Lucas watched helplessly as Samuel left the club. He was very anxious, but couldn't do anything.
The little girl beside him had been crying silently. He didn't know whether it was because of being
scared or not.
Lucas had a special desire to protect her.
She was the one who protected him when he first came in. Although Lucas didn't know why she was
crying now, he still moved to her side.
He knew it was useless, but that was all he could do.
The little girl apparently did not notice Lucas' actions and had been immersed in her own sorrow.
The guards in the basement finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"He finally left."
"Yeah, let them investigate. The dead child and the taken child have nothing to do with the Green
family. What if they find out? We can just say that we don't know."
"Where has that child been sent after being brought to the station?"
"I heard that child was sold to a human trafficker. How would I know exactly where they went?"
"Was the child taken from here?"
"Yeah. That child is sick. Our boss said that we should sell that child out as soon as possible. Don't let
that child die here. At least we can earn some money back."
The two guards were chatting as if nobody was around. In their eyes, these children seemed to be like
vegetables outside and could be sold randomly.
Lucas found that the little girl beside him cried even more when she heard their words.
Could it be that one of the two children was her family?
But now, Lucas could not ask her directly.
Because of Samuel's departure, the guards naturally relaxed a lot. They untied the children and gave
them some food before leaving.
The children were eating mechanically.
For them, no matter what the food was in front of them, as long as they could survive, it would be fine.
As long as they could survive, they would be able to leave this place. Only after leaving this place,
would they be able to escape.
Looking at the steamed bun in front of him, Lucas really couldn't eat it. But if he didn't eat, what awaited
him was hunger.
He knew that from now on, until he returned to the Green's, he was no longer the Green family's young
master. He was just a person who could be tortured to death at any time.
Seeing that the little girl beside him was still crying, Lucas whispered, "What's wrong with you?"
The little girl shook her head and did not intend to say anything.
Lucas broke the steamed bun in his hand into two and gave her half.
"Eat more, you are too thin. No matter what you cry for, whether you want to tell me or not, keep your
physical strength first. I promise, I will take you out of here. As long as we go out, we can do what we
want."
The little girl suddenly looked up at Lucas, seemingly questioning his words.
Lucas looked around. The surrounding children obviously heard his words, but they didn't take it
seriously.
It was normal!
So many people came in, at first, everyone wanted to get out of here, but they failed.
Many of the people who entered either died or got sold. Only they were left. It was unknown what
would happen to them.
They could not see hope, could not see tomorrow, and could only live mechanically.
Seeing them like this, Lucas anxiously said, "Listen, I am Lucas, Mr. Green's son. My father was here
to look for me just now. I am the Green family's young master. As long as my father can find me, I will
have a way to take everyone out."
The children paused. Obviously, they were somewhat surprised by Lucas' identity.
Then Lucas looked around and said, "But I will also find a way to get in touch with my daddy. At that
time, I will take everyone to escape with me. However, you must conserve your strength before doing
so. Don't have a head-on conflict with them, okay?"
Perhaps it was because of Lucas' sincere face, or the influence of the Green family, the children trusted
him.
The little girl gently tugged at Lucas' sleeve and wrote a few words on the ground.
"My name is Hedy. One of the two children who were taken away is my sister, Hilda. If you go out, can
you help me find my sister?"
After Hedy finished writing, she quickly wiped it off.
Lucas suddenly understood why she was crying.
"Don't worry, my daddy has already sent someone to look for them. Since my daddy knows about it, no
matter who is that child, he will save that child. As long as we don't give up, there will always be news
of your sister when we leave here."
Hearing Lucas' words, Hedy immediately nodded, but she cried harder than before.
Because the children had a sliver of hope, they became even friendlier to Lucas. They even treated
him as their leader and obeyed his orders.
There was no doubt that children like Lucas were excellent people no matter where they were.
Samuel did not dare to go back. According to the reply of the people of the Night Elf Empire, he went to
the station. Unfortunately, there were too many people at the station. The child disappeared after being
taken on a bus.
Although he had already sent people to chase after him, Samuel still couldn't be relieved.
Could that child be Lucas?
If that was Lucas, he would cause a commotion no matter what and find an opportunity to escape.
However, Samuel was afraid that Lucas would be drugged so that he would not be able to resist.
Thinking about what his son was going to suffer, Samuel was anxious and angry. By contrast, he was
more worried about his son.
The sky gradually darkened.
