The alley wasn’t far from Kang Li's residence. The police had tried to arrest the rapist in this area two years ago, so he had stopped living here for a long time.

Lin Dongxue looked at the house which now housed a small family of three and said, "Well, we came for nothing."

"Let’s go and find a place nearby to have a meal!"

Lin Dongxue looked up at the sky, "It seems like it’s going to rain soon. Let’s head back!"

"Will you go to my place tonight?"

Lin Dongxue pointed upwards. "It depends on the will of the heavens!"

The alleyways were intricately connected in a complicated way. They had gone in hoping to take a shortcut, but they ended up walking further and further away. A small bookstore appeared in front of them. The interior was simple but inviting.

Chen Shi went in to...