Chapter 114

Su Ruo was almost made to cry by the woman's stupidity; did she have no brain, believing everything people said?

Su Ruo didn't know whether the woman was stupid or evil, but it didn't matter either way, because sometimes stupidity is more hateful than malice.

Su Ruo's face grew colder, and her words were unsparing: 'If you haven't heard of it, it only shows you are ignorant and narrow-minded; if your brain is not good, you should read more books instead of blatantly exposing your stupidity outside.'

I don't care whether he is a trafficker or not; before the matter is investigated clear, I will absolutely not let him take the boy away.

Whether you think I'm framing an innocent person or just picking a fight, it doesn't matter; since I've encountered this today, I will absolutely not let the child suffer any possible danger.

The boy looked at Su Ruo, his lovely eyes shining astonishingly, with tears glistening inside; although he tried to appear calm and act as if he didn't care, he knew that in this world, nobody cared about him.

But in fact he was afraid; if he hadn't escaped while the man was asleep, and if it weren't for Su Ruo, he wouldn't know what awaited him next.

The boy was like an injured puppy, wanting to get close to Su Ruo; for some reason, the woman before him seemed naturally to give him a feeling of wanting to be close to kin.

He felt an inexplicable trust in Su Ruo, believing she would not harm him; although years of wandering had left him with almost no sense of security, and essentially he trusted no one, yet standing beside Su Ruo now, he felt a sense of peace.

Su Ruo didn't notice the boy's emotional change, and continued: 'When the train police arrive and we investigate clearly, if the facts prove I was wrong, I will apologize immediately; but if the facts prove my guess is correct, you are an accomplice shielding the trafficker!'

The woman choked at once; she couldn't bear such a charge.

The man panicked upon hearing Su Ruo's words; if he called the police, his deeds would be exposed.

He pleaded in a submissive tone: 'Girl, I really am not a trafficker; please don't call the police, okay?'

The woman immediately said: 'Uncle, don't be afraid; the police will never wrong an innocent person, as long as they investigate the facts clearly, they will surely clear your name.'

The man gritted his teeth hard, unable to tell for a moment whether this woman was genuinely stupid or doing it on purpose.

At this moment, the commotion here had already caught the train police's attention; seeing the officer approach, the man glanced at the boy, feeling resentful—clearly he had been so close to success, only ruined by Su Ruo! He looked at Su Ruo, his gaze growing more hateful.

But now, with his life at stake, the man tried to jump out the window to escape, yet Su Ruo had anticipated him; as soon as he moved, she kicked him to the ground.

Su Ruo pressed hard on the man's chest, rendering him unable to move.

"Let go of me!" the man shouted as he lay on the ground, struggling fiercely.

"Don't move!" several train officers rushed over and surrounded the man.

Seeing this, the surrounding passengers' faces changed; they now realized Su Ruo was right—the man was a trafficker, otherwise why would he run at the sight of police!

Just thinking that they had almost helped a trafficker, everyone involuntarily changed expression.

The woman instinctively shielded her daughter in her arms; thinking she had been in the same carriage as a trafficker, she couldn't help but feel frightened.

The man was pressed to the ground by the train officers and handcuffed behind his back; he glared at Su Ruo with venomous eyes: 'You little brat, just wait; when I get out, I'll see if I don't kill you!'

The man now hated Su Ruo intensely; if it weren't for her, he wouldn't have been caught at all.

Su Ruo's eyes were icy: 'That also depends on whether you can walk out of prison alive.'

The train officer warned sternly: 'Behave yourself.' The man immediately dared not speak.

Then the train officer said to Su Ruo: 'Comrade, the train will arrive at the station soon; we'll need to transfer him to the police bureau. You are an important witness in this case—let me know if it's convenient for you to give a statement.'

Su Ruo immediately nodded in agreement, because she felt the boy's abduction was not simple, perhaps related to the people behind their identity swap.

Bai Xinya and Zhou Feng had arrived early at the train station to wait; seeing Su Ruo come down with the train officer, she was startled and hurried forward to ask Su Ruo what had happened.

Su Ruo knew she couldn't keep it secret, so she briefly explained the whole matter to Bai Xinya, pausing when she mentioned the trafficker.

Zhou Feng immediately held his wife tightly in his arms, fearing that hearing this would upset her and make her think of their daughter again.

But Bai Xinya merely froze for a moment, then returned to normal; even when facing the man, she did not lose control.

