Chapter 8: Robbery

  Liu Wei's workplace is a restaurant on the night market street on one side of Antique City, not far away.

  Liu Yi Yang originally had a longer working hours today, and when he came out, the sky was already dark. Looking at the sky, Liu Yi Yang's footsteps quickened significantly.

  In just a few minutes, Liu Yi Yang arrived at the bustling night market street next door. The street was not big, but it was very long, and the crowd of people coming and going made the atmosphere extremely lively. Liu Wei worked as a waiter in one of the hot pot shops here, with the busiest four hours of work every day.

  Liu Yi Yang walked into a fast food restaurant on the night market street.

  This fast food restaurant's meals are the cheapest, and they also taste great. Liu Wei's work hours are a bit longer than his, so every day he would eat here and wait for him, and then the two of them would head back to school together.

  As soon as Liu Yi Yang entered the fast food restaurant, he suddenly felt a thrill of excitement.

  He usually just eats the cheapest fast food. Today, he unusually ordered two small dishes and half a catty of white wine, sitting alone drinking by himself.

  If Liu Wei saw this, he would probably be shocked. After all, Liu Yi Yang was very frugal in his daily life to save money for his family and help improve their living conditions. He never bought things that weren't necessary, let alone ordered extra dishes or drank wine.

  Today's Liu Yi Yang was indeed happy, apart from the increase in salary, there was also the reason of having discovered a fake product.

  After all, he is also a young man. Although he has been calm before, deep down in his heart, there is still a sense of pride that anyone who achieves proud results cannot avoid this feeling.

  With his salary doubled, his life could change a lot from now on. He decided to treat himself well this time.

  Two small dishes and half a catty of white wine were quickly annihilated by Liu Yi Yang.

  Liu Yi Yang's hometown is in Licheng County, Henan Province, where there is a folk custom of drinking wine and a very prosperous wine culture.

  His father was very good at drinking when he was young, but now because of his physical condition, he rarely drinks. However, Liu Yi Yang completely inherited this trait. On the day of their high school graduation dinner, he alone finished a whole bottle of white wine without any problem.

  Half a catty is just a small sum of money for him.

  However, he only drank half a kilogram and met with joy worth comforting, but absolutely would not overdo it.

  After eating, Liu Yiyang took out a book from his bag and sat down to read. Liu Wei still had some time before getting off work, so he usually waited here and read a book while waiting.

  The boss and waiters in the store had known him for a long time, and they also knew this habit of his. They just smiled and cleaned up the things in front of him, letting him sit here reading and studying.

  "Old Three!"

  Before long, a familiar voice sounded beside Liu Yiyang, and Liu Wei had already finished work and arrived here.

  "So soon?"

  Liu Yi Yang lifted his head and smiled, somewhat reluctant to close the book. He was reading a textbook on infectious diseases because working part-time had reduced his study time, so whenever he had spare time, he would read more books.

  "What's so fascinating? I've been standing here for a while. You were too engrossed to notice me, let's go!"

  Liu Wei smiled and said, seeing Liu Yi Yang like this made his heart feel much more at ease.

  At this time, Liu Yi Yang was in a completely different state from when he came to work earlier. Previously, he had been worried that Liu Yi Yang's poor health would prevent him from completing his work. He knew very well that Liu Yi Yang's job required concentrated attention and meticulous care.

  Now, there is no such worry.

  "Alright, let's go!"

  After finishing his meal, Liu Yi Yang greeted the shop owner and left the restaurant. Having eaten here many times, he had become familiar with the old man, and would always greet him when leaving.

  "I'm here to ride a bike!"

  Liu Wei was about to get on the car when Liu Yi Yang suddenly pulled him back and grabbed the steering wheel.

  "Good, but be careful!"

  Liu Wei glanced at Liu Yi Yang, nodded slightly and didn't mind, until Liu Yi Yang rode the car and sat directly on the back seat.

  They usually took turns riding the bike, and he volunteered to ride today because Liu Yi Yang didn't feel well. Since Liu Yi Yang insisted, he didn't object anymore.

  It was just an insignificant little thing for both of them.

  Liu Yi Yang rode his bike out when the sky outside had already completely darkened. He had been riding this bicycle for almost half a year, but he had never felt as relaxed as today. At this moment, it was as if he had endless energy in his body, and the speed of his ride was getting faster and faster.

  "Lao San, what's wrong with you today? You were so down in the afternoon, but now you're full of energy at night?"

  Liu Wei, sitting in the back seat, felt that the car was going too fast and instinctively grabbed the armrests tightly, asking loudly.

  "I don't know either, isn't it tiring? Let's go back and rest early!"

  Liu Yi Yang smiled softly and spoke, his feet pressing down even faster, the car's speed also increasing by another fraction.

  Their average speed is comparable to some medium-speed motorcycles.

  Liu Wei held tightly onto the car and stuck his head out, feeling the cool outside wind, without saying a word.

  It took over 10 minutes on the way here, but Liu Yi Yang rode back in less than 10 minutes, almost twice as fast as usual.

  Far away, they had already seen the side gate of the school, which was where they usually entered and exited. This place was closest to the school dormitory.

