In the dim carriage, nearly ten young children were tied up in a mess. Occasionally, one or two low sobs could be heard. The atmosphere was depressing and heavy. Even though most of these children were still young and ignorant, they were shrouded in a cloud of despair.
With a clang, the carriage was opened, and a man with a ferocious face climbed up, carrying these children of different ages and clothes, one in each hand, into a cellar. After a few trips, he emptied the carriage.
The cellar was pitch black. Even though the big man opened the lid while carrying the things, he still couldn't illuminate the inside completely. One could only vaguely see a large number of children with their hands and feet tied crowded together in a mess. The number of children was definitely more than the ones the big man had just thrown in.
With the heavy sound of the roof being closed again and the rattling of chains, the light that had finally poured into the iron house was blocked again.
Seeing the bad guys finally leave, the children in the cellar started sobbing softly one after another, and from time to time they would cry out "I want my mother", which was heartbreaking.
Bai Yichen woke up in this kind of environment. He was one of the nearly ten children who had just been thrown in by the big man, and his body still had scratches from being thrown roughly and hitting the ground.
But what concerned him most now was not this. He could feel that his condition was very bad. His hands and feet were soft and he had no strength at all. His head was dizzy and his throat was burning and seemed a little swollen. Now he couldn't even cry and call for his mother like the other children next to him.
He calmed himself down and forced himself to check the background of this world. After calling the Bai Yueguang Survival System in his mind, a piece of information appeared in his mind.
This is a world with a technological background and culture that is similar to his original world. The Bai Yueguang he is currently possessed by is also named Bai Yichen. He died at the age of eight. The cause of death was that he died of a weak constitution and a fever while being kidnapped by human traffickers.
Bai Yichen's heart couldn't help but sink, and he once again clearly realized the severity and harshness of the environment he was in. But no matter what, he had to survive. He finally had such a magical opportunity. No matter whether what the system named Jinjiang 01 said was true or false, he had to give it a try. He wanted to live.
What Bai Yichen is most concerned about now is the information of the body he possesses, so although the system gave him background information, in addition to these, there is also information about the protagonist Song Junchi, who is his family friend and grew up with him, and the protagonist Su Yuanhang, he only mentioned them briefly. He only roughly knew that Bai Yichen in this world was the white moonlight in the heart of the protagonist Song Junchi, but when Bai Yichen was eight years old, he was accidentally kidnapped by human traffickers. Although the Bai family immediately mobilized police forces to search for him, Bai Yichen had a weak constitution and was spoiled since childhood. He developed a high fever during the transportation and transfer by human traffickers and died directly, becoming the eternal cinnabar mole in Song Junchi's heart.
When Song Junchi grew up, he took over the Song family business and became the overbearing president of the Song Group. One day when he was taking the elevator, he met the new employee Su Yuanhang. As a result, the elevator broke down on the way. He discovered that Su Yuanhang had a very serious phobia of claustrophobia. Later, he learned that Su Yuanhang had this disease because he was kidnapped by human traffickers when he was a child. Regarding the evil human traffickers, Song Junchi immediately thought of his white moonlight, Bai Yichen, his childhood friend who died at the hands of human traffickers. He couldn't help but feel some sympathy for Su Yuanhang, and took care of him a lot from then on. Finally, the two slowly came together.
Overall, this is a relatively healing story except for the cannon fodder Bai Yueguang who died relatively early.
But when Bai Yichen himself became the cannon fodder who died early, he didn't feel healed at all. No matter what, he wanted to survive.
Bai Yichen lowered his head and looked at his hands and feet, and found that although his hands and feet were tied with ropes, they might be a group of children, and the traffickers did not think they could escape, so they tied all the children's hands directly in front, which was very convenient, instead of choosing the more secure method of tying them in the back. However, this way of tying them was also his opportunity.
Just as Bai Yichen was struggling with the ropes that bound him, a tall and thin man who had been standing not far away looking out from the cellar came over slowly and asked the man with a face full of flesh tinkering with the car, "Second brother, how was it? Did you have a smooth journey?"
"It's OK. I didn't encounter any car inspections on the road. How about you?"
"Haha, it's very secretive here, so how could anything happen? It's just that those little brats were crying so hard before that it was a headache. Now it's much quieter after they're locked up." The tall and thin man spoke slowly as he picked up some straw beside him and spread it evenly on the top cover tied with the iron chain until no trace could be seen anymore.
The burly man recalled how all the little guys were quiet when he threw them into the cellar just now, and couldn't help but give him a knowing look.
After the two men finished discussing the situation, the tall and thin man reached out and patted the big man on the shoulder, "Come on, I've got some food and wine, let's go eat something hot first, and then we'll continue on our way tomorrow. Bangzi and the others are already waiting at the old place. Once we get there, we won't have any business with these brats."
Hearing that the tall and thin man had prepared hot food and wine, the burly man's eyes lit up. The weather had been getting colder recently, and it was naturally the best thing to have something hot to eat in this remote wilderness. So the two of them soon left arm in arm, leaving behind only the yellow land covered with a layer of straw, which looked no different from the surrounding area.
