After Gu Ji absorbed the skills of the four domains, he went downstairs to return the room card and was ready to head back to school.

Unexpectedly, just as he stepped out of the hotel, someone called out to him.

"Here's the thing, I work in that building, and my boss urgently needs me to retrieve a document. It's inconvenient for me with the kid, could you watch him for a bit? Just five minutes!"

Xiangguo clasped her hands together, her attitude very sincere.

Gu Ji raised an eyebrow, feeling that something was odd. Why, if she worked in an office building, wouldn't she have asked a more familiar security guard or doorman to watch the child instead of a stranger?

But out of kindness, he nodded and agreed, "Alright then, we'll wait for you here."

"Thank you so much! Good people will be safe for life!"

Xiangguo thanked him again and then pretended to run into the office building.

With the camera pointed at the two of them, Xinxin looked up, blinking her adorable big eyes, saying, "Brother, let's wait by the roadside."

"There are too many cars by the road, it's safer here. How old are you?"

Gu Ji patted Xinxin's small head, making idle chat with her.

[Wow, up to now, this person seems the most reliable!]

[Let's not hold expectations too high, you never know how it'll turn out. Wasn't that dude in the suit last round also pretty helpful?]

[Why do I feel like I've seen this guy somewhere before?]

[Guobao, can you ask him for his WeChat later for me? I'll send you a Huazi!]

...

"Oh, has Sister CC taken a fancy to him? No problem, leave it to me..."

Just as Xiangguo was casually chatting with fans in the livestream, a large SUV slowly pulled up to the roadside. The car door opened, and Hai led four fierce-looking men out, striding right toward Gu Ji and Xinxin.

Everyone held their breath.

Gu Ji noticed these four men as well, and with his professional sensitivity and perception, he sensed that the crew-cut leader had been eyeing him the whole time.

Something's off!

"Xinxin, let's wait for your dad inside the office building..."

For safety's sake, he took Xinxin's little hand, preparing to head toward the building where Xiangguo worked.

Just then, his ear caught the sound of quick footsteps behind him. Turning back, he saw the four big men suddenly charging at them.

His reaction was swift. Like picking up a chick, he scooped Xinxin into his arms, sprinting toward the office building while shouting, "Help! Someone's chasing me! Help!"

With a loud voice, he quickly attracted the attention of two nearby pedestrians, but unexpectedly, the crew-cut man accelerated, dodging forward to grab onto Gu Ji's right sleeve!

Are they coming for me?

Could PM Company have found something out?

Startled, Gu Ji twisted his waist and turned his body, spinning around while his right arm tightened, elbowing backward like a spear aimed sharply at the crew-cut man's chin.

Spin around with a hooked elbow!

Hai didn't expect such a quick response, and this fearsome elbow strike left him worried—hit by that, not just skin and flesh injuries but even a fractured jaw could result!

Luckily, with his years of provincial martial arts experience, he released his grip, quickly leaning back his head, as Gu Ji's elbow brushed just past his chin's stubble.

Having missed the strike, he delayed their escape.

Just then, another big man seized this opportunity, grabbing Xinxin, intending to snatch her away!

Kidnapping a child in broad daylight?

Gu Ji widened his eyes and quickly launched a kick, landing it hard against the big man's stomach, knocking him back, "Someone's kidnapping a child! Call the…"

Before he could finish, someone behind him suddenly bear-hugged his waist.

The last man, seizing this chance, attempted to grab Xinxin again, threatening viciously, "Let go, or I'll kill you!"

Hearing the word "kill," a fierce light flashed in Gu Ji's eyes. Using CQC combat techniques, he jerked his head backward, and a crack followed a scream from the man holding him—perhaps a broken nose.

Freeing his right hand, he drew out a glint of silver from his pocket, thrusting it viciously toward the face of the man grabbing Xinxin!

"Stop! We're acting!"

A sudden shout at the last moment stopped Gu Ji in his tracks. The child-snatching man, who had been instinctively squinting his eyes, now opened them slightly only to see the opponent's fist inches from his face with a sharp silver blade firmly gripped between the index and ring fingers!

A key!

The man stood motionless, feeling a rush of cold sweat down his back.

