Ning Yao heard this and the color drained instantly from her face!

She sprinted forward and shoved both Jiujiu and Diandian out of the way. “Run! Get inside and hide!”

The two children bolted!

Youyou, seeing the commotion from further away, immediately dropped the watering can and ushered them both into the residential building at a run, their figures vanishing into the corridor in an instant.

The tall man’s face darkened with fury!

The welfare home was not small. The buildings were interconnected throughout, and the children knew the layout by heart — if they really hid themselves, the two men would have no quick way of finding them. On top of that, Yi Zichu and Ning Yao were actively obstructing them —

The short man grabbed Ning Yao’s arm in agitation. “Hey! You’re getting in our way. Want to substitute yourself instead?”

The tall man said, “Just take her. That little brat’s useless to us anyway. Sell this one to Brother Cao for his videos.”

Ning Yao was only twelve years old — but for people who lived purely for views, what did morality or law matter to them?

Her face went pale. On pure instinct, she sank her teeth into the hand gripping her arm!

The short man cried out in pain and kicked her hard, square in the chest!

Ning Yao crashed to the ground, the breath knocked so completely from her that she couldn’t draw another for a long moment.

The short man reached to grab her again. Yi Zichu yanked him back. Yi Zichu snarled, “Jiang Cong is the one who owes you! Go find Jiang Cong! What does any of this have to do with Jiang Jiujiu?! It has nothing to do with us either! Leave now or I’m calling the police!”

“Call the police?” The tall man laughed loudly. “Why not just move into the police station! Kid — let me spell it out for you: debts must be repaid, that’s the law of the land. Jiang Cong handed his daughter over to us as payment. If you want to stick your nose in, fine! Then you pay — 3,000 points. Bring it out!”

3,000 points — how were Yi Zichu’s group of children, surviving on subsidy payments, ever supposed to come up with that?!

The short man swept his gaze around and pointed at the motorcycle by the iron gate. “Look, they’ve got a bike.”

“Ha! Who’d have thought — this run-down dump actually has something worth taking.” The tall man grinned. “Alright then, we’re reasonable people. Let’s call the bike a down payment. We’ll be back for the rest!”

“No!!!”

Ning Yao scrambled to her feet in panic and seized the short man’s arm as he moved toward the bike!

“That’s a bike Zichu-gege borrowed to do deliveries! If you take it, there’s no way we can ever pay it back!!!”

“These little brats are infuriating!” the short man snapped, raising a fist to deal with Ning Yao — which Yi Zichu once again physically blocked!

The two sides struggled and grappled. Bai Youwei stood watching quietly from a short distance, and noticed the number on Yi Zichu’s wrist climbing rapidly — it had been 212 before; now it had already risen to 254.

She looked up at the sky. Beneath the calm blue expanse of clouds and light, a few barrages had indeed appeared —

【(」゜ロ゜)」A fight broke out! Everyone come watch!!!!!】

【This isn’t a fight, it’s one-sided misery. The kids don’t stand a chance.】

【Fire fire fire fire — 】

【Meh~(乛_乛) Nothing to see here, boring…】

【I am a check-in machine with no feelings.】

……

Bai Youwei thought to herself: *So that’s what this crowd likes…*

At sixteen, Yi Zichu and twelve-year-old Ning Yao were no match for two grown men. It wasn’t long before both had bruised and bloodied faces, and could only watch helplessly as the motorcycle was taken.

The short man’s face had been scratched up by Ning Yao. Still stewing, he pointed at her and said to the tall man, “Take that girl back with us too. I’ll make her pay for this.”

Ning Yao screamed, “You animals! You scum!!!”

Yi Zichu clenched his teeth and pulled out his phone to call the police.

A few more icy barrages drifted across the sky:

【Give it up~ By the time the cops show up, the damage will already be done~】

【(>_<) Poor guy~】

【Hey, let’s not be sexist here. If anyone’s worse off, isn’t it the girl being dragged away?】

【Heads up! The situation has changed!】

……

The two men looked at Bai Youwei as she walked toward them, and gave her a slow, appraising once-over, smiling in a way that didn’t bode well. “What? Volunteering yourself?”

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