When Fang Zheng and Irena reached the depths of the alley, an unimaginable scene appeared before them.

Deep in the alley, three people were lying in a pool of blood. They were Selena's parents and Estelle.

Next to them stood a petite killer holding a sharp blade.

Seeing Fang Zheng and Irena appear, Selena turned around and opened her mouth to reveal a twisted smile.

"Ah, are you also from the future like this big sister?"

"Why did you kill your parents...?"

Irena pulled out her wand and glared at Serena, who showed no expression at all.

"Actually, I was abused by my parents, so I killed them. So will you forgive me?"

“…”

"I have been abused by my father and bullied by my mother since I was born. My father only looks at me with lustful eyes, and my mother is jealous of me as another woman who stole her husband. Even so, they still try hard to act like a happy family in front of outsiders. It's really disgusting."

“…Ugh…”

Hearing Selina's answer, Irena bit her lip, while Fang Zheng shrugged his shoulders.

"See, I knew it would be like this?"

"Did you know all along...?"

"That's about right. Although the child's expression is very natural, it is not natural. You see, if a child is in pain, he will cry, and if he is happy, he will laugh. This is the growth process of a straightforward child. But if a child does not cry when she is in pain, nor laugh when she is happy, then it means that there is probably something wrong with her upbringing environment."

Having said this, Fang Zheng sighed.

"Besides, in a world I've been to, this kind of thing happened a lot. On the surface, the victim looked innocent, but in fact, he was a ruthless killer. Stabbing someone to death was nothing. He could even chop off the head and run away with it. This kind of thing..."

Having said that, Fang Zheng curled his lips at the murder scene in front of him.

"... Disguising as a robber and breaking into a house to kill people is the most basic method. The more ruthless ones over there will also frame the blame on someone they hate, and the evidence is so solid that the other party will have no way to defend themselves. As for the motives of these people, they are also varied. They may be seeking revenge for their parents, children, lovers, or they cannot seek justice and have to enforce justice themselves... If you only look at their appearance, you will never be able to tell that those honest children are more ruthless than each other when planning to kill people."

"Well……"

Hearing this, Irena broke out in a cold sweat, while Selena's eyes lit up.

"That's right, big brother. I'm just enforcing justice. Because no one will believe me. Even if I run to find others and tell them that my father and mother bullied me, they won't believe it. They will just think it's a child's excuse for a conflict with his parents. That's why I have to do it myself. If there really is a kind-hearted robber, then I don't need to do this."

As she spoke, Selena looked at the two of them, then suddenly broke into a run and rushed towards Fang Zheng and Irena.

"So, big brother, big sister, you should also die for justice!!"

“……!!!”

Seeing the girl rushing towards her with a blade in hand, Irena subconsciously tightened the wand in her hand, but someone was faster than her.

"Bang!!!"

Suddenly, several trash cans flew over and hit Selena, knocking her against the wall. Then Estelle crawled out of the pool of blood. She glared at Selena fiercely and raised the magic wand in her hand.

"Have you been lying to me all this time? Have you been laughing at me all this time? I consider you a friend!!!"

Along with Estel's wailing, magic missiles shot out and hit the girl, but the girl's expression remained unchanged, and she still looked at Estel with a grin.

"Ahahahaha, Estelle? So Estelle, are you going to kill me?"

"I treated you as a friend! I believed you would turn back into a good kid, but you've been lying to me all this time? Answer me!!!"

“Hahahaha, that hurts, hahahaha.”

Seeing this scene, Irena couldn't help but shudder. As a witch, and the one who provided Estelle with magic, she certainly understood how powerful these magic missiles were. This was enough to make anyone abandon their disguise and cry out in pain. However, even so, Serena was still laughing. Even though her face was swollen, her eyes were blinded, and her teeth were knocked out by the missiles, she still didn't change at all.

However, immediately afterwards, a wisp of green smoke suddenly turned into a halo that tightly bound Selena's neck and lifted her up.

"You...devil! I'm going to kill you!!"

"……Hahaha……"

Selina's voice gradually became smaller, and Estelle stared at her fiercely. Seeing this scene, Irena couldn't help but tremble. She subconsciously clenched her right hand. Although she didn't know what to do, she didn't want it to end this way.

"Wait, Estelle...you can't..."

As she spoke, Irena wanted to take off the ring on her hand to stop Estelle from killing Serena. Even if the other party was a murderer, no one expected it to end this way!

