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“No need,” Isaac waved his hand.

If she knew I was going to rent DVDs in the slums, she would definitely stop me.

"Oh, then be careful." Qianxia continued practicing on the wooden dummy. "When you were in the room just now, your aunt called and said she might be home late today."

"understood."

……

The Pepsi store was only a few kilometers from Isaac's house, less than an hour's walk round trip. Isaac left home in his bulky clothes, braving the cold wind.

After a half-hour walk, Isaac was gradually approaching the slums.

In fact, he had already sensed something was wrong while traveling along the way.

The once exquisite house became dilapidated, and a foul stench began to emanate from the surrounding area.

Upon arriving in the slums, they found sewage and dead rats everywhere. Many people sat listlessly on the ground, and when Isaac arrived, they couldn't help but look at him strangely, seemingly wondering why this out-of-place kid had come here. Passersby also glanced at him from time to time.

There was a vague feeling that I was being watched by a pack of wolves.

"I regret it a little."

The atmosphere around him made Isaac somewhat hesitant; perhaps, as his parents had said, it wasn't safe here.

However, he then noticed that a Best Buy on the street was still lit up, meaning the store was still open for business. And it was only a few steps away from him.

Rent the DVDs and hurry up and leave.

Thinking this, Isaac quickened his pace towards the store. He took out some money from his pocket, counted it, and found it was just enough to rent three boxes.

Just then, a dark shadow flashed past behind him.

A man with dark red hair snatched the money from Isaac's hand and ran away quickly.

"Ah! My money."

Isaac hadn't even realized what was happening when all he saw when the banknotes in his hand disappeared was the back of the figure with dark red hair.

He didn't even get a clear look at the man's face before his money was stolen.

No one around seemed inclined to help or even consider calling the police; being robbed in a slum was a common occurrence.

He quickly chased after the person, but with his 12-year-old body and his lack of exercise over the years, coupled with his bulky clothes, he was no match for the thief.

All Isaac could do was run and shout, "Give me back my money!"

"Who's going to give it back to you, you idiot!"

The thief in front cursed.

Isaac thought the voice sounded like a girl's, and judging from her figure, she didn't seem to be much older than him.

She ran into a dilapidated alley, and Isaac rushed in after her.

The alley seemed to be a dead end, with a wall blocking their way.

"Hahaha……"

Isaac was exhausted, pressing his knees and panting heavily.

Now he finally saw the true face of the thief in front of him.

With short, dark red hair reaching his shoulders, several earrings, and wearing a tattered hoodie and jeans full of holes, it was hard to tell at first glance whether he was a boy or a girl.

In terms of appearance, he also appears to be Asian.

Her face was filled with a gloomy aura, as if she were cursing the world, which really startled Isaac.

"Um..." Isaac tried to keep his tone calm, "Could you please give me my money back?"

"what?"

"Stealing...stealing money is wrong."

The girl glared at her with sharp eyes.

"No, no, forget it." Startled by the girl in front of him who was slightly older than him, he immediately gave up the idea of ​​asking for money.

This is even scarier than school bullies!

Isaac just wants to get home as soon as possible.

Just then, a commotion suddenly arose outside the alley.

Where did that little rascal go?

"It seems to be in this direction."

"Search!"

Several adults dressed in flashy clothes walked into the alley. Each of them was several heads taller than Isaac, and they were both black and white. They were obviously local thugs.

"Oh no, they're here!" The little girl who had stolen Isaac's money quickly hid in a pile of trash.

It seems that the person those people are looking for is her.

They marched in in a large group and saw Isaac trembling before them.

The man in the lead was wearing a black suit and appeared to have a gold tooth in his mouth.

"Hey kid, have you seen a Chinese girl with burgundy hair running here?" the leader asked.

"what?"

Isaac then realized that they had come looking for the little girl from earlier.

And he said he was Chinese? So it seems she was from the same hometown as him.

"What do you mean 'huh'? I'm asking you a question!" He impatiently grabbed Isaac by the collar and lifted him up. "You'll be in big trouble if you don't tell me."

"Over there...that side."

Isaac, who was still scared, pointed in a direction outside the alley for some unknown reason.

"Chase!"

He threw Isaac to the ground and led his men in the direction Isaac had pointed.

Isaac collapsed to the ground, gasping for air.

This is on a completely different level from the classmates who bullied him at school! The slums are truly terrifying!

"Hey!"

After everyone left, the girl emerged from the garbage heap and stood in front of Isaac.

"what?"

"Thank you." Although she was expressing her gratitude, her face showed obvious reluctance.

"fine."

Isaac said, suddenly switching from English to Chinese.

Why did they come to arrest you?

The girl paused for a moment upon hearing Chinese, then replied in Chinese as well: "Because I stole money from their boss, they came to arrest me."

"Oh, I see."

"But you, judging by your clothes, you're probably not from this area," the girl said, pointing at his clean clothes. "What's a rich kid like you doing here? Don't you want to live?"

"Well... I originally planned to rent DVDs from Best Buy here," Isaac said apologetically.

"cut."

The girl ignored Isaac and walked out of the alley.

"Hey, I saved your life, can you give me my money back?" Isaac asked timidly.

"No, consider it tuition. Don't wander around the slums if you're not studying." Clearly, she had no intention of paying back the money.

"How could this happen..."

She hadn't walked more than a few steps out of the alley when she suddenly ran back with a look of terror on her face.

"what happened?"

"They're catching up!"

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Just as she ran back, the same group of people followed her in aggressively.

"She's there, don't let her get away."

"Damn it, that little bastard."

When Isaac saw the person who had arrived, he suddenly became incoherent.

"What...what do I do?!"

"Let's find somewhere to hide." She looked around and found there was nowhere to hide.

"Why don't you just give the money back to them?"

“It’s no use. They’re a very ruthless gang in the area,” the girl said with a grim expression. “If they catch you, who knows what kind of torture you’ll endure.”

"So why did you steal their money?!"

"There's no time to talk about this now!"

They ran closer and closer, with only the wall behind them.

Isaac looked at the wall, as if he had made up his mind.

“Step on my shoulders to get over this wall!” Isaac shouted.

"What are you saying...?"

"There's no time! Hurry!"

"……hateful."

Reluctantly, the thieving girl finally agreed, and she quickly stepped onto Isaac's shoulders to climb over the wall.

Just as she climbed over the wall, the group of men reached Isaac, each one looking fierce and menacing.