A Lunatic Delivers Justice

Lin Nuannuan's vision was blurred by tears, and all she could hear was the old man's incessant foul language and the buzzing of the surrounding crowd, like a swarm of flies that she couldn't shake off.

The pain in her wrist had gone numb, replaced by a bone-chilling cold and despair. She could almost smell the nauseating odor emanating from the old man, a mixture of sweat and some cheap medicinal oil.

The withered hand gripping her wrist tightly seemed not to be a human hand, but some kind of cold, greedy parasite, slowly sucking away her hope and strength.

"Ten thousand yuan... if it's one cent less... I'll go to your school..." The old man continued rambling, spittle splattering onto Lin Nuannuan's arm. She instinctively flinched, but couldn't break free.

Just then, a shadow fell.

Lin Nuannuan looked up through her teary eyes and saw the three men who had returned. They were the same men who had coldly passed by earlier. The young man in the lead (Lin Feng) still had no expression, just quietly watching them, his eyes as deep as an ancient well. The man next to him, dressed in a suit and wearing gold-rimmed Glasses (Lawyer Zhou), had a furrowed brow and his lips pressed into a line, as if he was weighing something.

What truly stunned her, and even the unruly old man, was the third, tall, and burly man (Lü Yi). His face held no murderous intent, but rather a kind of... curiosity? Perhaps even a hint of eagerness?

Lawyer Zhou tilted his head slightly and lowered his voice to Lin Feng, saying, "Boss, this..." He didn't finish his sentence, but the meaning was clear—should they intervene? And how?

Lin Feng's gaze swept over Lin Nuannuan's face, which was filled with helplessness and tears, over the clear red and purple marks on her wrists, and finally landed on the old man who was acting exaggeratedly and talking nonsense.

His gaze remained unwavering, but something seemed to stir slightly in the depths of his eyes. He thought of "Lin Feng," the man in the detention center who had been falsely accused and unable to defend himself. Although the nature of their crimes was different, he had experienced the same feeling of being beset by malice and utterly helpless.

That's enough.

He didn't speak, or even nod, but merely glanced very slightly in Lü Yi's direction.

Just a glance.

Lü Yi, however, seemed to have received the clearest command. His previously unfocused eyes instantly focused, shining brightly! He grinned with an almost excited smile and strode over.

Instead of taking action immediately, he first patted the old man on the shoulder in a serious tone, his voice even carrying a hint of admonition:

"Old man, stop pretending." Lü Yi's loud voice drowned out the old man's wailing. "We all saw it, you fell down on your own. That young girl kindly helped you up, and you're trying to extort money from her? Are you even human?" Then he pointed to a security camera on the side of the road. "Besides, didn't you see there's a surveillance camera over there? If you don't let go, believe me, I'll call the police!"

These words were well-reasoned and logically sound, even prompting Lawyer Zhou to nod slightly, finding Lü Yi's handling of the situation surprisingly "normal."

However, the old man was startled at first, and subconsciously glanced in the direction Lü Yi pointed. Then, as if remembering something, his confidence instantly returned. He turned his head and began to curse Lü Yi, his wrinkles contorted with rage:

"It's like finding a bug while eating sunflower seeds, what's it to you! Go cool off somewhere else! Call the police? Who are you trying to scare? Let me tell you, that surveillance camera has been broken for ages! Who are you trying to fool! Go ahead and call the police if you dare! Let's see who they believe when they get here!"

He cursed wildly, completely disregarding Lü Yi. After he finished cursing, he ignored her, turned around, and continued to glare fiercely at Lin Nuannuan, tightening his grip. "Hurry up! Give me the money! Or this isn't over!"

Lin Nuannuan's glimmer of hope was shattered by the old man's arrogant attitude. Even the "surveillance camera" couldn't intimidate him...

Just when everyone thought Lü Yi would either continue arguing or actually call the police—

Another anomaly occurs!

The old man's hand, which had been tightly gripping Lin Nuannuan's wrist, was suddenly covered and grabbed by a larger and stronger hand! Then, the old man let out a strange cry. He felt a tightness in the back of his neck, and an irresistible force came over him, almost choking him. Like a chick being strangled, his feet were lifted off the ground and he was forcibly lifted up!

"Uh... ha..." The old man struggled in terror, kicking his legs wildly in the air, and turned his head with difficulty.

He saw a face very close to his—it was that tall young man (Lü Yi). At this moment, Lü Yi's face no longer held the "advice" and "reasoning" from before; only a playful and excited expression, like a cat playing with Rat, remained.

Lü Yi grinned, revealing gleaming white teeth, her voice carrying a chillingly "friendly" quality:

"Old Lamp--MD, there's no CCTV footage, and you still dare to be so arrogant?"

Before he could finish speaking, and before the old man could react, Lü Yi used his arm to pull the struggling and howling old man under his arm, just like he was holding a briefcase. The old man's little bit of struggle seemed so ridiculous and powerless in the face of Lü Yi's absolute strength.

"Let me go! Murder! Help!" the old man screamed in terror, trying to move Lü Yi inch.

Lü Yi ignored him completely, grabbed him, and strode off into the dark, dead-end alleyway next to them, which was piled with some junk and dimly lit!

