It seems that the villain is targeting me.

In this era without electronic navigation equipment, if you want to deliver milk, you must be familiar with the streets and alleys of the entire county and be able to accurately find the corresponding address.

In addition, the milkman needs to be quick and efficient, deliver the milk on time before people go to work or school, and recycle the empty bottles in a timely manner.

Chen Xiaoya is a quick learner. It only took her about two days to become familiar with the milk delivery process and memorize all the addresses that needed delivery in the area she was responsible for. This outstanding learning ability allowed her to quickly become a skilled worker.

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Now, it was already daybreak. Chen Xiaoya was riding a 28-bar bicycle that made noise everywhere except the bell. He was carrying the last milk in the insulated box and was riding quickly to the last milk delivery address.

According to the boss's requirements, temporary workers like her have to provide their own transportation. She picked up this bicycle from the garbage station and spent 15 yuan to have a mechanic repair it.

After being repaired, this 28-inch bicycle is quite stable to drive and there are no performance issues. It is just a bit difficult to ride and requires extra effort to pedal.

The last address they were going to had to pass by the county central hospital, and when Chen Xiaoya was riding his bicycle past the hospital, his eyes involuntarily glanced over there.

I had previously learned from the police that Chen Zhengkang was sent directly to the county central hospital for treatment after his head was broken.

However, Chen Xiaoya had no intention of visiting her biological father. She had never even been to the hospital or confirmed the patient's condition with the doctor.

Chen Xiaoya just subconsciously felt a little strange: because her father did not have a formal and stable job, he had never paid for medical insurance, and all the examinations and medications had to be paid for by himself.

Chen Xiaoya is pretty good

I am quite familiar with my father's financial situation: he didn't go to work for two weeks because he played cards. It is obvious that he was desperately losing money and was desperately trying to make a comeback. He should be poor now.

...I don’t know where he got the money for hospitalization, Chen Xiaoya complained in his heart.

But within a few seconds, she put the matter behind her and pedaled the bicycle quickly with her skinny legs, thinking about delivering the things quickly before dawn.

She held the front of the car and drove into the alley and around a corner.

It was at this time that the incident occurred.

When she was about to ride into the corner, she suddenly saw the figures of four or five strangers reflected on the metal sign opposite!

These people lined up in a row, leaning against the wall in a very strange way, as if they were waiting for something to fall into their trap.

At the most critical moment, Chen Xiaoya caught a glimpse of the iron rod sweeping from below, and she braked in time and quickly avoided it.

Fortunately, she was not hit, but because she dodged in a hurry, the car inevitably tilted sharply, and all the milk bottles that were originally tied in the thermal box slipped out and hit the ground and shattered.

Chen Xiaoya caught a glimpse of the people who were surrounding her at the entrance of the alley out of the corner of her eye: two of them were her father's card-playing friends whom she knew, and the rest were all strangers.

I don’t know what these people do, but there seem to be radicals engraved on their faces, which together form four words: They come with ill intentions.

One of the poker players pointed at Chen Xiaoya and shouted, "That's her! She's Chen Zhengkang's daughter!"

"Catch her! Don't try to escape!"

After those men finished shouting, they immediately rushed forward with murderous intent.

Chen Xiaoya gripped the handlebars tightly. She took a last look at the milk bottle that had shattered into a pile of debris on the ground and suddenly turned the bike around.

Chapter 21 She Has No Room to Breathe [Please Refresh]

According to Chen Xiaoya's original intention, she wanted to turn the car around immediately and leave the alley and return to the street.

The box she drove into was a forked alley. After passing a straight road of about 300 meters, there would be two different forks on the left and right.

Just now, she was nearly attacked when she turned to the left.

Now, if Chen Xiaoya wants to return to the original street, he has to turn the bike around, rush through the straight alley of more than 300 meters in one breath, and ride back to the main road.

There are not many pedestrians on the streets in the early morning, but there are always a few passers-by. If you shout for help loudly, you may be able to attract help from enthusiastic people or even the police.

Even if her luck was really terrible and she didn't run into anyone on the road, as long as she pedaled hard and persisted for a while, she would be able to shake off those who were chasing her on foot.

In short, Chen Xiaoya will most likely be safe once he returns to the road.

Chen Xiaoya figured everything out in a flash. She gritted her teeth and twisted the front of the car hard, twisting the old 28-inch bicycle until sparks were almost coming out.

The milk she was going to deliver had been broken into pieces, so she simply pulled the thermal box off the seat, stepped on the pedals more vigorously, and rushed towards the alley entrance.

Chen Xiaoya's judgment was correct. Almost at the moment she started pedaling, several people who were ambushing her from behind rushed up and were just about to grab the seat.

Letting such a half-grown girl slip away seemed to be a great loss of face for these idlers. One of them roared in anger: "Damn it, a bunch of rubbish! Stop her!"

Chen Xiaoya just felt confused.

