Chapter 167: Saving a Life Once
By the seaside, near a tourist boat wharf, Lu Yi had been working there. He specifically requested to work the night shift tonight, simply to earn a bit more cash for his travel and spending. As he strolled along the shore, humming quietly to himself, he eagerly anticipated his upcoming paycheck.
Despite the long distance to the toilet, a sudden urge to pee lead him to find a shadowy corner to relieve himself. As he did so, he noticed a car approaching.
At first, Lu Yi paid it no mind as he thought it was normal to see cars here. But then he saw a peculiar figure getting out of the vehicle - a man wearing a mask quite late at night. He recognized the mask as being identical to the ones worn by the guys he came across in Qianye Country.
"No way!" Lu Yi quickly retreated further into the dark corner where he stood. He kept his eyes glued silently on this person, who was seemingly casing the area, as if confirming something?
Before Lu Yi could comprehend what was happening, two more cars approached from both directions. But rather than coming closer, the cars kept their distance as if providing surveillance for the first car.
Seeing this, Lu Yi knew something was about to happen. Breathlessly, he focused, unblinking, on the scene unfolding before him.
Next, the group of men hoisted a burlap sack out of the trunk of the car. The sack squirmed as if something was struggling inside. Faint whimpering noises could be heard from inside it, and Lu Yi quickly deduced what was inside and what was about to happen.
The group casually tossed the sack into the sea and watched as it slowly sunk deeper into the water. Once it had disappeared beneath the surface, they hurriedly drove off.
"Oh my god!" Lu Yi carefully emerged from his hiding spot, cautiously scanning the surroundings. Once he was sure the group had left, he rushed to the water’s edge, torn between to save or to ignore the situation.
"Forget it, consider this my good deed for the day." With that, Lu Yi pulled off his shoes and clothes and dove straight into the water.
Three days later, Lu Yi arrived at an abandoned building on the outskirts of town with a bunch of groceries and various daily necessities. He was here to visit a somewhat mentally disturbed person.