Xu Duoduo and Xu Bu had just turned off the main road near the hospital and were preparing to head back to the guesthouse.
From a distance, Xu Duoduo spotted the heroine and Dead Fish Eyes walking one after another into the small alley beside the police station.
“Big Sister, my head hurts. I can’t walk anymore. Go buy me a soda from the supply store, okay?”
Xu Duoduo immediately decided to sneak over and eavesdrop.
“Does your head really hurt, or is your greed for snacks acting up again?”
“Big Sister, please buy me one. My head really hurts a little. Changing the bandages just now hurt so much.”
Xu Duoduo instantly began acting spoiled.
If Xu Bu stayed nearby, there’d be no way to enjoy the drama.
“Fine. Then stand here and wait for me. Don’t move. I’ll run there and back quickly.”
Xu Bu’s heart softened immediately.
During the bandage change earlier, she’d seen the wound clearly herself. It looked terrifying.
If her little sister was craving something sweet, then she’d go buy it.
She looked around carefully.
This street was right beside the police station, so it should be safe enough.
After instructing Xu Duoduo to wait in place, Xu Bu ran toward the supply store.
The moment Xu Bu disappeared around the corner, Xu Duoduo spun around and sprinted toward the alley entrance, quietly stretching her ears to listen.
“Brother Yu, please help me plead with your cousin.
“He doesn’t believe me. He wants to expose my background and publicly criticize me.
“The day before yesterday, I truly didn’t meet the person delivering my living expenses.
“I really didn’t lie to him.
“I’ll write to my father immediately and have him send next month’s money together with the tribute payment, alright?”
Cousin?
Tribute payment?
According to the original plot, the heroine paid hush money to a deputy director from the Revolutionary Committee every month.
Which meant—
Dead Fish Eyes’ cousin was that deputy director.
No wonder Dead Fish Eyes didn’t behave like a proper police officer at all.
Instead, he acted just like certain political enforcers—desperate for quick achievements and willing to fabricate accusations freely to gain merit.
Someone like that becoming police was definitely not a good thing.
But wait—
the people chasing the man delivering the heroine’s living expenses that day were Red Armbands.
Meaning they were probably the deputy director’s own people.
Was this basically a thief shouting “catch the thief”?
The original novel only briefly mentioned that the heroine missed the delivery because she spent too long changing clothes to look pretty.
It never explained why the delivery man didn’t simply wait a bit longer.
Now that Xu Duoduo thought about it—
this whole thing was probably a trap arranged by the deputy director.
He secretly pocketed Lin Weiwei’s money himself.
The delivery man probably didn’t even know what Lin Weiwei looked like and accidentally mistook Xu Duoduo for her.
But now Xu Duoduo had intercepted the package.
Meaning the deputy director’s people never got the money.
So naturally the deputy director believed Lin Weiwei had already received it and was pretending otherwise.
Wonderful.
The plot was changing.
Let the dogs bite each other and implode internally.
The more chaos between them, the better and safer Xu Ergen’s family could live.
“No problem, Weiwei. Between the two of us, who needs formalities?
“I’ll go talk to my cousin later.
“Tell me though—when are you going to tell your father about us?
“Once you marry me, won’t my cousin become family too? He can’t publicly criticize his own relatives then.
“Baby, have some pity on me. Look—I’m already pitching a tent here.
“Aren’t you going to help me cool off a little?”
Dead Fish Eyes directly grabbed Lin Weiwei’s hand and pressed it toward his crotch.
Xu Duoduo, now completely engrossed, couldn’t resist poking her head out for a peek.
Oh dear.
Eye-burning material.
She hurriedly covered her eyes with both hands—
while continuing to watch enthusiastically through the gaps between her fingers.
“Don’t…”
“Mmph…”
Oh wow, they were already kissing.
Someone should light incense for Xu Dahai.
The color above his head was looking very green.
Then suddenly—
why was the sky spinning?
Xu Duoduo had been enjoying the scene too much.
She never noticed a hand suddenly reaching from behind, wrapping around her waist and dragging her into the alley.
The world flipped upside down.
One second later, she found herself sitting atop a wall before being pulled down onto the other side.
“Hurry and search! He definitely ran into this alley!”
