"When the boy’s eyesight returned, he found himself on the busy streetside."
Shock and bewilderment were written across his face.
After a few seconds of dazed silence, the boy exclaimed, "Is this teleportation?"
"No, this is spatial movement," Qiao Sang corrected.
The boy, who had not undergone systematic learning, did not quite understand the difference between teleportation and spatial movement.
However, he knew that now was not the time to be curious about these things.
"You really are an impressive Beast Tamer," the boy said to Qiao Sang, his tone sincere.
Qiao Sang accepted the flattery as her due and said, "Let’s find a place to sit down first, I need to call the police again."
"Okay," the boy agreed obediently, without objection.
The two of them walked into a café across the street.
After Qiao Sang ordered, she looked around and casually chose a place to sit down.
The boy sat opposite her.
Qiao Sang dialed the emergency number, reported her current location, then hung up.
"Can you tell me now what exactly is going on?" Qiao Sang asked.
The boy looked around briefly, fell silent for a few seconds, and then said, "My name is Tim, I’m from District 26. Two years ago, someone offered me a job and then brought me to District 19."
At this point, a pained expression crossed his face, "I didn’t know they were up to these tricks. They made me steal, beg pathetically for money, and sometimes even lead volatile wild Pet Beasts to crowded places."
"I just wanted to make some simple money, but later I found out that many people like me were deceived, and some were even kidnapped."
"I thought about escaping, but they had Beast Tamers among them, and I couldn’t get away."
"So, I thought about stealing something from those Beast Tamers, because only a Beast Tamer could possibly stand up to another Beast Tamer. Either they let me go, or they just beat me up, until I met you."
Gangbao listened quietly from the side, his expression contemplative.
So humans have their tragedies too...
This is pretty much what I expected; he was being controlled... But what’s with leading angry wild Pet Beasts into crowded areas? Is there a way to make money from this?... Qiao Sang didn’t dwell on this matter but instead asked, "Are they an organization? How many people are there? Are there many Beast Tamers?"
Tim thought for a moment and replied, "They’re definitely an organization, I don’t know the exact number of people, but there are quite a few Beast Tamers, and..."
As he got to this point, he subconsciously stole a glance at Xiao Xunbao and continued, "Most of those Beast Tamers have a Spectral-type Pet."
"Xun Xun..."
Xiao Xunbao pursed its lips, thinking you could just say it, why look at me when mentioning this...
Spectral-type Pets... Qiao Sang was no longer the greenhorn who needed to search the internet for every issue. At the mention of Spectral Series, she immediately thought of some concepts concerning them.
Different Pet Beasts evolve and absorb energy in different ways, and most Spectral-type Pets feed on bizarre energies, converting them into their own energy.
For example, human dreams, resentments, fears, regrets, and even life...
No wonder... she thought something was off...
Stealing money could only yield so much, and as a Beast Tamer with a high social status on Chao Su Star, one could do many things. Just fighting a couple matches in Pet Beast arenas could earn what ordinary people might make in a month of work.
Moreover, leading volatile wild Pet Beasts into crowds was hardly beneficial, but if they were collecting emotions like fear to feed Spectral-type Pets, that would make sense... After Qiao Sang sorted through her thoughts, she comforted him, "It’s all in the past. Wait for the police, and just tell them what you know."
She didn’t intend to get involved further with this matter. A bunch of Beast Tamers with Spectral-type Pets were capable of any depravity, and such tricky matters should be left to the police to handle.
Tim nodded, "Yeah, I understand."
"Miss, your coffee and milk," the staff member brought over the drinks.
Qiao Sang pushed the milk forward and said, "I ordered this for you."
"Thank you..." Tim was momentarily startled before carefully taking a sip from the cup.
At that moment, a man in a police uniform pushed the door and entered.
Because of the conspicuous uniform, Qiao Sang noticed him immediately.
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