However, as soon as Irena stretched out her hand, Fang Zheng grabbed it.

"What are you doing?"

"Don't get in their way."

Fang Zheng shook his head and looked forward.

"They made their choice and they have to bear the consequences. This is their choice. You and I are just passers-by. All we can do is watch."

"But……"

"Everyone makes choices, and their choices determine their fate. If Selina's father had chosen to attack other girls instead of his own daughter, perhaps this would not have happened. If Selina's mother had the courage to protect her daughter instead of venting her anger on her daughter who was also a victim, then she might not have become a pile of rotten meat here."

Having said this, Fang Zheng narrowed his eyes.

"To be honest, I do support revenge, but I don't support killing innocent people. If this little girl points a knife at me, then she should be prepared to be killed by me. If she is mentally prepared and still swings the knife at me, then no matter what the outcome is, she must accept it."

Fang Zheng withdrew his gaze and looked at the pale, silver-haired girl beside him.

"It's the same for us. Your choice may bring unimaginable consequences."

Meanwhile, Estelle lowered her head.

"Goodbye, Serena."

The next moment, accompanied by the crisp sound of breaking bones, the girl's head turned 180 degrees, and then the small body suddenly lost its strength and drooped down limply.

At this moment, Estelle seemed to have used up all her strength and collapsed to the ground.

At this time, Fang Zheng let go of Irena's hand and walked to Estelle's side. Then he stretched out his hand, and with a holy light, the wound on Estelle's body was healed. But Estelle didn't seem to care about this. She just stared at the ground blankly and muttered to herself.

"She is not worth saving, she is not worth turning back, her death is not worth it."

"Although what you think is your business, I still want to say that this is not actually your fault."

Fang Zheng shrugged.

"You and she were childhood friends, but what could you do for her? If she told you that she was abused by her parents, what could you do for her at that time?"

"I……"

Hearing this, Estelle was speechless for a moment.

"You can't do anything because you are just a child. Maybe you didn't understand what happened to Serena at that time. The child had been desperate for a long time because no one would believe her and no one would help her. That's why she became twisted and became what she is now. Of course, it's meaningless to say all this now. We are just making a final summary of the life of this poor child in front of her corpse."

However, when he said this, Fang Zheng narrowed his eyes and stared at Estelle.

"But I can give you a chance."

"……Why?"

Hearing Fang Zheng's words, Estelle and Irena both looked at him, wanting to see what this man was going to say.

"If you really cherish Serena and really want to save her, I can take you back to that time, when Serena was about to be killed by her father. You can take her away like a robber. Snatch her out of this house and return to your timeline."

“…”

At this time, Estelle's originally dim eyes began to brighten.

"Really? Is it really possible?"

"Of course, but I want to remind you that the choice you made is not necessarily the best. Maybe after you take her back, she will hate you for taking her away from her parents. Maybe she really has the qualities of a murderer. Even if you work hard to raise her and want her to stay away from this path, tragedy will happen again for some reason."

Fang Zheng spread his hands.

"So, make your choice. Do you want to embark on a road full of unknown thorns, or do you decisively return to your home, cry bitterly for the depravity of your relatives and friends, then find a bar to get drunk, and then completely put this matter behind you and start your new life?"

Having said this, Fang Zheng stared at Estelle.

"You made your choice and you have to accept the consequences."

“…”

Feeling Fang Zheng's stare, Estelle swallowed.

"Why are you helping me?"

"First, you are a lovely girl. I am always very generous to lovely and beautiful girls."

Fang Zheng held up one finger, then another.

"Second, although it is well known that tragedy is more touching, I still like to see the clichéd happy ending. Although this kind of ending may not be remembered like tragedy, it is not something we should remember. It is their own life, and everyone strives for happiness, right? For us spectators, whether it is tragedy or comedy, it is just for fun. So what is important is not our feelings, but the feelings of the parties involved."

“…”

Estelle didn't say anything, but just stared at the ground in silence, while Irena stood beside her. Although she didn't say anything, judging from her clenched hands, this witch seemed quite nervous.

Finally, Estelle seemed to have made a decision. She raised her head and looked at Selina's body not far away, then looked at Fang Zheng again.

"I... want to try again. Maybe I just won't give up. If there really is such a way, then... I want to try again!"

"You have to know that the ending may not be what you think."

Looking at Estelle, Fang Zheng reminded her again, and Estelle shook her head vigorously.

