Two men nodded frantically.
But how could Da Xiong believe their words? In his eyes, these people were just trying to shirk responsibility.
Moreover, the more they denied it, the angrier Da Xiong became, because if the person were still alive, they wouldn't be so tight-lipped.
Cui Jie, standing by, couldn't accept this outcome. Her vision went black, and she fainted again.
Chen Fan and Qin Shuran hurriedly helped Cui Jie. The silver needle in Chen Fan's hand pierced Cui Jie's glabella, which gradually restored some of her consciousness.
Seeing this, Da Xiong's expression became even more furious, thinking that Xiao Ling'er might have met with misfortune.
He looked at Er Gou and ordered, "Drag those two beasts into the house and beat them until they talk!"
The two men were so scared they peed themselves and hastily explained, "Brother Xiong, all the children are really here. There are no other children."
But how could Er Gou listen to their explanation?
Several youths grabbed the two men and dragged them into the room.
A moment later, the sounds of fighting could be heard.
The screams of the two men also echoed, making one's hair stand on end.
Da Xiong saw the frightened children and shouted into the house, "Make them quieter! If they scare these children again, I'll cut out their tongues!"
Suddenly, only the sounds of fighting remained in the room, and the screams ceased abruptly.
Da Xiong then turned his gaze back to the middle-aged man in front of him and said coldly, "Beast, I'll give you one last chance. If you don't speak, I don't mind letting you experience what it's like to wish you were dead."
The bruised and swollen middle-aged man had almost cried all his tears dry. He looked up at Da Xiong and mumbled, "Brother Xiong, I really haven't seen that little girl named Xiao Ling'er. I really, really haven't. Please stop hitting me. You're almost beating me to death."
"Damn it, it seems you're quite stubborn, you dog." Da Xiong showed no intention of letting the middle-aged man go and raised his hand to continue beating him.
However, at that moment, the phone in Da Xiong's pocket suddenly rang.
Da Xiong glanced at it and saw it was one of his subordinates. He answered impatiently, "Hello, what is it!"
A young man's voice came from the phone, "Xiong, Brother Xiong, you, you went to find that human trafficker, was it to look for a little girl named Xiao Ling'er?"
"Nonsense. Who in Jiangcheng doesn't know I'm looking for Xiao Ling'er right now?" Da Xiong replied unhappily.
The young man stammered on the phone, "Brother Xiong, that, that little girl seems to be in our store."
Da Xiong's expression froze, and he was full of disbelief, "What did you say?!"
"Brother Xiong, a little girl came to the store to find you this afternoon. You weren't here, so I let her wait for you in the security room. Later, later I forgot. Just now, just now I saw my brothers in the group posting photos, and then I remembered. That, that little girl was sent to the security room to rest."
"Holy crap!"
Da Xiong couldn't help but curse into the phone.
Then, he looked at the middle-aged man in front of him, who was beaten black and blue and barely recognizable, and his mouth twitched uncontrollably.
This was too embarrassing. He thought the person was with these human traffickers and almost beat them to death.
Yet, Xiao Ling'er, whom the entire city's underground forces had been searching for, was actually in the security room of his KTV.
"Damn it, I'll deal with you later!" He cursed again and hung up the phone.
He glanced at the middle-aged man he was holding, immediately let go, and dropped him to the ground.
The middle-aged man still looked at Da Xiong with a face full of fear.
"What's wrong?" Chen Fan asked Da Xiong.
Da Xiong scratched his head awkwardly, "Brother Fan, Xiao, Xiao Ling'er has been found."
"Found?" Chen Fan and the others were stunned.
Cui Jie, who had been listless, suddenly widened her eyes. She stood up from the ground and came to Da Xiong, asking nervously, "Brother Xiong, where is my daughter? Is she, is she okay?"
Da Xiong still looked embarrassed, "She's fine, she's perfectly fine. She's in the security room of my KTV."
"What?! In the security room of your KTV?!" Qin Shuran exclaimed in disbelief.
Chen Fan's forehead was covered in black lines.
Cui Jie also stood there stunned, staring blankly at Da Xiong.
Especially the middle-aged man, who was thrown to the ground by Da Xiong, began to cry uncontrollably upon hearing Da Xiong's words.
He had said long ago that the girl named Xiao Ling'er was not with him, and he had never captured anyone named Xiao Ling'er. But Da Xiong didn't believe him just now, making him cry like a child who had suffered great injustice.
At this moment, Er Gou opened the door.
Er Gou wiped the blood from his hands and said triumphantly, "Brother Xiong, they confessed. Xiao Ling'er is in this beast's hands."
"Wah!"
Hearing this, the middle-aged man cried even harder.
Da Xiong's mouth twitched uncontrollably, especially when he saw Chen Fan's confused gaze. His face turned red with embarrassment. Wasn't this a complete loss of face for him?
"Cough, cough!" Da Xiong coughed a few times.
He ordered, "Uh, Er Gou, send them all to the police station, and these children too. Their parents must be very worried."
"Huh? Brother Xiong, aren't we still looking for Xiao Ling'er?" Er Gou asked in confusion, not knowing what had happened.
Da Xiong rubbed his nose, "She's been found."
"Found? Where?" Er Gou quickly looked around.
Da Xiong responded helplessly, "In the security room of our KTV."
"Cough, cough, cough!"
"What?! In, in the security room of our KTV?!"
Er Gou's eyes widened, and he almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
He had just beaten those two men half to death.
"What are you waiting for? Are you deaf? Can't you hear me?!" Da Xiong was already embarrassed enough, and seeing Er Gou's reaction, he wanted to kick the guy.
"Yes, yes, yes, we'll go now!" Er Gou nodded hastily.
Then he waved his hand, signaling the youths to escort the children out of the courtyard, intending to send them and the middle-aged men to the police station.
Da Xiong looked at Cui Jie, who was standing in front of him with tears in her eyes, and explained, "I'm so sorry. I really, really didn't know Xiao Ling'er went to my place."
However, as soon as Da Xiong finished speaking, Cui Jie suddenly threw herself into his arms.
This sudden event made Da Xiong appear somewhat at a loss, standing frozen in place.
Half an hour later.
Chen Fan and the others drove to Da Xiong's KTV.
Xiao Ling'er seemed to have tired herself out and was curled up on the large sofa in the security room, already asleep.
Everyone stood at the doorway, looking at Xiao Ling'er on the sofa. All their hearts were relieved.
Cui Jie wiped the tears from her eyes and went to Xiao Ling'er's side, picking her up from the sofa.
At this moment, Xiao Ling'er slowly opened her hazy eyes.
"Mom," Xiao Ling'er called out when she saw Cui Jie.
"Why are you here? Do you know how worried Mom was when she couldn't find you?" Cui Jie hugged Xiao Ling'er tightly.
Xiao Ling'er looked a little wronged, "Mom, many classmates laughed at me for not having a dad. I came here to find Uncle Da Xiong, to ask Uncle Da Xiong to be Xiao Ling'er's dad."