Half an hour earlier—
"Yu You, this hairpin really suits you."
Inside a small jewelry shop at the corner of Beishan Street, Tang Keke and Bai Yuyou were browsing through accessories. Perhaps because the stalker had been caught, the two girls now dared to venture farther from their usual spots.
"This penguin hat is so cute too." Bai Yuyou was wearing a fluffy cartoon penguin hat. When she pressed the long, claw-like strip on it, the penguin’s beak would open wide. Pressing it a few more times made it seem like the little penguin was talking.
"Come on, say cheese!" Tang Keke set her phone to selfie mode and snapped several pictures in quick succession.
After a while, the two girls stepped out of the shop, carrying small bags. The items they bought weren’t expensive—just little trinkets costing around a dozen yuan, mostly for fun.
"Hmm… I need to use the restroom." Tang Keke glanced around before turning to Bai Yuyou. "Yu You, I’m going to the bathroom. Want to come?"
"I’ll wait… outside," Bai Yuyou replied with a slight shake of her head.
"Alright."
Beishan Street was a scenic area filled with winding alleys, and the restroom was tucked deeper inside. When Tang Keke entered, she found the women’s restroom packed, with a line stretching all the way outside.
"Whoa, so many people?" Tang Keke hadn’t expected such a crowd today. She had no choice but to obediently join the queue.
After two minutes, the line hadn’t budged, and Tang Keke was starting to feel uncomfortable.
"What’s taking so long inside…?"
Some of the girls waiting grew impatient and even ventured into the men’s restroom.
Tang Keke briefly considered following suit, but her shyness stopped her—she just couldn’t bring herself to do it. Then she remembered another restroom a bit farther away.
That one shouldn’t have a line.
With that thought, Tang Keke decisively abandoned the queue and turned into a narrow alley.
Walking through the deserted alley, the air felt eerily quiet.
After a short while, Tang Keke suddenly sensed a faint, lingering gaze on her back. She stopped and glanced behind her but saw nothing.
"The stalker’s already been caught… must be my imagination." She didn’t dwell on it. After all, the stalker was in custody, and it wasn’t even nighttime—how many creeps could there possibly be?
Soon, she spotted the restroom. Just as she’d guessed, this one wasn’t part of the tourist area—it was a public facility mostly used by locals.
"Ahhh, relief at last."
A short while later, Tang Keke stepped out of the restroom and quickly sent Bai Yuyou a message: "Almost done here."
"Genius move. Time to head back." Just as she was about to put her phone away, a large hand suddenly snatched it from her grasp!
Tang Keke froze, then turned to see a man in a baseball cap and mask standing behind her.
"Y-you… you…" Her mind went blank, her lips parting soundlessly—until a sharp pain at her waist made her notice the glint of a cold blade pressed against her.
Oh no.
This is it.
Where the hell did he come from?
Tang Keke felt like her life was over. This shady guy didn’t look like a good person at all. Was he the stalker who’d been harassing girls? But hadn’t he been arrested?
Did he escape?
How the hell did he manage that?
"B-big bro, let’s talk this out," Tang Keke stammered, her voice trembling. She was naturally timid, and fear had her on the verge of tears.
"Shut up, or I’ll make sure this blade goes in white and comes out red!"
"U-uh… isn’t it supposed to be ‘white in, red out’…?" Her voice trailed off as the man’s menacing glare silenced her.
Survival was the priority now. No provoking the criminal.
"Move! Into that alley!" the man in the cap barked.
Tang Keke glanced at the alley he pointed to—pitch-black and clearly not a path normal people would take.
"Big bro…"
"You wanna die? Move or not?!"
"O-okay…" Tang Keke instantly regretted not asking Bai Yuyou to come with her. She had no idea whether this guy had targeted her on impulse or had been watching her for days. Her mind was a complete mess.
This was it. She’d been caught alone.
The two stepped into the dark alley.
And this scene was perfectly captured by a drone’s camera high above—
At a café on the street corner, a short-haired girl fiddling with her drone’s remote control raised an eyebrow at the footage. "Huh?"
……
The surroundings grew darker, the ground damp and reeking of decay. With the knife still pressed against her, Tang Keke trudged forward, her face twisted in despair. She already knew what was coming.
