Everyone nearby—Chen Jing, Gecko, and several ability user squads from Central City—was stunned by the scene before them. They watched Lu Xin walk forward and gently embrace the extremely dangerous little girl, their hearts leaping into their throats.
An indescribable strange feeling suddenly welled up in everyone's hearts.
Xia Chong abruptly turned around and cast Chen Jing a look.
Chen Jing's expression was no better than hers.
When Lu Xin said he had come to visit relatives this time, she had initially taken it as nothing more than an excuse.
She had already more or less guessed his purpose, and from his silent attitude, she understood how he intended to treat this "relative." Thus, at its core, she had still regarded this as a mission.
She had also spoken of visiting relatives simply to ease Lu Xin's emotions and lessen the severity of the situation.
But only now, when she saw Lu Xin embracing the little girl, did she suddenly realize something.
His claim of "visiting relatives" had not actually been completely false.
It was not only the people nearby who were watching Lu Xin. His Sister, behind him, was watching him too.
She had been very worried, but when she saw Lu Xin embrace the little girl, her eyes instantly reddened.
For the first time, her face held no teasing or mischievous expression. There was only ordinary sorrow.
At Lu Xin's feet, the shadow fused with the darkness also fell silent, quietly observing him.
Only, no one knew what the shadow was thinking.
From a corner nearby, a skinless puppy crawled out and furtively approached Lu Xin.
"Big..."
The little girl tightly held the dinner knife embedded in the concrete wall, but Lu Xin's embrace made her pause, as if she had forgotten to pull it out.