Chen Feng naturally didn’t want to let him get away, so he imdiately chased after him, but since he was barefoot, it wasn’t easy to pursue.
When he reached downstairs, he saw that the guy had already run far away.
Seeing this, Chen Feng could only give up. This sudden escape clearly confird his suspicions. It really might be a fugitive.
Returning upstairs, Lin Yujiao was still anxiously waiting at the door.
"How much do you know about this guy? What’s his na? What does he do for a living?" Chen Feng asked her.
"I only rember his surna is Li. He ntioned his full na at the ti, but I didn’t rember it. As for other details, I know even less."
"It seems likely that he is indeed a fugitive. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have run off as soon as I called the police."
Lin Yujiao also thought of this, feeling quite frightened. Her face turned pale, and her voice trembled: "What should we do next? He’s already escaped. When the police arrive, can we tell them everything and catch him? If they can’t catch him, I... I don’t even dare to open my shop, let alone live alone."
Chen Feng quickly reassured her: "When the police arrive, we’ll be honest and tell them that this person is likely a fugitive. I’m sure they’ll catch him soon. With surveillance everywhere, catching soone is not difficult."
That’s all they could hope for, and Lin Yujiao could only pray in her heart that the police would catch him soon.
The police arrived swiftly. Chen Feng had just washed his feet and put on his shoes when a policeman with three auxiliaries showed up.
Chen Feng explained the situation to them and specially handed over the knife that belonged to the guy, which had his fingerprints on it. It might be matched if taken back. Chen Feng had ticulously bagged it with plastic so he wouldn’t leave fingerprints on it himself.
After explaining the situation and completing the record, the police departed.
Chen Feng and Lin Yujiao could finally relax.
Chen Feng imdiately sent a WeChat ssage to Wu ngting, asking her to help find a better-quality apartnt for Lin Yujiao. One in a complex with few rentals, good security, and patrol guards would be ideal. Of course, it should be close to Hualong Street.
Wu ngting quickly replied, saying she’d help inquire.
Chen Feng then called her to discuss the night’s events.
After hearing the whole story, Wu ngting was astonished and imdiately apologized: "I really didn’t know the neighborhood was so complicated, with fugitives around. Had I known, I absolutely wouldn’t have recomnded it to Yu Jiao. Please apologize to her on my behalf."
"It’s not your fault. Yu Jiao was just unlucky to encounter this. In comparison, urban villages are even more complex. This old neighborhood is relatively better. Anyway, try your best to find a suitable place for her. Let’s aim to settle this by tomorrow morning."
"Alright, I’ll start asking around. I’ll check with my parents first. They know more people than I do. As soon as I have news, I’ll inform you."
"Thank you."
"It’s my responsibility. Consider it compensation for my past negligence. This ti I’ll definitely find suitable accommodation for Yu Jiao."
"Alright, I’ll await your news."
After ending the call, Chen Feng turned to Lin Yujiao, who still looked scared and tense, and comforted her: "Don’t scare yourself. I kicked him hard in the groin; he won’t recover soon. Besides, we’ve inford the police he might be a fugitive, and I’m sure they’ll take this seriously. He might already be tracked and caught by now."
"Sigh! I hope so," Lin Yujiao sighed worriedly.
The situation was just as Chen Feng predicted; once the patrol police returned to the station, they imdiately reported the matter. The superior took it seriously, promptly extracted and compared the knife’s fingerprints, and they matched—indeed, a fugitive.
This fugitive, Zhu Jinpeng, was from Jin City. Two years ago, he got into a fight at a KTV, seriously injuring soone and causing them to be paralyzed, after which he went on the run.
Lin Yujiao ntioned he introduced himself as Li, which clearly was a lie.
Thus, the police quickly checked relevant surveillance footage, mobilizing manpower to arrest this fugitive.
However, just as they retrieved the surveillance, they discovered sothing unexpected. Specifically, the fugitive Zhu Jinpeng had an accident.
At that ti, Zhu Jinpeng ran from the rented community in a panic, heading for a secluded area, and while passing a segnt with broken streetlights, he accidentally fell into the river.
Lu City is filled with rivers big and small; decades ago, these rivers were the main transportation hubs, with most people traveling by boat. Now, people travel by car, and many bridges have been built over the rivers.
There are countless small bridges over the creeks, with generally low guardrails. Last night, Zhu Jinpeng just happened to pass one such bridge and sohow fell into the creek below.
What ended his life was that, being tall but unable to swim, coupled with recent rains swelling the river, and having suffered a substantial blow to his vital area, he had no energy to struggle.
In the dead of night, he yelled for help while swallowing water in the creek. Despite traffic on the roadway, no one heard him, or those who did wouldn’t care; there was no place to park, and there wasn’t a single pedestrian passing by.
So, after filling his belly with water, he ultimately drowned in the re five-ter wide, two-ter deep river.
By the ti the police arrived, his body was already floating on the surface.
The next morning, Chen Feng was inford by the police of this tragic (albeit pleasing) news, bringing joy and relief to both him and Lin Yujiao.
"Alright, now you can relax. Evil is punished, and he’s dead."
"Sigh, life is unpredictable. If he hadn’t been so guilty and run away, he’d surely be alive."
"It’s all fate. Heaven had already decided; his death was deserved."
Lin Yujiao nodded in agreent and then joined Chen Feng to et Wu ngting to go house hunting.
Wu ngting’s parents, as residents of the old town, were far more reliable than her, and last night they shortlisted two places for Lin Yujiao, both in upscale complexes near Hualong Street.
One was an apartnt building, the other a villa area.
The two first t up with Wu ngting and went to see the apartnt.
The apartnt building was 33 stories high, primarily residential, but also housed so comrcial enterprises.
However, the security asures downstairs were stringent; everyone needed property-issued passes to enter and exit.
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