Starvines did the hard labor, and a large hole appeared before them.

when?

Looking at the cutting marks on the edge, Xiao Liang couldn't understand when they had offended the military.

The scent stopped there, and Xiao Li seemed to have vanished into thin air.

Xiao Liang recovered the surveillance footage, but the frustrating thing was that he could only see the video of Xiao Li in the cub's room. She was small and had been taken away without realizing it.

The person who came was clearly prepared, avoiding other cameras, and could only be seen from the perspective of some intelligent robots.

Xiao Liang watched the suspect in the surveillance footage from beginning to end, his face grim. From the man's actions, he could tell that he was a cold-blooded beastman, and also a mercenary.

In the short few years he worked as a mercenary, he made many friends, but also offended some. Mercenaries generally don't take on long-distance missions, as this requires adapting to the local environment and can affect their efficiency in completing missions, unless there's a large sum of money involved.

His eyes, now with vertical pupils, peered through special glasses, intently watching the tip of the suspect's tail in the surveillance footage.

There, the skin was rough and looked like it was about to peel.

"Ninth Brother, check the flights for the next few days for me. Cold-blooded orcs." He sent the message, his eyes filled with the icy glint of someone who had spotted their prey.

When Xiao Li woke up, she found herself still in complete darkness. She couldn't see anything clearly, but she remained vigilant about her surroundings.

She only remembered smelling a pungent odor in her dream, and her usually shallow breathing became almost inaudible. Her consciousness was also as if she were sinking into an abyss.

Now that she was awake, she stretched out her wings and found herself in a very cramped and uncomfortable environment.

There was no sound at all; the silence was eerily quiet.

Xiao Li shivered uncontrollably. It was so cold here, and she felt even the tips of her wings were starting to stiffen.

Where is this place?

She turned her head left and right, but still couldn't see anything.

Xiao Li tried to calm herself down. She called out softly, "Teacher Leng," and then called out, "Xiao Liang," but there was no response.

The little crested magpie understood, and she tentatively moved forward, groping her way little by little in the cage that held her.

As Xiao Li was groping around, she suddenly heard footsteps outside. She quickly shrank back and held her breath. The door opened, letting in a gust of wind and a sliver of light from the cage. By the light, Xiao Li realized where she was.

"Little thing, you're awake?" The cold-blooded orc suddenly spoke, tearing off the black cloth covering the cage, the light so bright it brought tears to Xiao Li's eyes.

Xiao Li squinted and saw the orc's appearance clearly. Snake scales covered his face, and his pair of eerie green vertical pupils were chilling. The other party was obviously trying to scare him.

Xiao Li mustered her courage and shouted at him, "Why did you arrest me?"

The cold-blooded orc was surprised that the little bird wasn't afraid of him, but he just snorted, "Someone paid you to disappear, so you'd better stay put." Then he closed the door.

Xiao Li was filled with fear, but when she thought of Xiao Liang, hope was rekindled.

Meanwhile, Lao Jiu quickly replied to Xiao Liang, sending him a list of cold-blooded orcs that matched the characteristics. Xiao Liang was looking at them one by one.

"Found you." Xiao Li gritted his teeth as he looked at the guy and began to retrieve surveillance footage to match the guy's face, racing against time.

He focused his efforts on this aspect and neglected things online. A message titled "Failure in Cub Education" appeared on the StarNet. The article began by summarizing the educational phenomena of cubs in recent years and raising existing problems.

Originally, it was just a filler review that no one would pay much attention to, but he took a jab at the Baiwen Orphanage, using the orphanage's previous transferee, O'An, as an example, claiming that the Baiwen Orphanage had packaged its educational methods well, but in reality, these methods were not suitable for all orcs.

This incident clearly had the support of conservatives, and it was forwarded countless times, all labeled as supporting traditional education.

Baiwen's fans naturally wouldn't sit idly by. Some of them were quite capable, pointing out the shortcomings of traditional education and, while criticizing it, also listing the advanced aspects of Baiwen Orphanage's education.

Ultimately, the Baiwen Orphanage was a fuse. The struggle between the conservatives and the innovators was always volatile and never-ending. As a symbol of innovation, the Baiwen Orphanage was a perfect place for the conservatives to retaliate whenever something went wrong.

The two sides were arguing fiercely again when suddenly a comment appeared: "If you don't believe me, go to the orphanage and see for yourself, isn't another baby missing!" The tone was arrogant and confident.

Some fans were naturally impulsive: "Let's go!"

Xu Jian's provocation worked.

If the Baiwen Orphanage fails, the leader will reconsider the military's subsidies, and their lives will remain just as comfortable.

He leaned back comfortably in his leather chair.

Baiwen Orphanage was too busy to pay attention, but Wen Ze was the first to notice the turmoil on the Star Network. He vaguely sensed a dark cloud hanging over his home.

The most urgent task is to find Ali.

But as a cub, he was completely clueless and didn't know where to begin.

After going around in circles, he finally climbed up one of the trees where Xiao Li was hiding.

"Huh?" The scent of the burrowing lichen had dissipated, and he sniffed the air, discovering some unfamiliar scents.

Inside the cotton nest, a piece of skin shed by a cold-blooded animal lay, its color very similar to the soft grass beneath it, making it virtually unnoticeable if one wasn't paying attention.

Wen Ze took the piece of skin tissue and immediately went to find Xiao Liang.

Xiao Li didn't just sit and wait to die. The orc had no interest in her and only gave her some water. She began to carefully use her beak to pry open the lock, while constantly observing her surroundings in case the cold-blooded orc suddenly returned.

Her heart was racing, but she forced herself to stay calm.

"Little bird, don't get any funny ideas, hiss—" The orc returned at some point and poured a handful of nutrient solution directly onto the cage, soaking Xiao Li's feathers.

The surrounding temperature was already low, which made things even worse.

Even colder were the orc's chilling words: "If there's a next time, you'll end up in my stomach."

--

An Ranxing.

Leng Linlin fell asleep from exhaustion, unaware that the curve on the monitor was fluctuating and undulating periodically.

Inside the nutrient tank, a pair of golden eyes opened.

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