A girl stood before the police car, dressed in a long black dress, her hair tied back in a ponytail. Her appearance wasn’t peerless, but she was very easy on the eyes. Only her gaze concealed a murderous intent.
“You are…?” Lu Liangting was still confused. He couldn’t see the girl’s face clearly from inside the car and only felt her voice was very familiar, as if he’d heard it somewhere. But for a moment, he couldn’t recall where exactly.
“Help me with something, can you? It’s a very, very important matter.”
The girl repeated her previous words, making Lu Liangting suspicious.
This girl’s appearance was already strange. Who would casually loiter near an apartment building in the outskirts at 2:30 in the morning, especially a young woman?
“The police are right in the car. Wait, Officer Chen?!” Lu Liangting suddenly realized with a jolt that the officers in the driver’s and passenger’s seats had somehow fallen unconscious inside the car.
Before he could turn his head, click, the rear door of the police car was pulled open by that slender hand. A few strands of black hair dangled down, and Lu Liangting finally saw the girl’s face clearly, a strange smile upon it. His pupils involuntarily constricted.
“It’s you!”
He had seen this girl before, in the class next door. Two days ago, she had even looked for him to ask some nonsensical questions. He never expected to run into her here again today.
“Looks like you remember me. That’s good. However, I hope you remember my name forever. And you must only remember my name, for your whole life. If another name appears in your heart, I will be very unhappy.” The corner of her mouth curved into a subtle smile, and the Girl in the Black Dress reached out a hand toward Lu Liangting.
“I want you to help me with something. A favor that only you can do for me.”
Lu Liangting felt his head suddenly groggy, a wave of dizziness washing over him.
The car had been drugged.
He really hadn’t expected her to be so crazy as to dare make a move on him right in a police car.
“Zhang Lin,” he said, sticking one hand into his pocket and gripping the Pen. Immediately, a figure appeared behind the Girl in the Black Dress. The instant the figure materialized, its hands moved to wrap around the girl.
The Girl in the Black Dress seemed to have a frail body, but her strength was considerable. Before Zhang Lin’s arms could secure her, she twisted her body at a bizarre angle and dodged them.
“A Ghost, interesting.”
The girl sneered, unhesitatingly biting her own finger. Two bloodied fingers struck toward Zhang Lin’s eyes like the claws of a tiger, with extreme speed and considerable force. Zhang Lin couldn’t even react before being struck in the eyes, letting out a pained grunt before vanishing on the spot.
Bang!
From the back seat of the police car, Lu Liangting kicked out, his foot landing on the girl’s backside. He then slammed the police car door shut, locking it, and mustered the last of his strength to lean forward and press the Walkie-talkie mounted on the police car’s console.
“An officer is being assaulted! Request immediate backup.”
There were still two police officers inside the corridor. Once they heard the message, they would surely rush over.
Having done all this, Lu Liangting’s consciousness finally sank into darkness. In the moment before he passed out, he couldn’t help but glance at the Fifth Floor of Sunshine Apartment.
He had originally planned to go back inside, to investigate “her” background and help free her.
The Girl in the Black Dress turned around, her eyes narrowing dangerously.
She had been just one step away from succeeding.
“Forget it, there will be plenty more chances later,” she murmured, walking away into the distance.
She glanced at the nearby Alley. Inside it, someone seemed to be standing, looking at her with a mocking gaze. Worse, it wasn’t just one person in there.
“Hmph. Sooner or later, I’ll slaughter you all.”
“Actually, there’s no need to rush. Once I win over Lu Liangting, you just wait to be executed.”
Bai Yu stood at the window, gazing down at the police car. She had seen everything that had just happened clearly.
Next to her, Zhao Mingyue was puzzled. “Who is that woman? What just happened?”
“I think, it might be a romantic issue,” Bai Yu joked, a rare occurrence.
“Romantic issue? I never heard that Lu Liangting had a girlfriend. Could you be wrong? Even if it’s a relationship issue, who argues at this hour?”
“Argument? I’d guess that woman wants to dismember Lu Liangting and then have a slow argument while holding his head?”
“Uh…” Zhao Mingyue was speechless.
She knew Bai Yu wasn’t someone who liked to joke, which meant… what Bai Yu just said was very likely the truth!
Bai Yu turned and went back inside, feeling rather indifferent.
It was a hundred percent certain that Lu Liangting would be targeted. With many wolves and little meat, all these lunatics wanted Lu Liangting. Among them were even those who would want to kill Lu Liangting, the other Supporting Characters, and then drag everyone down with them.
If Lu Liangting was a target, Zhao Mingyue couldn’t escape either. As the biggest competitor, Zhao Mingyue had to die.
“Go back and rest. We can talk about it tomorrow.”
“It’s already this late, a little later doesn’t matter. Bai Yu, tell me the details of what Lu Liangting was involved in just now. Why would that woman want to dismember him?” Seeing Bai Yu’s demeanor instantly revert to cold and detached, Zhao Mingyue resolutely stuck to her.
“There’s no need to know. Just understand that there are many, many women like that around Lu Liangting. Here’s a piece of advice: once you go to the School, stay far away from Lu Liangting. Stay away from anyone who actively tries to approach you and acts strangely, especially women.”
“Okay, but you have to tell me why.”
“To put it bluntly, just like tonight, anyone who actively approaches you very likely wants to kill you. You’ll only be in more danger at school than you were in this recent quest.”
Usually, she didn’t like to talk much, but she really couldn’t stand Zhao Mingyue’s questions. She divulged a little more.
“Mm-hmm, I’ll be careful!” Since Bai Yu had said so, Zhao Mingyue didn’t argue, replying with a serious face.
“Daylight will greatly weaken my power. And I can only help you directly once at most. The moment I make a move, those people will know of my existence. The next time they try to attack you, they will inevitably find a way to exclude me first before dealing with you.”
“I understand. I’ll be careful. But just being careful myself isn’t enough; I lack experience. So from now on, I can only ask Little Sister Bai Yu to communicate with me more often.”
Bai Yu hadn’t expected the conversation to circle back to her again. Thinking about it, there really was no problem. Relying solely on Zhao Mingyue would mean she’d definitely die a terrible death.
To be safe, she would just have to remind her more often and spend more effort on her.
“Fine.” After saying this, Bai Yu, her hairstyle still in the low pigtails, vanished from her spot and entered Zhao Mingyue’s Shadow.
What Bai Yu didn’t see was the scheming, triumphant smile that appeared on Zhao Mingyue’s face.
Being careful was one thing, but during this process, she could do a lot more.
For example, getting Bai Yu to talk to her more and break out of that cold, detached personality!