The person who went out to search still didn't send back any news. Just as Samuel was going to go
after that child in person, he received Nicole's call.
"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
Samuel knew about Nicole's health. Right now, she could not stand such a shock, but this matter was
really too sudden, so he could not hide it from Nicole.
Nicole said anxiously, "I was a little tired in the afternoon, so I rested for a while. But when I woke up,
Petty told me that Joseph had left."
"What do you mean he had left?"
Samuel felt like he was about to collapse.
Lucas was still missing. Where did Joseph run to?
Nicole sobbed, "I don't know. Petty said Joseph wanted to go to the bathroom, but he didn't come out
for a long time. When she went in to look for him, the window of the bathroom was open and Joseph
was gone."
"This boy is as naughty as Lucas! Don't worry, I'll be right back."
Samuel hurried back to the villa without stopping.
Petty and Zac blamed themselves.
"Mr. Green, I'm sorry."
"Don't say sorry now. Did you find him?"
"No, our people went out to look for him, but there's no news. After all, Joseph stayed with Mr. Vincent
for a while and learned some skills."
Hearing Zac's words, Samuel was very angry, but laughed.
"How long has he learned? How long have you been with me? A child ran away. Now you say that he is
stronger than you, right?"
His words caused everyone to feel extremely ashamed.
"Find him! Go!"
Samuel felt a sudden pain in his temples.
How come these two children are so naughty!
Just as Zac was about to bring someone to look for Joseph, Mrs. Green called.
"Samuel, Nicole, Joseph is back. Don't worry. However, where is Lucas? Joseph fainted the moment
he came back and didn't say anything. You guys should come back quickly."
Laurel hung up the phone after she finished speaking.
Seeing Samuel's dazed look, Nicole couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong? Who called?"
"Mom called me just now. She said that Joseph returned to the Green's, but he fainted the moment he
returned. Let's go back."
"Why did he go back to the Green's? Furthermore, there were no other injuries on his body. Why did he
faint? Did something happen to him on the road?"
Samuel naturally knew of Nicole's worries.
"Let's go back and take a look. Lucas is still missing. Don't let anything happen to Joseph again."
"Alright!"
They quickly returned to the Green's mansion, and when they were at the door, they met Vincent, who
had hurried back.
"Samuel, Nicole, you're back too?"
"We heard that Joseph was back. Therefore, we're back."
The three of them quickly arrived at the main hall.
Laurel was a little anxious and had already called a family doctor to treat Joseph.
Time always went slowly while waiting, especially for Nicole and Samuel. They did not know why
Joseph left them and what he had experienced on the way back. They were very anxious.
The family doctor finally came out, he looked at the people around him and said, "The child is fine. He
is just frightened. Accompany him and comfort him."
"Thank you, doctor. Is my grandson okay?"
Laurel was especially worried.
"He's already awake. You can go in and take a look, but don't frighten the child."
Hearing what the doctor said, the few of them all went into the room.
Joseph seemed to be really frightened.
When Vincent saw Joseph, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Why are you so naughty? How dare you run away from home! You deserve a beating!"
As he spoke, Vincent swung his arm violently.
Joseph was so scared that he quickly shrank back.
"Stop! It's lucky that he could come back safely. Do you still want to beat the child away from home?"
Laurel pushed Vincent away angrily and directly held Joseph in her arms.
"Don't worry. Grandma is here. Tell grandma what happened to you. Why did you come back by
yourself? Where's Lucas?"
When Joseph heard this, he burst into tears.
"Grandma, hurry up and save Lucas, hurry up!"
Joseph's tears made everyone feel a little sad and worried.
"What's wrong? Speak slowly."
Joseph sobbed, "Lucas and I are going to a club to learn how to shoot, but we met traffickers halfway.
They said that we are their children so that the people around us didn't help us. Lucas took advantage
of a gap to kick them, pulled me and ran away. But I was too stupid. I ran slowly. Lucas asked me to go
to the club not far away to ask for help. He ran out to distract them. When I ran to the club, there were a
lot of people there. I couldn't find my way and I fainted somehow. When I woke up on the subway, there
was a stranger beside me who said she was my mommy. I ran out while she was asleep and came
back with great difficulty. But Lucas was missing. Grandma, Uncle, Mommy, Daddy, hurry up and save
Lucas!"
Joseph cried while saying, which tugged at Laurel's heartstrings. When she heard that Lucas was with
the human trafficker, she was so anxious that she almost fainted.
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