NOVEL NEXT Chapter 301: Terrifying Power
"Xinxin, what should we... do now?"
After Chen Xuliang left, the three people in the room gradually collected themselves.
Da Xuan's pale face regained some color as he looked at Zhang Xinxin, who had been the bravest earlier, with a bit of admiration, and then he asked in a low voice.
"Call the police... we should call the police quickly..."
Before Zhang Xinxin could respond, Lili, curled up in the corner, seemed to finally come to her senses. She immediately crawled beside the two of them, her eyes a bit red and moist.
"No, we can't. Not to mention that our phones were taken by that person; even if we can call the police, can you guarantee they'll catch him right away? What if he comes back to retaliate against us?"
Zhang Xinxin's expression was complicated, and she felt a heavy burden.
The community she rented in was an old one, with only a few cameras, which might not even work, let alone capture him.
"Right... he said he remembered what the three of us looked like. If the police can't catch him after we call them, he might come back..."
Thinking of this, Lili sat on the floor, her face full of terror, hands tangled in her disheveled short hair, murmuring, "We might have to just accept this..."
Hearing this, Da Xuan also understood that calling the police might not work, so he stopped dwelling on the issue and instead turned to Zhang Xinxin with concern and asked:
"Xinxin, Lili and I probably didn't lose much, but you must have lost a lot this time. Have you calculated roughly how much you've lost?"
"Loss..."
Only then did Zhang Xinxin realize this problem. She slowly looked around at the mess in the room and, after a simple calculation, smiled bitterly and helplessly said, "If calculated by original prices, at least two to three hundred thousand."
"That much?!"
As the words fell, Da Xuan and Lili both looked shocked.
Their losses were just their phones and the jewelry they wore, valued at about twenty or thirty thousand.
But for Zhang Xinxin, this was her home, and almost everything of value in it was given to the intruder.
For example, limited edition luxury goods, necklaces, watches, and other items worth tens of thousands were all taken by him.
Thinking about how Zhang Xinxin's originally happy birthday turned out like this, Lili, as her friend, also felt some heartache.
Moreover, if Zhang Xinxin hadn't cooperated proactively earlier, who knows what the robber might have done, so after hesitating for a moment, Lili spoke up:
"Xinxin, if you're short of money during this time, you can stay at my place. I'll take care of your food and accommodation. It's safer to stay at my place for a while too."
Da Xuan also said, "Xinxin, if your loss is too severe this time and you're short of money, I can lend you some..."
"It's okay, I still have some savings, I won't starve."
Zhang Xinxin shook her head.
The robber took luxury items, not her bank cards or savings.
Even though her loss was heavy, it wasn't enough to bankrupt her.
Instead, her home was a complete mess, and she lost the mood to celebrate her birthday.
Also, almost all the gifts from Li Jing were stolen, which made her particularly heartbroken.
Brother Jing...
Thinking of Li Jing, Zhang Xinxin suddenly froze and quickly looked at the time, and subconsciously said, "At this time, Brother Jing should have already arrived..."
Upon hearing this, Da Xuan also looked at the clock on the wall, surprised and suspicious, "If he comes over at this time, won't he run into the robber who just went downstairs..."
"No, I hope not..."
Lili spoke with lingering fear, "If he runs into the robber, then wouldn't he also be in danger...
That robber was obviously a desperado earlier..."
Knock, knock, knock.
Just as everyone was worried about Li Jing, there was another knock on the door.
Everyone's hearts clenched.
The three exchanged glances, with expressions of surprise and suspicion:
"Who could it be? Could it be your boss has come?"
"Not necessarily, it might be the robber coming back..."
"Then do we... open the door or not?"
As everyone was entangled in hesitation, the knocking outside the door sounded again, slow and heavy.
Knock, knock, knock.
This time, the knocking seemed to pound on everyone's hearts, making them tremble slightly.
"I'll go take a look."
At this moment, Zhang Xinxin took a deep breath, stood up with a determined face, "There's a peephole on the door, if I look through it, I'll know who it is."
With that, she walked to the front door and, under the tense gazes of her two friends, looked outside through the peephole.
She saw a young man with a calm expression standing outside the door.
Zhang Xinxin breathed a sigh of relief, opened the door, and turned back saying, "It's okay, it's Brother Jing."
"Your boss?"
Upon hearing this, both Da Xuan and Lili were first taken aback, then they relaxed.
When they saw the man's figure as the door opened, Da Xuan and Lili looked curiously over.
Seeing the extraordinary presence of Li Jing, both of their eyes lit up. Just as they were about to greet him, their expressions changed and their pupils shrank.
"I'm sorry, I forgot to take a few things."
Chen Xuliang, wearing a baseball cap, leaned out from behind Li Jing, with a threatening grin on his face, "Don't make any sudden moves."
Seeing Chen Xuliang's face, all three were filled with terror and instinctively took two steps back.
As Li Jing entered the room obliviously, Chen Xuliang reached behind him and slowly pulled out a fruit knife.
Seeing this, Zhang Xinxin was about to warn him but was so frightened she let out a scream.
Chen Xuliang's eyes flashed with a fierce glint, and suddenly he took the fruit knife and stabbed Li Jing in the back!
He had already planned it while coming upstairs.
He could still intimidate Zhang Xinxin and the others.
But now with an additional grown man, he couldn't guarantee whether the four of them would jointly resist him.