The gang of thugs all followed with sinister smiles.
The woman was so startled her face turned white: "Who are you people? Iâm leaving, donât block me."
A thug said: "Weâre here to protect you. Look, youâre all alone, so we thought weâd escort you safely!"
"Thatâs right, weâre just being considerate."
"You look so pretty, weâre just afraid some bad guys might bully you."
The thugs burst out laughing.
The woman became even more scared: "I donât know you, I donât need your protection. Get out of my way, or Iâll call the police."
"Call the police?"
The thug looked indifferent.
"Weâre protecting you out of kindness, how can you repay good with evil?"
"But weâre good guys, we wonât bicker with a beauty. How about we take you to a safe place?"
"Let us bring you happiness!"
The thugs all laughed again.
"I think this alley is pretty safe!" one thug said.
The woman was extremely frightened, and said trembling: "I donât want to go, Iâm begging you, let me go. If you donât move, Iâll really call the police."
As she spoke, the woman took out her phone, clearly planning to call the police.
One of the thugs had quick eyes and hands; he quickly reached out and snatched the womanâs phone away.
Another thug grabbed the woman and said with a smile: "Donât ruin the fun, come with us quickly."
"Ah!"
The woman screamed, and instinctively lowered her head to bite the thugâs hand for self-preservation.
The bitten thug yelped in pain and had to let go.
The woman quickly abandoned her bicycle and tried to escape.
The bitten thug, angry and frustrated, abandoned his playful demeanor and cursed: "Damn bitch, how dare you bite me!"
He chased after her, grabbed the woman, and slapped her, leaving five finger marks on her face.
"Drag her inside!"
The thugs finally revealed their wolf-like fangs, rushing forward to drag the woman into the dark alley.
Despite her struggle, the woman couldnât match the strength of several men, and was about to be dragged into the alley.
Suddenly, a strong light shone over, a cool flashy motorcycle appeared nearby, its headlight illuminating the ugly scene brightly.
The thugs couldnât open their eyes against the harsh light. Once they adjusted, they saw a black-haired, sleek woman walking over from the motorcycle.
Oh my god!
What a beautiful woman!
The thugs stared, dumbfounded. Being low-level thugs, they never had the chance to see such a gorgeous woman.
Unexpectedly, here came an even more beautiful one!
"Todayâs our lucky day, to run into such beautiful ladies!"
"Invite the beauty into the alley too!"
"Beauty, come with us too."
The thugs jested loudly.
Annaâs expression remained indifferent as she walked past them, not even bothering to talk back, and swung her fists straight away.
A minute later.
The thugs were all on the ground, bruised and swollen, writhing in pain and crying out.
The woman nearby was left speechless with awe.
So cool, this woman was truly amazing.
Anna glanced at her and said flatly: "You should leave quickly."
"Thank you." The woman nodded quickly, grabbed her bike, and fled.
Anna planted her foot on one of the thugâs necks and asked coldly: "Whoâs your boss?"
An hour later.
In a bar somewhere, the place was a mess, and a group of thugs lay struggling amidst the ruins, while a middle-aged manâthe bar owner and an underground bossâlay among them.
This underground boss, beaten black and blue, was scared out of his wits, angrily cursing: "Who the hell is this crazy woman!"
The next day, rumors spread in the underground scene: a mysterious woman appeared and thrashed the thugs who tried to assault a womanâand it didnât end there. The thugsâ boss was also found by the mysterious woman and thrashed too!
For the next three days, similar incidents continued happening. Wherever thugs committed crimes, the mysterious woman would appear.
This mysterious woman, like Batman, roamed the darkness, protecting the city, with one underground boss after another being dealt with...
Those helped by the mysterious woman were deeply grateful to her, seeing her as their protector, with word of mouth spreading, and public admiration growing for this mysterious woman.
Meanwhile, the mysterious woman became a nightmare for thugs. Before committing any crime, they had to consider if theyâd run into her and get their boss in trouble. Even the underground bosses urged their men to behave to avoid trouble themselves.
For a while, the thugs restrained themselves, and the streets became peaceful...
All of this, Lin Fan observed quietly.
He was quite satisfied with Annaâs work!
Meanwhile, Lin Fan continued living his usual daily life.
That noon, Lin Fan suddenly received a call; it was Ning Xiaoyueâs voice on the line.
Lin Fan was a bit surprised because, since Ning Xiaoyueâs debut, sheâs been quite busy, and he didnât expect her to have time to contact him.
"Xiaoyue, what a surprise! Arenât you busy today?" Lin Fan said with a smile.
Ning Xiaoyue replied: "Busy, yes. Thereâs an event tonight, but itâs right here in Yun City. Brother Lin, can you come over? Iâd like to see you."
Since joining the program, Ning Xiaoyue hadnât gotten a proper chance to meet Lin Fan. The last time at the company, they only had a brief encounter, barely exchanged words due to the crowd.
With the rare chance of an activity in Yun City, Ning Xiaoyue wanted to make time to meet Lin Fan.
Lin Fan was free and actually wanted to see Ning Xiaoyue too, so he said: "Sure, where are you? Iâll come find you."
Ning Xiaoyue said: "Thereâs a performance tonight at Yun City Satellite TV. Weâll have one hour free before the recording. Brother Lin, come by then."
"Alright." Lin Fan agreed.
That evening, at Yun City Satellite TV.
This was the only TV station in Yun City, and tonight there was a gala event, inviting many stars, including Spaceship Lady, the hottest girl group right now, with Ning Xiaoyue as a member.
This was Ning Xiaoyueâs first time attending such a gala since her debut, and she was a bit nervous. But thinking about meeting Brother Lin soon eased her nerves, and she looked forward to it with excitement.
"Look, isnât that Ning Xiaoyue? Sheâs so bad, yet sheâs at this gala!"
"Yeah, hopes she doesnât embarrass herself on stage!"
"What a bummer, sheâs here to steal the spotlight!"
Beside her, a few artists pointed fingers at Ning Xiaoyue.
Hearing this, Ning Xiaoyue felt a bit down. She admitted she wasnât good at singing or dancing, but as a Spaceship Lady member, she had to face the stage bravely despite her fears.
"Donât mind what they say; I think youâre pretty good."
Suddenly, a young male idol, showing what he thought was a charming smile, approached Ning Xiaoyue, trying to comfort her.
Ning Xiaoyue felt his smile was a bit oily, but since he was defending her, she couldnât ignore him.
"Thank you." Ning Xiaoyue expressed her gratitude.
"Hi, Iâm Zhou Wenkun." The young idol extended his hand to Ning Xiaoyue.
Meanwhile, lurking behind the crowd, Feng Tianming watched the two with a sinister look on his face.