Chapter 41

The short-haired girl left supported by Lin Ran, but she kept looking back at Xue Chen every few steps, wanting to say something but holding it in.

After Lin Ran and the girl left, Zhou Guosheng exchanged a look with Qian Feng and knocked the three men unconscious. Kong Hui and Xue Chen helped drag them toward the end of the alley.

"All clear, Feng." Zhou Guosheng checked the surroundings, then gave Qian Feng an okay gesture.

Qian Feng immediately pulled a cloth bundle from his pocket. When he opened it, it contained silver acupuncture needles and a needle case.

The moment Xue Chen saw what Qian Feng was doing, he knew this guy was planning to give those scumbags a thorough treatment. He could not help smiling. This man would be no ordinary figure in the future. If he handled it personally, those three pieces of trash would probably behave themselves for the rest of their lives.

Qian Feng drew out three silver needles and inserted them into the Taichong, Yangming, and Sanjiao acupoints, each one an inch deep. He twisted the ends of the needles, then took out another and inserted it into a different acupoint.

As the final needle went in, the three scumbags, who had been lying on the ground groaning in pain, began to convulse violently. Suppressed groans escaped their throats before they fell unconscious again.

"Did you needle them to death?" Kong Hui asked worriedly after giving one of them a kick and getting no response.

He muttered. Only after seeing Qian Feng put away the needles did he relax.

"Don't worry. Those three won't die that easily. At most, I just took away their tools for committing crimes." Qian Feng casually disinfected the needles, returned them to the cloth bundle, and calmly stuffed it back into his pocket.

Other than Xue Chen, who already knew how ruthless Qian Feng was, Zhou Guosheng and Kong Hui both felt a chill between their legs.

"Then... what should we do next?" Kong Hui stammered, even taking a moment to straighten out his wording.

"I think we should call the police first," Xue Chen reminded them. Since they could not directly deal with those scumbags, they should naturally tell the police. Criminals like them had to be punished. Only by spending a few years behind bars would they truly remember the lesson.

"I agree with Xue Chen. What those bastards did absolutely cannot be let go. I suggest we call the police."

"Right, we have to call the police!"

Lin Ran and Kong Hui both agreed. Qian Feng rubbed his nose. "Then let's call the police."

When they brought the three scumbags to the police, the officers first went to the hospital to take statements while the three were still unconscious, then interrogated them. The moment they heard they were being charged with attempted robbery, they immediately confessed. After all, execution was far more terrifying than prison time. The lead trafficker even confessed to the identities of the other two accomplices.

Once all three had confessed, the police locked them up at the station. The next step would be prosecution. As for how many years they would get, that would depend on the judge's ruling.

It was already the middle of the night, so returning to the dormitory was impossible. The group made do for the night at a guesthouse next to the hospital.

Chapter 41

Early the next morning, after Xue Chen and the others went to visit the two girls at the hospital and learned their names, they recalled a news story from before.

Two college students had been humiliated by several hooligans on the night of a gathering. Although the case was later solved, the two girls ultimately still died beneath the weight of gossip and rumors.

Looking at the two girls on the hospital beds, pale-faced but still fairly lively, Xue Chen suddenly felt that his rebirth had been quite meaningful after all.

"Um... can we exchange contact information? We really have to thank you for saving us yesterday." The short-haired girl was named Yu Ling. She had a lively, outgoing personality, unlike the quiet, long-haired Liao Yaya.

"Sure!" Wu Liang had taken a liking to Liao Yaya, but he had been too embarrassed to ask for her contact information. Besides, after what she had nearly gone through last night, asking her out of the blue might make her think he was demanding repayment for saving her, or that he was no different from those scumbags.

Now that she had taken the initiative to ask for contact information, he was overjoyed. His eyes instinctively darted toward Liao Yaya.

Liao Yaya noticed his gaze, and her face suddenly grew warm. The moment she remembered that he had carried her over before she lost consciousness, her impression of him improved even more. "Um, I might not have much time..."

"It's okay. Whenever you're unhappy, you can contact me anytime." Wu Liang had not expected her to actually respond, but judging from her reaction, she seemed quite satisfied with his impression.

Liao Yaya pursed her lips in a smile, then wrote what she wanted to say on a slip of paper and handed it to him. "Okay, I'll remember that."

Wu Liang hurriedly tucked the slip of paper away with great care. "You two get some rest first. We can talk again after you're discharged tomorrow."

After they left, Yu Ling wore a gossipy expression. "Yaya? Tell me honestly, do you have a crush on that big oaf?"

"What are you talking about? Why call him that? I think Wu Liang seems pretty reliable. Besides, he's a student at a prestigious university. He's better than us in every way!" Liao Yaya suddenly felt a little conflicted. Her exam results had not been particularly outstanding, but since she had gotten into a university in B City, she had benefited somewhat from its reputation.

But Wu Liang had genuinely earned his place at a prestigious university. Judging by his clothes, his family was well-off too. Would someone like him really be interested in her?

"Oho, I think your heart's started fluttering! Don't worry, I'll keep it a secret for you." Yu Ling patted her chest.

"Go away." Liao Yaya felt as though her entire face had turned as red as a cooked shrimp, rosy and irresistibly charming.

Meanwhile, after the group left the hospital and returned to school, they received news about military training. Only then did Xue Chen suddenly remember that college students had to undergo military training. He began preparing what he would need, while Wu Liang, who had planned to carefully nurture his relationship with Liao Yaya, was on the verge of tears.