Lu Yichen and Zhong Niangyao walked down the food street like an ordinary couple, leisurely and at ease, bearing no burden of their wealthy family status, indistinguishable from anyone else.
Just as they were walking forward, they suddenly heard a burst of commotion ahead.
Exchanging glances, Lu Yichen and Zhong Niangyao walked towards the source of the noise and were startled to see a man with a crazed look on his face, holding a knife and taking a little girl of about seven or eight as a hostage.
The little girl was panicking, crying her heart out. However, her cries wouldn't evoke any sympathy from the criminal.
The girl's mother was constantly begging, hoping that the man would spare her daughter.
The surrounding people were also greatly distressed. Many joined in to persuade him to stop, but it was clearly in vain, and only served to make the man more agitated.
Some pedestrians had already called the police, but they hadn't arrived yet.
