Li Yong said, "To prevent the newsstand from being vandalized, I suggest you take your valuables with you. As for this little kiosk, we police will keep an eye on it, just in case someone damages it and causes you to lose your belongings!"
"Thank you for reminding us, Officer Li. We'll move our things there. We sold quite a few newspapers and magazines today, but apart from the new books, there wasn't much else!"
"Alright, you guys get to it! We'll keep an eye on things tonight and try our best to prevent the bad guys from causing any damage!"
"Okay, thank you again, Officer Li!"
"You're welcome. We're all one family, police and civilians, right? Goodbye!"
"goodbye!"
Huang Ling watched Li Yong leave, then carried a bundle of books back to the courtyard and called out, "Chaoying, Chaoying!"
Zhuang Chaoying hurriedly came out of the house and asked, "What's wrong? What's wrong?"
"Quick, quick, help me pack up! The police said someone might vandalize the newsstand tonight!"
Zhuang Chaoying said, somewhat puzzled, "What? Damaging a newsstand? Who's going to keep this up?"
"Who else could it be? Your nephew, Zhuang Zhennan!"
"That kid again? I'm sleeping at the newsstand tonight! Let's see what he can do to me!"
"Don't be silly. He sent people here, not him personally. Those people don't know you, so they might not have harmed you!"
"What can we do? Just stand by and watch them vandalize the newsstand?"
"Officer Li came by earlier. He said he would protect our newsstand!"
"Oh, that's alright. We can't just stand by and do nothing when we know they're going to cause trouble!"
"Come on! Let's go pack our things, so the vandals don't steal anything!"
"We don't have anything, do we? Besides new books and magazines, the newspapers are all outdated! They're useless now!"
"We need to find out the details! We need to submit an expense report for tomorrow's purchase!"
"Alright, I'll help!"
After watching the movie, Xiang Pengfei and Zhou Yuxiang were strolling home.
Zhou Yuxiang asked Xiang Pengfei, "How was it? Was the movie good? Stephen Chow's movies are hilarious. It's so funny that someone his age has to play a student. The contrast is too great!"
"Yes! His nonsensical performances are super funny and very popular. I heard there's even a movie of his called 'Ji Gong.' Let's watch it sometime!"
Zhou Yuxiang hooked her arm around Xiang Pengfei's and said with a smile, "That's great! I love our time together, the romance of being just the two of us!"
At this moment, Xiang Pengfei's face was also filled with happiness, and the two of them walked forward step by step.
But just as they had walked a dozen meters and were about to turn into an alley, four young men suddenly appeared out of the alley.
These four men, all tall and burly, with cigarettes dangling from their mouths, stared at Zhou Yuxiang and said, "Wow! What a pretty girl! Doesn't she look like the Japanese girl from the videotape we just saw?"
One of the men, a burly fellow, took a drag of his cigarette and exhaled a puff of smoke, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth and a foul breath. He said, "It looks like it, but I wonder if it can moan, moan like the women on those videotapes, 'Yamete, yamete!'"
As they spoke, they gestured, their calls so earnest and so captivating.
Xiang Pengfei glared at the four men and said, "What do you want?"
The man with yellow teeth threw his cigarette butt on the ground and roared, "We can do whatever we want, it's none of your business! Believe me or not, I'll turn you into a eunuch!"
Xiang Pengfei shielded Zhou Yuxiang behind him and comforted her, saying, "Don't be afraid, I'm here, don't be afraid!"
The guy with the yellow teeth looked at his three accomplices and said, "This kid wants to be a hero and save the damsel in distress. Should we teach him a lesson?"
Four burly men surrounded Xiang Pengfei and his companion, two of whom pulled out switchblades.
Seeing that the two were in grave danger, Xiang Pengfei was not afraid. Instead, he remained calm and suddenly shouted, "Help! Catch the pervert! Help!"
