Chapter 266 - The Free Life Pond 2

Jaquan bought two goldfish and a few slices of bread. He thought that they might be thirsty later on, so he went to buy two cups of milk tea. Looking at the price list, he thought of Emma he had just met. He asked the shopkeeper to make one more cup of milk tea. After ordering it, he asked the shopkeeper to put eat less sugar. Emma did not seem to have a sweet tooth.

Emma and Stony went to the Free Life Pond, where Stony freed the fish. She did not look back at Jaquan. Afraid to bump into him again, she walked forward with Stony. She found something was wrong in the front.

A few young peddlers selling snacks and toys were walking around, but they kept stealing glances at the side hall. As Emma went by, she looked suspiciously at one of them. This man walked steadily, and she could tell he had practiced kung fu. He held a big pinwheel with his callous fingers.

Emma observed them discreetly and detected with her sharp perception that there was something wrong. When she took Stony's hand and was about to leave, she suddenly heard a woman's voice. She looked back and saw no woman around. She ran a few steps and then turned around, reminding Stony, "Go hide in a safe place."

After she ran a few steps, she added, afraid that Stony might run into a bad guy, "Go look for Mr. Jaquan at the fishmonger's."

Stony nodded and ran away.

Emma walked around the main entrance of the side hall and saw that the window was open. Some men were moving the children out. Arabella let out a cry, and she was discovered. A burly man covered her mouth and dragged her away.

Emma frowned. After thinking for a moment, she rushed over at high speed. When she got closer, several men ran to her, trying to cover her mouth.

But they had underestimated this woman.

Emma did not fight with them. She dodged their attack and rushed up to Arabella, "I will just take her away. I don't interfere with your business."

Arabella's mouth was covered, and she was crying silently. When she came out of the bathroom, she saw some men move a child out of the window. The child seemed to be unconscious without making any sound.

She didn't dare to make a sound. When she turned around and ran, someone grabbed her and covered her mouth. She had thought that she would die here, but she met Emma again.

Last time Emma came to rescue her from danger, so Arabella somehow felt relieved. She was certain that she would not die here.

Those men didn't seem to have the intention of releasing Arabella, let alone Emma. As they hesitated, they heard footsteps, as if many people were running over. The man who was holding Arabella said resentfully with disappointment in his eyes, "Do you know that you've ruined our plan?"

Arabella shook her head in bewilderment. She could not make a sound.

Emma stared at the man and then looked at the other men surrounding her. They moved their hands towards their waist with the standard posture of cops to draw guns.

A short distance away, the footsteps were getting closer, accompanied by people's voices. A man near Emma said to his headset, "We've been discovered!"

Someone in the headset said something, and the man person resolutely waved his hand at his men in depression, "Retreat!"

"Captain..." According to the plan, this was the best time to capture the suspects.

"Shut up! Retreat now!" The captain took the lead and left, and the men quickly followed him.

Arabella was released. She covered her neck and gasped for breath. She tried to run away, but she tripped over her high heels and fell to the ground. She was wearing a long dress, which made it difficult for her to get up. When she sat there in panic, a pair of hands helped her up. She looked back and saw a strange man. She fell to the ground again in horror.

Emma pieced together a simple story from her own observations. The group of men who caught Arabella just now were actually cops. They were on a secret mission, but Arabella discovered them. They were worried that the plan would fail, so they covered her mouth. However, Arabella's scream attracted another group of men, who were evidently the culprits who hid the children.

Emma was raged that these men had the nerve to abduct and sell children openly. If those cops worked with her, they would be able to arrest these men. However, the captain gave the order to retreat. Now there were only Emma and Arabella, who was on the ground.

When she was thinking, she saw that Arabella caught by the men over there.

"Help..." Arabella cried and extended her hand to Emma.

...

After Jaquan bought the milk tea, he saw Stony rushing over breathlessly. Stony grabbed his pants and shouted, "Mr. Jaquan, quick, come with me!"

"What's the matter?" Jaquan was startled by his urgent tone, and the three cups of milk tea fell to the ground. "Did something happen to your mother?"

Stony said as he ran, "I don't know. I'm afraid that something will happen to her."

Jaquan's heart tightened for no reason. He immediately took Stony's hand and strode forward. He was too fast for Stony to catch up. After running for a few steps, Jaquan simply picked up Stony and carried him under his armpit, dashing forward.

Stony was jolted badly and he felt nauseated. He tried not to vomit. When they arrived, he pointed at the back of the side hall. "Mom is over there..."

Jaquan rushed forward. Suddenly, he seemed to see a familiar figure. He tilted his head slightly and looked over. There was nothing. It seemed to be an illusion.

When he got to the place, he saw people lying on the ground. Arabella hid on one side, shivering. Next to her was a woman, who was quietly putting on a white down jacket. Her movements looked awkward, as if her arm was injured. When she turned around, her white jacket was very clean, while Arabella on the ground looked dirty, as if she had been dragged on the ground for some distance.

"What happened?" Jaquan walked over with a solemn expression. He glanced at the people lying on the ground. They were injured to varying degrees. Some of them suffered dislocated shoulders, while most of them suffered hurt chins. They couldn't speak, and they moaned on the ground. "Who are they?"

There was some blood on the ground. He wondered who was wounded.

Jaquan was walking towards Arabella, but Emma suddenly grabbed his arm.

He looked at her in surprise. Emma pulled him silently all the way to the rear window of the side hall. The window was open, and they could see the inside clearly if they lifted up the wooden pane.

Emma opened the window. Jaquan gasped at the sight.

There were twenty to thirty teenagers lying inside, and each of them closed their eyes. They looked like sleeping, but they looked more like they were dead.

"This is..." He was shocked. "What's going on?"

"I don't know." Emma exhaled. A streak of blood stained her fair face, looking frightening.

Jaquan reached out to wipe the blood off her face, not realizing this was an intimate move. When he found that she wasn't injured, he heaved a sigh of relief. Emma frowned slightly and avoided his touch. "You have a buddy who used to be a cop, haven't you?"

Jaquan was surprised that she even knew about this. Just as he was about to ask, she said, "Call him and ask how to handle this situation. I guess he won't suggest you call the police."

"You..." As Jaquan dialed the number, he walked towards Arabella, who was shocked but did not get injured. He looked back and saw that Emma had gone far.

He stared at her back and found she was walking awkwardly. The phone was connected, and Ferne's voice came through with unusual anxiety and seriousness.

"Go now! Don't stay there!"