She was working part-time diligently to save some money for tuition, but she didn't know how she offended these psychopaths, who were squatting at the entrance of the alley to block her.

But the boy also knew very well that he probably wouldn't be able to explain the reason to this group of people.

If she hadn't been able to dodge the other person's attack just now, she might have been caught in the sack.

What kind of person would specifically come to stop her? An enemy her father had provoked, a creditor coming to collect a debt, or perhaps a human trafficker—these were just a few options.

Because among these people there are Chen Zhengkang’s poker friends, the possibility of it being the first two is even greater.

Chen Xiaoya had no interest in finding out who her father had offended again. She just wanted to escape with all her might.

A rather strange scene appeared in the alley in the early morning: several idle people were chasing a little girl riding a bicycle with several wooden sticks and iron bars in their hands, with murderous intent.

A distance of three hundred meters can be completed in a few seconds under normal cycling conditions, but with someone chasing behind, it seems so long that it seems like there will never be an end.

Chen Xiaoya's reaction was very quick, without wasting a second, but after he rode a few steps, the person behind him caught up with him.

There is no way. In such a narrow alley, human legs start faster than bicycles. In the initial few seconds of accumulating power and sprinting, if you fail to create distance in time, you will easily be caught up.

Chen Xiaoya's forehead was unconsciously covered in cold sweat. She could feel without looking back that the person behind her was getting closer and closer, and the bicycle she was riding was in danger of being kicked down at any time.

No, she will definitely not be able to escape if this goes on.

At this moment, Chen Xiaoya caught a glimpse of

Not far ahead, there was a row of bicycles neatly stacked together, tied together with thin iron chains. She was stunned for a second, and then without thinking any more, she stepped on the pedals and gritted her teeth as she crashed into the row of bicycles.

Dozens of cars fell like dominoes under the impact, raising a lot of dust as they hit the ground and blocking the narrow alley tightly.

Because Chen Xiaoya was well prepared, she was not stuck when her bike crashed into the crowd. She quickly pulled out her legs, jumped onto the fallen bicycles, and ran forward flexibly on the back seat of the bike.

The pursuers behind her tried to imitate her actions, stepping on the fallen bicycles and trying to force their way past them.

However, they were too big and heavy, and were far less flexible than the thin Chen Xiaoya. They always accidentally stepped between the wheel and the hinge, and ended up trapping themselves tightly.

Eventually these people realized that if they wanted to continue chasing, they had to lift their bicycles up, lean them against the wall, and then continue moving forward.

By the time they realized this, Chen Xiaoya had already stepped back onto the ground.

She managed to escape at the critical moment, but it was not as easy as it seemed. She accidentally stepped into the gap in the middle of the escape, but she gritted her teeth and pulled it out.

When her feet touched the ground again, she staggered awkwardly, then ran towards the alley with a limp.

The pursuers behind them couldn't help but look at each other in confusion. Chen Xiaoya's leg was injured, and if they chased her at this time, they might be able to catch her.

However, this group of street urchins were stopped by a bicycle, and their originally burning anger was paused for a second. When Chen Xiaoya disappeared from their sight, their fighting spirit to catch up also died down.

Their original intention was not to chase this kid. Even if they caught him, it would be shameful to tell others about it, and no one would give them money.

So everyone looked at each other, communicating with their eyes: Are you going to pursue me? If you don’t, then I won’t pursue you either.

Speaking of which, this group of people can be regarded as a group of extraordinary talents. Among them, there are one or two people who can be called Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Chick, and they are all in the position of making decisions.

They were previously affiliated with a local tyrant who made his fortune in soft gambling - the boss behind the Huaqiang Mahjong Hall that was previously overthrown by Xiao Niao.

This boss was also unlucky. After he took great pains to get his men out of the police station, no one could identify who was behind the plot against him. The local boss was so angry that his hair stood on end. He pointed at the group of thugs and cursed them as trash.

In fact, someone told him the truth and said that it was a young girl in her twenties who beat them up... and then the boss slapped her in the face and yelled at her, "Do you think I'm a fool, Yang Dali!"

The next day, the mahjong hall was closed by the police. The boss was busy trying to recover the losses and send the seriously injured thugs to the hospital for treatment, so he had no energy to care about the street thugs under his command.

These thugs are different from the thugs who guard the place and get paid a regular salary. They usually just act as the atmosphere group in the place. They can only be regarded as idle people in society without jobs. Although they are also in society, it is obvious that they have not made a name for themselves. The local bosses themselves may not even recognize these little brothers.

They had no one to supervise them, and the mahjong hall they usually went to was closed, so they started thinking about finding something to do.

At this time, someone suggested that since the other party was coming for Chen Zhengkang, maybe Chen Zhengkang knew her.

If they caught Chen Zhengkang, they might be able to follow the clues to find the bird, and then pass the information to the boss and show off their skills.

