Chapter 2 The Station Chaos
Back in the early twenty-first century, the south city train station was a very chaotic place. Thieves, fights, child abductions—everything was common.
But our small county was backward and remote. The authorities were lazy and never launched any serious crackdowns. Many public areas didn't even have cameras.
So a beautiful, young, lone child like my sister—what she might encounter was obvious.
When my parents heard the news, they almost fainted from crying. They grabbed my collar tightly:
"Why did you leave your sister alone?! She's still so small. If something happens to her, how can we go on living!"
In the end the police pulled us apart.
A gentle short-haired female officer stood in front of me:
"Both of you parents, please calm down. Don't take your anger out on an innocent child."
Her way of speaking was a bit formal, different from us locals.
Later I learned she was a transferred officer surnamed Tu. She handled cases of trafficking in women and children.
I watched her from the corner of my eye. The word "innocent" echoed in my ears and felt strangely ridiculous.
Maybe this was the first time since I was born that someone had trusted and protected me without question.
But it came too late. Far too late.