It was a sharp knife. The sharp blade had pierced through the cardboard box, and the cold tip of the knife was only a few centimeters away from Mao Lilan's eyes.

At that time, Mao Lilan could only cover her mouth tightly and dared not make any sound.

"Don't hide. I've already seen you." A strange voice echoed in the darkness, with only the whistling wind in response.

"Come out, baby." The voice was so close, as if a devil was whispering in my ear.

Mao Lilan's body couldn't stop shaking, and she accidentally touched the object behind her, making a slight sound.

"Shh, I think I heard it." The man's voice was low.

Da da da……

The heavy heels collided with the ground, and every step seemed to step on Mao Lilan's heart, and her pounding heart almost jumped out of her throat.

The footsteps were getting closer and closer. Mao Lilan held her breath. Through the gap left by the sharp knife on the cardboard, she saw two figures gradually approaching outside.

The dim environment prevented her from seeing the other person's face clearly, and she couldn't even tell the color of their clothes. Hiding in the waste paper box, she only felt that the two men were very tall, and they were holding sharp knives that were shining with cold light in their hands.

wow-

Several cartons were kicked over and the goods inside were scattered all over the floor.

"Baby, I see you, come out." The man's voice was a little teasing, "Hey, don't hide."

There was another "crash" sound.

"I found you!"

Mao Lilan swallowed involuntarily, and then she clearly heard the sound of the sharp knife piercing the cardboard box, just like the sound when it was inserted in front of her just now.

"Meow!"

A shrill cat cry was heard.

"Tsk." The man's voice was full of disdain, "It's actually a cat."

Mao Lilan saw the dark red blood drop passing through the sharp knife and falling into the dark ground.

Then one miserable cat cry after another broke the dead silence of the night.

The man waved the knife in anger. The cat tried to escape but was strangled by the scruff of the neck. No matter how sharp its teeth and claws were, it was powerless to resist the cold blade. But if it fought to the death, it might still have a chance of survival.

The cat screamed, turned around and waved its sharp claws.

The man saw that the situation was not right and let go of his hand.

The cat ran away immediately, but how could it escape when it was seriously injured?

Looking through the gap, Mao Lilan saw a staggering cat appear in the center of her vision. It seemed to want to escape, but in the end it lay weakly on the ground and twitched, and dark red liquid slowly seeped out from under its body.

"Damn, I almost got scratched." The man's voice was full of anger and dissatisfaction.

Mao Lilan covered her mouth with her hands, not daring to make any sound. Her eyes were fixed on the big cat that fell to the ground, but she saw a young kitten suddenly appear from somewhere, and they surrounded the old cat that could not move, meowing.

The soft and delicate cat's cry seemed to be mixed with anxiety and sadness.

The man's deep voice sounded again, "Oh, the mother cat died, and the kittens came out."

Mao Lilan's eyes were slightly red, and she was trembling all over. She clenched her teeth and tried not to make any sound.

Then, the kitten let out a sharp and thin cry, the sound was so shrill that it made people shudder and shudder.

Click...

There was a sound of something breaking, and Mao Lilan's body shook involuntarily.

The heavy sole was removed from the kitten's delicate head, and Mao Li Ran never heard the soft and tender cat's meow again.

"Hehehe..." The man let out a low laugh and seemed to be in a very happy mood.

"Have you had enough fun? If you have, keep looking for someone."

"Where do you think the girl is hiding? We've been looking for her for a long time..."

The sound of the conversation gradually faded away with the footsteps, but Mao Lilan's limbs were stiff, and her eyes passed through the hole in the cardboard, staring at the silent cat on the ground without blinking...

Mom and Dad, where are you? I'm so scared...

At this moment, Mao Lilan, who was hiding in the narrow and cramped space, felt cold all over. The darkness around her was like sticky ink, which permeated every inch of the space and made it suffocating.

Am I going to die? Mao Lilan hugged her knees tightly, as if this was the only way to keep herself warm. Some scenes flashed before her eyes like a kaleidoscope.

Hunger, cold, fatigue and sleepiness enveloped her like a cage and she had nowhere to escape.

Suddenly a bright light flashed before her eyes. Mao Lilan shrank her body into the darkness, but the light was so tempting. In a trance, Mao Lilan felt that time had returned to the night before the cruise ship set sail.

When we learned that the three of us could board the cruise ship and that the family could spend the New Year together, we were so excited that we couldn't sleep for several days. But the day before we were about to board the ship, when my mother was packing her luggage, she found that many of her clothes had metal accessories, so she suggested that we buy some new clothes.

At that time, Mao Lilan thought: If I wear new clothes and take pictures under the aurora, Shinichi will definitely be envious. In addition, Kisaki Eri felt that the journey would take a long time, and it was to the North Pole, so she suggested buying some medicine in case of emergency.

Mao Lilan suggested asking her father if he wanted to buy anything. Seeing her mother nod in agreement, she quickly made a phone call and pressed the speaker button.

"Mom, Dad said he's hungry and wants us to go home." Mao Lilan watched her mother entrust the Russian Blue cat that she had raised for a long time to a familiar pet shop.

"It will probably take a long time to walk around. If he's hungry, let him go to the Polo Cafe downstairs to eat something."

