Chapter 70: with translation of chapter title

Li Zhaodi was crying with snot and tears streaming down her face, her body covered in dirt; obviously, on the way here she had rushed too fast and fallen many times.

Su Ruo's gaze instantly turned sharp; she firmly grabbed Li Zhaodi's arm and said, "Don't panic, tell me exactly what happened."

Li Zhaidi sobbed, "I was originally in the courtyard keeping An'an company while she practiced writing, but someone came to see a doctor, so I went into the house to get medicine—just a few minutes—but when I came back out, An'an was gone."

I searched the kitchen, the toilet, every place I could think of, but I just couldn't find her.

I told the branch secretary and the battalion commander about this, and they are now leading the villagers in searching for her!

The village aunties said An'an must have run off to play, but I know that's not true! An'an has always been well-behaved and sensible; she would never run off on her own, and even if she wanted to go out to play, she would definitely tell me.

An'an must have been abducted; it's all my fault, everything is my fault because I didn't look after An'an properly, which is why I lost her.

After Li Zhaidi finished speaking, she burst into tears; although Su Ruo was anxious, she knew this wasn't Li Zhaodi's fault, and even if she were at home, she couldn't possibly watch An'an every moment.

At the same time, Su Ruo agreed with Li Zhaodi's words: An'an would never silently slip out on her own; she must have been taken by someone.

And the person who took her must have been watching An'an for a long time, choosing to strike today when she wasn't there—who on earth could it be!

Su Ruo almost immediately thought of Li Shiru; she rushed to the place where Li Shiru worked, but the people working with Li Shiru said: "Li Shiru has been with me all morning, not leaving my side for a moment."

Su Ruo's heart instantly filled with confusion: if it wasn't Li Shiru, then who else could it be? Who exactly took An'an?

Upon hearing that An'an was lost, Li Shiru burst out laughing: "Hahaha, Su Ruo, it's great that your child is gone!"

Don't you know, this is your karmic retribution.

Everything you have now will gradually be lost, and you will surely live a life worse than that of a pig or dog.

You're feeling tense and miserable, aren't you? Let me tell you, that little brat was definitely kidnapped by child traffickers.

She will be trafficked to the deep mountains and sold to a family with six or seven old bachelors, ultimately tortured to a fate worse than death—this is all your karmic retribution.

After Li Shiru finished speaking, she burst out laughing again without any restraint.

Su Ruo stepped forward and slapped Li Shiru hard across the face: "Li Shiru, if you dare say another word, believe me—I'll kill you!"

Li Shiru was dazed by the blow; after she recovered, she immediately screamed, "Su Ruo, what gives you the right to hit me?"

Li Shiru still wanted to rush over and fight Su Ruo, but was immediately held back by the people nearby; the surrounding villagers all thought Li Shiru must have gone mad.

Someone's child is missing and they're frantic—yet she actually uttered such vicious words and even cursed a little kid of just a few years old; it's utterly terrible.

Li Shiru couldn't hit Su Ruo, so she could only keep shouting insults.

Su Ruo, however, had no time to pay her any mind; for her, the most important thing right now was to find An'an as quickly as possible.

Su Ruo came to the brigade headquarters, but the people sent out by the branch secretary and the battalion commander had almost combed the entire village, yet still hadn't found An'an.

Su Ruo's expression grew even more solemn.

The branch secretary comforted her: "Girl, don't be anxious; our village has never had a missing child case in all these years—An'an surely couldn't have been lost."

Su Ruo knew An'an had definitely been taken away, so those words did not comfort her at all.

Just as Su Ruo was frantic and didn't know what to do, the voice of 001 echoed in her mind: "Host, have you forgotten this system?"

Su Ruo immediately recalled 001's Treasure Hunting Function and asked it: "Can you help me pinpoint An'an's location?"

001 answered affirmatively: "Yes, but each use costs one hundred points, and each use lasts one hour."

Su Ruo hardly hesitated before choosing to purchase it; to her, in this world, nothing is more important than An'an.

When the system locked onto An'an, Su Ruo discovered that An'an had actually been taken to the county; she instantly grew even more tense and, without saying a word, rushed out of the house.

The old branch secretary originally wanted to persuade Su Ruo to eat first and then talk, saying that no matter how big the incident, one shouldn't neglect one's own health.

But Su Ruo had already rushed out; the old branch secretary could only shake his head helplessly, thinking, "Forget it—if she doesn't find that child, Su Ruo certainly won't be able to eat."

Su Ruo came out of the brigade headquarters and immediately met the rushing Li Zhaodi, to whom she said:

Go find Grandfather Li now, have him take you to the county by ox-cart; once you're in the county, look for the County Chief Zhou Feng and the Public Security Bureau Chief Wang Liangping, tell them An'an is missing, I implore them to help search—they will surely not refuse.

Also, you must remember to focus your search on the train station; as long as An'an doesn't leave the county, she will be safe.

Su Ruo's mind was in turmoil, but she knew that in such a situation the more she needed to stay calm, because panic solves nothing.

After Su Ruo finished speaking and made sure Li Zhaodi understood, she hopped on her bicycle and sped toward the county.

At that moment, in a dilapidated house in the county, the dazed An'an slowly came to.

An'an glanced at the three people who had brought her here; her eyes held a coldness inappropriate for her age.

The three thugs who had brought An'an here, seeing her awake, laughed and said, "Not bad physique, little girl! You woke up so quickly."

An'an's face icy, she asked, "Why did you tie me up?"

The three said indifferently, "Of course someone paid us to do this; little girl, rest assured, the one who hired you is a wealthy family—you'll be well taken care of there."

An'an's little brows furrowed together as she continued, "Who is it?"

"What's the rush? You'll find out who they are when you get there," said one of the thugs nonchalantly.

Seeing that she couldn't get any answer, An'an also lost interest in continuing to talk with them.

Her gaze instantly turned icy: "Don't you realize that by tying me up, you're making Mom unable to find me, and she'll worry?"

The three stared at An'an in shock, never expecting such a tiny tot to have such a cold tone.

But before the three could react, An'an had already moved; in just a few moments, those three men were knocked to the ground by her.

An'an looked coldly at the three men groaning on the ground: "Although you deserve to die, I promised Mom I wouldn't harm a human life; if I killed you, Mom would be angry."

These three were just ordinary thugs; they never expected that a girl so sweet and cute-looking would utter such chilling words.

It seemed as if, were it not for her fear of making Mom angry, she would really have killed them—just what kind of world-shaking little demon had they provoked?

The three felt deep regret in their hearts; had they known this, when they first dazed that little girl, they should have immediately trussed her up securely, never being careless—now they've truly lost both wife and troops.

After An'an dealt with those three, she headed toward the door, but at that moment a man in a black robe suddenly pushed the door open and walked in.

The black-robed man glanced at the three men lying on the ground and said, "Useless!"

Then he stepped toward An'an step by step.

An'an retreated in fear, sensing a dangerous aura from this man.

The black-robed man reached out; An'an had just tried to dodge, but she didn't have time to resist before he seized her.

As the black-robed man affixed a talisman script onto An'an, Su Ruo instantly lost her sense of An'an.