Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 867

Though Ruby hadn't been directly involved in child trafficking, buying a child still made them accomplices. Plus, no one knew how many children the traffickers had abducted over the years which led to countless broken families.

Though Ruby knew this, she'd never reported them. Instead, she kept in contact with them "just in case" she ever needed them.

The livestream audience raged. They recalled Shannon's earlier statement that the traffickers carried deaths, so they must've been responsible for lives lost during transport. That was another tragic side effect of their crimes.

"Please! Just sentence that old lady and human traffickers to death!"

"Human traffickers deserve the worst! They should be reborn as animals in their next lives!"

"I'm in tears; angry tears!"

"May this world never see trafficking again…"

Ruby and Brennan were soon brought to the interrogation room. With a new lead on the case, the police quickly sprung into action and were ready to reunite the kidnapped children with their families.

As the officers busied themselves for the preparations, Shannon and Skylar returned to their respective stations.

Skylar turned around to see Olivia looking abnormally somber. He assumed Ruby's crimes had frightened her and hesitated before handing her a soul-calming talisman. "This might help settle your nerves."

Olivia blinked. Then, she gave him a slight smile. "I'm not scared."

She paused, then muttered softly, "I was just wondering… Did Brennan ever suspect Ruby of being responsible for Macie's death?"

Shannon ignored the comments in the livestream chat and watched as Skylar and Olivia returned to the main lobby.

She was about to follow the patrol team out when Alden approached and handed the immobilization talismans she'd used on the traffickers.

The traffickers were now detained, so he had to return the talismans.

Shannon thanked him and reached out to take them back, but she noticed he was still holding them and looking at her with a pleading expression.

After some time, he awkwardly asked, "Would… Would it be possible for me to buy a few of these talismans from you?"