Legend of the Dark Night

Chapter 37: Legend of the Dark Night

Andy ran for several kilometers in one go, twisting and turning through countless alleys, stepping on soft, disgusting things, being chased by stray dogs, and nearly falling into a ditch.

He maintained a high speed, not daring to slacken. Thanks to years of fitness and boxing training, he would have been exhausted to death otherwise!

Only when his lungs felt like they were burning did he stop, looking up at a cluster of low-rise buildings ahead—

This was still within the city, but the buildings were less dense, and the sense of fear diminished.

Two more kilometers ahead was a wetland park. Not only were there no surveillance cameras there, but the terrain was complex and the bushes were dense. If he plunged in, the police would have a hard time finding him. Once he crossed the wetland park under the cover of night, he could reach the outskirts of the city. As for what came after that...

He'd worry about that later!

First, he had to survive this ordeal!

Andy began to hear faint police sirens. He wasn't sure if it was his imagination, but it made him extremely nervous.

The city was vast and empty after midnight, especially this area. There were almost no cars on the road. The only signs of life were a young woman with a bag slung over her shoulder, wobbling along on a shared bicycle under the dim streetlights. Oh, and there was a figure standing on the pedestrian overpass ahead. It looked like a very short, underage girl, but she was acting strangely, standing perfectly still on the overpass in the middle of the night without moving.

And she seemed to be staring at him...

Andy let out a sigh of relief and continued running down the street, adjusting his posture and pace to appear less panicked, like someone out for a late-night jog.

His gaze involuntarily flickered to the girl on the overpass. He had a nagging feeling that the small Chinese girl was staring at him, and her gaze sent a chill down his spine—he even felt like a small antelope being eyed by a cheetah.

Damn it, why am I thinking about nature documentaries! Andy cursed inwardly.

He soon ran closer to the pedestrian overpass and could now clearly see the girl—she was indeed quite short, wearing a plain white t-shirt and shorts, with her long hair cascading down her back. The streetlight illuminated her upper body, creating stark contrasts. She seemed to have a well-developed figure, but due to the light, her face was completely dark to Andy. However, this didn't stop him from sensing a threat.

At the same time, Andy noticed that she was indeed staring at him, and had been since the beginning!

This made him uneasy again.

His rational mind told him that this woman had nothing to do with him and posed no threat; he could even take on twenty of her! But his intuition screamed that a tiger lay in wait there...

Suddenly, Andy's pupils contracted.

He instinctively stopped, utterly horrified!

He saw the small figure push off the overpass railing with one hand and lightly vault over it, jumping down.

What was going on?

The overpass was five meters high. Was this Chinese girl planning to commit suicide in the middle of the night? But why wait until he got closer to jump!

Andy was dumbfounded, but what happened next exceeded his expectations, making his eyes widen—

There was no thud of a body hitting the ground, no sound of blood splattering. Andy had heard those sounds many times before, but now, all he heard was a barely audible landing sound, like a cat jumping lightly off a cabinet—the short figure had indeed landed, and she was still standing!

Heroine Yin, barefoot on her pale, tender feet, held two sneakers in her left hand, hooked by her index and middle fingers. She didn't look at Andy immediately but focused on bending down and neatly placing her sneakers on the ground.

Then, she straightened up and looked up.

The two of them met gazes in the midnight stillness.

One looked down, his face a mask of panic and horror; the other looked up, completely calm.

The silence was soon broken—

With a bang, the woman on the shared bicycle lost her balance and fell to the ground! But she remained sitting there, staring blankly at the scene, her face full of terror!

Andy took a deep breath. Listening to the approaching police sirens behind him, he finally confirmed it wasn't his imagination. This meant he couldn't delay any longer. The experience gained from his boxing classes kept him somewhat calm. He began to size up the woman opposite him.

She was indeed short, barely reaching his chest. While not thin, she was definitely not strong. He estimated her weight to be less than a third of his own. Normally, he could kick her several meters away with one foot or kill her with a single punch. Yet, this woman had just jumped from the overpass, and every movement and expression seemed to convey contempt towards him. Even the long, narrow scar on her left cheek and her calm gaze gave him the absurd feeling that this woman was not to be trifled with!

"Excuse me, miss. Could you let me pass?" Andy said, using the most standard Mandarin he could muster.

"Hm?" Heroine Yin narrowed her eyes.

In that instant, a potent aura of hostility emanated from her, spreading outwards like a tangible force, causing Andy to instinctively step back, his eyes widening in greater horror!

Could she be a legendary martial arts master?

Bullshit, Chinese kung fu is all crap, all lies. Those martial artists can kill people with one punch themselves!

Andy thought this, forcing himself to muster courage. He stretched his limbs on the spot, his explosive muscles bulging slightly with exertion, looking incredibly intimidating! He then adopted a boxing stance, his feet moving with a lightness unsuited to his massive frame, appearing every bit the combat expert with maxed-out offense, defense, and evasion skills.

Without further hesitation, he lunged at Heroine Yin!

His body stirred up a gale!

Like a ferocious beast!

When Cheng Yun arrived at the scene by police car, the tall, burly black man was lying on the sidewalk. Heroine Yin was squatting by the roadside, bored, using a small knife to trim the grass.

Beside her was a young woman in a yellow dress, waving at the police car with her mobile phone.

Two police cars screeched to a halt, and several police officers, along with Cheng Yun, got out and surrounded the scene.

Heroine Yin turned and stood up, still holding the small knife. The black man lay under the streetlight. The scene left all the police officers bewildered.