A few street urchins thought this seemed quite feasible, so they got up early in the morning and went to the hospital to block people.

As a result, Chen Zhengkang may have heard some rumors and was discharged from the hospital early, and no one knew where he went.

They returned from the hospital empty-handed, and someone suddenly came up with a bad idea, saying that they could capture Chen Zhengkang's daughter and use his family to force him out.

These people were just thinking simply: if that beast really cared about his child, he would definitely take the child with him when he escaped. How could he just leave the child here alone?

In the end, their impulsive action did not produce any results. After blaming and cursing each other for a while, they dispersed. No one wanted to continue to cause trouble for Chen Xiaoya.

However, to vent their anger, they smashed the boy's 28-inch bicycle before leaving, which made noises everywhere except the bell.

About half an hour later, Chen Xiaoya slowly poked her head out from the other side of the alley. After confirming that there was no one there, she limped slowly to the pile of bicycles scattered on the ground.

She easily found her bicycle among the pile of bicycles: it was thrown in the most conspicuous place, and the main shaft was smashed into a 'V' shape by a stone.

She climbed clumsily onto the pile of bikes and pulled her own down.

The tire seemed to be leaking air, and the kid tried several times but failed to get it standing again - with such serious damage, it would most likely not be repaired even if he took it away.

She stood there quietly for a few seconds, and finally gave up and pulled the car against the wall.

Then she began to pick up the bicycles that she had knocked over and rearranged them one by one.

Okay, push it back to where it was originally placed.

It took her more than ten minutes to complete this.

Then Chen Xiaoya pushed the completely deformed 28-inch bicycle and walked towards home tiredly.

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Someone came to the house.

She soon realized this.

It shouldn't be a thief, because there were no signs of prying at the keyhole, and the few pieces of clothing drying on the balcony had also been taken away. Chen Xiaoya walked into the house stiffly and found that every drawer in the house seemed to have been searched.

The other party seemed to have deliberately timed his arrival when she was out working part-time. As soon as she left the house, the other party walked into the house.

Although there were signs of rummaging, the things in the house were not that messy. There were even signs of a fire on the kitchen stove.

After rummaging through the things, this person leisurely walked into the kitchen and made himself a bowl of noodles, as if he was not worried at all about being discovered by the owner of the house.

In fact, he really doesn't have to worry because he is the owner of the house.

But there was no one in the house now. It seemed that Chen Zhengkang had come back temporarily. He rummaged around the house, packed his clothes, made himself breakfast, and then pushed the door open and left.

Chen Xiaoya felt that all the blood in his body had turned cold, and his stomach sank coldly as if he had swallowed a lump of ice.

With her last hope, she went to the place where she usually hid her money.

This was a hiding place she had been looking for for a long time. It was right behind the sofa. If no one knew for sure that there was money hidden inside, no one would normally look here.

Chen Xiaoya gritted his teeth and slowly moved the sofa away, pulled out a loose red brick from the wall, and then took out an old biscuit box from it.

It was an empty biscuit box.

She always thought she had hidden it well and was very cautious. Chen Xiaoya even put some extra small amounts of money in another drawer in the hope of confusing her father.

But in fact, from the very beginning, Chen Zhengkang discovered where she hid her money, but he always pretended to be confused and watched coldly as she filled the old box bit by bit like a hardworking ant, waiting to take it away all at once after she had saved enough.

From the beginning, he had never thought of letting Chen Xiaoya continue to study in high school. Even if the latter really gritted his teeth and scraped together enough tuition, it would be in vain in the end.

At that moment, Chen Xiaoya didn't even feel like crying. She just stared at the empty iron box woodenly and dully.

Chen Zhengkang took away every penny in the box, leaving not even a single coin, like a greedy insect that survives by sucking blood.

He may not even be really short of money. A middle-aged man has many ways to earn enough money to support himself, so he would not covet the little money saved by his children.

Chen Zhengkang is just used to controlling his family members in this way.

In this respect he was shrewd to the point of being cruel, and he didn't even need any training; he could skillfully use this cruelty relying solely on his nature.

He used to treat Chen Xiaoya's mother in a similar way, often insulting her and slapping her at random.

This won't really leave serious scars, but this kind of long-term emotional abuse will keep people in a state of stress and their nerves will be tense all the time.

Over time, the abused person will become timid and cowardly, or become hysterical, or lose all autonomy.

But the person who hurts others can just walk away without looking back after slapping them as if nothing happened.

When Chen Xiaoya grew up a little, he actually understood his father's selfish and indifferent nature.

But this is an unfair world. Honest and kind people are more likely to suffer losses. As long as they are selfish and irresponsible, they can hurt others without any scruples and directly throw the mess in others' faces.

She suddenly recalled what happened when she was seven or eight years old: on a stormy night, she was alone at home, and Chen Zhengkang owed gambling debts outside and ran to a friend's house to avoid the debt collectors.