Seeing how her mother cared about her father, Mao Lilan felt very happy and thought: Mom will definitely come home early today. After all, Dad is still waiting for her at home. Maybe dinner will be prepared by her mother later.

As expected, Kisaki Eri took Mouri Ran to the supermarket first, and they happened to encounter a promotion. Mouri Ran pestered her mother to buy a lot of drinks and biscuits. Then they went to the prepared food area and the fresh food area, and the two purchased a lot of things.

When I finished shopping and was about to go to the pharmacy, it was already very late.

As night fell and the cold wind howled, there were almost no people on the streets. Many shops closed early due to low business, including the pharmacy that was originally planned.

"Mom, why don't we go home first? Dad should be waiting anxiously at home."

Mao Lilan saw her mother's frown and heard her mother's voice in her ear, "Go to another pharmacy. If the alcohol on the cruise ship is free, you should prepare some hangover medicine."

"Then let's go to the next one!" Mao Lilan's heart was excited. Mom still cared about Dad. After the New Year, maybe mom would move back and live with Dad.

But the reality is cruel. I went to several places, but all the pharmacies were closed.

Looking up at the sky, it was dark and there were almost no pedestrians on the road. There were only bleak trees and howling cold wind all around.

"Mom, how about we buy some medicine tomorrow?" Mao Lilan was looking forward to her mother going home with her, and the whole family would happily set off on a cruise tomorrow.

At this time, a man and a woman walked over.

The woman in the leather bodysuit said, "Oh, I told you to come earlier. Look, the store is closed."

"It's not like there's only this one drugstore. Why don't you just go to that one? The prices there are more reasonable and there's a wider variety of products." The tall man with a double inverted "L" mustache muttered dissatisfiedly.

"You're right. Let's go to that place then." After saying that, the woman in the leather tights was about to leave, but she looked at Mao Li Ran.

Mao Lilan still remembers the woman's smile, and feels chilled when she thinks about it now. But at that time, she only wanted to buy the medicine and go home with her mother.

"Where is the pharmacy you mentioned? Can you take us there?" Mouri Ran took two steps at a time and came to the woman in the leather tights, ignoring Kisaki's attempt to pull her hand.

The woman in leather jacket smiled softly and kindly, "Little sister, are you and mom here to buy medicine?"

Mao Lilan nodded frequently, and the woman in front of her smiled even more brightly.

"Then come with me."

The tall man next to the woman seemed dissatisfied with this, and he pressed down the wide-brimmed hat on his head.

"us……"

When Mao Lilan saw that her mother was about to refuse, she shook her mother's arm and said, "Go ahead, we'll go home quickly after buying the medicine." She would tell her father then that her mother had prepared some hangover medicine for him.

They just followed the woman in leather jacket, while the tall man was at the end of the team.

The road was getting darker and darker, and the surroundings were getting more and more desolate. Mao Lilan took out her cell phone, but found that there was no signal on the phone. Where were they?

"How far is it?" Mao Lilan couldn't help but ask softly, but saw her mother frowning.

The woman leading the way turned around and said with a smile, "We're almost there."

However, the next second, Mao Lilan saw her mother throw the shopping bag in her hand to the woman in leather jacket, turned around and grabbed the tall man's arm, and threw him over her shoulder, causing the woman in leather jacket and the tall man to collide with each other, making it difficult for them to get up from the ground for a while.

Ran Mouri was dragged by Eri Kisaki into an alley, and suddenly a lot of people in black clothes rushed around.

"mom!"

"Give me your phone, Xiaolan."

Without saying a word, Mao Lilan handed her cell phone to her mother and was then taken to a warehouse full of miscellaneous items. There were many cardboard boxes here, some of which were full of goods, while some were empty.

"mom, Mom, Mom……"

"Xiaolan, hide here and don't come out." After saying this, Kisaki Eri left with two mobile phones, and the next second, the group of people in black clothes rushed over.

Ran Mao Li, who was hiding in a cardboard box, heard their conversation.

"I saw them running over here. Where are they now?"

"Don't worry, they can't escape from our grasp." The man laughed contemptuously, "Our people have surrounded this place. They are like turtles in a jar, unable to escape even if they have wings."

"Boss, turtles don't have wings..."

"idiot!"

"Yes."

"We have installed a cell phone signal jammer nearby. They can't contact the outside world and will fall into our hands."

Mao Lilan, hiding in the cardboard box, covered her mouth with her hands. There was a constant sound of footsteps around her. She didn't dare to stick her head out to look and clenched the shopping bag in her hand.

Suddenly, Mao Lilan heard the alarm of her mobile phone ringing from very far away, followed by the sound of footsteps coming from near and getting farther away, and then the alarm stopped abruptly, and the surroundings returned to calm.

Mao Lilan pricked up her ears and listened carefully, but she heard angry insults.

It’s great that mom wasn’t caught by the bad guys.

Just when Mao Lilan breathed a sigh of relief, a shrill voice was heard.

It’s my mother’s voice. What happened?

Mao Lilan's heart was pounding in her chest.

Dad, please come and save mom, save me...

If prayer is useful, God will fulfill all the wishes of the devout believer.

(To be continued... This paragraph will be deleted if you don't comment... I'm busy these days...)

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