Chapter 26: God, or an Immortal?

The park's loudspeaker continued to loop the announcement searching for the missing child.

However, the crowd remained uncertain.

After all, just now, only Lin Nan had claimed to see a boy in that man's arms.

"We have to chase him," Lin Nan's voice rang out.

It struck the hearts of everyone present like the tolling of a bell.

"Right, it's better to believe it than to doubt it!" Jiang Tao was the first to react, speaking with absolute conviction. "Never mind how Old Lin saw it—if that guy really is a human trafficker, this could be a life-altering matter!"

With that, Jiang Tao prepared to move and asked Lin Nan, "Old Lin, did you see which direction he went last?"

Lin Nan pointed in a specific direction and signaled immediately, "I'll go with you."

"No, no, Old Lin, don't go."

"You can't go running around the zoo dressed like that."

Fueled by adrenaline, Jiang Tao's mind raced as he quickly organized the plan: "How about this: you guys head to the broadcasting room and check the surveillance. I'll be responsible for intercepting him!"

"Alright, alright... uh, be careful, okay?" Wang Chengyu reminded him.

The group quickly finalized their roles. Jiang Tao dropped into a crouch.

A second later, he shot off like an arrow released from a bow.

Seeing Jiang Tao take action, Lin Nan didn't delay either.

"Let's go," he called out, leading Wang Chengyu and Ye Qing toward the surveillance room at a brisk pace.

Meanwhile, the viewers in the livestream were witnessing such a scene for the first time.

In their lifetime, they actually got to see a streamer's team working together to capture a human trafficker??

Although they weren't certain of the man's identity yet, the park's announcements were repeating incessantly; it couldn't be a hoax.

Furthermore, Lin Nan's team had already mobilized, creating a palpable sense of urgency.

More importantly, they shared a profound hatred for human traffickers.

To them, traffickers represented the agony of countless happy families being torn apart.

No matter where they were, human traffickers were universally despised.

As a result, the number of viewers in the livestream swelled, with everyone discussing the situation

"Damn, is that guy really a trafficker?"

"Regardless of what happens, anyone who kidnaps children deserves to be dealt with!"

"I don't know why, but even through the screen, I'm getting fired up!"

...

At the same time, inside the zoo's broadcasting room.

"Keep looking! How can a child that big just vanish into thin air?"

An urgent male voice rang out, directed at the park's security staff.

The middle-aged man was balding and looked deeply distressed; he was Director Zhao of the zoo.

Beside him, the sobbing of a woman could be heard—clearly the mother of the missing child.

Listening to the cries, Director Zhao paced back and forth in the broadcasting room in a state of anxiety.

A child going missing wasn't an entirely unprecedented occurrence, but after searching for so long, there had been absolutely no news of the child.

Not even a single witness had come forward claiming to have seen or heard the child crying!

This was highly abnormal. Director Zhao couldn't help but harbor dark suspicions, praying in his heart

"God, please, let him not have fallen into some corner of the park."

"If that's the case... things will get very complicated."

*Knock, knock, knock.*

Just as the Director was gripped by anxiety, there was a knock on the broadcasting room door.

It was the first sound they had heard since the search announcement began.

Immediately, Director Zhao and the weeping woman exchanged a glance, a flicker of hope appearing in their eyes.

Director Zhao stepped forward and pulled open the door!

However, the moment the door opened, Director Zhao froze.

He stared blankly at Lin Nan, who stood outside with a majestic aura, looking as if a deity had descended from the heavens. His mouth hung slightly open.

"A... a god?"

In that instant, Director Zhao even thought his prayer had been answered...

Heaven had truly manifested!

He had sent a deity to rescue them!

However, this sensation did not last long.

"Director, don't misunderstand."

When Wang Chengyu explained their purpose while panting for breath, Director Zhao felt an inexplicable sense of emptiness. He felt that this "deity" was simply too good an actor—the temperament, the mannerisms—at first glance, one would truly believe a prayer had been answered.

*If only he really were a god, everything would be solved...*

With that silent thought, Director Zhao immediately ushered the three into the broadcasting room.

"So, you're here to provide a lead?"

Director Zhao looked at the three of them, his curiosity piqued.

Since receiving the report of the missing child, the zoo had taken the matter very seriously. They had deployed staff to search the entire park, yet they had found nothing.

With so many staff members involved, how had these three managed to find a trace of the child?

With this thought, Director Zhao continued his inquiry

"Where did you see the child? Why didn't you just bring him here directly?"

Hearing this, Wang Chengyu first glanced at Lin Nan before addressing the Director.

"Director... actually, it wasn't all of us who saw him. Old Lin said he saw a boy in a light blue short-sleeved shirt."

"The situation is hard to explain in a few words; just check the surveillance and you'll understand!"

Hearing that there might finally be news of her child, the woman became incredibly anxious.

Director Zhao immediately pulled up the surveillance footage, searching according to their description.

Soon, following a specific camera feed, he saw the scene.

In the video, a man in a black trench coat was walking hurriedly.

It seemed he hadn't expected someone of such large build ahead of him, causing him to lose focus and collide slightly.

Then, he hurried away.

Throughout the entire sequence, the man was clutching a gray blanket in his arms.

Director Zhao narrowed his eyes, scrutinizing the footage carefully.

But no matter how hard he looked, he could only see a protrusion beneath the blanket.

It certainly looked like something was wrapped inside, but it was impossible to discern what it was.

Seeing this, Director Zhao's brow furrowed deeply.

He looked at Lin Nan suspiciously, his mind filled with questions.

After all, there was no footage of a missing child in the video.

How could Lin Nan tell that there was a boy under that blanket?

Moreover, in the video, Lin Nan had stood in place for a long time, staring at the man's figure as if he had discovered something!

Furthermore, Director Zhao desperately hoped that this was merely a case of a lost child. If the park increased its efforts and found the child quickly, it wouldn't be a major issue.

But if this escalated into child trafficking, the situation would become grave!

For any zoo, if such a malicious incident occurred and the child was not recovered, it would be a devastating blow.

Just as Director Zhao was clinging to his last shred of hope, a sudden cry erupted from behind him.

"Ah! My child!"

The group turned to see the woman collapsed on the floor, wailing loudly.

It was as if she, too, had seen through that blanket and realized her son was wrapped inside!

This scene left Director Zhao completely bewildered.

He wondered, *How on earth did they see that??*

But given the urgency, Director Zhao did not delay.

He immediately searched the surveillance following the lead.

Finally, in one camera feed, he spotted the man in the black trench coat.

However, with just a quick turn, the man slipped away like an eel into a surveillance blind spot.

And coincidentally, the surveillance showed that Jiang Tao's position was not far from the trafficker!

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(End of Chapter)