Chapter 198: Who Could It Be? (1/2)

Chapter 198: Who Could It Be?

The woman who walked in had a slightly bloated body. She was also rather short.

Even though the weather was cold, she had the lapels of her coat opened considerably. Despite her slight chubbiness, the size of her breasts was quite stunning.

Even before she reached the bar, Chen Xiaolian could smell the thick scent of cheap perfume.

The owner quickly threw a look at Chen Xiaolian. The meaning behind his glance was clear as day: The one you are looking for is here.

Chen Xiaolian quickly got up from the bar’s chair and moved forward.

“Catherine Eddowes?” Chen Xiaolian approached her.

The woman looked at Chen Xiaolian before glancing at Phoenix who was standing beside him.

Suddenly, the normal expression on her face changed!

An expression of panic and fear appeared on her face!

Then… the woman let out a cry, abruptly turned around and ran!

“Hey!” called Chen Xiaolian. He was about to give chase when a hand reached out from behind the bar to grab his arm.

The pub owner was glaring harshly at Chen Xiaolian. He asked, “Hey, just who are you people? Why did Kate appear so fearful of you people? Are you here to look for trouble?”

“Move aside!”

Chen Xiaolian snapped back his arm and the pub owner was flung out from inside the bar. As he fell, he smashed onto a chair by the side.

“Damn it!”

Two muscular men who were sitting by the entrance to the pub quickly sprang to their feet. Next, they charged forward, shouting, “You’re asking for it, kid!”

One of them had pulled out a dagger.

Without showing any hesitation, Chen Xiaolian rushed forward. He delivered a kick upon one of the incoming fellows, knocking him out. The resulting momentum also caused him to flip over. The other fellow attempted to execute a bear hug from behind. Chen Xiaolian shouted, “Phoenix!”

Phoenix was quick to catch on. Like a gust of wind, she dashed out of the pub doors.

Chen Xiaolian threw a backhand punch and the fellow behind him was sent flying due to the impact. His body slammed into the wall as a result. As for Chen Xiaolian, he turned away and ran out of the pub to give chase.

Rushing out of the pub, he saw that Phoenix had already caught Kate. They were standing across the street near a junction.

Kate was just an ordinary person. Additionally, she was also slightly fat and she was wearing high heels. Under such circumstances, if she was capable of outrunning Phoenix, Chen Xiaolian could only say that a huge BUG had occurred in the system.

Chen Xiaolian quickly ran over toward their location.

“Catherine Eddowes!”

“Don’t… don’t touch me! Don’t hurt me!” the woman screamed out in a loud voice. She appeared to be very frightened and panicked. Then, she quickly put on a strong front despite her feelings of fear. She shouted, “I am one of Dawson’s people! If you dare touch me, you’re dead! Dawson will pluck out your eyeballs!”

“By Dawson, did you mean the pub owner? His arm is already broken,” said Chen Xiaolian. He then grabbed hold of the woman’s shoulder. “So, you can forget about him coming over to rescue you! Now, answer me. Why did you become so afraid after seeing us? You look shocked and scared of us. Why is that?”

“I… …” The woman’s eyes darted around.

Chen Xiaolian exerted slightly more strength on his grip. The strength of his body had been enhanced up to [B+] class. Thus, even though he had only exerted a little bit more strength, Catherine Eddowes felt a wracking pain coming all the way from the bones of her shoulder. She quickly screamed, “Let me go! Let me go! Don’t! All right! I’ll talk! I’ll talk! Let me go and I’ll talk!”

Chen Xiaolian loosened his grip and pushed the woman to the side of a wall. He said, “Do not lie!”

“During the day… during the day, some police officers came to look for me!” Catherine Eddowes said in a panicked voice. “The police officers showed me your pictures! Both you and this young woman are Chinese, making it easy to recognize you!”

“Police? Pictures?” Chen Xiaolian frowned.

“That’s right, the police! One of my friends was killed in the subway station last night! According to the police, the surveillance cameras managed to capture a photo of you people. So, the police came looking for me and asked me to identify you people… that is how it is! I swear everything I said is the truth! It is the truth!”