Bai Xiaochun found the other party's gaze attacking her somewhat strange, especially the direction it was aimed at.
"What do you want, you beast!"
"Me? I just like being close to pretty girls, especially really close. You better go, I'm afraid I can't control the 'all energies' within me, oh no, it's about to explode!" Tang Zhong said, as he started to approach Bai Xiaochun.
After all, he was a man, and being in contact with a girl was a lucky thing.
He puckered his lips, mimicking a kissing motion, and moved toward Bai Xiaochun.
Scared, Bai Xiaochun hurried to dodge, just avoiding Tang Zhong, immediately blushing.
"Hurry up, I can't control it," yelled Tang Zhong, and then he moved closer again.
Just now, Tang Zhong had deliberately missed, trying to scare Bai Xiaochun. But this guy was truly single-minded so there was no choice, he had to do something.
"Ah!" Bai Xiaochun, thinking that Tang Zhong was going to kiss her, turned and ran.
Tang Zhong felt a bit disappointed. Why didn't she keep resisting? Persisting a little longer would have been fine, right? Girls really lack resolve.
Since she had broken free, it was best to leave first, not to get caught by the police.
The main entrance was not an option, so it had to be the rooftop!
However, Tang Zhong always felt something was missing. He had taken care of those guys – whose credit was it going to be? Wouldn't that be letting the policewoman benefit for nothing? No way, he couldn't allow something so unfair.
Then Tang Zhong saw Bai Xiaochun.
He reached out and pinched her face.
Such a chubby face, it really was comfortable.
After touching it, Tang Zhong took a running start and then jumped onto the wall, running up to the rooftop.
A series of movements smooth and effortless, it made everyone who saw it gape. Such practiced ease, that wall must be about three meters high and he just leaped up in one go.
Bai Xiaochun was completely stunned. She had been face-pinched.
And pinched just like that.
She was immediately furious.
"You bastard, come back here!"
The old man's eyes bulged. He couldn't let someone catch his benefactor. "Benefactor, go quickly, I'll cover for you!"
With that, the old man stepped in to block Bai Xiaochun.
And just like that, Tang Zhong was long gone.
At that moment, the gate was kicked open with a bang, and a throng of police officers came rushing in, weapons in hand.
"Freeze, don't move!"
The police thought they were in for a tough fight, but seeing the criminal gang members all lying on the ground, they were briefly taken aback. Then seeing Bai Xiaochun there, and in disarray, they all understood and holstered their guns.
A man approached Bai Xiaochun and praised her, "Comrade Bai Xiaochun, you're really something. Taking down this crime den all by yourself. It looks like we'll need to credit you when we get back!"
"It wasn't me," said Bai Xiaochun.
"If not you, then who?" the man frowned.
"A man in army pants!" Bai Xiaochun was seething with rage at the thought of Tang Zhong.
"Where is he?"
"He ran away."
"How did he get away?"
"He just left from the rooftop!" Bai Xiaochun pointed in the direction Tang Zhong had escaped to the supervisor.
The man looked disbelieving, "Comrade Bai Xiaochun, lying is not a good comrade thing to do, never mind, since you don't want the credit, let's share it then. Wait a bit, the reporters will be here any minute, get ready."
Bai Xiaochun nodded mechanically, then looked in the direction Tang Zhong had gone. Just thinking about Tang Zhong's hand made her blood boil.
"Dare to tease me, I must catch you, then tear you apart!"
As soon as Tang Zhong had left the rooftop, he saw police rushing into the yard, he sighed with relief, thankful he wasn't discovered. Being seen by the police would have been terrible. If they had exposed him, his low-profile return would have been in vain.
He quietly came down from the rooftop, returning to the alleyway from earlier, but just as he jumped down.
A black SUV suddenly rushed forward, nearly hitting Tang Zhong. Fortunately, the driver slammed on the brakes in time.
Then the car door swung open, and a woman hurried out to Tang Zhong's side, saying anxiously, "You… are you okay?"
