Chapter 585: Li Xiao Is Worried About Her

Cai Xiaotang thought this, then took off running toward home.

She even comforted herself while running: This is just for the sake of hygiene!

It is definitely not because someone is coming over to the house in a little while!

As she thought this, she had already swiftly arrived at the floor where her home was located.

There were two households living on this floor.

One was right in the hallway, while the other, which belonged to Cai Xiaotang's residence, required turning a corner to be seen.

Cai Xiaotang's footsteps were swift; the moment she stepped into the hallway, she heard a strange sound coming from the corner at the end of the corridor.

She subconsciously stopped in her tracks.

Immediately after, she heard that strange sound stop for an instant as well.

Cai Xiaotang subconsciously held her breath, not even daring to let out a big breath, just widening her eyes as she stared at the corner that led to her home.

I shouldn't have misheard just now, right?

It seems... like there is someone at my door?

Cai Xiaotang took a deep breath and pricked up her ears to listen again.

But it was quiet inside, and there was no sound at all.

Cai Xiaotang listened for a while, unable to help feeling a bit suspicious.

Could it be that I misheard just now?

But I clearly heard...

She waited for a while longer, and hearing that there was no more sound inside, she finally let out a small sigh of relief.

It must have been a draft or something, right?

It's broad daylight, why am I scaring myself?

Thinking this, she then continued to walk toward the direction of her front door.

However, she unconsciously lightened her footsteps, not making a single sound.

I should confirm it just in case...

Cai Xiaotang cautiously approached the corner and quietly poked her head out...

Then, her eyes suddenly widened in shock; she saw a thin man, bent over and focused, concentrating entirely on dealing with her door lock!

"Hey! What are you doing!"

Cai Xiaotang shouted fiercely, glaring angrily at the person in front of her.

Then she saw a cloth bag placed beside him, filled with all sorts of tools she had never seen before!

The thief was clearly also startled; he remained frozen on the spot, still holding the lock-picking tool in his hand.

Cai Xiaotang immediately sneered: "A thief, are you? Stealing from your auntie me? Did you not expect me to come home today?"

"I... I..."

The thief did not look like a habitual offender; he stammered, seemingly wanting to say something.

Then, his face suddenly turned vicious, and he shoved Cai Xiaotang, who was blocking his view, away hard!

"Ugh..."

Cai Xiaotang's shoulder slammed into the wall; when she regained her senses, she only saw a tool bag left on the ground and the man's disheveled back as he ran toward the emergency exit!

"Stop!!!"

Cai Xiaotang chased after him sharply.

The sound of two people's chaotic footsteps, one after the other, immediately echoed in the stairwell!

"You stop right there! You want to run after failing to steal something?"

Cai Xiaotang shouted while chasing after him with long strides.

Her shouting drew several neighbors from the surrounding households to stand at their windows and watch.

The man's speed was extremely fast, and he sprinted toward the residential complex gate without even looking back.

Cai Xiaotang kept a distance that was neither too far nor too close, and seeing that he was about to run out, she couldn't help but feel a bit anxious.

I can't let him get away!

Otherwise, who knows whose house he will come to steal from next time!

She thought, then her sharp eyes caught sight of a flowerpot that someone had left in a pile of trash!

Cai Xiaotang instantly had an idea; she suddenly turned and ran over, grabbed the flowerpot, and smashed it hard toward the front!

"Clang!"

The flowerpot hit the man's shoulder precisely with a dull thud, then fell to the ground and shattered into pieces!

The man's footsteps stumbled, and he nearly fell flat on the ground in a disheveled manner, but he quickly straightened his body and wanted to keep running.

Cai Xiaotang, however, had already seized this opening and successfully closed in behind him!

"Stop right there!"

She kicked the back of the man's knee, causing him to instantly kneel on one leg in a disheveled state!

Then, in the next second, she used her arm to choke the man's neck hard and twisted him to the ground!

"Cough... cough cough! Let... let go..."

The man instantly began to cough wretchedly, his face turning bright red in an instant.

Cai Xiaotang's forehead was already covered in sweat, and seeing this, she couldn't help but feel a bit proud.

It seems that the special training that certain guy gave her a while ago was still effective!

I didn't expect that the first experiment today would result in subduing the enemy in one move!

I do have a bit of talent after all!

Cai Xiaotang was just thinking this when she saw the man's still-mobile right hand suddenly whip something out of his pocket!

The next second—"Ah!!!"

Cai Xiaotang only felt a sudden, burning, stinging pain shoot through her arm!

She focused her eyes and only then saw that what the man was holding was a Phillips-head screwdriver!

Cai Xiaotang's grip instantly weakened, and with that relaxation, the man found an opening, violently using the momentum to roll to one side!

Both of them were in a disheveled state.

The man dared not delay and immediately scrambled up to run again.

Cai Xiaotang also wanted to get up, but she felt the wound on her arm already dripping blood.

She gritted her teeth in frustration, wanting to continue the chase, when just then, she saw a familiar figure walking toward this side!

"Li Xiao! Catch him! Don't let him run!"

Cai Xiaotang's eyes widened sharply as she hurriedly stretched out her finger to point at the person ahead.

Upon hearing this, the man was startled; seeing Li Xiao right before his eyes, he subconsciously paused his steps, wanting to change direction and run.

But it was already too late.

He barely even saw when the person in front of him had made his move.

By the time he came to his senses, he only felt the world spinning before his eyes, followed immediately by a violent pain in his back as he hit the ground, as if his internal organs had all been twisted together, leaving him only able to curl up, unable to move a single bit.

"What's the situation?" Li Xiao's gaze was fixed on the man on the ground.

"A thief! He's a thief! Call the police quickly!"

Cai Xiaotang ran over while clutching her arm, her expression somewhat anxious.

Li Xiao glanced at the man on the ground with sudden surprise, and only then did he notice fresh blood continuously seeping out from between the fingers Cai Xiaotang was using to cover her arm.

"What happened to your arm?"

His brows knit tightly as he pulled Cai Xiaotang's hand away.

He then saw that on the outer side of her originally fair arm, there was an additional diagonal wound running from top to bottom, seemingly slashed by some sharp blade.

"I'm fine, call the police first... get this thief... arrested!"

"

Cai Xiaotang was in so much pain that her speech was intermittent, yet she was still putting on a brave front, appearing as if she didn't care at all.

Just as she was about to speak again—"Watch out!!!"

The moment Cai Xiaotang's voice fell, Li Xiao kicked away the screwdriver the man was trying to attack with again, and then followed through by directly stomping on his wrist!

"Ah!!! My hand... I beg you... I beg you..."

The man's wailing sounded, his face instantly turning pale from the pain.

Li Xiao's expression, however, was terrifyingly gloomy.

"Still want to make a move? Do you know how many years you'll be sentenced for intentional injury?"

His tone was icy, yet a voice suddenly rose in his heart.

Why?

Why did he feel so angry?

What is this situation?