Ten minutes later.

Chuzheng helped Miao Miao Miao sit up and found a coat to wrap around her.

Miao Miao Miao was in shock, trembling constantly, her eyes unfocused.

After comforting her, Chuzheng took the confiscated weapon and walked over to Brother Biao, looking down at him.

Brother Biao lay on the ground, his face bruised and swollen, looking quite miserable.

Chuzheng aimed the weapon at Brother Biao’s head.

Brother Biao’s face turned ashen, his pupils filled with fear.

Chuzheng narrowed her eyes slightly, her finger resting on the trigger, slowly pressing down.

Brother Biao was terrified, his body trembling like a sieve: "Sister, auntie... if you kill me, there’s nothing in it for you, spare me... I know I was wrong."

Click—

Brother Biao squeezed his eyes shut.

But he didn’t feel any pain.

Brother Biao opened his eyes to find that the world looked the same as before.

Not dead...

Brother Biao touched himself; he was still warm, not dead, he was alive!!

Chuzheng tossed the weapon in front of him: "With such little guts, you dare to mess around in society? Didn’t your family teach you to practice being brave first?"

Brother Biao: "..."

Brother Biao looked at the weapon in front of him, instinctively reaching for it, but then he quickly remembered, she had removed the bullets earlier...

Chuzheng didn’t mind his actions at all, crouched down to meet his eyes, and calmly asked him: "How many years do you think kidnapping with a weapon gets you?"

Brother Biao: "..."

"Don’t look at me like that, I’m a good person, I won’t kill you." Chuzheng stressed earnestly that she was a good person, which only made Brother Biao more afraid.

Could a good person really do something like this?

-

Brother Biao was just a thug, but he was pretty wealthy and regularly engaged in illegal activities.

Whether due to good luck or some backing, he never really got into serious trouble.

What happened last night made Brother Biao very angry.

It just so happened Brother Biao knew Miao Miao Miao would go to the comic con, so he ordered people to roam around there, and unexpectedly, they saw her.

So Brother Biao had his people abduct Miao Miao Miao.

He wasn’t afraid of being reported to the police, as he would record videos to use as blackmail, ensuring she wouldn’t want to become famous and let everyone know, thus wouldn’t report him.

Miao Miao Miao’s situation was purely coincidental; if the comic con had been elsewhere, Brother Biao might have just remained angry instead of taking action.

Chuzheng remembered that in the story, the original protagonist didn’t attend this comic con.

It was naturally because of Lu Qian’s family.

It seemed Lu Qian took away the clothes she bought, causing quite a commotion, so the original protagonist couldn’t make it.

But afterward, Miao Miao Miao seemed to disappear, stopped streaming, and couldn’t be contacted, even her phone became an out-of-service number.

The original protagonist was also dealing with distress due to Lu Qian during that time, lacking the time and energy to contact Miao Miao Miao, and thus they lost contact.

So did this incident happen in the story?

Chuzheng glanced over at Miao Miao Miao.

There are too many incomprehensible things in this world, no one knows how small a thing could cost a life.

Humans are the most complex creatures.

Chuzheng called the police.

Brother Biao and his group were quickly taken away, and Chuzheng and Miao Miao Miao, as involved parties, went along to give their statements.

Brother Biao confessed to his crimes, including the serious offense of weapon possession, making it difficult for him to get out for a while.

-

Shu Wen and Sang Yu came over together, and as soon as Miao Miao Miao saw Shu Wen, tears started streaming down her face.

"Are you okay?"

Miao Miao Miao was still scared, her body trembling slightly.

Seeing this, Shu Wen hurriedly hugged her: "It’s okay now, it’s okay..."

Chuzheng withdrew her hand and looked at the person next to Sang Yu: "What are you doing here?"

Bai Dongai widened his eyes: "What, unhappy to see me? How did you end up here? Are you alright?"

Chuzheng was silent for a moment, then shook her head: "No."

Bai Dongai seemed to breathe a sigh of relief: "I heard you took care of those thugs by yourself? When did you become so impressive?"

His eyes became suspicious as he spoke.

Although he didn’t know the level of those thugs, based on his knowledge of his deskmate, there was no way she could handle so many people.

"Coincidence." Chuzheng brushed it off and steered the conversation back to the first question: "So what are you doing here?"

Bai Dongai motioned with his chin: "My brother."

Chuzheng glanced over at Shu Wen.

Earlier, her attention was on Sang Yu, so she hadn’t looked closely.

Now that she looked, Shu Wen and Bai Dongai really did have some resemblance.

"Siblings?"

"No."

Bai Shuwen was Bai Dongai’s cousin. Bai Dongai saw a picture Bai Shuwen posted in a social circle, recognized Miao Miao Miao, and called Bai Shuwen to ask where he was.

He had just arrived when Bai Shuwen received a call saying Miao Miao Miao was in trouble, so he came along.

Chuzheng could only marvel at how small the world sometimes really is.

There are coincidences you can’t imagine, none that won’t happen.

-

Sang Yu stood quietly on one side, occasionally glancing at Bai Dongai and Chuzheng, and it was unclear what he was thinking.

After standing for a while, Sang Yu turned and walked outside.

The environment was suffocating, making him uncomfortable.

Outside, Sang Yu found a spot to sit, fished out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, and had just pulled one out when a voice came from beside him.

"Why did you come out?"

Sang Yu paused, then put the cigarette back: "It’s too stuffy inside, and there’s nothing for me to do."

He was just there as a friend accompanying Bai Shuwen.

There was nothing useful he could do inside, and there were too many people coming and going.

Chuzheng sat beside him: "Is your work finished?"

Sang Yu felt his heart flutter as he sensed her presence, and after a moment, he nodded: "Yeah."

Chuzheng asked again: "Where are you staying?"

Sang Yu mentioned a hotel name, and Chuzheng thought for a moment, realizing it wasn’t far from where she was staying.

Chuzheng and Sang Yu chatted casually for a while, and meanwhile, Miao Miao Miao finished giving her statement and could leave.

Bai Shuwen helped her out to first settle her back at the hotel.

Bai Dongai followed along, chattering non-stop.

"Is she okay?"

"She’s fine. I’ll let her sleep for a while." Bai Shuwen surveyed the hotel room and asked Chuzheng: "Are you two staying here?"

"Yeah."

Bai Shuwen was probably surprised that two young girls were staying in such a suite, but he didn’t ask further and went downstairs to buy some things.

This left Chuzheng, Bai Dongai, and Sang Yu in the room.

Bai Dongai’s gaze shifted back and forth between Chuzheng and Sang Yu, like a father suspecting his daughter was dating some random guy.

Sang Yu got up: "If there’s nothing else, I’ll head back."

"I’ll walk you out."

Sang Yu intended to decline, but upon meeting Bai Dongai’s eyes, he nodded.

Bai Dongai pondered while rubbing his chin as he watched the two leave.