Chapter 108: Is This Something a Human Can Do? – A Turning Point in After Reborn, I Became the Bigshots' Beloved by ACauliflower
In this chapter of After Reborn, I Became the Bigshots' Beloved, ACauliflower introduces major changes to the story. Chapter 108: Is This Something a Human Can Do? shifts the narrative tone, revealing secrets, advancing character arcs, and increasing stakes within the Romance genre.
When frightened, normal people instinctively take a sharp breath, which is why Lu Youming immediately pressed Lu Sheng against himself, covering her mouth and nose.
But as he spoke, inevitably, he breathed in some of the gas, feeling his chest fluctuate unevenly for a moment.
Lu Sheng didn’t know who this person rushing out suddenly was, but it was clear that he was trying to rescue her.
Just then, Lu Sheng heard the sound of breaking glass from the room, followed by the dull thud of a heavy object hitting the ground outside and a man’s scream.
It must have been the bald man, in his panic, smashing the second-floor window and jumping out from there.
In these few seconds, the gas had diluted significantly.
The person relaxed his grip on her, and Lu Sheng was finally able to lift her head to see the person in front of her.
Dressed in a uniform, but clearly not an actual waiter. Standing about 180cm tall, his black, cropped hair slightly obscured his eyes. A mask covered most of his face. His eyes deep like jet, with the mole at the corner particularly striking.
However, Lu Sheng noticed that in just these few seconds, the person in front of her was breathing unusually heavy, as if suddenly finding it hard to breathe, with a fine sweat breaking out across his forehead.
This was not the effect you’d expect from a gas that is meant to disorient.
Lu Sheng looked surprised: "... You have asthma?"
With asthma, to charge into the room and hold her like that. The room was filled with concentrated gas, which could have easily triggered an asthma attack.
Lu Youming did not expect the girl to notice his illness so quickly.
Fortunately, he was wearing a mask and had only inhaled a little of the gas. The young man took a few breaths, his voice still unusually calm: "I’m okay."
Hearing him say he was okay, Lu Sheng asked, "Who is that bald guy?"
"Hu San, a human trafficker, dealing in young girls on the Black Market."
On hearing this, Lu Sheng’s expression turned serious: "I’m going to chase him!"
The girl didn’t hesitate for a second and stepped over the windowsill of the room, jumping directly from the second floor.
Lu Youming’s pupils slightly contracted.
He quickly informed Han Jing and Lan Yu via communicator, telling them to block the other exit of the bar while he also strode with his long legs and followed by jumping from the second floor.
That shot just now hit Hu San.
From where he jumped down and going forward, there were sporadic dark red bloodstains left on the ground.
As Lu Sheng went forward searching, the young man behind her kept up, then directly asked her, "Do you know how to use a gun?"
Lu Sheng nodded her head, and in the next second, the other person tossed a gun to her.
"His subordinates might be around here, keep yourself safe."
Lu Sheng didn’t say anything extra.
She chambered the handgun, with a proficiency that didn’t seem like it was her first time, and then both of them quickly followed the direction indicated by the bloodstains.
THE DEEP’s location was originally in a secluded spot on the outskirts.
Now that it was 10 o’clock at night, it was pitch dark outside. All that could be heard was the rustling of the wind, and the night air carried a hint of danger.
Lu Sheng and Lu Youming chased to a place with a lot of parked cars, and the blood trail suddenly disappeared. Under these circumstances, the vanishing blood trail was clearly not normal.
Sure enough, the next second, the headlights of a car suddenly shone towards them.
Both of their eyes, accustomed to the darkness, were suddenly hit with the glaring white light, reflexively turning their heads away.
And in those few seconds, the luxury car had already started up, charging straight at them!
"Fucking shoot at me!"
"Quick! Run them over!"
The voice came from Hu San.
As Lu Sheng turned around, she saw Hu San clutching his arm in the passenger seat, his face twisted as he cursed at them.
The man at the wheel, whether a subordinate or a driver-bodyguard, looked terrified as he floored the gas pedal under Hu San’s orders.
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