Betrayed by Blood: My Second Life as a Queen novel Chapter 286

Fortunately, Lucian had picked up plenty of self-defense tactics growing up, and his mind was exceptionally sharp.

He knew he couldn't simply outrun the assassins, and if he were caught, he would either be killed on the spot or crippled for life.

So, deciding to go to extremes, he deliberately sold himself to a human trafficking ring.

Because he was a boy, obedient, well-behaved, and sweet-talking, the traffickers figured he would fetch a premium price. They didn't mistreat him at all, so he practically suffered no hardship on the journey. Compared to the other abducted children packed into the same van, his existence was practically paradise.

Not only was he given fresh bread to eat, but he also had clean bottled water to drink.

The assassins tracking him could never have dreamed he would pull a stunt like that, entirely losing his trail.

Lucian had successfully neutralized part of the threat. Later, by a stroke of luck, he was purchased by a couple who had lost their own child.

The couple had a tragic story. When their child was just two years old, they had taken him out shopping, only for him to be snatched right in front of them. He was never found.

They harbored a deep, burning hatred for human traffickers, but their hearts ached infinitely for the miserable children caught in the system. They clung to the hope that if their own child were ever in danger, some kind soul would step in to help.

That was why they engaged the traffickers.

Unfortunately, they didn't have much money—barely enough to purchase a single child.

In a van full of kids, only Lucian stuck out like a sore thumb. His entire aura screamed that he was a child raised in immense wealth, and unable to bear seeing him suffer, they chose him.

They never restricted his movements for a single second and even proactively asked him where his home was.

After learning about the couple's tragic circumstances, Lucian pivoted, mobilizing his hidden forces in The Federated States to launch a massive sweep against the trafficking syndicate.

Starting with the covert intel he had pumped out of the drivers while in the van, he slowly pieced together the structure of their operation, dismantling it brick by brick.

In that single operation, Lucian rescued a hundred and thirty-eight children.

Subsequently, he funneled all his available resources to help the couple track down their long-lost child and left them with a massive sum of money.

Overwhelmed with gratitude, the couple hugged their newly returned child, sobbing uncontrollably.

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