Chapter 57: Uncontrollable Rage
Lin Tian stuffed the last mouthful of pancake into his mouth and turned to ask, "Boss, is this little boy here begging every day?"
"Basically, he’s here begging every day; that’s his job!" the shop owner said bluntly.
"I want to take him to a shelter, help him find his family!" Lin Tian wasn’t speaking on a whim; he truly intended to do so.
The little boy, a five or six-year-old, should be in school receiving education, holding dreams of striving to serve his country.
Not standing here, dirty and humiliatingly begging.
If this goes on, this little boy’s life will be ruined.
It’s a person’s entire life, just gone!!!
The shop owner shook his head, "Young man, I advise you to mind your own business!"
"Why?" Lin Tian retorted.
"Firstly, the little boy won’t be able to leave with you, even if you manage to take him to a shelter, he will eventually return here!"
"He might end up worse off than he is now!"
The shop owner hesitated before continuing, "Besides, you won’t be able to take him away!"
"Why?" Lin Tian wondered again. In his view, how hard could it be to take a five or six-year-old boy?
"Young man, you should still be in school, right? Are you usually at school when there’s nothing else to do?" The shop owner looked up at the distant beggars and asked with a smile.
"Yes!" Lin Tian nodded, having nothing to argue with; if he hadn’t been expelled from school, he wouldn’t even have the chance to come out and walk around.
"No wonder you have this thought!" The shop owner nodded in sudden realization.
"You probably walked around People’s Park while coming to buy breakfast, didn’t you? Didn’t you find it strange? Why are there so many beggars here who are disabled or missing limbs?"
Thanks to the shop owner’s reminder, Lin Tian realized he had indeed encountered several disabled beggars when he passed through the park on his way to get breakfast!
"It seems so!" Lin Tian continued to ask, "Why are they all disabled?"
"I’ve already said what I should, I can’t say more!" The shop owner seemed apprehensive and advised, "Don’t ask anymore, knowing too much isn’t good for you!"
"No worries, I’m not afraid!" Lin Tian was undeterred.
"You’re not afraid, but I am!" The shop owner waved repeatedly, looking troubled, "I still have to do business here, don’t cause me trouble!"
Seeing the shop owner’s fearful face, Lin Tian was even more puzzled, what was up with these beggars in the park?
Why would even the shop owner be so apprehensive?
Seeing the shop owner’s troubled expression, Lin Tian didn’t press further, but he knew that these disabled beggars in the park must have issues.
Leaving the breakfast shop, Lin Tian didn’t hurry to leave; instead, he wandered around the vast park a couple more times.
And sure enough, he discovered something unusual...
The beggars in the park seemed independent, not knowing each other.
But, in fact, there were people watching them, based on Lin Tian’s observations, there were at least three people keeping an eye on these beggars in the park.
Lin Tian was shocked; could this be the reason for the shop owner’s apprehension?
It turned out these beggars were organized.
Could this be the legendary Beggar Gang?
Even more, Lin Tian saw with his own eyes that poor little boy begging, having all the money in his bowl taken by a middle-aged man and put into a bag.
Could it be that the little boy was being forced to beg in the park?
This scene filled Lin Tian with rage, his eyes brimming with killing intent.
A grown man, bullying a little boy, what kind of skill is that!!!
Damn!
Lin Tian, as a person, was fine when calm, but after the incident with Li Li, he could say nothing made him angry anymore!
But this time, the fear in the little boy’s eyes while begging undoubtedly touched Lin Tian’s baseline, making him completely furious.
Anger beyond control!!!
Even earning money through deceitful means could be understood, but making a five or six-year-old child beg?
Bullying children, instigating children, threatening children.
A middle-aged man doing such things, a grown man doing such things.
Isn’t it shameful?
Have you no sense of decency?
Lin Tian, with a grim look, found a spot with a good view in the park to quietly observe the beggars in the park and the people watching them.
These beggars were clearly being controlled by these people, and Lin Tian vaguely understood what the shop owner meant when he mentioned it, why were all the beggars here disabled people?
Clearly, these people’s disabilities were likely artificially caused.
Purposely made to be missing limbs or disabled, to garner public sympathy for begging money.
And the shop owner’s words, still echoing in Lin Tian’s ears, "If you save him, he might end up worse!"
Perhaps the shop owner’s intent was to tell him not to save the little boy.
Otherwise, if the little boy was saved and then caught back, he might be beaten until disabled.
Thinking of this, Lin Tian’s eyes were bloodshot with a layer of red!
He’s... just a child, why be so cruel to a child?
Just a child, is it necessary to cripple someone for money?
The more Lin Tian thought, the angrier he became, silently making a decision in his heart. Perhaps as the shop owner said, it was an overflow of compassion!
But since he had seen it, he could not stand by doing nothing; he had to rescue him, ensuring a five or six-year-old child’s eyes weren’t filled with fear and terror!
But rather the joy and innocence of childhood.
Lin Tian sat in the park waiting, until it was lunchtime, the crowd exercising in the park gradually dispersed, leading to fewer and fewer people in the park, leaving only the beggars in sight.
Just at this moment, near the plaza parking lot, two minivans suddenly drove in, and soon after, someone from the vans started making calls, while the beggars in the park, though in different locations, surprisingly moved towards the direction where the vans were parked.
Lin Tian’s mind was stirred; he was waiting for these people, instinctively reaching for his pocket, muttering to himself, "If the other side indeed has strength in numbers, if necessary, I’ll call Bai Shishi, I’m sure she would also loathe these social scums!"
With this in mind, Lin Tian quickly walked towards the place where the two vans were parked, observing the situation from a distance as he walked.
Just as Lin Tian suspected, the two vans were there to pick up these beggars.
Those disabled in the legs who reached the vans faster hobbled to the vans, bowing to get inside, while those with leg disabilities were lifted and tossed directly into the vans by people who got off from the buses; their actions resembled throwing garbage.
"They’re about to leave!" Lin Tian muttered to himself.