Lucas couldn't sleep, neither could Hedy.
She looked at Lucas and gestured to him to ask him.
Lucas smiled and didn't say anything except shaking his head.
They hugged each other and stayed half-asleep all night.
Before six o'clock the next morning, they were awakened by a rude whip.
No one protected Lucas, so he experienced the feeling of being whipped.
It was so hot and painful.
There was a bloodstain on his delicate skin immediately.
Lucas gritted his teeth, with tears in his eyes. But he still held them back.
He would take revenge on these people!
"Get up! Hurry! We're going out!"
The watchman did not treat them as humans in the slightest, but drove them out like cattle.
Lucas followed the children out.
Perhaps because they were afraid that the children would run away, they were tied together in the wrist
by a rope.
What Lucas felt when seeing this reminded him of the slaves on TV shows.
He felt he was just like a slave now.
A group of children was taken out.
After leaving the basement, Lucas smelled the air above, but before he could do anything, he was
driven into a large room.
It was large, like a training ground, but there weren't many training facilities.
"Go there and move those things. You are not allowed to eat until you finish,"
The watchman commanded as he pointed at those facilities.
Lucas thought that they were brought to the training ground for training.
He was too naïve.
It was a bit difficult even for adults to move those facilities. How could they ask these children to do it?
Lucas paused for a moment, so he was whipped by the watchman.
"Hey, are you dumb? Hurry up! Clean up this place in the morning. You have to train in the afternoon.
Don't slack off. If I see someone slacking off, I will kill him,"
The guard cursed. Lucas felt that his whole back was painful.
Damn scoundrel!
He would take revenge on them!
Hedy held Lucas’ hand, as if she was comforting him or asking him if he felt pain.
Lucas smiled feebly and then went to move the equipment with them.
He had never suffered that since he was a child.
Those facilities were so heavy that a few children could only move one of them a bit.
The watchman, however, thought they were slow, so he gave them a few more whips.
Lucas wanted to stand up and hit him, but he still had to endure, because there were other children
here.
The work in the morning made Lucas’ palm blister. It would hurt when he touched it. His body was also
painful. He didn't know how many times he had been whipped.
Sweat and blood mixed, and he felt so painful. But he could only persevere. However, he couldn't help
but shed tears in secret.
He was missing Mom and Dad.
He no longer dared to run away from home.
After finishing the task with the other children, Lucas suddenly discovered that there was a surveillance
camera here.
Fortunately, his face was black and blood-stained. If Vincent found he had cried, he would perhaps die.
It was the first time Lucas had felt the threat of death.
He tried his best to look down while figuring out how to convey the information out of here.
He had to let Samuel and Mom know where he was. Otherwise, by his own efforts, he wouldn't be able
to escape from this place now, let alone bring these children with him.
Lucas fell down because he was thinking attentively.
When the watchman found he was so clumsy, he kicked him.
"Bastard, you're so incapable. Hurry up and get up!"
Lucas’ ribs hurt from the kicking.
The watchman was clutching Lucas tightly. When Lucas was wondering if he should beat the guard
fiercely, he saw Hedy suddenly run over and stand in front of Lucas. She was babbling. She might be
pleading for Lucas.
Lucas felt sad, but he still had to pretend to be mute. He couldn't help but bite his lower lip.
When the guard saw Hedy stand out, he threw his anger at her and mercilessly kicked Hedy.
"Girl, how dare you come over to protect him? Is this your boyfriend? You already know how to hook up
with a man at such a young age. I think it will be good if I send you to a nightclub to earn money for me
even when you are a little older! You're just a shameless prostitute!"
He scolded while kicking Hedy mercilessly.
Lucas was anxious to push Hedy away. Although Hedy was small, Lucas was unable to get himself off,
and she bore all the punishments for Lucas.
Stop!
Stop!
Lucas really wanted to shout.
It seemed as if Hedy knew what Lucas was going to do. She kept looking at Lucas. The pleading
contained in her eyes made Lucas cry involuntarily.
He rarely cried, but ever since he came here, it seemed he had been crying every day.
He knew that crying was useless and that crying could not solve the problem, but now, it had become
the only way he could vent his anger.
Lucas held Hedy's hand tightly. He swore in his heart that he would take Hedy out!
He would give Hedy the best treatment and the best life.
He would be nice to her!
