Chapter 597 Robbery in a Dark Alley
Even as Qin Feng got up and left, Zhou Qiao's tension didn't ease in the slightest.
Kong Wange, who was standing next to her, noticed and patted her head: "Eating candied hawthorns before meals can cause stomach acid."
Zhou Qiao chuckled and said, "It's nothing, I just had a craving."
As she spoke, she glanced out the window and saw that Qin Feng had already left the restaurant and was walking towards the bridge. She took a deep breath and stood up as naturally as possible: "Sister Kong, you guys eat first, I'm going to the restroom."
"Hmm, do you know where it is? I'll go with you."
"No need, no need, it's right downstairs. I saw it when I came up. Sister Kong, you all just eat," Zhou Qiao said, waving her hand.
Kong Wange nodded: "Then hurry back."
"Mmm." Zhou Qiao controlled her pace, not wanting to appear too hasty.
Once she got downstairs and made sure no one was watching her, she ran out of the restaurant as fast as a rabbit let loose.
Zhou Qiao had already figured out where she was going before she came.
If she leaves now, she'll definitely be discovered soon, and then four or five people will come looking for her. She won't be able to get far.
So she had planned her route before she came. She just needed to leave North Street, take a shortcut, go through two alleys, and she could get to the nearest small hotel.
She checked the hotel's location; it wasn't far from North Street. She could get there in less than ten minutes if she ran fast, perfectly taking advantage of the time difference before Qin Feng and the others reacted to hide herself.
As the saying goes, the most dangerous place is the safest place. As long as she survives tonight in the hotel, she can escape the sight of the big devil and his gang and run away to a farther place tomorrow.
She had been planning this for a long time, and now she hardly needed to check the map; the route was already etched in her mind.
She jogged through the crowds until she reached the first alleyway, where she saw no one chasing her and finally slowed down.
She patted her heart and let out a long breath. The alley was in a rather remote location. Compared to the brightly lit North Street just now, this place was pitch black and there were hardly any people around. She guessed that even if they were looking, they wouldn't be able to find this place in a short time!
At this point, the plan can be considered 30% successful.
Zhou Qiao was quite pleased with herself, but she didn't realize that while her actions went unnoticed by Qin Feng, Kong Wange, and the others, they were observed by another unexpected person.
Wen Luoyun came to the lantern festival to make purchases today. Normally, she wouldn't need to do such trivial things, but every year during the Spring Festival, Tang Zhi's room and study were decorated by Xu Ruoyun herself, so she couldn't make an exception this year.
She never expected to run into Kong Wange and her group here.
She saw them, but they didn't see her.
So she quietly followed them, watching them chat and laugh together, take beautiful photos, release sky lanterns, and eat hot food.
They all looked so beautiful and sweet together, while she, trailing in the shadows behind them, was like a trampled and abandoned bug.
She couldn't explain why she kept following them; the happier they were, the stronger her hatred became.
Why can they be so happy and joyful, while she has to live in fear every day, even losing her own face, and having to endure Tang Zhi's inhuman preferences in bed just to please him?
She owes her current situation to them, yet not one of them has shown any remorse. Is that fair?!
The pain in her heart overshadowed all the noise and beauty of the street, but the more pain she felt, the more she followed closely, almost to the point of self-torture.
She wanted to see them happy; their happiness fueled her hatred and made her clearly aware of her goal—she would make these despicable people who killed her family and caused her to fall into such a state pay the price sooner or later!
She followed him all the way to the restaurant before finally stopping.
She would be too conspicuous in the enclosed space, and those people were too perceptive; she was afraid of arousing their suspicion.
However, just as she was pondering whether to leave, she saw Qin Feng come out first, and then walk towards the bridge. A little while later, she saw the little girl who had been following Kong Wange and An Jing also running out with a bag on her back.
She vaguely remembered seeing this girl somewhere in the Imperial Academy; her name seemed to be Zhou Qiao.
She didn't know what was going on with the two of them, but seeing Zhou Qiao run towards the dark alley not far away, a thought suddenly struck her.
She was worried about how to approach Kong Wange given her current identity, but this girl provided her with a convenient solution.
Wen Luoyun narrowed her eyes slightly, took out her phone and called Qian Liu.
A moment later, the call was answered: "Miss Xu."
"Do you have any men around North Street? I'm here to buy things for Master Tang, but I can't carry all of them and need some help," Wen Luoyun said naturally.
“Ah Huang is over there. I’ll send you his contact information,” Qianliu said.
"Okay, thank you for your hard work." Wen Luoyun only needed an excuse. As for what to do after the person arrived, she had her own way of persuading the people below to do the work.
"It's no trouble at all." Qianliu responded, then added, "Miss Xu, do you have time tonight? There's something I'd like to discuss with you."
"Something to talk to me about?" Wen Luoyun raised an eyebrow. "I have time, but you're not in the Shadow Gate, so you can't get out?"
“Okay, Qin Feng won’t be here tonight,” Qian Liu said calmly.
Wen Luoyun nodded: "Okay, ten o'clock then, send me the address."
"good."
After hanging up the phone, Qianliu sent an address shortly afterward.
Wen Luoyun glanced at it; it was Food Safety Tavern.
She frowned, opened the map to search for the location, and found that it was in a remote area and the tavern didn't seem to be very big.
Why did Qianliu invite her to this place so late at night?
She thought about it for a moment, but found she had no ideas, so she gave up and decided to wait until they met.
The most urgent task right now is Zhou Qiao.
She closed the map and sent a message to Ah Huang: "This is Xu Ruoyun. I'm on North Street. Come over as soon as possible."
Seeing that no one was chasing after them for a while, Zhou Qiao relaxed her vigilance.
She was so nervous from running that she was panting heavily, so she slowed down to catch her breath.
The alley isn't very long, only about a hundred meters long, but the road is really difficult to walk on.
The alley was narrow and lacked even basic lighting, so she had no choice but to turn on her phone's flashlight.
She started to feel uneasy after walking for a short while—it was getting darker and quieter around her.
She regretted taking the shortcut; what if she had run into some criminals...?
"Oh, little girl, all alone?"
Just as I was thinking this, a burly man with a nonchalant look and wearing a yellow jacket suddenly walked over from not far away.
Zhou Qiao's heart tightened instantly.
What the heck? I can't be that jinxed, can I? Why does whatever I think of just happen?
She instinctively took a step back, asking warily, "Who are you? What do you want?"
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