The Eccentric Thief, Lin Yu One Step Ahead

Although the man in black escaped, Lin Yu wasn't particularly discouraged.

After all, no matter how strong a "Soldier's" physique was, it couldn't withstand a gun—he had already confirmed this with Yu Longguo.

And within the "Psychology Society," there was definitely someone who possessed firearms.

Lin Yu was filled with displeasure and hatred towards the people who had killed him for some inexplicable reason and dragged him into this death game, but he wasn't blinded by his rage.

Revenge would have to be a long-term plan.

"Tonight wasn't a complete loss, at least I know the person who killed me belongs to the 'Psychology Society,' and I know their general objective."

Lin Yu muttered to himself.

And as Lin Yu was thinking...

"Ouch!"

A short girl bumped into Lin Yu.

The girl had a ponytail that was only slightly longer than a small bun, and her head was round.

Despite it being the middle of the night, she was wearing sunglasses and a mask, along with a black windbreaker and a hiking backpack, making her look like a player.

But before Lin Yu could react to whether this person was going to attack him, the girl rubbed her head and spoke angrily first.

"Damn it, didn't you watch where you were going! Why are you bumping into people!"

The girl, who only reached Lin Yu's chest, looked up and spoke furiously.

Her accent and demeanor indicated she was from Jiangcheng.

Lin Yu, seeing her small stature but ferocious attitude, took a step back, preparing to apologize.

But then Lin Yu thought again, realizing something was off.

"Hey? What are you saying! I was just standing here, you bumped into me!"

"You weren't watching where you were going, were you? Why are you blaming me?"

The short girl paused, then puffed out her cheeks: "Well... you shouldn't be standing in the middle of the road in the middle of the night, and there's so much smoke here, I couldn't see anything!"

The girl's aggressive tone weakened significantly, but she still spoke stubbornly.

However, it seemed she also realized she was in the wrong, and after speaking, she waved her hand.

"Ah, ah, alright—it was my fault for not looking, I'm sorry!"

After saying that, the girl hurriedly apologized and walked past Lin Yu.

Lin Yu helplessly turned his head and followed behind the girl.

After only a couple of steps, the short girl turned back and pointed at Lin Yu angrily.

"Why are you still following me? I already apologized!"

Lin Yu raised his hands: "I'm not following you, I'm walking in this direction too!"

"Who would believe you... wearing a mask in the middle of the night, you're a player too, right? Who knows if you're planning to rob me!"

She took out a utility knife from her pocket and extended the blade, waving it.

"Don't come any closer, keep your distance! I'm not to be trifled with! My profession is very powerful—I'm a 'Soldier'!"

The girl said fiercely.

Lin Yu looked at the utility knife, which was as small as she was, and sighed.

The deception about "Soldiers" was still in effect.

A dagger might be tricky, but this utility knife...

It probably wouldn't even break her skin.

Besides, this little girl was definitely not a Soldier.

But he felt that the girl was being overly dramatic, so he didn't want to cause any more trouble.

"Alright, alright, I'll keep my distance—you go ahead!"

Lin Yu stood still, raising his hands helplessly.

The girl glanced back at Lin Yu, snorted, and turned her head, quickening her pace.

Her speed increased, and finally, she started to jog.

Seeing the girl and her figure growing further and further away, Lin Yu started walking again.

"Why do so many players in the 'Death Game' seem a bit... off?"

He muttered to himself, then walked to the street corner.

And just as Lin Yu was about to unlock his bicycle to go home...

He froze, realizing his bicycle, which had been parked and locked in the parking area by the roadside, was gone!

He patted his pocket; the bike key was also missing.

Lin Yu hurried forward and saw a shared bike parked next to where his bicycle had been.

A sticky note was also attached to the shared bicycle, with a line of messy yet elegant handwriting.

"Just kidding, I'm not a 'Soldier', I'm a 'Thief', hehe!"

A smiley face was drawn below.

Lin Yu immediately recalled the young girl who had bumped into him earlier—this was definitely her doing!

He immediately took off running towards the street, but after running there, he found no one in sight on either side of the road. He had no idea where the girl had gone.

Lin Yu let out a sigh.

"I really underestimated!"

Her acting was superb; he hadn't even realized she was acting!

He, a top student from the acting department, the "Deceiver" hand-picked by the death game, had been fooled by the acting of a petty thief...

The world truly has countless heroes!

Lin Yu stood in place, letting out a cold laugh.

"Very good..."

First a "Ninja", then a "Thief"... I've only encountered rats tonight!

"Don't let me catch you in the game, you sewer rats."

Lin Yu said through gritted teeth.

In the future, if he encountered anyone from the "Psychology Society" in the game, he would definitely kill them if he had the chance.

As for the "Thief" who stole his bike just now...

He had to at least beat her soundly and then get her to return the bike to him!

Lin Yu thought, slowly exhaling.

However, this thief was still somewhat considerate, knowing to leave him a shared bicycle.

He tore off the sticky note attached to the bicycle's QR code...

Then, his phone popped up a notification.

"This vehicle is damaged and temporarily unusable!"

Lin Yu took a look and discovered that the chain of the shared bicycle had been removed.

The evening breeze blew the sticky note, and there was another line of text on the back.

"With your IQ, you'll basically say goodbye to bicycles from now on."

Lin Yu took three deep breaths upon seeing the words on the back of the sticky note.

For a moment just now, his hatred for the young thief girl surpassed his hatred for the "Psychology Society" who had killed his "mysterious junior schoolmate."

Lin Yu took a deep breath at this moment.

"You better really not let anyone catch you..."

Otherwise, he would personally hang that girl up and whip her until her skin split open with the bicycle chain!

"Forget it, I'll go home first, or my sister will worry!"

With that thought, Lin Yu took two steps forward...

But after walking less than a block, Lin Yu surprisingly found his bicycle parked properly by the roadside.

There were even his bike keys and a new sticky note placed on the seat.

"Haha, just messing with you—returning your bike."

At the end of the sticky note, there was still a simple drawing of a smiley face.

Lin Yu felt a mix of amusement and exasperation.

"Does that... Thief have any issues?"

Why did she return the bike to him?

He squatted down, about to unlock it, when he noticed something was wrong.

"This isn't my bike lock either?!"

Lin Yu stared at the unfamiliar lock, stunned.

There was another new sticky note attached to the lock, and this time the message was very brief, only two words.

"Hee hee!"

Lin Yu was completely speechless.

"Hee hee my foot."

He slammed his fist heavily onto the bike lock. The five-fold strength brought by the "Soldier" was unleashed without reservation, and with a bang, the lock was smashed open.

Lin Yu shook his slightly reddened hand and threw the broken lock into the trash can by the roadside.

"Good thing I was one step ahead!"