Lantern Sister is still very capable.

Chapter 4 Danger

Chu Deng tapped the white cat plush toy on the screen, paid with her fingerprint, and selected cash pickup. A plush toy box then landed at the machine's pickup slot.

This cat plush toy is the protagonist of the previously popular holographic game "Cat World," which Jin Xiaoyue is very obsessed with. It's a great gift and also a return gift.

Chu Deng touched the crescent moon on her head, feeling fairly good.

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The colorful font on the screen made Chu Deng squint. It looked like an advertisement or scam message from her previous life. However, the authorities were stricter in this life, so it shouldn't be a scam. She clicked on it without any hesitation.

Another cat-shaped box popped out of the pickup slot. Chu Deng glanced at the identical box and a thought struck her.

So it was just buy one get one free? That's not bad. Perfect, one for each of us.

Holding two identical doll boxes, Chu Deng went to the self-service milk tea shop across the street and found Jin Xiaoyue, who was still busy.

"Pearl taro balls, coconut jelly, red bean, peanut and mochi, cheese rice cake, grass jelly and ice cream... um! And taro paste!" Jin Xiaoyue muttered as she made milk tea porridge.

"Is it ready?" Chu Deng asked.

"Almost there, just wait for me to get some milk tea!" Jin Xiaoyue waved and replied. Because Chu Deng had been blacklisted by this self-service milk tea shop, Jin Xiaoyue had been in charge of taking orders recently.

However—Chu Deng glanced expressionlessly at the self-service ordering machine that was flashing a red light, guessing that Jin Xiaoyue would probably be blacklisted as well.

She didn't understand. Had she broken a law by liking to drink milk tea and porridge?

Chu, who had been blocked for the 48th time, fell into deep thought once again.

After a busy day, Master Jin handed the giant milk tea and porridge bucket to his friend, drinking his half-sweet, unadulterated pure milk tea while looking at the street with shining eyes.

"Thumbs up, the patrol officer across the street is so handsome!"

Chu Deng followed her finger and saw a handsome man in a black police uniform checking the pickup counter in the toy store she had just been in. His profile was sharply defined, and his peach blossom eyes were half-closed, as if he was thinking about something. The next moment, he turned his head and looked at the two people in the milk tea shop.

Chu Deng took a deep sip of her milk tea porridge. There were so many toppings that it was a little hard to swallow. She avoided the gaze of the patrol officer across the street, swallowed the milk tea, and said to Jin Xiaoyue, "Let's go. It's getting dark soon, and it's not safe. Try to take the main road later. If you really can't, I'll take you home."

"No need, I've had the driver pick me up. He's at the intersection of Guihua Street." Jin Xiaoyue put her arm around Chu Deng's elbow, and the two walked out of the milk tea shop.

"This seems to be the first time I've ever seen a police officer patrolling the school gate."

"Yes, the news said there have been robberies roaming the city recently," Chu Deng replied.

Jin Xiaoyue didn't take it to heart, smiled and waved to Chu Deng, "See you tomorrow, Dengdeng." She turned and walked into the crowd.

Chu Deng threw the empty milk tea bucket into the smart trash can, then glanced at the toy store; the patrol officer was already gone.

Chu Deng took out a mask from her pocket, pulled up the hood of her sweatshirt, and slowly followed the trail.

The patrolman from earlier seemed to be a superhuman.

It's too faint. I don't know if it's just my imagination. I'll follow it and see.

"Ah! Ooh..."

Just as Chu Deng was about to leave, she caught a glimpse of two pink things out of the corner of her eye—the doll box she had forgotten at the milk tea shop.

Her deliberately ignored, yet incredibly sensitive hearing suddenly snapped back to life. Her expression changed, and she turned and ran in the direction Jin Xiaoyue had left, her figure quickly disappearing into the crowd like a ghost.

Dark alley.

Jin Xiaoyue was gagged and pressed down in a secluded alley at the entrance of Guihua Street. She tried to make a sound, reaching out her hands towards the man in front of her and grabbing him with all her might, but it was a futile and powerless struggle.

The man in front of her had greasy black hair, a scar on the corner of his mouth, and eyes full of evil and filth. He leaned closer to Jin Xiaoyue and said in a hoarse voice, "I noticed you just now... Who are you trying to seduce dressed so provocatively?"

Jin Xiaoyue could even smell the stench on him. She struggled desperately, her stomach churning.

Disgusting……

So sad……

Someone, someone please save me...

Jin Xiaoyue's wrists were red from being rubbed by the rough dirt and stones. Her eyes widened. The man in front of her had his left hand covering her and his right hand touching her hair. What was the force on her hand?

She looked to the side.

Suddenly, handcuff-like stones emerged from the smooth wall, firmly locking her wrists!

How is that possible?!

The man grinned maliciously and grabbed the button at her collar...

wow-

The sound of fine soil and stones rubbing together rang out.

The sky seemed to be darkening. Jin Xiaoyue felt dizzy. Was the sky getting dark...?

Someone come here...

Help me—

The already narrow alleyway gradually narrowed, and was gradually covered by the prominent bricks and stones, as if the alley had never existed.

"Anzi, where did you go?" Yu An's partner, Liang Wufan, tossed him a bottle of ice water.

Yu An took it without any effort, unscrewed it, and took a sip. "The toy shop up ahead... I don't know if it's just my imagination, but it seems to have a strange feeling about it."

Upon hearing this, Liang Wufan spat out a mouthful of water, coughed twice, and looked at Yu An speechlessly, "The way you said that sounds like a line from the idol drama 'The Runaway Little Wife with Superpowers' that my wife watched the other day."

Yu An looked completely innocent. "The higher-ups have already started doing this kind of thing?"

"Heh, it's all about gradual influence. I reckon there'll be some big moves coming soon. Brother Yang's arrested several troublemakers lately. Once we catch the last bastard, the higher-ups will make their move." Liang Wufan shrugged and shoveled down several mouthfuls of ice water. "When we catch that bastard, I'm going to freeze him solid! Damn it, Brother Yang scolded us because of him."

Yu An looked around. "I heard there's an earth-elemental being who can burrow underground?"

"Bullshit! It's just shoveling soil, and I often seal up the cracks, so it's not very noticeable from the outside. The real culprit is Brother Yang, his thunderous roar is like the Thunder God from ancient mythology, when he gets angry he can short-circuit all the power lines in the district..."

"...The power outage last weekend?"

“Yeah, things got out of hand at the base and Brother Yang got into a fight! Wait, I just remembered something! We need to patrol the alleys! That bastard, hurry up!” Liang Wufan chatted on and on, but his eyes never stopped. Suddenly, he spotted a dark alley, and his mind immediately clicked. He quickly ran off, not forgetting to direct Yu An, “You go to the back street, I’ll go to the front street. That bastard has been holding back for half a month, and I reckon it’ll be over in the next couple of days. I won’t feel at ease if we don’t patrol the alleys.”

“Okay!” Yu An understood and quickly cooperated, running towards the dark alley in the back street.

The two patrol officers swept the streets one by one, methodically and systematically. Yu An was heading from the intersection of Peach Blossom Street to the intersection of Plum Blossom Street; there were only two streets left to go, one with an orchid and the other with an osmanthus.

Let's do it in order. As he thought this, he turned and brushed past a girl in a hoodie. A gentle breeze brushed against his face, and Yu An instinctively froze.

In the blink of an eye, the person had vanished without a trace.