"What... what are you going to do?!" Lin Nuannuan was stunned. The sudden disappearance of the grip on her wrist left her momentarily disoriented, only a burning pain remaining. She watched as Lü Yi and the old man disappeared into the alleyway, her mind blank.

Lawyer Zhou was also stunned and subconsciously looked at Lin Feng. Lin Feng remained expressionless, as if he had only watched a street drama that had nothing to do with him.

Immediately afterwards, from the depths of the alley came a sound that was both nauseating and hilarious.

First came Lü Yi Yizhong's powerful roar:

"Take this! - Fierce Tiger Eats Little Lamb!"

A heavy thud followed by the old man's pig-like scream, "Ah--!"

Then came the crashing sound of debris being knocked over.

Before the people outside could react, Lü Yi's roar rang out again:

"Take this again— Tornado Destroys Parking Lot!"

"Crackling and crashing—bang!" It sounded like more things were overturned, and the old man's scream turned into a wailing cry, "Ouch, my god! Stop hitting me! Help!"

The onlookers outside were dumbfounded, craning their necks to look into the alley, but it was too dark inside to see anything clearly. They could only imagine the "battle" happening inside based on the sounds. Some people couldn't help but laugh out loud, but quickly covered their mouths.

At that moment, something even more astonishing happened!

The old man, who had just been screaming in agony and seemed on the verge of death, suddenly burst forth with incredible speed, his face bruised and swollen, his clothes disheveled (two buttons popped off), and his white hair a tangled mess. He scrambled and stumbled out of the alley! His speed was astonishing, as if a vengeful ghost were chasing him!

His face was filled with terror. He didn't dare to look back, only wanting to escape that alley, to escape that terrifying "mentally ill" person!

However, he had only rushed out of the alleyway for less than five meters!

"Where are you going, Old Deng?! Watch me— the Crow Takes a Plane!"

With an even more exaggerated and imposing roar, Lü Yi burst out of the alley like a human cannonball, executing a standard, powerful leap!

Amidst everyone's stunned gazes, Lü Yi precisely and firmly hooked herself onto the back of the old man who was frantically running for his life!

"Ugh!" The old man staggered under the sudden weight, his back bent sharply, but his will to live (or rather, his fear of Lü Yi) kept him from collapsing immediately!

He let out a painful groan, carrying the tall and burly Lü Yi on his back like a tortoise carrying a heavy shell, his legs trembling, yet he still stubbornly struggled to move forward step by step!

Lü Yi rode steadily on his back, even holding onto the old man's neck to prevent falling, her face showing a smug and excited expression of having completed a difficult maneuver, while she added the voiceover, "Giddy up! Giddy up! Old light-up brand steed, speed seventy miles per hour!"

"Puff--"

"Hahaha!"

"Holy crap! What is this?!"

The onlookers finally couldn't hold back any longer and erupted in deafening laughter. Those who had been filming with their phones were so excited their hands were shaking; they laughed and frantically snapped photos of the unbelievable scene, shouting:

"Hey guys! Did you see that?! Live stream of me riding an old man across the street! Really riding an old man across the street! Follow, like, and share!"

"Hahaha! This guy's a real killer! Even more ruthless than a ruthless person!"

"This old man is a hidden gem; he's managed to hold on like this?"

The scene was chaotic and absurd. The sounds of car horns, pedestrians' laughter, cell phone recordings, the old man's painful breathing, and Lü Yi's excited "Giddy up!" were all mixed together.

Lin Nuannuan was completely petrified. Her mouth was agape as she looked at Lü Yi, who was "galloping" on the old man's back, and then at Lin Feng, who was expressionless, and Lawyer Zhou, who looked like he was laughing and crying. She felt that her worldview had been completely refreshed today.

Finally, Lawyer Zhou couldn't stand it any longer. He strode forward and snapped at Lü Yi, who was still "driving" the old man, "Lü Yi! That's enough! What kind of behavior is this!"

Lü Yi seemed to realize this only then, and jumped off the old man's back with lingering enthusiasm, even patting the old man's almost broken back.

As soon as the old man lost the weight on his back, he could no longer hold on and collapsed to the ground with a thud. He was barely breathing, his face covered in snot and tears mixed with dust, looking utterly wretched. His eyes were filled with fear as he looked at Lü Yi, all traces of the arrogance he had displayed when he was extorting money were gone.

Like a triumphant general, Lü Yi walked back to Lin Feng's side with his head held high and winked as if to claim credit.

Lin Feng said nothing, but calmly looked at Lin Nuannuan, who was still standing there in a daze, and gave her a very slight nod, as if to say "it's resolved," or as if he was just glancing at her casually.

Then, he turned around, and with Lawyer Zhou, who looked like he couldn't bear to watch, and Lü Yi, who was full of enthusiasm as if she had just finished a great game, he left the chaotic neighborhood without lingering for another second.

Lin Nuannuan watched their departing Back View, then glanced at the old man slumped on the ground, too weak to look at her again, and at the crowd still laughing and filming around her. The pain in her wrist was still vivid, but the despair and coldness that had almost crushed her had quietly dissipated. In its place was a dazed feeling of surviving a disaster, and an indescribable, extremely complex emotion.