Upon hearing Xiang Pengfei's shout, the four burly men panicked. Looking around, they noticed that there were still houses nearby with lights on, indicating that someone was preparing to build a house.
Big Yellow Teeth impatiently shoved the man next to him who was holding a knife, saying, "Go, teach him a lesson!"
The man pushed by Big Yellow Teeth involuntarily rushed towards Xiang Pengfei, still brandishing his switchblade.
As danger drew ever closer, Xiang Pengfei suddenly swung his leg high, kicking the kid's switchblade away.
Then, before Xiang Pengfei could land steadily, another man wielding a switchblade suddenly reached out and attacked Xiang Pengfei's right arm from the right, immediately slashing him and drawing blood.
When Zhou Yuxiang, who was hiding behind Xiang Pengfei, saw that Xiang Pengfei was injured, she first covered her mouth in shock, and then cried out: "Ah~, help! Murder! Help!"
Perhaps it was because the woman's scream was more penetrating, because the loud "Ah!" made all four burly men cover their ears.
The residents in the vicinity quickened their pace, as if someone was running over, followed by the sound of sirens and whistles, seemingly from a patrol nearby.
Upon hearing the police whistle, the four burly men dared not linger and Big Yellow Teeth waved his hand, running to the right.
However, two police officers in uniform, carrying flashlights, approached Xiang Pengfei and his companion and asked, "What's going on? What's going on?"
Zhou Yuxiang hurriedly said, "A thug intercepted us and even slashed my boyfriend's arm!"
The police officer hurriedly asked, "Where are they?"
"They ran to the right!"
"Quickly find a doctor to bandage this up. We'll come find you in a bit; we need to chase after the thugs now!"
As they spoke, the two policemen chased after the other officers to the right.
Zhou Yuxiang helped Xiang Pengfei search for a clinic nearby, hoping to get him bandaged up.
As for Huang Ling and her husband, they slept for a long time but couldn't fall asleep. They tossed and turned in bed, but kept their eyes open, staring at the ceiling.
Huang Ling asked Zhuang Chaoying, "Did you hear anything?"
Zhuang Chaoying said impatiently, "It's the middle of the night, why don't you go to sleep? Why are you asking me all this nonsense?"
Huang Ling said, "How can I sleep? The police said that thugs will cause trouble for us!"
"Maybe those who were arrested at noon won't dare to come this time?"
Upon hearing this, Huang Ling perked up even more and sat up abruptly, saying, "That's right! Maybe they were scared. It's the middle of the night, and it's freezing cold. Who would want to run around on the street like that!"
Huang Ling had barely finished speaking when she heard someone outside shout, "Help! Help! Thief! Thief!"
Huang Ling was so frightened that she shrank back and burrowed into the blankets, trembling.
Zhuang Chaoying hurriedly asked her, "Why are you trembling? We're not in the yard anymore, we're still outside!"
Huang Ling said, "I'm scared!"
Just then, she suddenly heard footsteps outside, as if they were entering the alley. Huang Ling was so frightened that she hid under the covers even more tightly.
A moment later, someone outside called out, "Dad, Dad!"
It sounded like Wu Shanshan calling his father, followed by knocking on the door. A moment later, Wu Jianguo's voice could be heard, saying, "What's wrong? Shanshan, why are you knocking on the door in the middle of the night?"
"Dad, something terrible has happened! A group of people came out of nowhere and smashed up my security booth and injured the security guard. Luckily, the police came to help and arrested two of them. The security guard was taken to the hospital. Now it's just me and a few female teachers on duty. There are no men around, and we're scared!"
"Okay, okay, I'm coming right now. I'll put on a few clothes; it's freezing outside!"
"Okay, thank you, Dad!"
"Alright! Let's go! I'll get dressed and head over!"
Then came the sound of footsteps. Huang Ling immediately felt something was wrong and asked Zhuang Chaoying, "Chaoying, what's going on? Isn't this our newsstand? Why did they smash their security booth?"
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