This was something Qin Jiao had only heard about several years after moving to North City in her previous life. It was supposed to have been a cold case, but Feng Dayong couldn’t stay out of trouble. He later committed another crime: a home invasion robbery. Upon seeing how beautiful the lady of the house was, he was overcome with malice. He didn’t just loot the place clean; he murdered both the young woman and her two-year-old child.

After he was caught, thrown in prison, and sentenced to death, the man completely gave up on himself. He confessed that he had also killed an old woman sometime back in the eighties. Too bad everyone was so stupid back then, he boasted, no one ever figured out it was him!

Recalling it now, Qin Jiao realized the timing was right. She vaguely remembered where the old woman lived.

’I hope nothing has happened to the old woman yet!’

Qin Jiao urged her parents to lock all the doors and windows tight for the next couple of nights. Then, early the next morning, she headed out.

But after she had walked for a bit, she sensed someone behind her. When she turned around, she saw Shen Yi.

"What are you doing following me?"

To this day, the two of them still hadn’t had a proper talk about their previous life. Of course, that was because Qin Jiao felt it was completely unnecessary.

They had both been given a fresh start, and their current lives were much better than their last. There was no need to dredge up all the unpleasantness from before.

But Shen Yi was the type of person who didn’t seem to know the meaning of the word "discouraged." He was constantly and diligently trying to get on Qin Jiao’s radar.

Dressed in jeans and a white shirt, Shen Yi said leisurely, "I know that Feng Dayong fellow went to your house yesterday. Are you going to check on that old woman? It’s too dangerous for you to go alone."

It was only then that Qin Jiao realized Shen Yi had also been there in her previous life when she first heard the news. She hadn’t expected him to still remember it.

Qin Jiao said, "I have my space. If my life is in danger, I can just hide inside."

"If you enter your space right in front of Feng Dayong, you’d have to kill him on the spot. Otherwise, you could never let him see you again for the rest of your life."

Vanishing into thin air... Anyone would be stunned by such an unbelievable sight.

Qin Jiao fell silent and sullenly walked on. Shen Yi quickly caught up, his voice softening a little. "I’m trying to help you. Besides, you can tell that guy is bad news just by looking at him. If he’s already killed someone, we need to get him put away fast. If he hasn’t, we’ll find some other dirt on him to get him locked up! On top of that, he’s targeting our row of houses now. The people who live here are all old neighbors. They’ve been really good to my grandpa and me over the past few years, and I don’t want anything to happen to any of them."

Qin Jiao found herself being persuaded. She looked at Shen Yi with a newfound curiosity.

In this life, the guy actually knew how to speak calmly and rationally. He was nothing like he’d been in their previous life, where he would fly into a rage after just a few words.

Qin Jiao remarked, "Shen Yi, you’ve really grown up this time around."

"Yeah. I had to."

In the end, Qin Jiao agreed to let Shen Yi accompany her. Following her memory, the two of them arrived at the home of the elderly woman who lived alone, just in time to hear voices.

She immediately pulled Shen Yi behind a nearby utility pole to hide. In her haste, their bodies collided.

Shen Yi’s gaze darkened, but he said nothing.

They listened to the conversation up ahead.

"Aunt, please come to North City with me. The medical facilities in Ping’an Town aren’t great, and the winters are freezing cold."

"I’m not going. I’m perfectly fine living here by myself."

"But if something were to happen to you, we’re too far away to help. If you don’t want to live with us, I can find a place for you in my neighborhood. How about that, Aunt?"

"Forget it. An old woman like me doesn’t have much time left. I don’t want to go and be a bother to anyone."