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The night gradually deepened, but in the dark cellar, no changes could be seen regardless of day or night. The only change was that even the young children who had been crying for their mothers before now curled up together exhausted and fell asleep.
In the darkness, Bai Yichen bit the rope in his hand almost mechanically with his sore teeth. Although these ropes were tied directly in front for the convenience, they were tied with professional techniques and were tied very tightly. It was very difficult to untie them in the darkness where the knots could not be seen at all.
Bai Yichen didn't know how long he had been biting hard. His cheeks were almost numb. He felt that the weakness in his hands and feet was getting worse, but he forced himself to keep going every time because he was racing against his life.
Finally, he didn't know which key point he pulled, and the rope in his hand loosened.
Bai Yichen was cheered up and immediately freed his hands. As soon as his hands were free, he immediately fumbled to free his feet.
Bai Yichen originally felt that he might not have the strength to walk, but his strong desire to survive made him stand up tremblingly by holding on to the wall. The cellar was pitch black without any light source, but perhaps because he had been in the dark for so long, Bai Yichen could still vaguely make out some darker shadows on the ground. He knew that those shadows were other abducted children, but at this time, it was more important to explore the exit first. If feasible, he would naturally take these children with him to escape.
He held onto the wall, being careful not to step on the children lying on the ground, and groped his way up.
He walked past where the children were lying, went up the stairs, and soon came to where the roof was. He raised his hand and pushed upwards with all his strength. Bai Yichen's heart couldn't stop sinking.
Because he heard... the sound of chains.
Bai Yichen tried it a few more times and confirmed that the cover was tightly locked with iron chains on the outside. For a moment, he was almost in despair.
At this level, even if all the children here were untied and pushed together, it would be impossible to push it open.
Yes, human traffickers do things that are almost punishable by death, so how could they make such a mistake
After knowing that he couldn't escape, Bai Yichen slid down the wall and sat down. This cellar was not used to store vegetables, so it was not well sealed. There might even be many vents deliberately arranged. It was cold and gloomy inside, and a breeze could be drawn out from time to time. There was more wind coming out from the top cover where he was, and he couldn't help but shiver.
It should be winter now.
He turned back and looked at the place he had come from. He knew that there were abducted children there, but he was not worried because from the information he had learned, this group of human traffickers would be caught in the process of transferring these children, and all these children would be rescued.
But he... couldn't wait until then.
The cool breeze blew on his hot forehead, and Bai Yichen only felt the throbbing pain in his forehead. His hands and feet became even weaker. He knew that he had a fever, and the cause of his death was that he died of weakness and fever.
Things have obviously reached the worst point and can't get any worse.
Bai Yichen gritted his teeth, made up his mind, and then used up his last bit of strength to knock on the top cover.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Again and again, the small and tender fists knocked on the solid wooden top cover, allowing the sound to spread.
Some sleeping children were awakened by the sound, but because they could not see clearly what was happening in the dark, they opened their eyes wide in fear and huddled there quietly.
Bai Yichen's voice was hoarse and he couldn't make any sound, but he kept knocking again and again, trying to make the knocking sound travel further.
But no one came, no one came...
There weren't even any human traffickers coming to check.
His eyelids felt heavy. Maybe it was tonight. Tonight, as soon as he fell asleep, everything would be gone. This opportunity that seemed like a joke from heaven would be gone...
Bai Yichen recalled his short life in his mind. He was successful in his youth and had a smooth life. However, when he was approaching 30, he was diagnosed with a terminal illness. He then fought against the disease. However, he suffered a lot and endured the torture of chemotherapy. In the end, he left the world with full of regrets. Just when he thought his consciousness was about to dissipate, he heard the voice of the system...
A trace of anger appeared in his heart, and Bai Yichen's eyes suddenly opened. An unwilling light flashed in his dark eyes. He didn't want it to end like this. He had already died once, and this opportunity he finally got was not easy. He didn't want to die. He wanted to live, live!
As long as there is a glimmer of hope, he wants to fight for it...
If he wanted to survive, what did he need? A warm blanket and a pill to reduce fever, maybe that would allow him to survive. But now even the traffickers hadn't come to check on him, so it was impossible for him to get the pill to reduce fever. There was no blanket either, but he absolutely couldn't stand in the wind like this anymore. He had to go somewhere warmer, somewhere warmer...
Bai Yichen held onto the wall and moved back to where the children were lying with twice as much difficulty as when he came here. Just as he was about to find the most sheltered place to lie down, his hands touched a completely different material, which was much smoother and not as cold.
Bai Yichen's heart moved, and after groping around, although he couldn't see clearly, he quickly determined that it was a cabinet, a wooden cabinet. Bai Yichen had never been so happy about such a discovery. What did a cabinet represent? It represented an excellent shelter from the wind, and sleeping on the wooden board in the cabinet was a hundred times better than lying on the cold ground.
The dizziness in his head became more severe. Bai Yichen fumbled and took down the wooden board stuck outside the cabinet, opened the cabinet door and got in. The moment he got into the cabinet door, Bai Yichen, who had been relying on his willpower to hold on, finally couldn't hold on anymore. His last consciousness was that the cabinet seemed to be much warmer and softer than he had imagined.