Watching Niu the Sixth collapse to the ground, the knife in his hand dripping with blood, Zhong Huofang's mind exploded, leaving him utterly bewildered.

"I killed someone, I killed someone..." Zhong Huofang kept mumbling repeatedly in shock.

Then he began to roar furiously, trying to dispel his fear.

"Why, why do you bully me? Can't you just give me a break, can't you just give me a chance!" Zhong Huofang shouted, his emotions completely shattered.

Just then, the patrol officers arrived, and Zhong Huofang realized it was time to flee.

To his surprise, he ran into Lin Fan at that moment, and Zhong Huofang's feelings were incredibly complicated.

Lin Fan had given him a number, which he originally thought could intimidate Niu the Sixth, but the number was seized by Niu the Sixth, who also hit his elderly mother, causing Zhong Huofang to break down.

He wanted to explain to Lin Fan but didn't have the time, noticing Lin Fan didn't stop him, he ran past him.

To the east of the city village, there's a mountain area, and Zhong Huofang shook off the pursuing patrol officers and hid in the mountains.

He was terrified, his mind in chaos, instinctively wanting to escape, it was human nature; he didn't want to be caught, didn't want to go to jail, and he had killed someone, it's not something jail could resolve; he was likely facing the death penalty.

Death is terrifying.

His reaction showed he was a pitiful person, forced to retaliate. He originally just wanted to reclaim his belongings, had a beautiful vision of life, and wasn't a bad person.

Until he wielded the knife, he never imagined things would turn out this way. He carried a knife for self-defense this morning, but now it's become a weapon, and he knew his future was destroyed.

Instinctively, he fled, unwilling to see his future ruined like this.

In the mountains.

Zhong Huofang fled in panic, seeking a place to hide. After running for a long time, he was exhausted.

Finally, he found a concealed cave and hid inside. The entrance was small, and plants outside covered it, making detection difficult.

Zhong Huofang hid inside, trying to calm down and ponder his next move, but couldn't think at all, his entire body trembling.

Thankfully, it was quiet outside, and for the moment, he was safe. Perhaps exhausted, Zhong Huofang fell asleep in fear.

He was startled awake by the sound of barking, getting up and peeking out to see police officers passing by with police dogs nearby, one of which seemed to have discovered something, barking aggressively.

Zhong Huofang trembled, the police deploying dogs suggested he wouldn't be able to hide for long.

Fortunately, it was a false alarm as the dog didn't detect him, and soon the officers and dogs moved away.

Breathing a sigh of relief, Zhong Huofang was happy he hadn't been found; with the area searched, they probably wouldn't return.

His stomach growled, but he dared not go out, and had to bear it, planning to sneak out after dark when the police would likely be off duty. He prepared to play cat and mouse with the police, knowing he mustn't be caught.

All he wanted now was to survive, understanding the principle of death for murder. If caught, he'd be dead; his desire to live kept him going.

"Uncle, come out."

At this moment, a calm voice said.

Huh?

Zhong Huofang was startled. The voice seemed familiar, suspecting it was a hallucination, but it wasn't.

Peering out, he saw Lin Fan with a group of officers.

Lin Fan's gaze fell on the cave where Zhong Huofang hid, suggesting he knew Zhong Huofang was inside.

Zhong Huofang was shocked; this young man was incredible, even the dogs hadn't detected him, yet the young man had. How did Lin Fan find him?

Could Lin Fan's nose be sharper than the dogs'?

This was unbelievable.

It turned out, after learning the situation at the Zhong Family, Lin Fan and Loli came to track Zhong Huofang, Lin Fan possessing top-notch insight, indeed surpassing the police dogs, easily following Zhong Huofang's trail to this spot.

There was nowhere else to hide here except… this grass.

"You're mistaken, we've searched this area; the dogs have been through here too, there's no sign." Said a leading officer.

"I suspect he's out of the mountains, we should broaden our search." Another officer said.

Lin Fan calmly said: "No need, Uncle's hiding behind that grass up front."

As doubt lingered among them.

The grass moved.

A figure emerged, dirty and holding a knife stained with now-dried blood.

Zhong Huofang!

Good heavens!

He was indeed hiding here!

Everyone was astonished, wondering how Lin Fan knew. It was extraordinary, incredibly remarkable!

An officer immediately drew his weapon, pointing it at Zhong Huofang.

"Don't move!" an officer shouted loudly.

Zhong Huofang panicked, instinctively raising the knife defensively: "Don't come closer!"

"Drop the knife, drop the knife now!" the officer shouted, also on alert.

Zhong Huofang grew more fearful: "Don't come any closer; I don't want to hurt anyone, he forced me, he forced me!"

Zhong Huofang started crying.

"Put down the knife and come with us!" the officer shouted.

Zhong Huofang said: "Going with you means death, I'm dead anyway, better not trouble you!"

Saying this, Zhong Huofang turned the knife toward his throat.

"What are you doing? Put down the knife, don't do anything foolish!" the officer said.

Zhong Huofang sobbed: "Put down your weapons, or I'll commit suicide; I don't expect to live anymore. I just want to survive."

Loli then said: "Zhong Huofang, you don't need to die, because Niu the Sixth isn't dead; just put the knife down."

Zhong Huofang excitedly said: "Don't lie to me, Niu the Sixth's not dead? How is that possible?"

Loli said: "He's really not dead; Lin Fan saved his life."

Zhong Huofang looked at Lin Fan, extremely shocked, wondering if it was true Niu the Sixth was alive.

"Is the lady officer really telling the truth?" Zhong Huofang asked.

Lin Fan said: "Do you trust me?"

Zhong Huofang hesitated before nodding: "Yes, I trust only you."

Lin Fan said: "Niu the Sixth is indeed not dead; I saved him. He's now in the hospital, so you aren't a murderer, you don't face the death penalty."

"He's really not dead?" Zhong Huofang grew excited. If Niu the Sixth wasn't dead, it meant no death penalty, and even if imprisoned, he'd accept it and could eventually be free.

While he didn't believe others' words, he believed Lin Fan, trusting Lin Fan wouldn't deceive him.