"Ah... Help!"
As Xia Qingqing walked to the entrance of an alley, she suddenly heard a weak cry for help.
The cry for help was barely audible, muffled by the sound of rain.
Xia Qingqing wasn't sure if she had misheard or if someone was really calling for help.
Countless thoughts flashed through Xia Qingqing's mind. Thinking of the two murder cases that happened more than a month ago, she finally decided to go to the alley to take a look.
If someone were truly in danger, those two extra minutes she wasted might have saved their life.
Xia Qingqing tucked the umbrella around her neck, took out a stun gun and a small, exquisite handgun from her spatial storage, and put the handgun in her jacket pocket first.
Suddenly remembering something, she rummaged through the system's inventory and pulled out a mask and a hat to put on, not forgetting to change into a coat as well.
After getting ready, Xia Qingqing took a flashlight in one hand and a stun gun in the other and walked into the depths of the alley.
As she approached the deepest part of the alley, she clearly heard two men talking.
"Hurry up and do it, then kill them."
"What's the rush? There's no one outside anyway. This kind of slut needs to be punished severely so she won't seduce men everywhere."
"Whatever you want."
"Don't rush, it'll be your turn soon."
Suddenly, the man who was keeping watch noticed that something seemed amiss; the alley seemed to be brighter than before.
He shouted loudly outside, "Who's there? Come out!"
Upon seeing this, another man immediately mocked him: "Why are you so paranoid? There's no one outside. Are you afraid of ghosts, haha?"
"Go away, get back to what you were doing. I'm going to check outside," the man said, turning on his flashlight and heading outside.
Xia Qingqing held her breath and leaned against the wall, waiting for the man to come over. The stun gun in her hand was already turned on, just waiting for the man to come and give her a fatal blow.
The footsteps drew closer, and Xia Qingqing gripped the stun gun tightly in her hand.
The next second, a man with a rag covering his head appeared in Xia Qingqing's sight.
The man opposite her had obviously noticed Xia Qingqing as well, and his eyes suddenly turned fierce as he raised the knife in his hand.
Xia Qingqing quickly shoved the stun gun into the other person's body.
Just a second before the stun gun hit him, the man had a contemptuous smile on his face. This skinny little woman, let alone one stick, even ten sticks wouldn't do her any good.
Unfortunately, he never expected that the stick in the other person's hand could generate electricity. Combined with his soaking wet clothes, he collapsed to the ground before he could even say a word.
Xia Qingqing swiftly took out a bundle of rope from the system warehouse and tied the man up tightly. Finally, she removed the hood from his head and stuffed it into his mouth.
She had just finished tying the person up when another man sensed something was wrong and came out.
Seeing his companion tied up by a woman whose face he couldn't see, he was furious and cursed, "You bitch, what have you done?"
He had barely finished speaking when he raised his knife to chop Xia Qingqing.
Xia Qingqing swiftly struck the man's hand holding the knife with an electric baton. The man convulsed for three seconds before collapsing to the ground.
She quickly followed suit and tied up the other person as well, then kicked the weapon far away to prevent the person from waking up later.
She then went deeper into the alley to check the situation and found a woman who looked to be in her thirties with fair skin lying naked on the ground. She appeared to have been hit hard on the head and there was obvious blood.
Xia Qingqing stepped forward and checked the woman's pulse. Finding that she was still alive, she picked up the clothes on the ground and covered the woman with them.
In this situation, she dared not move the other person casually. If the other person suffered some internal brain injury, and her touch caused a brain hemorrhage or other problems, then there would be no way to seek justice.
Logically, she should have gone to the police station to report the case, but she couldn't explain how she subdued the two murderers. She was hiding a secret, and her story couldn't stand up to scrutiny.
So, in order to avoid getting into trouble, she chose to do good deeds anonymously, and she even wants to give herself a thumbs up.
Xia Qingqing randomly knocked on the gate of a house and threw the murderer's bloodstained knife and a piece of white paper with writing on it at the gate.
He then hid in the shadows and observed until he saw the people coming out of the yard discover the things at the door and hurriedly run back into the house to call someone to report to the police. Only then did he feel relieved and leave.
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On her way home, Xia Qingqing changed back into the coat she had worn earlier and put the mask and hat back into the system's inventory.
When she got home, she saw that the gate was wide open and several figures were walking back and forth inside.
Xia Qingqing took a few quick steps and called out, "Mom and Dad, Gou Dan, I'm back."
Zhang Hongyan rushed over like a gust of wind, grabbed Xia Qingqing's arm and said, "You're finally back, girl! Your dad and I were so worried about you."
Gou Dan was a step too slow and grabbed Xia Qingqing's other hand: "Sis, why are you so late coming back today? Mom and Dad were about to go out looking for you, and I was very worried about you."
Xia Qingqing quickly explained, "I'm sorry to have worried you. I rehearsed with my roommates for a little longer today, which caused a slight delay."
Zhang Hongyan breathed a sigh of relief. Although she guessed that her daughter was probably delayed by rehearsals, she was still worried when she didn't return after waiting for a long time. She thought that if she didn't see her daughter any later, she and her husband would go to the school to look for her. At least they had to make sure that their daughter was safe, otherwise they wouldn't be able to sleep peacefully.
Xia Heping silently asked with concern, "It's good that you're back. Have you eaten? If not, ask your mom to make you a bowl of noodles."
"I've eaten. I ate at the school cafeteria. Mom and Dad, it's getting late. You should go back to your rooms and rest. I'm going to sleep after I wash up," Xia Qingqing said with a smile, showing no sign of the dramatic thing she had just done.
"Okay, your dad and I are going back to our room. You can't come back so late next time, and you have to let us know if something's wrong. Otherwise, my heart can't take the shock," Zhang Hongyan said, poking Xia Qingqing's forehead.
Xia Qingqing obediently replied, "I know, it was my fault this time. Next time, I will definitely tell you in advance if anything happens."
"Goodnight, sister," Gou Dan said before running back to his room.
The next day was the school anniversary celebration. According to the school's arrangements, students attended classes as usual in the morning and held a school anniversary cultural performance in the afternoon.
Because of the afternoon performance, Liu Huimin wasn't very focused during class, as she kept thinking about the performance.
She doesn't seek to stand out; she just wants to avoid embarrassing herself in front of everyone.
Xia Qingqing noticed that she was daydreaming and tapped the table in front of her without making a sound: "Sister Huimin, pay attention in class, the professor is watching you."
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