If Hai hadn't shouted when he did, this key would've drilled a bloody hole, potentially ruining an eye if it had been three inches higher!

[Holy shit! That was fucking amazing! One against four and almost killed one?]

[Is this person a special forces soldier? Their skills are incredible!]

[Are we sure Guozi didn't hire some actors? This person has been unbeatable in counter-surveillance since the beginning, only he could predict that Hai would try to snatch the child!]

[This joke has gone too far! This person is definitely a special forces soldier or a secret agent! Ordinary people would never think to use a key as a weapon!]

[CC sent the host "Heart of the Universe" ×3! – Big sis loves it totally!]

[Tutu Meijiang sent the host "Douyin No.1"! – Begging big brother to stab me hard (tongue out)!]

...

In an instant, everyone in the livestream chat started spamming comments, and all sorts of gift effects nearly overflowed the screen.

Gao Bo stood there, bewildered and at a loss, like a clay statue glued in place, he never expected things to turn out this way. In just a few seconds, the whole scene shifted abruptly, as if filming a movie.

"Acting?"

Gu Ji didn't fully trust them, hurriedly retracting his arm and backing away with Xinxin in tow, creating a safe distance, "What exactly do you mean?"

"It's just a program test. A friend asked us to come over and act, pretend to kidnap a child, to test the reactions of bystanders."

Despite Hai's fierce appearance, his tone and demeanor were quite polite.

At this point, Gao Bo also quickly ran over with his assistant, bowing in apology:

"Brother! I'm sorry! I didn't expect things to escalate like this; it was just a livestream street test, it's been done abroad too, I..."

Gu Ji ignored them, glancing down at Xinxin in his arms, "Don't be afraid, is that how it is?"

Xinxin nodded.

"Ridiculous!"

Gu Ji put down the child, exclaiming angrily:

"Foreigners can do it, so you decide to do it too? What if the child gets hurt? What if a passerby takes it seriously and gets traumatized? What if someone overreacts and injures you guys..."

With three successive "what ifs," Gao Bo and the others bowed their heads in shame.

In the end, he looked at the big guy still holding his nose and walked over to apologize: "Sorry, I didn't know the truth at the time, let me take you to the hospital first! And you, is your abdomen okay?"

The other big guy, clutching his stomach, quickly shook his head, indicating he was fine.

"We're the ones who should apologize. Honestly, from the moment you turned and elbowed back, I knew you were trained too; we should have stopped it sooner!"

Hai scratched his head.

Next to him, Gao Bo quickly pulled out his phone, continuing to smile apologetically:

"I'm sorry, I'll take them to the hospital, don't worry, brother. Also, I'll transfer a red packet of 1688 yuan to you as a peace offering, really sorry, I just wanted to create a program effect..."

"I don't need the money, let me go with you to the hospital. His nasal cartilage might be dislocated."

Gu Ji asked the big guy to remove his hand to check the injury.

[Wow! This guy has such strong principles!]

[First time seeing someone who doesn't take the money!]

[Do you think someone with such amazing skills would care about a thousand bucks? Bodyguards make more than that in a day!]

[Guozi has messed with a big shot this time!]

[Hahaha, what if he's really a national agent and makes one call to have you all arrested!]

...

"Right, right, let's go to the hospital first. Zhou, you take another car to send them home."

Gao Bo arranged for his assistant to take Xinxin and the other big guy, while he, Hai, the injured big guy, and Gu Ji got into the Mercedes G-Class.

After getting in the car, Gu Ji first sent a WeChat message to Gao Bo, telling him he wasn't coming back tonight. The police academy had a strict curfew; if he didn't make it back by 9:55 PM, he'd be locked out. A hospital trip would definitely make him late.

Next to him, Gao Bo sheepishly tried to cozy up:

"Brother, I'm called Gao Bo, I'm a streamer; you can just call me Guozi. What's your name?"

"Gu Ji."

"Mr. Gu, everyone in the chat is really curious, what kind of work do you do to have such great skills? Are you a special forces soldier?"

Faced with Gao Bo's stream of questions, Gu Ji just shook his head:

"I'm just a police academy graduate, haven't even officially started work yet."

Whoa!?

A student?

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.