"I'm fine, I'm fine!" Tang Zhong shook his head. It wasn't good to stay here too long; better to leave as soon as possible.
The woman watched Tang Zhong leave, puzzled, "What a strange person!"
At that instant, a man's voice came from inside the car, "Jing, no need to worry about him. Get in the car quick. Just ahead is where the police took down the criminal gang. I need to get the scoop!"
Hearing this, Ren Jing quickly nodded but couldn't help looking back at Tang Zhong and laughed, "What era is it that he's wearing army pants? It seems the quality of life in this slum is really poor. I should come investigate here sometime!"
But she didn't forget to take a photo of Tang Zhong, just his back, and she would submit it as a project for the leadership's approval later.
After taking the photo, Ren Jing looked closely and said, "Not bad, this back is quite handsome!"
She immediately had the photo developed!
Getting into the car, rumbling, the vehicle continued on.
They soon arrived at the scene of the incident.
Ren Jing hurried on with the microphone in hand.
At this time, the red-painted gate was already wide open.
She was ready to start the interview.
Since it was a live interview, Ren Jing first explained the operation in Mandarin, then began interviewing people!
First, she interviewed the representative of the operation, who said some unhelpful things.
Mostly it was about how the operation was well-commanded by the leaders—Ren Jing was really tired of hearing this.
Eager to interview someone else, she heard that a female police officer had completed the entire case, and Ren Jing quickly found Bai Xiaochun.
"Did you single-handedly defeat all the criminals?"
Bai Xiaochun stammered.
"No!"
That response really surprised Ren Jing; it was not what she expected and made a good news angle.
"Do you know who it was?"
"I don't know!" Bai Xiaochun knew it wasn't good to say too much, and thinking of Tang Zhong just made her angry.
Then she refused all interviews.
Ren Jing wouldn't give up, if the police wouldn't talk, she'd interview the public.
Suddenly, her gaze landed on an old man in the crowd, and she quickly approached him.
"Excuse me, sir, were you a victim this time?"
The old man, first time seeing a reporter, was a bit scared and hesitantly said, "Yes!"
"Then do you know who saved you?" asked Ren Jing.
"It was Superman!"
"Ah?" Ren Jing froze for a moment. "Are you sure it was Superman?"
"Yes, he knocked those people down with a few punches, groped the young girl's chest, and even leaped over a wall three meters high. I couldn't do any of that when I was young!" recounted the old man vividly.
"Is there such a person?" Ren Jing was surprised again, the old man's words didn't seem like a lie.
"Yes, that's the person who saved me!" continued the old man.
"Do you still remember what he looked like?"
After some thought, the old man said, "I just remember the young man was handsome."
"Anything else? Like what clothes he was wearing!" asked Ren Jing.
"Yes, he wore a military uniform!"
A military uniform?
Ren Jing suddenly recalled the man she had seen at the intersection, lucky she had taken the photo, albeit only a back view, and quickly showed it to the old man.
Upon seeing it, the old man immediately exclaimed excitedly, "That's him, that's the one who saved all of us, I'm very familiar with that back."
At that moment, other victims came forward to see the photo.
"That's him."
"I recognize those military pants at a glance."
Ren Jing knew the truth, looking at the photo of the man in military pants, this man had saved everyone. No wonder he had just jumped down from the rooftop. A smile then appeared on her face, as she now knew what the content of her news report would be.
"Dear viewers, we are at the scene of the news, but according to the victims' account, it was a man in a military uniform who saved them, the man in this photo," Ren Jing waved the photo in her hand.
Then the camera gave the old man a close-up.
"Yes, that's him, the Superman in military pants, he's the one who saved me and helped me get my money back!"
She also gave close-ups to other people.
"I feel like he's a real Superman, so impressive!"
"Other countries have Batman, Spiderman, and I think, in military uniform, he's like a hero. He should be christened 'Mystery Hero'!"
"Mystery Hero, you are the hero of the people!"