I listened to my sister's words today.

A few hours later, a passenger plane broke through the clouds and slowly landed on a mysterious island.

Through the plane window, you can see the azure sea and the surrounding lush green vegetation interwoven into a heart-pounding picture.

As soon as the plane came to a complete stop, a team of staff in uniform quickly stepped forward and set up the gangway.

As the Yun couple walked out of the cabin, the sea breeze with a moist and salty smell blew towards them, and a few unknown seabirds were circling and singing in the distance.

Before the two of them had the chance to take a few more glances at this paradise-like island, they were politely led to the special car by a serious-looking staff member.

A dark and low-key off-road vehicle was parked at the edge of the tarmac. The door was open, and the space inside was spacious and solemn, but the decoration style was extremely low-key and luxurious.

After the staff signaled the two to take their seats, the vehicle started immediately, raising a small cloud of fine sand and heading straight into the depths of the island.

At the same time, Jiang Ling was busy working in an exquisite and high-tech laboratory.

Inside the laboratory, pure white lights filled every corner, various high-tech equipment emitted low humming sounds, and the monitoring screens on the wall continuously flashed complex data streams.

While checking a strangely shaped instrument in her hand, she lowered her head and neatly placed several pieces of soft cloth into a special box.

After finishing her work, she breathed a sigh of relief, handed the box to her assistant, and quickly walked towards the metal door on the side.

As the door opened, a deep space appeared before his eyes - it was an independent enclosed storage area with dim lighting and a depressing atmosphere.

Jiang Ling walked in quickly and placed the medical equipment and cloth properly before turning around and leaving.

As she walked out of the storage area, she heard the assistant knock on the door hurriedly but politely behind her.

The person outside the door reported in a low voice: "Master, the Yun family couple have arrived at the core area."

Jiang Ling nodded, said nothing more, and walked straight to the reception room.

After a while, the door opened.

Luo Mulu walked in, his face full of anxiety and his eyes filled with an irrepressible expectation.

His steps were faster than ever before, and as soon as he stood still, he couldn't wait to ask, "Mr. Jiang, how is the child?"

Luo's father followed closely behind. Although he remained calm on the surface, his hands were clenched into fists, and it was obvious that he was already on pins and needles inside.

He didn't say anything, but just stood beside his wife, his eyes involuntarily staring at Jiang Ling, revealing a hint of eagerness.

Jiang Ling, however, looked calm and relaxed as he leaned towards the sofa.

The slender fingers lightly tapped the remote control, the projector made a faint humming sound, and a bright light curtain instantly unfolded in the center of the living room.

A series of complex data images and several blurry pictures gradually emerged on the light screen.

"So far, so good."

"But there are some things that you should be interested in."

After a brief pause, he raised his eyebrows and looked at Luo's mother and Yun's father.

"Why don't you sit down?"

Luo's mother glanced at her husband, hesitated for a moment, and then sat down at his gesture.

She clenched the bag in her hand, her fingertips turning slightly white, and it was obvious that she could not hide her inner nervousness and anticipation.

Father Luo gently patted his wife's shoulder and whispered soothingly: "Calm down."

Jiang Ling glanced at the two of them and nodded slightly.

She stopped talking and lightly pressed the remote control with her finger, and the picture on the projector slowly changed.

Luo's mother's eyes suddenly widened. Although she had never seen the child as a child, she recognized him at a glance. Her lips trembled as she uttered a few words: "Ruoruo!"

Jiang Ling slowly pushed a thick stack of file bags in front of Yun's father.

Luo's mother's eyes were fixed on the curtain, and her gaze seemed to be nailed by iron nails and could not move.

The silver-haired little girl on the screen came into view. She was standing behind the cash register of a convenience store. She was so short that she had to stand on a stool to reach the counter.

The dim light in the store made her thin figure look even lonelier.

Just as the little girl lowered her head to count the money carefully, the cash register made a mechanical ding-dong sound, as if reminding her of some sudden uneasiness.

A tall customer stood in front of the counter, his face filled with impatience like a dark cloud.

The little girl accidentally counted the money wrong, and the man, without saying a word, swung the drink bottle in his hand and hit her.

The bottle cap was not screwed on tightly, and the cold liquid poured out like a torrential downpour, soaking her thin clothes.

The girl leaned back and fell heavily to the ground, her elbow hitting the hard tiles with a dull sound.

She bit her lips in pain, tears welling up in her eyes, but she stubbornly refused to let them fall.

She hurriedly got up, bent down to pick up the bottle of drink that had fallen on the ground, and when she raised her head, she was forcing a smile on her face, as if trying to prove her strength.

After confirming the amount again, she handed the change to the customer, moving quickly as if she was afraid of making another mistake.

Seeing this, the customer wanted to continue to make things difficult, but the store manager suddenly came from behind, and his gloomy gaze made him speechless, and he finally left in disappointment.

The video screen flashed, and the scene switched to a narrow alley. The wet ground was set against the dim light, and the atmosphere was depressing and suffocating.

A group of ruffians surrounded the little silver-haired girl and forced her into a corner.

The leading thug was holding a photo and uttering vicious words. The girl had a stiff expression and her hands were clenched into fists, as if she was trying her best to suppress her inner fear.

Finally, she tremblingly took out a few crumpled bills from her pocket and handed them over. The gangster took them and turned away with a grin.

But the bad luck did not stop.

The scene switched again, showing the same alley, but even more eerie. A group of thugs surrounded the little girl, who huddled in a corner, her hands protecting her coin purse.

But this time, she failed to escape. A thug grabbed her shoulders and roughly pushed her into the puddle on the ground. The cold, dirty water splashed up a cloud of dirty foam.

The girl clenched her teeth and curled up into a ball, but still held the purse in her arms tightly.

The thug cursed and kicked her away. Her frail body flew a distance like a kite with a broken string and fell heavily to the ground. At this point, the screen suddenly flashed and the picture stopped abruptly.

Luo's mother had already burst into tears, her tears like beads that had broken off the string, wetting her cheeks and her clothes.

She stared blankly at the dark screen, as if her soul had been pulled out.

However, this was just the beginning of the nightmare.

Jiang Ling moved the remote control in her hand slightly, and a new picture slowly lit up.

This time, the camera angle is shaky and the scene seems to be in a dark and damp basement.

The lack of light makes the image blurry, but you can still clearly see that the protagonist is a girl trapped in a dog cage.

She was a little older than the silver-haired little girl in the previous video, but her pale face and trembling lips were still heart-wrenching.

The girl huddled in a corner of the cage, hugging her knees. Her clothes were torn and her exposed skin was covered in bruises.

Her hands were tightly grasping the iron bars of the cage, her eyes full of despair.

Although the video had no sound, she clearly mouthed the same words over and over again: "Please, let me out..."