Either robbery, assault, or organ theft. Money was the least of her worries—the latter two would be a nightmare beyond belief.
Mom, Dad…
Brother… Yu You…
Someone, please save me…
Just then, her phone rang.
The cheerful ringtone pierced the silence of the alley—
"Queen of the world, shining so bright~"
The man in the cap pulled Tang Keke’s phone from his pocket and saw the caller ID: "Brother."
"……" He tapped the reject button.
Tang Keke realized this was her chance. The moment his attention shifted to the phone, she shoved him with all her might and bolted back the way she came!
"You bitch, I’ll stab you dead!" Enraged, the man lunged after her, brandishing the knife.
"HELP!"
"THERE’S A MURDERER!"
Tang Keke screamed as she ran, knowing this was her only shot—even if she understood the potential consequences. She had to try.
Her chest burned from the frantic sprint, but she ignored the pain, pushing forward with everything she had.
But their physical strength was worlds apart. The man quickly closed the gap, grabbing her hair and slamming her to the ground!
"You’ve got a death wish!" The man’s furious glare bore into her like he wanted to skin her alive.
"I-I-I—" Before she could finish, he yanked her hair and smashed her head into the nearby wall!
A sharp pain exploded in her skull. She let out a pained cry as warmth trickled down her forehead.
"Try running now!"
The man raised his hand, ready to deliver a brutal slap—his rage making him seem like a wild beast.
Click.
At that moment, the unmistakable sound of a camera shutter cut through the tension.
The man turned his head in surprise, only to find a short-haired girl in a school uniform leaning slightly against the wall, one hand holding a camera as if she had been taking pictures.
"Who the hell are you?!" the man demanded.
"Me?" An Shiyu slowly lowered the camera.
"Just a passing Kamen Rider. Carry on, don’t mind me."
pression Bureau] Transported to a fantasy world overrun by demons and monsters, Gu Qingfeng becomes a jailer in the Demon Suppression Prison of the Great Yan Dynasty's Demon Suppression Bureau. From this point on, bizarre cases frequently occur in the Demon Suppression Prison, once known as hell on earth and infamous for its gloomy, terrifying atmosphere! Why do the demons and monsters in the prison wail miserably every night? Why has the corpse demon, capable of transforming into various beauties, donned black stockings and switched careers to become a foot massage therapist? Why has the eye demon, expert in soul-snatching and illusions, turned into a VR headset? Why is the fox spirit performing otaku dances? Are all these occurrences a twisted expression of demonic nature, or a descent into moral depravity? After peeling away layer upon layer of mystery, all clues ultimately point to a jailer named Gu Qingfeng. Gu Qingfeng: "Hehehe... My dear demons and monsters, whose card shall we flip today?"
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
ts me of treason?" "Correct. The host must return to the capital and gradually build up influence." "Wait—I have half a million soldiers, and you want me to go back to the capital to 'build influence'?" "Host, you are currently the Northern Garrison General, loyal to the Great Xia Dynasty." "Of course I am loyal to Great Xia! Absolutely loyal!" "But you keep referring to yourself as 'We'..." "Never mind the details! Summon all the regional commanders and military officers! We suspect treacherous officials are manipulating the court! They shall march with Us to the capital and purge the corrupt!" "......"
iaobai: "Councilor Dad, front me some funds. I want to hire ten thousand professional miners for a project!" [Five-Star Mission Issued: Capture the leader of the Blood Heaven Pirate Gang, who is on the run in the Radiant Star Sector. It is said the gang has over a hundred members. Proceed with caution.] Lu Xiaobai: "Councilor Dad, lend me the family's hundred-thousand-strong Lu Army!" [Seven-Star Mission Issued: Subdue a juvenile Void Dragon Beast.] Lu Xiaobai: "Councilor Dad, I'm taking your tamed Void Dragon Beast King out for a family reunion!" I said, System, don't you have any slightly more challenging missions? You're just not up to par! [Nine-Star Mission Issued: Become the Human Councilor.] Lu Xiaobai: "Dad, there's a small matter I'd like to discuss with you..."
