CHAPTER 210: CHAPTER 210: THE DESERVING YET PITIFUL MAN (PART 2)

Li Ke looked at the four apartments on the 19th floor. Wearing a hat pulled down low, he walked around the doors, inspecting the locks.

Finally, he stood in front of one door, took out the universal key he bought online, and carefully turned the lock...

With a "click," the door opened.

Li Ke’s heart raced, secretly thinking, "Tonight’s too smooth!!!"

He cautiously opened the door, slipped through the crack, and entered the house, finding it pitch black inside and seemingly empty.

To be safe, after taking a glance around, he went to the kitchen, grabbed a knife, and then headed for the bedroom.

As he stepped into the bedroom, he confirmed the homeowner wasn’t there!

Overjoyed, Li Ke brazenly turned on the light and started searching the house openly.

Twenty minutes later

"Damn!"

Li Ke couldn’t help but curse.

He looked for twenty minutes and found absolutely nothing!

Not a single cent!!!

"Grumble..."

Li Ke’s stomach growled with hunger. He opened the fridge and found nothing but greens!

"Damn!"

Li Ke slammed the fridge door shut angrily, then walked into the kitchen.

The kitchen was as pristine as a model home. He walked into the living room, remembering he might have seen a tub of instant noodles somewhere...

After finding the instant noodles, Li Ke boiled a kettle of water, grumbling about how poor this family’s situation seemed, while preparing the noodles.

Suddenly, he heard the sound of a door opening.

Li Ke’s heart leapt, quickly turning off the light and hiding away.

"Clank"

In the darkness, Li Ke clearly heard the jingle of keys hitting the table.

His courage, which had just swelled, seemed to pop with a "clank" as well.

Now, he only hoped to leave...

Suddenly, he noticed a knife beside him, his eyes narrowed, and he listened carefully to the noise outside.

It seemed... like only one person.

"Huh? Why does it smell like instant noodles?"

Hearing a woman’s voice, Li Ke was elated!

Women are good, women are wonderful! Looks like this is a single woman’s place!!!

Indeed, he seemed to not see any man’s clothing earlier.

With this thought, Li Ke swelled up again.

He walked out, picked up the knife beside him, and headed out.

"Huh? It really is instant noodles!!"

The woman’s shocked voice came from the living room.

As Li Ke reached the living room, he said deeply, "Don’t move!"

The woman looked up suddenly, seeing a man with his face obscured by a hat, approaching her wielding a knife from her own home.

The woman’s heart sank, "Who are you? When did you get in? How did you get in?" She slowly approached the man.

Li Ke gazed at the approaching woman, and he clearly saw her features.

Oh my god, it was an old woman!

Old woman aside, she was so... hefty!!!

Li Ke was dumbfounded; oh my, this woman was even burlier than a man!

However, just as he was stunned, the woman was already before him, grabbing his knife-wielding hand.

"Ah, let go, or I’ll kill you!"

Li Ke found the woman incredibly strong; he couldn’t break free!

In an instant, he panicked!

Five minutes later, Li Ke was thrown to the ground, the knife seized by the woman, lying far away.

Lying on the floor in disbelief, the pain in his body reminded him, he... was caught!

Overpowered and subdued by a woman...

Once he gathered himself, he immediately begged for mercy.

"Sister, I’m sorry, I just didn’t have money to eat, so I broke into your house. Sister, I didn’t steal anything...

Really, you can check your stuff, I didn’t take anything!"

As he spoke, Li Ke hurriedly turned out his pockets to show he hadn’t taken anything.

The woman, unmoved, pulled off Li Ke’s hat.

When she saw Li Ke’s face, her expression changed.

"Oh, still a young one, huh!"

Li Ke hurriedly said, "Yes, sister, I’m only 28. I came to Sea City to work after graduation. I’m not married yet, and haven’t made any money...

Sister, please let me go, this is my first time doing something like this. I swear I won’t do it again. Once I save enough for a ticket, I’ll go home..."

The woman, with great interest, looked at the pleading Li Ke, her gaze trailing down his body.

She reached out and touched Li Ke’s torso.

Mm, quite sturdy!

"You haven’t married yet?"

"No, sister."

"Have you dated before?"

"No, I’m too poor, no one wants me..." Li Ke said pitifully.

"Do you have any contagious diseases?"

"No! Absolutely not!" Li Ke thought the woman was asking because she saw him cooking in her kitchen.

He quickly produced the health certificate he’d just obtained a few days before.

Oh, originally he’d planned to work at a restaurant, got his health certificate, but left after half a day.

Because the restaurant’s owner was just awful!

The woman glanced at the health certificate, noting the name, "Li Ke?"

"Yes, sister, my name is Li Ke, please let me go!"

The woman chuckled softly, her hand never leaving Li Ke’s belly.

"I’ll let you go, only if you..."

Upon hearing the woman’s words, Li Ke’s eyes widened, for a moment feeling like he was... deaf!

"Go ahead! You have ten minutes to clean yourself up, I’ll wait outside the door!" The woman stood with a smile, glanced at the time on her phone, and said.

Seeing Li Ke not moving, the woman bent over, smiling, "Or do you want to shower together?"

Li Ke’s face remained in shock, "Sister... are you joking? This..."

"What? You don’t want to?" The woman’s gaze shot sharply at the floor-bound Li Ke.

Li Ke jolted, rapidly got up. He wanted to plead again, but seeing the woman about to call the police, he immediately said, "Sister, wait for me, I’ll be quick to clean up!"

With that, he quickly dashed into the bathroom for a shower!

"Ha ha..."

Hearing the woman’s laughter, Li Ke’s heart was bitter, gritting his teeth, he was going all out!

...

Four hours later, Li Ke wobbled out of the neighborhood gate.

Once he had exited, he turned back to look at a specific home within the community, and let out a cry of lament.

He was too hard done by!

He was too miserable!!

He was so damn unlucky!!!

Li Ke wiped away tears, a determined look in his eyes, he vowed to make that wretched woman pay!

Li Ke briskly walked towards the police station.

That night, the police station’s lights were fully lit, as if everyone, with a common purpose, was working overtime.

The two auxiliary policemen on duty at the entrance looked at the orderly office and were puzzled.

Is there a big case recently? How come they don’t know?

Mao Hong, on the night shift, came out of the restroom and paused, "You... why is everyone here?"

Captain Ma glanced at the others, everyone knowingly carried on with their work seriously.