If it had been before, Bai Xinya would surely have rushed over by now to fight the trafficker to the death, and would not be so calm.

Bai Xinya sensed Su Ruo and the others' worry, and said with a smile: 'Don't worry, I'm fine; I believe the law is fair, and these people will surely be punished.'

Zhou Feng firmly gripped his wife's hand and said: 'Rest assured, he has no chance of walking out of prison alive.'

At this moment, Zhou Feng exuded a domineering aura, and Su Ruo sensed killing intent from him for the first time.

Zhou Feng's hatred for the trafficker was no less than Bai Xinya's; he merely concealed it better, not easily letting others see into his heart.

Every family harmed by traffickers wishes to drink their blood and eat their flesh, never to forgive them.

Bai Xinya said: 'I once swore to heaven, willing to trade the rest of my life to make those who abducted my daughter die a bad death!'

But now I've figured it out—they don't deserve it; I will watch them be punished with a smile.

Su Ruo knew Bai Xinya had truly come to terms; coming to terms wasn't letting go, for the pain of losing a child is like a knife stuck in the heart, never to be forgotten—Bai Xinya merely chose to spare herself, not to live in hatred.

Either way, Bai Xinya managed to pull through, and Su Ruo was genuinely happy for her.

Li Zhaodi and Bai Xinya first took An'an back to their residence, while Zhou Feng personally accompanied Su Ruo to give her statement; Su Ruo thought this was fine, as Zhou Feng's special status would make the police pay more attention.

Although Su Ruo knew there might be difficulties, she still wondered whether she could obtain some clues about her own identity through this trafficker.

While Su Ruo gave her statement, Zhou Feng accompanied her the whole time; actually there was nothing special about it—there were many people on the train, the suspect's crime was clear, the police asked a few questions and then indicated Su Ruo could leave.

Su Ruo specifically reminded: 'I think this is not an ordinary kidnapping case.'

The female officer taking her statement smiled and said: 'Don't worry; Minister Zhou specially instructed us, and we will certainly investigate this thoroughly.'

Su Ruo nodded upon hearing that; after all, Zhou Feng's words carried more weight than hers—if even this didn't yield results, it could only mean the other side was hiding too deeply.

But Su Ruo wasn't in a hurry; she had already arrived in Kyoto, believing that the Fox Tail would eventually show itself one day.

When Su Ruo and Zhou Feng came out, they were stopped by a patrol officer.

The patrol officer approached Su Ruo, embarrassed, scratched his head, and said: 'We're swamped here; could you trouble yourselves to look after this child for a few days?'

After speaking, the officer pointed to the little boy in the corner; the boy sat there, quiet as if he didn't exist, clearly only a few years old, yet Su Ruo saw in him a sense of vicissitude and loneliness.

For some reason, Su Ruo's heart gave an inexplicable twinge; she was not normally soft-hearted, nor did she usually feel pity for anyone, but at this moment the boy indeed moved her emotions.

001 immediately excitedly said: 'Host, you felt it, right? The Guardians of the Four Great Families attract each other, just like An'an's unconditional trust and reliance on you.'

The boy seemed to sense Su Ruo's gaze; he lifted his head to look at her, his eyes extremely beautiful, like stars in the dark night, but he was so thin that his whole body was deformed, inevitably evoking a bit of pity.

Su Ruo walked up to the little boy and asked: 'Are you willing to go with me?'

Although Su Ruo did not believe what 001 said about the Guardian Divine Beast, she had a feeling that if she kept the little boy by her side, perhaps she could unravel the mystery of her own origins.

"No!" the little boy directly refused.

"Hmm," Su Ruo responded, then turned away cleanly and decisively; she never liked to force others.

But Su Ruo's decisive attitude left the nearby police officer stunned; the officer thought to himself, "Are you sure you won't even try to coax or persuade him?"

The little boy was even more shocked than the police officer; he had thought Su Ruo would at least say a few soothing words, but he didn't expect her to simply turn and walk away.

Watching Su Ruo's retreating back, the little boy immediately stepped forward, grabbed the hem of her clothes, his face flushed, and said, "I'm willing to go with you!"

Su Ruo looked at the boy and thought he was really awkward, not even half as cute as An'an.

(001: Host, once you gather the Four Great Beasts, you will be invincible under heaven! When the Four Great Beasts unite, they can quell chaos abroad, bring peace at home, summon the sun and moon, and fix the cosmos!

Su Ruo sneered: "You're boasting again! Too bad I don't like cakes!"