The saying "Heaven condemns those who don't put themselves first," suggests distancing oneself from matters that don't concern them, much like the idea of needing to hang bright red lanterns high.
However, as Hao Jian was entertaining this thought, he and Liang Xiaohan were walking on a street with no lights, slowly heading back to their rental apartment. It was then that a strange sound reached them, at first unnoticed, but upon instinctively listening closer, Hao Jian's expression changed dramatically.
In the next moment, Liang Xiaohan suddenly looked up at Hao Jian, clearly having heard it too. The two exchanged glances and immediately confirmed that the sound was real, and neither of them was hallucinating.
They faintly heard a girl's cry for help, mixed with the laughter of a group of men. At this moment, Liang Xiaohan raised an eyebrow at Hao Jian.
