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?
