Lin Luoran didnt know that someone was looking for her to the point of going crazy, and Mu Tian Nan, who was almost driven mad himself, also didnt know that he had once again crossed paths with the person he was looking for.

  The jewelry store was no different from an eight-hour office job. Lin Luorant had changed into her street clothes and was ready to leave work, the streets were already brightly lit.

  "Hey, dont you still have a rough stone with me? Arent you afraid Ill embezzle it?" Bao Jia asked Lin Luo Ran while driving.

  Having stood for a whole day, even Lin Luos physical strength was somewhat exhausted. He leaned against the passenger seat and closed his eyes to rest: "At least wait until I move into my new home before taking it back, the place where Im living now is too unsafe."

  Li Anping sneaked into Lin Luorans rental house, Baojia knew about it. But after all, he was the man who had a good relationship with Lin Luoran, and Lin Luoran could comment on him. As a friend, she always mentioned that despicable man, but she didnt have any standing.

  "Lets go see the house early and move out, then well be far away from them and wont have to deal with them anymore."

  Lin Luo Ran nodded and agreed. The two of them discussed it and decided that on her day off, they would go look at apartments. If they could finalize things early, she wouldnt have to worry about Lin Dad and Lin Moms life in Li Jia Village.

  Bao Jia originally said to go eat hot pot, Lin Luo Ran also counted as half a foot on the path of cultivation, recently not too fond of greasy food, still feeling that the dishes in his own space are delicious, after discussing back and forth, they decided to go eat Japanese cuisine.

  Mass consumption, the taste will not be so orthodox, and top-notch cuisine is usually hidden in private clubs, ordinary people cant find a way even if they have money.

  Lin Luo Ran was helpless about these small plates, and even Bao Jia, who had always liked Japanese food, felt that the salmon sashimi wasnt as fresh as before. She picked up a piece of sashimi, which was still relatively fresh, but when she ate it, she felt that the flavor wasnt right.

  "Youve spoiled me with your cooking, you have to take responsibility for supplying vegetables to my family for the rest of our lives." Bao Jia looked left and right, and finally found the reason why todays salmon wasnt delicious.

  Lin Luorans eyes flickered slightly as she wiped her mouth, "Lets go back for another meal instead, at your place or mine?"

  Bao Jia threw down his chopsticks in a most unrefined manner and blurted out two words:

  "Your home!"

  ……

  The two men paid the bill and left together.

  The alley in front of Lin Luo Rans house was so narrow that only one car could pass through at a time, and it would be very troublesome if they met another car coming from the opposite direction. Moreover, the streetlights were dim, so Bao Jia drove very cautiously.

  However, today the alley seems to be quite unpeaceful. From a distance, Lin Luorans ears were sharp and she heard scolding and cursing sounds.

  "Kid, just pretend to be dead, get up quickly for me." The voice was rough and sounded like a middle-aged man.

  After a long wait, the response to the fierce and overbearing voice was two mournful meows like those of a small cat.

  The citys neon alleys were originally the best place to hide dirt, and R City, as a first-tier city in China, couldnt avoid it either. A car drove by from the side, Lin Luo thought it was a street fight between thugs, so he didnt want to get involved in other peoples business.

  "Big brother, he seems to be dying..."

  At the mention of the word "death", a living persons life was at stake, and Lin Luo Rans calm eyes moved slightly, forcing Bao Jia to reverse the car.

  The white headlights shone brightly, illuminating the narrow alleyway, and several figures of varying heights instinctively covered their eyes with the backs of their hands, startled.

  The first was a middle-aged man with scars on his face, white and chubby, which made the centipede-like scar more obvious and ugly. The other few people had ferocious faces, and were actually half-grown teenagers!

  As for the person they said "was going to die", he was curled up in a ball in the corner of the wall, and the scar-faced man kicked him with his foot, but he didnt move, it seemed that things were indeed not looking good.

  Bao Jia took a look at the situation and grabbed Lin Luo Rans arm, fearing that his good friend would start sympathizing without understanding the situation and end up being taken advantage of.

  Lin Luoran made a zipping motion with her hand, indicating that she didnt plan to get off the car and signaling Baojia not to make a sound. The two exchanged a glance, and suddenly Baojia frantically honked the horn!

  "Mooooo... Mooo..."

  The car lights were as bright as day, and the horn was ear-piercing. The scar-faced man didnt know that the people in the car wanted to attract someone over, grab a impulsive young man, spat out two mouthfuls of saliva, turned around and left.

  The ear-piercing car horn finally attracted the attention of a patrolling police officer, and Bao Jia only then let go of Lin Luo Rans hand. The two got out of the car together. Lin Luo Ran really wanted to say that he was now as strong as Wonder Woman - except for not being able to fly. He estimated that if he said this, he would be ridiculed to death by Bao Jia. Moreover, Bao Jia had been afraid all along that this was some kind of ambush or trap set up to rob passersby, and there had been many reports of such incidents in recent years. Thats why she had remained silent and stayed in the car.

  "Whats going on?" The patrolling police also found the figure crouched on the ground, felt something was wrong, and saw that the two girls got out of the car, so they spoke relatively politely.

  Lin Luoran shook her head: "We found someone was murdered, pressed the horn to scare those people away, whats going on is really unknown."

  The police were somewhat surprised and suspicious of Lin Luos words. However, he still took a few steps forward and turned the rolled-up person over.

  They took a closer look at the huddled figure and all three were shocked - it was a boy who looked only seven or eight years old!

  This emotion of astonishment, in just a few seconds, all turned into anger!

  What appeared before Lin Luo Ran and the others was a small boy who looked like he was seven or eight years old, wearing a tattered cotton-padded jacket with yellowed cotton batting exposed outside, which was dirty and out of season under the car lights.

  The key point is that the little boy was thin, with only skin and bones, and his face had crisscrossing scars, some of which had healed, while others were still red and swollen... Lin Luo Ran and Bao Jia exchanged a glance, heaven, this is child abuse?!

  The police officer was also young and took a moment to react after being stunned by the situation, but he quickly called 120. However, it initially ruled out the possibility that the woman in front of him who drove the BMW had hit him. The crisscrossing scars and abnormal facial color didnt look like they were caused by a car accident at all.

  The little boys face was burning bright red, and he opened his eyes slightly. The three people standing in front of him seemed unfamiliar. If they were unfamiliar, then they shouldnt be those bad guys, right? He was originally young, and now his consciousness was even more blurry. He struggled to move his hands and muttered something unclear from his mouth.

  With Lin Luo Rans keen sense of hearing, he clearly heard those two words repeated over and over again ——

  "Save me...... save me......" The low and faint cry was like a cats mew, both pitiful and heart-wrenching.

  Bao Jias eyes turned red, and Lin Luo Ran squatted down, grabbing his small hand, telling him very firmly: "Dont be afraid, youre saved!"

  Lin Luo Ran had her back to the car headlight, from the little boys angle, he could only see her silhouette. He knew that the person holding his hand was a woman, but couldnt make out her features, just felt that she had a pair of eyes shining brightly, very much like the stars in the sky... very much like, the mother in his memory.

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