked at him, his eyes full of suspicion.
He seemed to want to find some flaws in Qi Tongwei's face. His eyes moved back and forth between Qi Tongwei's eyes, eyebrows, corners of his mouth and other parts, not missing any subtle expression.
His silence made the atmosphere even more tense, as if the air had frozen.
Qi Tongwei could feel his heart beating faster, but he tried hard to control his emotions and not show any signs of guilt.
After a while, Lao Dao slowly said, "Humph, I hope you are telling the truth."
"Don't have any inappropriate thoughts in this base."
"Although Long Can is a powerful character, he doesn't have the final say here alone."
Qi Tongwei nodded quickly and said sincerely, "Brother Dao, don't worry."
"I'm just a nobody who wants to make a living following Brother Long. How dare I have any other thoughts?"
"I know the rules here and I won't get myself into trouble."
Lao Dao looked at Qi Tongwei for a while, then turned and left.
Qi Tongwei looked at Lao Dao's receding back and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
He knew that he had managed to cope for the time being, but this old man was obviously suspicious of him, so he had to be more cautious in the future.
Lao Dao waved his hand at Qi Tongwei and said in a cold tone, "Come with me."
Qi Tongwei could clearly feel that Lao Dao seemed very unhappy. His actions and tone revealed impatience and a hint of hostility.
Qi Tongwei's heart tightened, but he still followed Lao Dao silently.
They walked in one direction and soon came to a small detached house.
When Qi Tongwei explored this house during the day today, he found that it exuded an unusual atmosphere.
The surrounding security force is obviously much stronger than other places, as if there is an invisible pressure covering this area.
Qi Tongwei followed Lao Dao and slowly approached the house, his eyes scanning the surroundings.
As he approached, he saw two snipers.
The two snipers were hiding in carefully selected positions. Their figures blended perfectly with the surrounding environment, and it was difficult to detect their presence without careful observation.
Qi Tongwei could tell at a glance that the level of these two snipers was completely different from that of the personnel in other bases.
Their postures were standard and professional, like textbook examples.
They held sniper rifles, and the guns in their hands seemed to be a part of their bodies. Every movement seemed so natural and smooth.
They were calm and focused, without a trace of ripples, yet exuded a chilling sharpness.
Qi Tongwei was secretly surprised. These two people looked more like professionally trained mercenaries.
He could sense the coldness and professionalism emanating from them, which was honed through countless life-and-death trials.
Their equipment was also very sophisticated. Qi Tongwei noticed that their sniper rifles were equipped with high-end scopes, and the tactical equipment on their bodies also looked top-notch. Every detail showed their extraordinaryness.
Qi Tongwei knew that under such circumstances, he had to be more cautious.
While following Lao Dao, he was thinking about how to deal with any unexpected situation.
This place is full of unknown dangers and you must always be vigilant to have a chance of survival.
The red dot of the sniper rifle was aimed at Qi Tongwei's forehead, flashing a danger signal at the edge of his vision.
Qi Tongwei's body tensed up instantly, and every cell seemed to be in a state of high alert, but his face showed no clue and he still pretended to be timid.
His heart was like a turbulent undercurrent beneath the calm sea, rapidly analyzing the current situation.
He knew very well that he must not reveal any flaws at this moment.
He was fully confident that with his danger perception skills and extraordinary physical fitness, he could immediately dodge the moment the other party pulled the trigger.
It is a kind of self-confidence accumulated from countless life and death tests, like a sharp blade hidden in a sheath, which is always sharp even though it has not been unsheathed.
Qi Tongwei's eyes seemed to be casually scanning the surroundings, but his peripheral vision was always paying attention to the deadly red dot.
His pace still maintained the caution and restraint of a newcomer, and every step seemed to be testing this dangerous land.
Along the way, he could clearly feel countless gazes shooting at him like sharp arrows.
Many people saluted Qi Tongwei, and their eyes contained a variety of emotions.
Some people are simply curious, with a glint of inquiry in their eyes, as if they are looking at a mysterious visitor who suddenly broke in.
Their expressions were a little puzzled, as if they were guessing the identity and purpose of this stranger.
However, more people were staring at this sudden person with eager eyes.
Their eyes were full of vigilance and hostility.
Their eyes were fixed on Qi Tongwei, as if they wanted to see through him and understand every one of his secrets.
There was no trace of friendliness in these people's eyes, only instinctive defense against potential threats and distrust of strangers.
Under these gazes, Qi Tongwei felt like he was walking in a bush of thorns, and every step was full of danger.
But he remained calm on the surface. He knew that in this dangerous place, any panic could push him into an abyss of no return.
He could only continue to pretend, wait for the opportunity, and look for an opportunity to break through the predicament.
Qi Tongwei followed Lao Dao slowly into the house. As soon as he entered, his attention was attracted by a figure.
It turned out to be the lame girl from before.
At this moment, she seemed like a different person. She had changed into clean clothes. The texture of the clothes looked very good and the style was very fashionable, which formed a sharp contrast with her previous dirty appearance.
Her hair was carefully combed and she wore some exquisite decorations.
Those decorations flickered faintly under the light from the house, adding a touch of playfulness and agility to her.
At the age of fifteen or sixteen, she had already begun to grow into a graceful young lady.
Although her face still has some childishness, her eyes and eyebrows reveal a maturity and cunning that does not match her age.
However, Qi Tongwei's eyes soon fell on her severely deformed legs.
The leg was twisted at a weird angle, like a branch that had been roughly broken and then barely reattached.
The leg muscles seem to have atrophied due to long-term abnormal development, and the skin is tightly attached to the bones, which looks a bit scary.
But she wore a short skirt without any hesitation.
The hem of her short skirt swayed gently as she moved, as if showing her mutilated leg to the world.
She is like a girl with an outgoing personality, who doesn't care about other people's strange looks, and even has a provocative tone.
She stood there, her eyes revealing indifference and arrogance, as if her legs were not a defect but her unique symbol and a capital for her to survive in this sinful place.
Qi Tongwei was secretly surprised. The girl's performance once again exceeded his expectations.
He knew that this girl held a special position in this criminal gang, and that her openness to hiding her disability might be a means of self-protection, or perhaps she had been completely assimilated into this dark environment and no longer had a normal sense of shame.