"This time is different. I didn't know what happened to her before, but this time... I already know! I know the cause of all this! So, I want to try again!"

"Even if the ending may not be what you expected? Maybe you think you have raised the child well, but you may accidentally find that she still becomes a murderer who likes killing, or you may be killed by her. Even so, do you still want to do it?"

“…”

Hearing Fang Zheng's question, Estelle trembled a little, but she quickly bit her lip and nodded vigorously.

"Yes."

"very good."

Fang Zheng nodded and snapped his fingers again.

The next moment, the scenery around them changed instantly, and then they appeared outside a house. It was already night time, and there was silence all around.

"Is this...Selena's home?"

"It's on the second floor. You know Serena's room. We'll be waiting for your good news here."

As Fang Zheng spoke, he leaned against the wall not far away and yawned. Estelle stared at Fang Zheng, then nodded vigorously and flew into the sky on her broom. Then Fang Zheng and Irena watched Estelle rush directly into the room on the second floor. Soon, they heard a man's roar and screams, as well as a woman's screams.

"Shouldn't we go up and take a look? I wonder if she has killed that couple."

Irena looked at the other end of the line connected to her ring and asked anxiously, while Fang Zheng shrugged.

"It's okay, no one will die."

After a while, the noise of chaos finally subsided, and then the window opened, and Estelle flew out of the window, holding a little girl gently, and landed slowly. The little girl with blue hair grabbed Estelle's robe nervously, staring at Fang Zheng and Irena.

“Wow…”

Looking at the little girl in front of him, Fang Zheng couldn't help but touch his chin.

"I thought the father was a lolita complex... I didn't expect this to be much more than a lolita complex. He's not even old enough to be a lolita."

"I taught him a lesson so that he will never dare to touch a woman again."

At this moment, Estelle looked refreshed, and Fang Zheng and Irena were tactful enough not to ask her what she had done to the father.

Anyway, other people’s joys and sorrows have nothing to do with you.

Then, the surrounding scenery changed again, turning into a very unfamiliar-looking room. Judging from the photos posted next to it, this seemed to be Estelle's home.

"So what are you going to do next?"

Irena looked at Estelle curiously and asked, and the latter smiled embarrassedly.

"I'm going to take her away from here."

As she spoke, Estelle touched the head of the little girl next to her, while the little girl clutched her robe tightly and looked at her anxiously.

"I want to find a country where I can live in peace and start a new life with her there."

Having said this, Estelle clenched her right hand.

"This time, we must start over again."

After saying this, she bowed respectfully towards Fang Zheng.

"Although I don't know who you are, thank you for your help."

"You're welcome. It's just a small favor. I have nothing to do anyway."

Fang Zheng waved his hand, signaling the other party not to worry about it, and Estelle also took out a bag of gold coins and handed it to Irena.

"Ms. Irena, thank you too. This is the agreed reward."

“…”

Faced with the gold coins handed over, Irena's expression was a little complicated, but after a moment, she sighed and pushed the gold coins back.

"No, I shouldn't have taken these. After all, I didn't finish the work. Everything was done by this gentleman. And it took you a lot of time to save this money. It will also cost a lot to take care of the children in the future, so I'd better return it to you."

"Please don't say that. I wouldn't have been able to move in the past without your help. You deserve this."

"That……"

Hearing this, Irena finally seemed to smile.

"How can I be so embarrassed? I'll just take a little."

As she spoke, Irena reached out and grabbed a little from the bag - about half of the amount disappeared in an instant.

"Then I'll go back to bed too."

Seeing this, Fang Zheng nodded to the two of them, then yawned, turned around and walked out the door, and then his figure disappeared into the air.

"What a strange gentleman! I haven't had time to thank him yet."

Looking at Fang Zheng's receding back, Estelle felt a little lost, and Irena also stood up.

"Well, I'm leaving too. Good luck, Miss Estelle."

After that, Irena found a hotel, happily paid for a comfortable room, took a hot bath, and then lay on the bed, closed her eyes and fell asleep - maybe because she had done a good deed, she was in a good mood.

When Irena opened her eyes again, what she saw was an unfamiliar ceiling.

"Wow... Is it morning yet? What time is it?"

The girl yawned, then slowly sat up and looked around with sleepy eyes. Then she was stunned.

So, who is this beautiful girl with beautiful silver hair and wearing thin pajamas, who is in a strange environment, with a strange man lying next to her, facing an unimaginable plot and being confused about it?

That's right, it's me.