Sharp voices and chaotic footsteps sounded from beyond the wall.
“What are you doing? Get out!”
Dead Fish Eyes was furious.
He’d only just gotten to touch the “little steamed buns.”
And now his poor little brother downstairs had been frightened half to death by these idiots. He didn’t even know if things still worked anymore.
“We’re Revolutionary Committee personnel. Someone just ran into this alley. Did you see him? Why are you blocking us?”
The speaker sounded like some rough brute.
“Aiya, Brother Yu! Sorry, sorry. This guy’s new and didn’t recognize you.
“We made a mistake. The man ran into another alley.
“We’ll keep chasing over there. You and sister-in-law continue! We didn’t see anything at all! Hahaha!”
Another voice interrupted.
The group burst into teasing laughter before retreating.
Only after the footsteps faded did Xu Duoduo finally turn around to look at the person who had dragged her over the wall.
The man was clutching his abdomen.
Already unconscious.
Blood had soaked through beneath him.
Again?
It was Green Uniform.
The first time they met had been on the bus to the commune.
To get a seat, he’d climbed through the bus window like a lunatic.
At the same time, he’d helped their family solve the issue with the seat-stealing aunt.
He had clear objectives, quick reactions, and unconventional thinking.
The second meeting had been earlier today.
He’d vaulted over a wall carrying a large bag, then cleanly and ruthlessly dealt with the hooligans while calmly checking whether the thug Xu Duoduo had smashed with a rock was still alive.
He acted decisively without hesitation.
And now this third meeting—
although he looked miserable at the moment, he’d still managed to save her from trouble during such a dangerous situation.
He was righteous.
And capable.
This person was incredibly mysterious.
“Brother Yu… you really have to help me handle this matter.
“I need to leave now. If anyone sees me, I won’t be able to live anymore…”
Running footsteps gradually faded away beyond the wall.
Lin Weiwei had probably fled already.
“Damn little slut. Next time I’ll make sure you can’t run anymore.”
Dead Fish Eyes cursed while leaving too.
Finally—
everything became quiet.
“Hey. Wake up. Are you alright?”
Xu Duoduo crouched beside Green Uniform.
The blood beneath him had spread even more.
If she didn’t stop the bleeding soon, he was probably dead.
Seriously.
What kind of situation was this?
Three encounters.
Not close acquaintances, yet every impression had been good.
If she left him to die, her conscience would bother her.
But how should she save him?
What if this man’s identity prevented him from appearing openly at a hospital?
Xu Duoduo came from the apocalypse.
She didn’t care about someone’s political background.
She only cared whether they felt right to her.
Right now he was unconscious and impossible to question.
And she didn’t want him to die.
Xu Duoduo glanced around.
This appeared to be an abandoned courtyard.
After crouching down, even the weeds around her were taller than she was.
Grinding her teeth, Xu Duoduo finally made her decision.
She brought Green Uniform into her space and laid him on the tiled floor of the living room.
Using green crystal cores, she released massive amounts of life energy to stabilize his condition.
Then she used white crystal cores to stop the bleeding and directly heal the damaged internal organs.
Taking scissors, she cut open his clothing.
After administering anesthesia, she carefully restitched both his new wound and the older injuries he’d already been carrying.
She treated everything together before wrapping the injuries with simple bandages.
Finally, she poured some glucose solution into his mouth.
Only then did Xu Duoduo bring him back outside again.
Once she went to the countryside, they probably would never meet again anyway.
And even if they did—
he’d been unconscious the whole time.
She could simply pretend to know nothing.
“Duoduo! Duoduo! Where did you go?! Wuuu…”
Xu Bu’s panicked crying came from the other side of the wall.
“Brother Liu, what do we do?!”
“Big Sister, I’m over here! Wait a second!”
“After helping you this much, if you still die, then it can only mean your fate was bad.”
Xu Duoduo crouched beside Green Uniform and checked his breathing one more time.
Then, after thinking briefly, she pulled out a bar of chocolate from her space.
She stripped away the outer packaging and tossed it back into the space.
Leaving only the silver foil wrapper, she carefully checked that nothing looked suspicious before placing it into Green Uniform’s hand.
Then she turned around, pulled a ladder from her space, and climbed back over the wall.