The two returned to the gas station first. Li Ziqi collected her wages, tidied up, and took a taxi to another city.
After driving for an hour and a half, the car stopped in front of an apartment building. Li Ziqi had previously shared an apartment here but had to move out due to financial difficulties.
Li Ziqi contacted the landlord and rented an apartment for a thousand dollars a month, with separate charges for water, electricity, and property management.
After paying, they moved their luggage inside.
The apartment had two bedrooms and a living room, and the environment was quite good. Ye Tian and Li Ziqi each got their own room.
That night, Ye Tian rested in the apartment and fell asleep as soon as he lay down.
The next day, Li Ziqi went to report to school. Ye Tian, having nothing to do, went downstairs to wander around.
He arrived at a domestic bank branch. The bank card he used belonged to this bank, so he thought for a moment, pushed the door open, and asked the service staff if they could find the contact information of the cardholder.
The bank staff directed him to the counter and helped him with the inquiry. The inquiry showed that the card had two contact persons: Ye Tian and Lin Ziyi.
Hearing Lin Ziyi's name, Ye Tian felt it was somewhat familiar. He wrote down the phone number but did not contact her immediately.
Deep down, he felt something was amiss.
He couldn't eat anything now, but his stomach was very hungry, and he felt his strength constantly draining.
As he walked, he arrived at the university where Li Ziqi was studying. Just as he was about to continue walking, he saw Li Ziqi approaching. Her face was covered in injuries, her eyes were swollen beyond recognition, a large patch of her hair had been pulled out, and she was bleeding profusely. Her clothes were also stained with paint-like substances, making her look incredibly disheveled.
Li Ziqi's leg was also injured, and she was limping towards the apartment. They bumped into each other. Ye Tian asked, "Are you injured?"
Li Ziqi, with tears in her eyes, shook her head and said, "Xiao Shuai, I'm fine."
Ye Tian frowned. "Who hit you?"
At that moment, several punks walked over from behind, three men and four women, also Asians. They were fooling around and approached Li Ziqi.
One of the women tugged Li Ziqi's hair again and said with a laugh, "Yellow monkey, why haven't you left yet? Are you waiting for us to deal with you?"
Li Ziqi screamed and quickly dodged. The woman, emboldened, raised her foot to kick Li Ziqi again.
Ye Tian stepped forward, grabbed the woman by her hair, and pulled hard. The woman screamed, and half of her scalp was ripped off, bleeding terrifyingly.
Seeing the blood, Ye Tian's heart was suddenly filled with killing intent. When the men moved to attack, he knocked one of them down with a single punch. This blow shattered his internal organs. The man spat blood uncontrollably, with fragments of his organs in it, and it was clear he wouldn't survive.
The rest were startled and screamed as they fled backward, but Ye Tian caught up and kicked each of them. Each kick carried immense force, leaving them either dead or crippled.
Li Ziqi was stunned and murmured, "Xiao Shuai, you killed someone."
The bloodlust in Ye Tian's eyes gradually receded. He said calmly, "I hit them, you don't need to be afraid."
Someone in the vicinity called the police, and officers quickly arrived at the scene. The severely injured were sent to the hospital, and Ye Tian was handcuffed.
Ye Tian did not resist. He felt his heart filled with killing intent and violence, so he forcefully suppressed it.
Upon arriving at the police station, the local police questioned him, and he answered truthfully. After the interrogation, he was placed in a temporary cell. Outside the iron bars, the cell was empty, with seven or eight people squatting inside, including Black and White individuals, as well as an Asian.
After throwing Ye Tian in, the officers walked away, paying him no further attention. The local judge would eventually try Ye Tian, a lengthy process.
At this point, a tall, fat Black man walked over, placed his hand on Ye Tian's shoulder, and said menacingly, "Buddy, what did you do?"
Ye Tian turned to look at him. His eyes were slightly red. The Black man, who had intended to tease Ye Tian, was startled. He quickly removed his hand and slowly backed away, forcing a smile. "Buddy, I didn't mean anything by it, just saying hello. My name is Michael."