In the early morning, Lu Cheng slowly opened his eyes to a touch as soft as a feather.
What greeted his eyes was Luo Qingyan's face, so close, unadorned yet still exquisitely beautiful.
Her eyes were filled with deep affection, and perhaps a hint of shyness.
She was leaning over, pressing soft kisses on Lu Cheng's forehead, the tip of his nose, and his cheeks with her rosy, cherry lips.
"Mmm... good morning."
Lu Cheng looked at her adorable, Active sneak attack (proactive sneak attack) manner and couldn't help but reach out, pulling her soft body tightly into his embrace once more.
"Tsk tsk tsk, truly worthy of someone from a Chinese medicine background; she must have been nourished with various rare treasures since childhood."
"This stamina, this endurance, this... flexibility?"
"It's simply extraordinary..."
"Last night, she was clearly begging for mercy multiple times after I 'disciplined' her."
"I didn't expect her to still wake up so early today and have the energy to sneak attack me?"
Luo Qingyan's pretty face instantly flushed crimson from his sudden hug.
She playfully glared at Lu Cheng, burying her burning face deep into his broad chest, her voice carrying a hint of coquetry.
"Who! Who told you to wake up so late!"
Just as the two were enjoying this rare moment of tenderness,
Lu Cheng's phone, placed on the nightstand, suddenly vibrated twice with a soft "buzz."
He casually picked it up and unlocked the screen.
The first thing he saw was the message he had just sent.
"Young Master Lu, the target, Qin Yu, successfully escaped from prison at 4:30 AM today. Related news has been pushed to major media platforms as per your instructions."
Heh heh, it truly was as expected.
He didn't deliberately try to hide anything.
Instead, he pulled the docile Luo Qingyan, who was like a kitten in his arms, closer.
He clicked on the bombshell news that had already topped the trending searches in Magic City!
It was an official wanted poster!
On the wanted poster, Qin Yu's innocent ID photo was placed in the most prominent position!
Below it was a detailed description of his crimes—
"...Suspect Qin Yu, male, unemployed. This man is suspected of being significantly involved in multiple recent vicious kidnappings and intentional assault cases in our city! During his lawful detention by our city's police, he showed no remorse whatsoever; instead..."
"...he violently assaulted police officers and fled in fear of his crimes in the early hours of this morning! The nature of his actions is extremely egregious, and the impact is highly detrimental! He poses an extremely serious threat to the social security of our city and the life and property safety of its citizens!"
"A public reward for his capture is now being offered to the entire society! We urge all citizens to actively provide clues. Anyone who provides important clues and assists the police in successfully apprehending this escaped major criminal will receive a one-time reward of 500,000 RMB!"
Lu Cheng turned the phone screen towards Luo Qingyan in his arms, allowing her to clearly see the wanted poster and the description of the crimes.
Then, he showed a complex expression of shock and bewilderment, sighing softly, and said:
"Qingyan, look..."
"What exactly is going on?"
"We had just visited him together and promised to try and help him."
"But why did he suddenly lose hope and choose to escape from prison?"
"Isn't this just adding to his crimes? Now everything is completely ruined."
"Why would he do this? Does he not trust me, his brother-in-law? Does he not believe I would help him?"
Luo Qingyan looked at the news on the phone, and after the initial shock,
her exquisitely beautiful face, which had originally carried a hint of laziness, instantly turned as cold as frost!
Her eyes held undisguised disgust and disdain.
Disgusting! Truly too disgusting!
She had actually felt a hint of unwarranted pity for his desperate appearance yesterday.
And Lu Cheng, for her sake, had even agreed to help this guy!
What was the result? Fleeing in fear of his crimes, violently assaulting police officers!
Becoming a fugitive wanted by the entire city?
This was simply treating their kindness and benevolence as utterly worthless!
Moreover, you escaped right after they visited you!
Wouldn't the police connect them to Qin Yu's escape plan? And implicate them... though with Lu Cheng, no one would dare to do that.
At this moment, she no longer wanted to ponder whether Qin Yu was truly wronged or deserved his fate.
She only knew!
This so-called junior brother, from head to toe, inside and out!
Was a complete, utterly incorrigible scoundrel.
A piece of trash who would only bring shame to their sect!
The last shred of affection she held for Qin Yu vanished completely at this moment, utterly gone.
She swore that from now on, she would have absolutely no connection, not even the slightest, with this person!
She slightly straightened up from Lu Cheng's embrace, her voice icy, as if speaking of a stranger with whom she had no relation.
"Lu Cheng, don't bother with him anymore."
"Such a person isn't worth it."
"From now on, whether Qin Yu lives or dies, whether he's shot dead or caught and dismembered, it has absolutely nothing to do with me, Luo Qingyan!"
"He's just a pure scoundrel, completely oblivious to the consequences of his actions!"
"It's a shame you were so kind yesterday, saying you'd help him find a way."
"It would be best if he were shot dead by the police on the spot!"
Meanwhile, as Lu Cheng and Luo Qingyan were gossiping about him behind his back,
Qin Yu, looking haggard, was currently hiding like a rat in the dark corners of Magic City, constantly on the run.
To catch the most exhausted moment of the detention center's duty guard, he hadn't closed his eyes all night.
His eyes were bloodshot and terrifying, and his mental and physical strength had long been pushed to their limits.
And now, it was the golden hour for a large-scale police manhunt!
He felt as if wherever he went, he could see police cars with flashing red and blue lights speeding past him.
It was as if all of Magic City's police force were currently searching for his traces along the way.
Qin Yu casually borrowed a set of clothes from a clothesline at a roadside house, changing out of his extremely conspicuous prison uniform.
At least allowing himself to walk normally on the street... Although he was being pursued, and his physical and mental strength were nearing exhaustion, he hadn't forgotten!
What was he risking so much for, escaping at all costs?
It was Lu Cheng!
That devil, everything started because of him!
Intuitively, he felt that as long as... as long as Lu Cheng was eliminated, all his misfortunes would be resolved.