Quick Transmigration: Underdog Turns out to be Untouchable-Chapter 1134 - 1044: Raising a Younger Brother in the Future 21
The boy’s sudden outburst left everyone around him momentarily stunned. This unexpected turn was surprising, yet not entirely unexpected.
Although people hadn’t thought about it this way before, on reflection, it was inherently abnormal for parents to be so cruel to their children.
Although there are indeed some parents who are just scum like this, they are after all rare. The greater likelihood is that this abused child is not their biological child.
The surrounding people’s discussions suddenly grew loud, accompanied by a sense of indignation.
Originally, beating one’s own child, while pitiful, leaves these people feeling mostly helpless.
A child suffering under a pair of awful parents endures great torment; while pitiable, one can only helplessly wonder what else can be done by the child with such parents — just accept fate.
But if this child was bought, that’s a different matter altogether, since most bought children are trafficked by kidnappers.
The child originally had a good life beside their parents, but after being bought, not only are they not treated well, they are instead abused, which breeds hatred.
No one does not hate kidnappers, these less than animal creatures; every year the news from the Safe Base broadcasts parents desperately searching for their kidnapped children.
Who does not have children? Whenever seeing such news, no one is unaffected, and enraged, especially at those who bought the child and added abuse to the injury. This is more enraging than abusing one’s own child.
As people around blamed him more and more, the man sneered and told the child accusing him angrily, "You eat my food and drink my drink; I raised you. So what if I’m not your real father? If I hadn’t bought you, you’d already be dead."
Whether the man had a screw loose, he persisted in his shouting, even after incurring public wrath.
Perhaps he felt invincible, because often buyers are not traffickers themselves, and even if caught by the police, they wouldn’t be sentenced.
This is a very frustrating matter, existing before the apocalypse and continuing for years after.
The only difference is that buyers are penalized heavily now, cannot evade payment, and face enforced execution if they try to renege.
But what of it, there are still people who ignore this, because the penalties are not as severe as for traffickers, lacking enough deterrence.
The spectators were amused by the man’s brazen attitude, finding him to be cold-blooded and irredeemable.
A woman, looking like a mother herself, angrily cursed at the man, "What kind of twisted logic is this? How would the child have died if you hadn’t bought them?
Moreover, without you hypocrites buying children, traffickers would never find a foothold.
People like you are wretched scum akin to traffickers, treating children savagely, worse than beasts!"
The crowd immediately echoed her sentiments, all condemning the man, not about what to do for the child’s future.
Finally, Shuangshuang, who had been observing quietly, couldn’t stand it anymore. While others were infuriated by the child’s plight, it was just fury.
But Shuangshuang had empathy; her brother was trafficked in the past, and Shuangshuang didn’t know why he became a wanderer.
But evidently, her brother must have suffered greatly to become a wanderer.
Judging by her brother’s desperate fighting style, learning Martial Arts Skills was a matter of life and death.
Shuangshuang was very afraid, fearing her brother endured the same ordeal as this child, hence she couldn’t ignore the child’s circumstances.
Shuangshuang directly called her police officer friend, who she met when she sent her uncle and aunt to the police station, a lady cop named Xu Jiao.
At the time, Xu Jiao was sympathetic to Shuangshuang’s situation, and kept in touch thereafter, aiding her more than once.
Shuangshuang was very grateful to Xu Jiao, always sending gifts on holidays, and also presented her with 200 pounds of Level 5 Mutant Beast Meat when she got it.
Xu Jiao knew it was Shuangshuang’s tournament prize and praised her. Over the years, Xu Jiao regarded Shuangshuang as her own sister.
Upon receiving Shuangshuang’s report, Xu Jiao promptly arrived with her team, being the police captain, overseeing many officers.
She immediately arrested the man, ordering the child taken away.
If it were a biological child, the police wouldn’t intervene much, as they must return the child.
But a trafficked child is properly handled by separating them, especially not showing mercy where abuse occurred.
Abused children taken by police receive optimal handling.
First is searching for parents, if none are found, they are sent to welfare institutions.
For this child suffering abuse, becoming an orphan in an orphanage is the best option — at least better than continued abuse in that home.
Shuangshuang, as the person who reported, gave a statement with the witnesses gathered, afterwards Xu Jiao took them away.
The child, once in police custody, would certainly have their fate altered for the better; Shuangshuang had done all she could in this passing encounter.
Afterwards, Shuangshuang settled down, holding Chang’an, going with Fan Meijie to check out housing in Nan’an District.
Deciding the location and home was nice: a duplex of over 200 square meters across two floors, over thirty stories high.
It had floor-to-ceiling windows, perfect for sunlight, though the rent was steep — ten thousand credit points per month, cut down to a hundred thousand points yearly if paid upfront.
Despite feeling the pinch, Shuangshuang readily paid a year’s rent, eagerly heading back to their shared tube house with Fan Meijie to pack belongings.
Occupied with moving, Shuangshuang failed to notice Chang’an’s shocked expression, which he couldn’t hide.
Once home, Shuangshuang and Fan Meijie began tidying up, Shuangshuang casually placed Chang’an in her room to play, before leaving to pack the rest of the room.
After Shuangshuang departed, the shock on Mad Wolf’s face persisted as he sat quietly on the bed, before slowly standing up.
