After the two of them finished discussing matters after work, Shen Yu curled his lips into a smile.
Yi Pin looked rather awkward. He glanced back and forth several times, feeling a bit nervous. Just as Lin Yangcong had said, he had indeed become more and more reliant on Shen Yu and had gradually forgotten his own purpose.
"Thanks. Well... I'll go back and rest first!"
Yi Pin scratched his head awkwardly. In fact, most of the time, he knew that Shen Yu was the one who was practical and reasonable. It was just that he had always been prejudiced against him because he was surely the one behind that incident. After all, it was a bloody lesson.
"Okay. Go to bed early. Good night!"
...
Throughout the whole night, Yi Pin tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep. He didn't even know what he was doing. There was just a sense of emptiness in his heart.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt sorry for the dead girl and his little uncle.
Actually, he was a person who couldn't keep things to himself. As long as he thought a bit more, his head would start to ache. He had always been used to being straightforward.
He reckoned that he should keep his distance from now on. He'd get used to it after a while.
So, early the next morning, he left home early and left a note on the table saying that he wouldn't have breakfast.
In the thick morning fog, the cold wind was blowing. He wrapped his clothes tightly around him, and his hands were shaking.
He bought a breakfast on the street, but it tasted bland. Maybe he was used to the breakfast made by Shen Yu. Now, no matter what he ate, it didn't taste good. He had become quite picky.
Sure enough, people were easily spoiled.
He sat in the coffee shop for several hours before going to find the two girls who had been on the bus and were close to the crime scene at that time. He hoped to get some information from them, but the two girls had been playing with their phones then and hadn't paid attention. They didn't see clearly until the fight broke out in the end.
Yi Pin was standing dejectedly at the bus stop sign, looking at the situation inside the bus helplessly when his phone rang. It was Qi Mingyang calling.
Just as he stepped onto the bus, Qi Mingyang's panicked voice came through the phone.
"There's a thug on this bus!"
The anxious voice sounded like a thunderclap in Yi Pin's ear. His ear seemed to explode.
"Are you kidding me?" Yi Pin frowned and looked around but didn't see anyone wearing a black hat and looking ferocious.
"He's wearing a gray sweatshirt, blue jeans. He has a chubby, square face and is about 170 cm tall!" Qi Mingyang seemed extremely nervous. He was gasping for breath and spoke in a hurry.
Yi Pin observed carefully and saw the thug behind him, separated by two people.
The thug didn't look any different from others, except that his eyes were sharper.
Yi Pin thought that if he stared at the thug all the time, there would surely be some signs, and he might alert the thug.
"What should we do?" Yi Pin looked bitter. He always seemed to be in danger recently, teetering on the edge of life and death.
"Just wait and see. Don't panic!" Qi Mingyang took a breath.
"Got it. You're the one who's nervous, aren't you!" Yi Pin slowly put down the phone. Through the mirror, he saw the thug's face. His hands were hidden in his sleeves. It was obvious that he was hiding some kind of weapon.
Inside the bus, the chatter continued, mixed with a hint of killing intent.
After the bus driver received an urgent call, his face turned grim.
Suddenly, the bus driver slammed on the brakes, and the bus stopped right by the roadside.
The driver shouted in a trembling voice, "The engine is broken. We can't drive it now. Everyone, get off the bus."
"Ah, how unlucky..."
"Yeah, I'm going to be late for work. What a mess!"
...
Listening to the complaining voices, everyone got off the bus from the back. The thug still stood there motionless. Yi Pin didn't dare to move rashly, afraid that the thug might do something terrible to the innocent people.
Looking out of the window, the thug saw the plain - clothes policemen with weapons in their hands. Immediately, his face turned red with anger. Like a madman, he grabbed a girl and put a knife to her neck.
"Don't move! Everyone, stay still!" the thug roared, but the others still rushed out one after another, leaving Yi Pin, the girl, and the thug on the bus.
Yi Pin raised his hands and said sincerely, "Let me take the girl's place. I'll be your hostage, okay?"
He thought that at least he was a man and should take the lead when something happened. Moreover, the delicate girl was obviously stunned with fear. She didn't dare to look up, and tears were streaming down her face.
"Humph, do you think I'm stupid? Don't play any tricks. Drive the bus for me right now. Do you hear me? Otherwise, I'll kill her!"
Blood oozed from the knife in the thug's hand. He frowned, looking confused.
"Okay, okay. Don't be excited. I'll drive. I'll drive!"
Yi Pin said and quickly walked to the driver's seat, looking blank.
"But I've never driven a bus before!" Yi Pin turned around and saw the fear in the girl's eyes.
"Drive now!" the thug roared.
So, Yi Pin drove the bus clumsily towards the suburbs as the thug instructed.
They didn't stop until they were sure no one was following them.
The three of them got off the bus and walked into the woods for a long time before they stopped.
"Can you let us go now? No one is following us anymore." The girl said with a choking voice, looking a bit nervous. Her face was full of fear.
"Let you go? You're dreaming!" The thug suddenly burst into wild laughter, with a malicious smile on his lips.
"Please, big brother. We have no grudges against you. Can you let me go? My parents will... will be heart - broken..."
The little girl suddenly burst into tears and kept sobbing. She looked at Yi Pin with a glimmer of hope in her eyes.
"Well then, if you want to kill someone, kill me first!" Yi Pin said, taking two steps forward, raising his hands, and looking straight at the thug in front of him.
The thug smiled faintly, glanced at the two of them, and said, "You two are a couple, aren't you? It's really touching. You want to be a hero to save the beauty so much? Well, I'll grant your wish."
Saying that, the thug stabbed the knife at Yi Pin.
Taking this opportunity, Yi Pin grabbed the handle of the knife with both hands, and the two of them fought for the knife.
The girl cried and ran out of the woods, leaving the two of them behind.
"See? This is the person you want to save. Did she think about you? No! You're so ridiculous!"
The thug's veins stood out, and he said with a smile on his lips.
"So what? I'm willing to do it!"
Yi Pin frowned and held the handle of the knife tightly.
Just as the two of them were in a stalemate, suddenly a figure rushed over and locked the thug's neck.
Yi Pin looked at Shen Yu's profile, and the drops of what might be sweat or water kept dripping down.
"Shen Yu? Why are you here?" Yi Pin looked shocked. This guy should have been in the law firm, shouldn't he?