"Little girl, want to have some fun with your brother?"
A blonde-haired thug suddenly stepped forward, blocking Zhuang Ruoting's path.
When he saw Zhuang Ruoting's tear-streaked face, his heart felt as if it had been severely struck, clenching tightly.
Having lived for so many years, he finally understood the feeling behind the four words "pity and love" that arise at the sight of someone in distress!
This girl was an absolute gem!
Especially with tears welling up and streaming down her face, the blonde-haired thug wished he could have her on the ground right now!
Gulping, the blonde-haired thug swallowed hard, a sinister grin appearing on his lips. "Don't be scared, I'm not a good person... Oh, wait, I'm not a bad person."
"You're out wandering the streets alone so late at night. What if you encounter someone with ill intentions? Come, take my hand, and I'll protect you!"
With that, the blonde-haired thug reached out to grab Zhuang Ruoting's hand.
Seeing him get there first, another blonde-haired thug, unwilling to be outdone, also reached for Zhuang Ruoting's other hand.
Zhuang Ruoting was terrified.
Looking at the two men with panic in her eyes, she turned and fled.
She had always been a good girl, never frequenting bars or clubs.
But that didn't mean she hadn't heard such rumors.
She'd heard that many girls, after getting drunk at clubs, would be picked up by someone when they were disoriented.
The next day, losing their virginity would be a minor issue; in severe cases, they'd even lose their lives!
A classmate of Zhuang Ruoting's had lost her life this way years ago!
The investigation later revealed that the culprits were a criminal gang who specifically targeted isolated, drunk women.
They would rob and assault them, and after they were done, they would sell the drunk women overseas.
Zhuang Ruoting's classmate had been drowned in a bathtub by the thugs while desperately resisting.
Zhuang Ruoting was now extremely scared, realizing she had clearly encountered a similar situation!
"Don't touch me!"
"There's a patrol car here every fifteen minutes. Hurry and leave, or I'll call the police!"
Zhuang Ruoting warned the two blonde-haired thugs as she ran.
But the two thugs pursued relentlessly, grinning sinisterly. "Who are you trying to fool? We've been hanging around this street for over ten years. Forget a patrol car every fifteen minutes, we're lucky if we see one every fifteen days!"
"Do you think this is a wealthy neighborhood?"
Zhuang Ruoting's heart skipped a beat. She turned and looked around, realizing she had unknowingly wandered onto a street she'd never been to before!
Judging by the pigeon cage-like buildings around, this was clearly a poor district of Hong Kong.
And the security in such places was, as one could imagine, terrible.
Zhuang Ruoting's heart sank rapidly.
However, she didn't give up.
She shouted "Help!" loudly while running with all her might.
Hoping some righteous person would hear her plea and save her life.
But to her surprise, the two blonde-haired thugs didn't seem worried when they heard Zhuang Ruoting's cries; instead, they sneered mockingly.
The next moment, a person emerged from around the street corner ahead.
Zhuang Ruoting thought she had found a savior and ran towards him desperately.
At the same time, she shouted, "Save me!"
The person remained silent. Only when Zhuang Ruoting reached him did he grab her arm.
A grin, similar to the sinister smiles of the two thugs, spread across his lips. "Save you? No problem. But how will you repay me?"
"You're so pretty, why don't you stay and be my wife!"
Zhuang Ruoting froze instantly.
The savior she had hoped for was actually an accomplice of the two thugs behind her!
"Hahaha... Run! Where can you run to? I told you, we've been hanging around this street for over ten years, you can't escape!"
"It's best if you behave and avoid suffering. Otherwise, I have a buddy who likes to play some exciting games, and I'll have to call him over!"
Zhuang Ruoting felt ice-cold all over, trembling uncontrollably.
She couldn't bear to imagine what that would entail.
She would rather die!
But... her arm was being held, and the surroundings were empty. She couldn't even die if she wanted to!
She heard that biting one's tongue could lead to suicide?
Should she just bite her tongue and end it all?
A thought flashed through Zhuang Ruoting's mind.
The next moment, she closed her eyes.
Taking a deep breath, she bit down hard towards the root of her tongue!
Just as Zhuang Ruoting was about to bite her tongue, she heard a voice leisurely echoing from the darkness.
"Don't be foolish."
"Biting your tongue to commit suicide is pure fabrication. Even if your tongue is bitten into eight or ten pieces, you won't die."
"Next time, try a different method of death."
Hearing this voice, Zhuang Ruoting, whose teeth were already in contact with her tongue, trembled violently and quickly stopped.
Unfortunately, due to the excessive force, her teeth inevitably bit into her tongue, leaving a wound.
Blood instantly gushed from her mouth.
But Zhuang Ruoting ignored the pain in her tongue and, with a mix of excitement and desperation, looked towards the source of the voice.
"Mr. Ying..."
"Save me!"
A figure slowly emerged from the darkness.
It was none other than Ying Chen!
Ying Chen slowly walked towards Zhuang Ruoting, completely ignoring the three blonde-haired thugs as if they didn't exist.
The three thugs exchanged glances and simultaneously pulled daggers from their pockets.
"Kid, trying to play the hero? Don't you know if you're qualified!"
"I'll count to three, and you better get lost! Otherwise, I don't mind making you my example today!"
The blonde-haired thugs pointed their daggers at Ying Chen, threatening him.
But Ying Chen continued to walk forward, still ignoring them.
The three thugs were enraged, a murderous glint flashing in their eyes simultaneously.
Without hesitation, they plunged their daggers towards Ying Chen!
And the targets were vital areas like the heart and the back of the chest!
This meant the three thugs had no intention of holding back and aimed to kill!
Seeing this, a flicker of coldness finally appeared on Ying Chen's usually impassive and calm face.
The next second, Ying Chen's figure suddenly vanished from his original spot.
The three blonde-haired thugs, who had been stabbing at Ying Chen from three different angles, turned ashen with horror.
They had used their full strength in this attack!
They couldn't stop it in time!
"No!"
The three thugs screamed in utter despair.
But all they could do was scream. Apart from this desperate and helpless cry, they could do nothing else.
*Plop!*
*Plop!*
*Plop!*
The sounds of three daggers piercing flesh rang out.
The three blonde-haired thugs had stabbed each other!
Each of them opened their eyes in disbelief, looking at each other.
After a moment, they fell to the ground with a thud.
They had died instantly!
They couldn't comprehend why, when they had missed their targets so often when stabbing others before, today they were so precise, all three stabbing each other's hearts and dying in a single blow!
"What's going on?"
At this moment, the noise from outside attracted the residents of the block.
Residents emerged from their homes one by one, looking fierce and glaring at Ying Chen and Zhuang Ruoting.
When they saw the bodies of the three blonde-haired thugs on the ground, their expressions changed in unison.
Then, a fierce and greedy glint appeared in their eyes.
The only emotion missing was fear.
It seemed such incidents were commonplace for them, and had become a means of extorting money.
"We all saw you kill them."
"If you don't want to be..."
One resident stepped forward and said.
But before he could finish his sentence, he suddenly found himself lifted off the ground, suspended in the air!
A choking sensation and sharp pain surged from his throat!
It felt as if he were being squeezed by a pair of iron pincers!