  "Robbery! Help...!"

  Not yet at the school gate, a shrill cry suddenly came from a curved alley next to it, still a woman's voice.

  The sound stopped abruptly after going halfway, and with a "thud", Liu Yi Yang slammed on the brakes, while Liu Wei crashed into his body due to inertia.

  "Old Five, did you hear that?"

  Liu Yi Yang turned his head and looked back, asking urgently. Liu Wei, who was sitting up straight, also turned his head and looked towards the side of the road.

  This is an old street, next to their school, and opposite a village. Because the school is here, this village has also become a relatively large urban village in recent years. There are not many students coming out to rent houses here during normal times.

  More than half of those who rent houses are couples, and there are many girls living here.

  "I heard it, sounds like it's coming from over there!"

  Because the voice had only called out halfway before stopping, and there were many alleys here, Liu Wei didn't quite catch which alley the sound came from.

  "No, the fourth one!"

  Liu Yi Yang's eyes stared straight at a small alley in the darkness behind, and when the scream came up, he was very clear that the sound was coming from there.

  "Old Five, wait here!"

  Liu Yi Yang suddenly got off the car and quickly ran towards the alley, his voice was cut off halfway, indicating that someone had covered his mouth, and the people inside might be very dangerous.

  "Old Three, wait for me!"

  Liu Wei was slightly stunned, Liu Yi Yang had already run far away, he hastily abandoned the car and followed him running over. On one hand, he was worried about the woman in the alley; on the other hand, he didn't trust Liu Yi Yang.

  Just now it was a robbery, who knows how many people are inside, if there is one more person, and also with a deadly weapon, Liu Yi Yang might be at a disadvantage.

  Li Wei rushed out and was slightly stunned again.

  Liu Yi Yang ran very fast and soon arrived at the entrance of the alley, directly rushing in.

  This speed is much faster than usual running. Although the distance from here to the hutong entrance is not far, it's at least over 100 meters. Looking at Liu Yi Yang's speed, he'll probably arrive in about ten seconds at most.

  Is this speed enough to participate in the Olympics?

  Liu Wei continued running forward and soon reached the entrance of the alley, where he hastily rushed in without any hesitation.

  There were no streetlights inside the alley, it was very dark. Liu Wei ran over and soon saw two shadows, one sitting and one standing.

  Lao San, Liu Yi Yang!

  Liu Wei shouted loudly and the person standing suddenly turned around, Liu Wei also ran closer, peering under the faint moonlight to see that the person standing was indeed Liu Yi Yang.

  Seeing Liu Yi Yang, his heart put down a lot.

  "Old Three, are you okay?"

  Liu Wei panted and asked in a low voice, looking down at the person sitting on the ground.

  The person sitting with their head bowed down couldn't be seen clearly what they looked like, but from their hair and clothing, it could be discerned that it was a woman, and she should have been the one who shouted out loudly just now.

  "Just now there was someone, I just came in and he ran away!" Liu Yi Yang looked towards the depths of the alley, shaking his head slightly.

  He didn't say that when he just came in, he saw a masked man holding a knife facing the girl, but the masked man saw him coming in and ran to the other side.

  The alleys here are complex and intertwined, many of them are connected to each other, and there are few dead ends. If you're familiar with the roads here, you can run in and others won't be able to find you.

  He knew this point, plus the girl was frightened and suddenly paralyzed on the ground, he didn't know if the girl was hurt, so he could only stop first.

  "He actually ran away, I'll break his legs if I catch him!"

  Liu Wei shouted in anger, while Liu Yi Yang squatted down and looked at the girl who had buried her head in her chest.

  The girl was still shaking all over with fright, and Liu Yi Yang didn't know what to say either, so he could only simply say a few words that the bad guys had run away and told her not to worry.

  "Thank you, thank you all!"

  Two minutes later, the girl finally lifted her head and spoke softly, with tears still on her face. The trembling of her body earlier was not only due to shock but also because she had been crying.

  Any girl who encounters such a thing will probably be unable to calm down.

  "Oh, it's okay, as long as you're fine!"

  Liu Wei turned his head just in time and saw the girl's face. He had already fully adapted to the darkness of the alley, and he could see the girl's appearance clearly.

  The girl is very beautiful, with a melon-seed face and willow-leaf eyebrows. She doesn't seem to be wearing makeup, which makes her natural beauty even more captivating.

  Her face still had tears on it, adding a kind of pitiful beauty, Liu Wei stared blankly at him and hastily agreed, this time he only said one sentence.

  The girl also saw him and looked at Liu Yi Yang who was staring into the depths of the alley.

  "All these alley lamps have been smashed, it seems someone did this on purpose. Where do you live? We'll send you there!"

  Liu Yi Yang said softly, and only after he finished speaking did he turn his head to see that the girl was also slightly stunned. He hadn't expected that this time he would save such a beautiful girl.

  To Liu Yi Yang, this girl was the most beautiful one he had ever seen, aside from Ouyang Xuan who had a bit of a violent tendency. She wasn't much inferior to Ouyang Xuan either, and because she was crying, it made him feel an even stronger urge to take her into his arms and protect her.