Chapter 231: Wen Ziying: Can’t Get In

Using the backup field, Xia Yu arrived at Wen Ziying’s location.

“You’re here,” Wen Ziying said calmly.

“What’s going on?” Xia Yu asked, imitating Wen Ziying’s pace and continuing forward.

“I want you to help me catch someone,” Wen Ziying said.

“I won’t do anything illegal,” Xia Yu replied.

“Aren’t you a person from the future, someone with superpowers?” Wen Ziying asked in surprise.

“Just because someone is from the future or has supernatural abilities doesn’t mean they’re exempt from national laws,” Xia Yu said solemnly. “Don’t mention people from the future or those with superpowers—even a god who created a new world would still be subject to legal regulations.”

“Tch,” Wen Ziying made a sound of displeasure.

“Tell me, what do you want to do?” Xia Yu asked, curious about why Wen Ziying wanted to capture someone.

“Then you don’t have to tie him up in the basement. Just catch him and ask a few questions, right?” Wen Ziying lowered her request.

“Who do you want to catch? Your boyfriend? Or someone else?” Xia Yu grew more curious.

“I don’t have a boyfriend,” Wen Ziying answered. “It’s someone who’s been following me.”

“A stalker? For someone like that, using slightly harsher methods is acceptable,” Xia Yu relaxed a bit. If Wen Ziying wanted to target an ordinary person, that would be impossible, but for a criminal, there was no need to be polite.

“Then just catch him and ask a few questions. If he turns out to be unusual, maybe we could keep him in the basement,” Wen Ziying raised her request again after hearing Xia Yu’s approval.

“…What I meant by ‘harsher methods’ was beating him up a bit. Imprisonment is illegal!” Xia Yu felt Wen Ziying was a bit dangerous. “By the way, how come your apartment has a basement?”

“I bought a house in the suburbs, and it has a basement,” Wen Ziying replied. As a best-selling author, she certainly wasn’t short on money.

After a pause, Wen Ziying added, “It has all the necessary equipment.”

“It’s not about whether the equipment is complete or not!” Xia Yu became alert. “What do you mean by ‘all the necessary equipment’? Have you been planning this for a long time?”

“It’s just that I needed this kind of plot for a previous book, so I bought a set of equipment.”

After hearing Wen Ziying’s explanation, Xia Yu relaxed again.

“Now let’s talk about this guy. How do we lure him out? Should I go to a secluded place so he’ll show up?” Xia Yu began to make plans.

“No use. He didn’t follow me today,” Wen Ziying said.

“Then should I come tomorrow?” Xia Yu felt it was a bit troublesome.

“He won’t come tomorrow either. He probably gave up already,” Wen Ziying replied.

“Then how do we find him?” Xia Yu felt it was getting more complicated.

“I’ve already found his home. Now turn left, turn right after a traffic light, and the first residential compound is his. Wait by the compound’s gate around four o’clock, and you’ll see the stalker.”

“How do you know so much detail?” Xia Yu felt something was wrong.

“I did some investigation. But I didn’t dare to confront him directly—I can’t beat him, nor can I outrun him.”

Wen Ziying’s explanation made sense. Although Xia Yu believed her, he still felt something was off.

Following Wen Ziying’s instructions, Xia Yu arrived at the compound.

It was an old compound with low-rise buildings, but compared to the house sold by Xia Dongyang, it was relatively new.

It was close to a school, barely qualifying as an area with good school districts. Living here meant being part of an ordinary family in Zilang.

So, was the act of stalking Wen Ziying simply out of perverted intentions?

It was only 3 p.m., an hour away from 4. Xia Yu sat in a bubble tea shop by the street until 3:40, then hid behind a tree on the roadside, waiting for the stalker.

At 58 minutes past, a high school student with a backpack began walking toward the gate.

The student looked around nervously, his expression somewhat uneasy.

“That’s him,” Wen Ziying whispered to Xia Yu.

When the student reached the front of the security booth, Xia Yu stepped out from behind the tree.

Xia Yu had imagined how a stalker might react upon encountering his target—perhaps overjoyed or suddenly attacking—but he never expected the high school student to do the unexpected: run away.

Xia Yu immediately gave chase.

With his agility, he could run with full strength. Although Wen Ziying’s body wasn’t in great shape, at full effort, she was still faster than a high school student.

The student noticed this and suddenly threw his backpack onto the ground, increasing his speed.

Still, the student couldn’t match Xia Yu’s pace. However, he darted across the street, and the flow of traffic slowed Xia Yu down for a moment.

The distance between them widened slightly, but Xia Yu quickly caught up, though his body already felt fatigued.

Wen Ziying’s body was truly in poor condition.

The student ran into an alley and knocked over some bicycles on the roadside, attempting to block Xia Yu’s path.

Xia Yu didn’t slow down. As he reached the bicycles, he leaped over them effortlessly.

Seeing that his attempt to block Xia Yu was not only ineffective but also slowed him down, the student gritted his teeth and darted into another alley.

He was familiar with these alleys, having walked through them often. The one he had just entered was a dead end.

But a dead end was only a death sentence for ordinary people.

Standing in front of the alley wall, the student jumped, kicked off the wall, grabbed the edge, and pulled himself up, sitting on top. He turned his head to give Xia Yu a smug grin, only to see Xia Yu leap up and grab the edge of the wall as well.

Is he that strong?!

The student immediately stood up. He didn’t jump into the courtyard on the other side of the wall because the courtyard belonged to a private residence with its gate closed. Moreover, the inner side of the courtyard wall was smoother than the outer side, making it difficult to climb back up once he got down.

In short, if he went down, he would be a turtle in a jar.

Next to the courtyard was a river. The only escape route was to walk along the wall to the front and then jump into another alley.

The wall was only wide enough for one footstep, making it difficult to walk along.

The student had fallen into the courtyard many times before finally mastering the skill of walking on the wall. The opponent surely couldn’t do it.

Standing on the wall, the student quickly walked forward. He had already covered half the distance when he turned his head to check on Xia Yu.

Sure enough, he couldn’t see Xia Yu.

As a smug smile appeared on his face, a voice came from behind him.

“Hurry up,” Xia Yu urged.

The student’s expression froze. He had just turned a corner, so when he looked back, he didn’t notice that Wen Ziyu had already appeared behind him!

He hurriedly continued walking forward.

Xia Yu followed behind him. Earlier, Xia Yu could have grabbed the student, but this was on top of a wall. If they both slipped, they would fall down, making it unsuitable to catch him here.

The student jumped into the next alley and kept running. Xia Yu chased after him.

Walking on the high wall had given Xia Yu a brief rest, allowing him to sprint again after coming down. The distance between him and the student quickly shortened.

As Xia Yu was about to catch the student, he saw him suddenly crash into the wall ahead.

It was a narrow gap between two walls, barely wide enough for a person to squeeze through sideways. That’s exactly what the student did.

Xia Yu immediately turned sideways, trying to follow.

He successfully got his head through, but his chest got stuck.

“…”

The student had anticipated Xia Yu’s predicament and turned his head to smirk at him.

How underhanded!

Xia Yu was at a loss. In this situation, he could only watch helplessly as the student escaped.

Should he try to squeeze through?