Chapter 119 Change Your Targe (1/2)

Chapter 119: Change Your Target

Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The police came from the stations pretty quickly. Li Du had held off the few youths for about five to six minutes, and then the police vehicles arrived.

Rose, in her uniform, rushed over with her team. They then began collecting evidence and statements.

The gist of the incident was soon pieced together. These youths were not local; they had just moved here from Las Vegas not too long ago. Sometimes at night, they would get together to smoke some weed, and this time they decided to stir up some trouble after getting high.

The day after seeing Sophie and the rest come to the community center for some charity medical services, the youths thought that the doctors had money and that the medical equipment was valuable too. Adding that they had some foul intentions toward Sophie, they decided to rob the center tonight.

The painful cries that occurred before Sophie broke the window and escaped were the result of some of the youths beating up two doctors. Sophie had to run because the youth with the gun wanted to rape her.

It was a good thing that Li Du had rushed over in time, and that he was able to deal with the situation. His nimble actions had held off those youths; if not for him, the night would have ended in tragedy.

The teenagers were sent to the station, and Rose said with disgust, ”The residents of Flagstaff are devoted to God. Since that is so, why didn’t God take this trash away?”

”Maybe even Hell doesn’t want to be polluted by them,” Li Du scoffed. ”Those b*stards’ souls have already decayed.”

Rose nodded and said, ”But you did great—how did you hold those b*stards off? We found another two guns with them.”

Li Du was also lucky. Before, he was worried that those youths still had guns on them, and thus took the risk to cut the pistol into pieces with the water jet cutter.

The power of the water jet cutter was limitless. It was really a shocking sight to behold when the pistol had been shredded.

He was describing what he had done to Rose when Hans came over and gave him a push. ”Idiot, are you still planning to make a second statement? Go and take care of your little girlfriend. Don’t you see that she’s so frightened she’s crying?”

Li Du really hadn’t known. Following Hans, they went out of the station and saw that Sophie was sobbing at the back of the truck.

Hans narrowed his eyes at Li Du and said, ”Remember: a kiss and a hug. Make her feel safe. God gave us small eyes, noses, and ears, with one exception: a big mouth. It’s because the mouth has many functions, and out of all of them, kissing is the most important!”

Li Du creased his eyebrows and said, ”Bullsh*t.”

”Sh*t, what do you know? With just a hug, a quarrel can be resolved. With a kiss, there’s no need to talk. Remember, fewer words, more action, so do it—with love!”

Li Du gave him the middle finger and then proceeded to open the door. Sophie heard the opening of the door and shuddered in fright. Raising her head and seeing that it was Li Du, she relaxed and tried her best to calm herself down.

Li Du passed her a paper towel. ”Here, wipe your tears. Don’t be afraid, I’m here.”

”Thank you,” Sophie sniffed, ”I don’t understand—why would this happen? We were there to help them, so why? Why would they do that? Doesn’t God want us to help one another?”

With implications of morals and religion, Li Du wasn’t sure how to answer, and could only say, ”This world is cruel, Sophie. Some people are just bad.”

The female doctor said, ”I know, I’m not some 10-year-old girl anymore. I’ve seen the cruelties of this world. I was once an intern in Syria, and my teacher was a war medic. But, we were there to help them. How could they treat our kindness like this?”

Seeing her slightly trembling figure from the sobbing, Li Du thought about what Hans had said. He reached out his arms to hug her and said, ”Perhaps this would—”

But he had only spoken a few words when Sophie was so taken aback by the embrace that she pushed him away with a heavy shove. She screamed and said, ”Don’t, don’t do this!”

Li Du was also shocked—he didn’t expect Sophie to have such a strong rejection of this—and things turned awkward.

Sophie stared at him, eyes widened; her lips moved a few times to try to say something, but in the end, she didn’t say anything.

Li Du smiled awkwardly and said, ”I just wanted to help you feel better.”

Sophie hung her head down. The atmosphere turned even more awkward. He rubbed his nose in embarrassment and then left the truck.