Chapter 208: Chapter 207: Picking a Kitten Chapter 208: Chapter 207: Picking a Kitten Seeing the girl running into the narrow alley, Snakehead was pleased. He had been afraid that she would run towards a crowded area or start shouting in the street. It never crossed his mind that she would run into an alley. Didn’t she know that alleys were even more dangerous?

Usually, quite a few people conducted shady dealings in the alleys where fights often broke out, and there had even been fatalities. The residents generally followed a principle of self-preservation; even at night, if they heard cries of “catch the thief,” they would shut their doors and ignore the outside world. Who would care about what you were doing there?

Xiao Jiu had intended to keep running, but then she noticed Zheng Tan stopped next to the old man, catching his breath, and he seemed not to be in a hurry anymore. Looking at the old man, she remembered that only blind people would use sticks or canes to find their way. And this man was just a blind old man—how could he be of any help?

Xiao Jiu ran past the old man a few steps, saw that Zheng Tan hadn’t followed, but instead was standing peacefully next to the old man, she hesitated. In that moment, Snakehead and “Sickle” had already entered the alley and were catching up.

Stopping in her tracks, Xiao Jiu called out to Zheng Tan in a low voice a few times, signaling him to run quickly and not to involve others, especially not a blind old man. Snakehead and his ilk clearly meant no good; the blind old man would definitely be at a disadvantage against them.

Seeing Xiao Jiu’s anxious expression, Zheng Tan didn’t know how to communicate his thoughts. Thinking about it, he raised his paw and hooked Mr. Kun’s trouser leg, initially trying to signal “cling to the leg” implicitly. However, whether Mr. Kun’s trousers were made of poor material that day, or Zheng Tan’s claws were too sharp and he used too much force, he ended up tearing the trouser leg.

Mr. Kun, Xiao Jiu: “…”

Hearing Snakehead and his gang getting closer, Zheng Tan gave up on “clinging to the leg” and hid behind Mr. Kun, only peeking his head out to look in the direction of Snakehead and his group. Since Mr. Kun had stopped, it meant he was willing to help; otherwise, the old man would have continued walking, not caring about the surroundings.

Snakehead’s face was somewhat twisted, whether from anger or exhaustion from the run, it looked rather ferocious, as if he was about to devour someone. Seeing Snakehead like this, Xiao Jiu felt an urge to run away, but then seeing Black Cat, she had an odd feeling that staying might be better.

Zheng Tan’s attention wasn’t entirely on Snakehead and “Sickle,” who had just run into the alley. He was also keeping an ear out for sounds from behind. At the entrance of the alley, after “Sickle” had entered, someone else came in. This person looked ordinary, really just like any passerby, and “Sickle” didn’t even notice him.

Although Snakehead had heard of Mr. Kun’s name, he had never seen Mr. Kun face to face. Therefore, he didn’t recognize the old man right in front of him as the formidable Mr. Kun. Although he was briefly suspicious, given the old man’s unassuming appearance, he couldn’t imagine this blind man posing any threat.

Moreover, Snakehead was furious and didn’t think much after his initial suspicion. His primary desire was to capture Xiao Jiu; there was 400,000 yuan at stake. He was so close to missing out on this amount.

Snakehead charged forward furiously, looking in Xiao Jiu’s direction, “Run, keep running, see where you can hide!” Then he yelled at Mr. Kun, “Get out of the way, you old fool…”

As he reached out to grab the old man’s collar and toss him aside, the arm of Snakehead, which hadn’t been bitten by a dog, was suddenly twisted into a painful angle and he fainted before he could even scream.

“Sickle,” behind Snakehead, had been taken down a few seconds before Snakehead’s downfall, and the noise of the encounter was barely audible over the alley’s outside noises; Snakehead hadn’t noticed the commotion behind him.

Xiao Jiu stood about five meters behind Mr. Kun, watching in the direction of Snakehead; she had clearly seen everything from the man approaching “Sickle” to Snakehead fainting. The events had occurred too quickly; she had barely had time to catch her breath.

Just as Xiao Jiu was pondering, someone walked up from behind her, ignored her, and passed by her side. Only then did she focus on the person who had just walked past. He looked ordinary, at first glance no different from the other pedestrians she had seen on the street before.

The man quickly walked to the other side, joined the person who had knocked out Snakehead, dragged one each, like they were assisting drunk people, and left the alley.

The residents living nearby had also seen what had just happened. Although they didn’t see it clearly, they could roughly guess that there was another conflict happening. Following the principle of self-preservation and not meddling in others’ affairs, they pretended not to have seen anything. After all, such incidents were common and they had become numb to them.

Zheng Tan breathed a sigh of relief; as expected, Mr. Kun had someone around him to take down Snakehead and his companion; Xiao Jiu was safe for now.

Mr. Kun turned around leisurely and continued walking the way he had come. As he passed by Xiao Jiu, she swallowed nervously, feeling stiff all over. Even a fool could now tell that this old man was extraordinary, no wonder Black Cat wasn’t worried at all hiding behind him. However, these were strangers after all, and she couldn’t tell if these people would sell her out just like Snakehead and his gang might have.

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