Baby Zetty found a gas tank at a partitioned-off area of the supermarket and tried to pick it up. The gas tank was so heavy that Baby Zetty could barely walk after picking it up.
"Do you need my help?" A low and magnetic voice fell into her ears.
Baby Zetty recalled Jens’ advice. She should not talk to strangers and could not follow them.
She then shook her head hard.
The young man began pestering her. "You look very beautiful and have a very sweet voice. I’d like to be your friend. Can you tell me your name?"
This was exactly what traffickers would say to abduct and sell off ignorant young girls.
Baby Zetty kept her guards up. She wished that she could stay away from this dangerous man as soon as possible, but she was holding onto the gas tank. The gas tank was too heavy and too tall for her to put it down.
The young man smiled when he saw her stuck in this awkward position.
Luck was on his side.
"You don’t sound like you’re from Peach Blossom County. You’re from Imperial Capital, right?
"I’m not going to hurt you. My ancestors are from Imperial Capital, so the elders in my family have Imperial Capital’s accent. I’m really happy to be able to meet a fellow friend who speaks in the Imperial Capital accent this far north.
"Can you tell me your name? Or maybe give me your phone number?"
The alarm in Baby Zetty's heart started ringing.
The young man’s unceasing pestering ultimately caused her to have an emotional breakdown. "Stay away from me. I’m warning you, if you keep pestering me, then I won’t go easy on you.”
The young man looked at Baby Zetty who was struggling to even take a step and stared at her in disbelief, then said in an unruly tone, “And how are you going to do that, may I ask?”
Baby Zetty suddenly yelled at the top of her lungs. "Help! Help! Someone is trying to molest me!”
The young man was struck dumb.
He had never feared actual guns and bullets, but he was honestly a little flustered when this girl started screaming.
“Stop! Stop screaming! I don’t want to know your name or your contact information anymore.”
Baby Zetty squeezed a triumphant smile at him.
The young man was startled by her dazzling smile. From what he could remember, his sister owned such an innocent and harmless smile too.
What was more shocking than that was that this young lady was also from Imperial Capital.
‘Could it be you, Baby Zetty?’
When the young man hobbled his way to her, a man suddenly came out of nowhere and crashed into him, knocking his lighter to the ground.
Then, someone was heard calling out, "You’ve dropped your lighter, boy.”
The young man bent over and picked up his lighter.
When he stood up, he realized that Baby Zetty was gone.
He wandered in place for a while, but when he could not find Baby Zetty, he left in disappointment.
Finn, who was hiding behind a screen wall, said to Baby Zetty with his heart pounding, "Did you know that he was following you?”
Baby Zetty was so scared that she clasped onto Finn's arm tightly, her voice quivering. "So he was just playing cat and mouse with me all along? I almost fell into his trap.”
Finn looked at Baby Zetty’s stunning and attractive face. She was still in trepidation when she thought of how she had nearly been abducted by the human trafficker.
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