An Unsettling Incident

A group of guys in dirty, worn-out clothes were excitedly yet nervously carrying an unconscious young girl, deliberately heading into secluded areas.

No matter how you looked at it, this was completely messed up!

Standing frozen in his tracks.

Lin Yu's expression was grave, but he didn't immediately follow them to see if the girl was in any danger.

There was only one reason why Lin Yu didn't rashly go after them.

And that was Tianming.

The scene that had just unfolded before his eyes was simply too bizarre.

It was so bizarre that Lin Yu couldn't help but suspect if this was yet another trap dug for him by Tianming.

It wasn't even dark yet. In broad daylight.

In a city where homeless people were rarely seen.

A group of filthy, vagrant-like men had suddenly popped up, carrying a young girl and brazenly walking right past him.

How could this not be suspicious?

Lin Yu furrowed his brows tightly.

He felt that nine times out of ten, this was another landmine planted by Tianming, trying to lure him into a snare!

Although his brain was thinking this way, Lin Yu didn't immediately distance himself from this trap set by Tianming.

Instead, after a very brief moment of internal struggle, he quickly followed them.

It's fine.

I'll just go take a look.

I won't do anything.

Nothing will happen.

Lin Yu consoled himself like this.

Walking briskly to the intersection of the alley where the group had disappeared, Lin Yu peered inside, his brow instantly furrowing into deep creases.

The alley the group had walked into was a complete dead end.

A high wall made of stone bricks completely blocked their path forward.

About two or three meters away from the high wall, there were two large green metal dumpsters placed against the side wall.

But the group didn't seem to have taken a wrong turn; their destination appeared to be exactly here.

He saw that they had already dragged the girl to the end of the alley.

After placing the girl in the corner of the alley, the men turned around and started bustling about in the few meters of empty space between the wall and the dumpsters.

It seemed they were laying something out on the ground.

Among the filthy guys, one impatient man couldn't hold back anymore. He reached straight for his pants, eagerly starting to pull them down.

But before he could even get his pants off, one of his accomplices noticed his attempt to take the first bite all for himself, and hurriedly grabbed him, forcing him to help them prepare the ground.

There was no need to watch any further.

Lin Yu wasn't an idiot.

Naturally, he could tell what they were about to do to the unconscious girl.

Lin Yu stared blankly at them for a moment, then withdrew his gaze, instinctively turning his head to look left and right.

Although it was already late autumn.

The evening temperature was gradually dropping.

But it wasn't winter yet.

During this season, there were still plenty of people willing to come out for an evening stroll.

Yet, in this labyrinth-like, interconnected alleyway.

Lin Yu couldn't find a single passerby.

Let alone people.

He couldn't even see a single stray cat.

This was highly abnormal.

This wasn't some remote, desolate place.

Just a few hundred meters away was a massive shopping mall that ranked in the top five of the entire city.

The vicinity was also a residential area.

No matter how you looked at it, it shouldn't be this quiet.

The surroundings were as silent as a deserted ghost town.

Or rather, like a vast stage.

Lin Yu instinctively clenched his fists.

He felt as if he were currently standing on this stage in a crucial role.

There was no massive crowd of spectators below the stage.

There was only a single gaze shrouded in the mist.

That gaze was staring right here, seemingly anticipating the subsequent development of events.

His hands, hanging by his legs, clenched into fists and then relaxed.

After a moment of hesitation.

Lin Yu lifted his slightly trembling legs and turned to leave.

Leave it, just leave it.

I can't be a busybody anymore.

Lin Yu constantly took deep breaths to ease the uncomfortable trembling sensation in his chest, feeling as if something inside was about to shatter.

Lin Yu forced himself to calm down.

Think about it carefully.

Ever since he transmigrated, how much trouble had he inexplicably gotten into because of meddling in all sorts of messy affairs?

Besides.

This woman had no ties to him.

Saving her would be a favor, not saving her was his right.

He just wasn't helping her; it wasn't like he was the one harming her.

There was no need to blame himself.

Furthermore, the incident unfolding before his eyes was nine times out of ten arranged by Tianming.

That being the case, he definitely couldn't get involved.

If he stirred up any more chaotic trouble that ultimately ended up hurting Little Darling, he would regret it to death.

So he couldn't interfere in this matter.

Besides, what the hell did this have to do with him?

Just pretend I didn't see anything.

No need to get involved.

No need to get involved.

I didn't see anything.

I didn't see a damn thing...

...

Lin Yu walked forward with his eyes half-closed. His lips moved slightly and rapidly, like a man possessed, repeatedly and silently muttering a single phrase.

This has nothing to do with me.

This has nothing to do with me.

In an extremely short amount of time, Lin Yu had found several high-sounding excuses for his bystander behavior, using them to convince himself.

He took a few steps.

Then a few more.

The pace beneath Lin Yu's feet was still accelerating.

Soon.

In just a dozen steps or so, Lin Yu arrived at a fork in the road.

Looking at the T-junction of the alleyway in front of him, Lin Yu understood.

As long as he turned into this fork and made a few more turns in this maze-like alleyway.

By then, even if he wanted to change his mind, it would probably be very difficult to find his way back.

Thinking this, Lin Yu immediately turned around. Without even trying to discern which direction led to the market, he single-mindedly turned into the alley.

Wanting to quickly cut off all avenues of retreat for himself.

Lin Yu's footsteps were swift, his lips moving silently, constantly repeating that previous phrase, It has nothing to do with me.

The reasons in his heart supporting his decision to stand by stacked up one after another.

There were so many that they could hardly fit, almost slipping right off the tip of his heart...

...

Motherfucker!!!

Without any warning, Lin Yu suddenly let out an explosive shout. He violently twisted his waist and, with a ferocious expression, smashed his fist fiercely against the solid concrete wall.

Without any hesitation.

And without any pause.

After throwing the punch, Lin Yu abruptly changed direction and sprinted madly back the way he came.

The multitude of excuses in his heart were now swept completely clean.

The only reason that still stood tall was just one.

If Little Darling knew that her father was the kind of person who would leave someone to die without trying to help, what would she think?

At this moment, only this single thought remained in Lin Yu's mind.

He completely failed to realize that compared to Little Darling's opinion of him, Little Darling's physical safety was infinitely more important.

If her life was gone.

What was the point of talking about opinions?

Not to mention, this also involved the final struggle against Tianming.

Compared to these crucial matters.

This seemingly grand reason in Lin Yu's heart was truly lacking in weight.

But Lin Yu went back anyway.

In fact, even without this reason, Lin Yu would still have gone back.

It would have just taken walking a few more steps forward.

It was nothing more than the voice berating me for being a disappointment growing a little louder, that was all.