"That's my friend!" Cheng Yun shouted. "She was helping you chase the suspect earlier!"

"Put the knife down!" he then yelled at Heroine Yin.

"Oh." Heroine Yin folded the knife and put it back in her pocket.

Zhou Jiaxing and Old Chen exchanged a glance and walked over to Heroine Yin's side. Seeing this, the others stopped bothering Heroine Yin and instead went to check on the Black man's condition.

"Your friend actually managed to catch up to this guy!" Zhou Jiaxing said to Cheng Yun, looking at Heroine Yin in disbelief. He then glanced at the Black man lying on the ground, swallowing hard. "And he took this guy down!"

"Incredible!" Old Chen added. "She's a true heroine!"

Cheng Yun ignored their exclamations and quickly rushed to Heroine Yin's side, asking, "How is it?"

"How is what?"

"You didn't beat him to death, did you? And where did this knife come from?"

"You mean this knife? It fell out of him," Heroine Yin said, pulling out the small knife again. She even opened it, playing with the gleaming blade as if no one else was around. "You know, this little knife is quite sharp, and it folds too. It's fun, I'm keeping it!"

"I'm asking you a question!"

"I answered it!"

"There's one more thing!"

"No, he just fainted!" Heroine Yin waved her hand.

"Put the knife away!"

"Oh." Heroine Yin tucked the knife back into her pocket.

Zhou Jiaxing and Old Chen lit cigarettes and stood by, saying, "We really have you to thank this time. Otherwise, even though he wouldn't have gotten away, we definitely would have made a fool of ourselves and had to write reports. If you want this knife, just say you brought it yourself! Anyway, the case against that guy is pretty much settled, and we'd just have to let it rust in storage if we kept it."

"Okay." Cheng Yun nodded. "Then thank you very much."

Liang Bo was also at the scene. He first checked the Black man lying on the ground and, finding him alive, slapped him twice without a word to wake him up.

The Black man groaned and shouted two words that everyone recognized as "hospital," but no one paid him any mind.

Liang Bo loudly ordered someone to handcuff him and throw him in the car. Then he walked over to the woman in the yellow dress. "Did you call the police just now?"

"She told me to," the woman said, pointing at Heroine Yin. Recalling the scene just moments ago, she still felt like she was dreaming.

Liang Bo nodded and said, "It only took about two minutes. It's too late to ask you to come in for a statement, so where do you live? We'll give you a ride."

"No need, it's in that building just ahead."

"Alright then, that's settled. Go back and get some rest!" Liang Bo waved his hand casually and then walked directly towards Cheng Yun, looking at Heroine Yin.

"You caught him?" he asked.

"What?" Heroine Yin frowned.

"And you took him down?"

"Do you have a problem with that?" Heroine Yin had never been fond of these officials, and Liang Bo's attitude wasn't great either, so her tone was a bit sharp.

"How did you take him down?"

"If you have the guts, come closer, and I'll show you!"

"Ahem!" Cheng Yun quickly tugged at her and then whispered to Liang Bo, "She's been practicing martial arts since she was a child."

"Tsk!" Liang Bo scoffed.

He had seen all of the Black man's information. If traditional martial arts could allow such a small girl to take down a Black man who was so tall and skilled in boxing, then arrows could win against heavy machine guns!

"Alright, alright, let's pack it up!" He didn't say much more, glancing at the knife scar on Heroine Yin's face, then his gaze drifted down to her bare feet. "Do you two want to come back with us to give a statement?"

"Don't ask me, I'm an idiot, I don't know anything!" Heroine Yin tilted her head back to look at the dark, vast sky.

"Do we have to?" Cheng Yun asked.

"No compulsion. It's late," he said, raising an eyebrow. "We have other things to attend to elsewhere and will probably be busy until midnight. We're short-handed, you understand. You can come during the day."

"Okay." Cheng Yun nodded.

"Then we'll take him back first, and you guys..."

"We'll take a taxi!"

"That's fine too." Liang Bo paused. "Then I apologize, we are indeed busy, and there's no more room in the car."

"We understand, we understand. Thank you for your hard work."

Liang Bo waved his hand without saying more and walked towards the police car, followed by the other officers.

They could faintly hear his somewhat angry voice: "Don't think you're in the clear just because we caught the guy! You idiots, letting him run for several kilometers like that, you've completely embarrassed us. Go back and write reports, every single one of you!"

After they left, Cheng Yun finally took out his mobile phone to call for a ride. Heroine Yin stood behind him, holding her shoes.

Cheng Yun looked back. "Why aren't you wearing your shoes?"

"My feet are dirty. I'll wash them clean before I put them on," Heroine Yin said softly. "These are new shoes!"

"Don't you have socks?"

"New socks."

"Fancy!" Cheng Yun rolled his eyes.

"Oh, what is that thing?" Heroine Yin pointed at a shared bicycle lying on the ground not far away. "It looks like fun."

"That's called a bicycle."

"Why doesn't it fall over? I've seen a lot of people riding these two-wheeled things."

"I'll teach you when I have time."

"Okay!" Heroine Yin immediately grinned.

Soon, the car arrived, and Cheng Yun pulled Heroine Yin to get in.

Heroine Yin, riding in a car for the first time, found it very novel. She touched things and looked around, her large eyes wide open, feeling the interior was a bit different from what she had imagined.

After arriving in this strange world, she had only seen these boxes running around on the roadside and had never ridden in one.

My graduation defense is coming up soon, I'm so nervous, so nervous.