Forever!
Perhaps because the guard was tired, or because Hedy and Lucas did not resist, he finally let them go.
"You are not allowed to eat this afternoon!"
Lucas and Hedy were unable to resist such unfair treatment and punishment.
The other children were taken away.
Hedy and Lucas were brought into the small dark room and locked up.
It was a simple room without any light and a single window.
Children were afraid of the darkness. And Hedy was even more so.
Perhaps she didn't know how many times she had been locked up, so when she was pushed into the
room, Hedy's body involuntarily trembled, and she even hugged Lucas tightly.
Actually, Lucas wasn't quite used to it, but it was fine. Especially since only he and Hedy were here, he
couldn't be afraid.
"It's OK. I'm with you,"
Lucas said in a low voice, but Hedy quickly covered his mouth and even looked outside, afraid that
others would hear.
Lucas felt that she was so cautious and the only warmth here was from her.
They snuggled together, warming each other up.
"How old are you?"
Seeing that she wasn't much taller than him, Lucas couldn't help but ask.
Hedy wrote six on his palm.
Lucas was a little surprised.
"Six years old? You're older than me?"
Hedy nodded. But she remembered that Lucas might not be able to see her, so she clicked on Lucas’
palm.
Lucas hissed.
Hedy hurriedly grabbed his hand, put it under her nose, and smelled.
She smelled blood bubbles.
She was too familiar with the smell.
When she came here, she had gone through it.
Hedy found a wire somewhere and directly burst the blood bubble in Lucas’ hand.
"Ah..."
Lucas was in extreme pain. When he wanted to shout, his mouth was covered by Hedy.
He knew that Hedy didn't want him to shout, but it hurt too much!
Lucas felt that all the hardships he would have to suffer from in his life might have been here.
Hedy finally managed to burst his blister. Then she tore off her clothes and bandaged Lucas’ hand up.
She wasn't very good. Besides, it was dark here, so she couldn't see anything. However, Lucas knew
that Hedy was crying.
Her tears fell on the back of his hand, burning hot.
Lucas did not know what Hedy had experienced, but this girl who was two years older than him
seemed tougher.
Lucas grabbed her hand and said, "Trust me, I will definitely take you out of here!"
Hedy nodded.
They were really hungry, but they were doomed to have nothing to eat.
After a long time, Lucas and Hedy were released and brought back to the iron cage in the basement.
The guard disdained them. He just gave them a few steamed buns and left.
The other children gave Lucas and Hedy the food they left.
Lucas was a little touched and kept thanking them.
After three days of working with them, Lucas finally saw the training ground and learned about their
daily training programs.
Hold the breath in the water at first.
Regardless of whether these children could withstand the suffocating sensation in the water, those
people pressed down on their heads, making them struggle in the water, facing the fear of death.
Two children had died in this training program.
Lucas was relatively good physically, but he almost drowned.
From thirty seconds, to sixty seconds, to a minute and a half, and to two minutes.
Every time, Lucas felt that he couldn't hold on any longer. But at the moment, he could see Hedy's
struggling and toughness.
No!
He had to persevere!
He promised Hedy and the other children to take them out of here!
Lucas clenched his teeth and endured hardships that he had never suffer from in his life. He struggled
over and over again out of the edge of death.
Finally, on the fourth day, Lucas discovered an opportunity to escape.
He was somewhat excited, but he remained calm.
It was an opportunity that gave him hope, and he would never give it up!
At night, Lucas whispered to the children, "Can you help me find a transmitter that can transmit
information?"
"What is it?"
Hedy asked Lucas.
Lucas didn't know how to explain, so he could only draw it.
One of the children saw the pattern for a long time and quickly wrote, "I know where there is this thing.
In the small dark room."
"The small dark room?"
Lucas’ eyes instantly lit up.
That was great!
If he had this thing, he would let Daddy and Mommy know where he was.
At night, Lucas whispered to the children, "Can you help me find a transmitter that can transmit
information?"
"What is it?"
Hedy asked Lucas.
Lucas didn't know how to explain, so he could only draw it.
One of the children saw the pattern for a long time and quickly wrote, "| know where there is this thing.
In the small dark room."
"The small dark room?"
Lucas’ eyes instantly lit up.
That was great!
If he had this thing, he would let Daddy and Mommy know where he was.
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