Chapter 76: Evil Reaps Its Own Reward

The ambulance, painted in blue, white, and red, arrived at the scene and took the injured away. Meanwhile, Scarface, the sleazy man, and the rest of their gang were loaded into police cars. There was no one at the station; the officers had arrived late due to the heavy rain, and, in fact, Ji Ya hadn't actually called the police half an hour earlier. She hadn't expected these thugs to be so persistent, or that it would result in Lin Yu getting hurt. Now, regret flooded her.

As the officers who remained on scene assisted in clearing the aftermath, one of them discovered a corpse lying in a trash bin. The body was pale as if long dead, its face twisted in agony, suggesting a terribly painful end.

Reviewing the surveillance footage, the officers were taken aback as they watched the young man, agile as a martial arts master, fighting off a crowd and even turning the tide against them.

“He doesn’t look more than twenty, does he? How could he possibly have such skill?”

The captain of the special police unit, brought in to be ready for a violent brawl, was amazed to find the fight already over when he arrived. That twenty-year-old youth’s prowess genuinely left this veteran, with more than three decades of experience, utterly astonished.

Even he had no confidence that he could take on so many street thugs at once, especially those armed with weapons.

Young people these days truly are remarkable.

…

Inside the ambulance, the medical team swiftly tended to the wounds and, after examination, delivered their verdict.

“Miss, your boyfriend has no life-threatening injuries. There’s some bruising in his chest cavity, which will resolve on its own. He just needs a week of observation in the hospital.”

Ji Ya’s expression shifted.

Boyfriend?

She was about to explain the misunderstanding, but when Lin Yu suddenly awoke, his clear eyes falling on her, she changed her mind and simply thanked the nurse.

Was that an admission of their relationship? Instantly, the live-stream chat exploded.

“Holy crap! Dog Yu actually got Miss Ji?!”

“Damn it! Dog Yu, draw your sword! To battle!”

“Seriously? After seeing Dog Yu’s skills with my own eyes, who would dare challenge him? That’s a death wish!”

“Who cares! I’m a black belt in Taekwondo, I’ll team up with you!”

“Front row ad: Full funeral services, second headstone half price!”

“I ship this couple to death! That little pink bear at the end—ahhh! Dog Yu really knows what he’s doing!”

“Wait, wasn’t there a thug who collapsed and never got up? Sleeping like a baby… Hold on, did he die?”

…

“As a lawyer, let me weigh in. Ah Yu’s actions qualify as legitimate self-defense. The other party was armed and posed a direct threat to Miss Ji and the others’ safety. Under normal circumstances, Ah Yu broke no law.”

“Let’s crowdfund Dog Yu’s debut in a martial arts movie!”

“I’m in! What’s there to discuss?”

“Miss upstairs, I’ve added your contact, don’t let me down~”

…

In the hospital, after a CT scan ruled out any major issues, Lin Yu was admitted. Ji Ya then dialed a familiar number.

The call was quickly answered, and a respectful voice greeted her. Ji Ya’s tone was flat: “Cut the nonsense. You have half an hour. Take care of everything.”

She didn’t give the other side a chance to reply before dialing another number.

“Grandfather, there’s something I need your help with.”

In the Ji family’s detached villa on the peninsula, the old master was staring grimly at the live-stream footage. Hearing from his granddaughter finally put him at ease, but as he listened to her request, his brow furrowed again. The suited man at his side was already tense, his breathing tightly controlled. Having followed the old master for decades, he knew exactly what was expected.

He nodded softly. “Sir, I’ll handle it right away.”

“Remember—make them regret ever provoking the Ji family.”

“Understood.”

…

Lin Yu had just finished all his examinations and was lying in bed. To prevent him from moving and aggravating his chest injury, the doctor had immobilized his hand in a cast and slung it around his neck.

His dazed look made Ji Ya laugh.

“You’re rarely this idle. Are you alright?”

Lin Yu grimaced. “Would you want this kind of ‘fortune’?”

Ji Ya shook her head firmly. “Don’t start. If I were sitting here half-naked, wouldn’t you be the one fainting from desire?”

Lin Yu glanced down at his chest muscles, suddenly enlightened. “Oh, so you’re not here to check on me, you’re just after my good looks!”

As Ji Ya smacked him across the face, a knock at the door was followed by a stern warning from outside.

“Miss Ji, abusing a patient is a serious crime!”

Recognizing the familiar tone, Ji Ya turned around. When she saw who it was, her expression turned icy, her greeting cool and indifferent: “Long time no see.”

He wore a blue and white uniform, the insignia of a senior officer gleaming on his cap. Handsome and seemingly in his early twenties, the young man wasn’t disheartened by her coldness; instead, he smiled warmly.

“Long time no see.”

He led several officers inside. “The station has already completed the investigation. It’s clear the other side instigated the trouble. You acted in legitimate self-defense.”

“Fortunately, the crew from your program submitted the relevant video evidence. Otherwise, this would have been much harder to sort out.”

Ji Ya responded with a noncommittal ‘oh’, apparently unwilling to continue the conversation. Lin Yu, watching her expression, couldn’t help but wonder what dramatic history lay between the two.

“The problem is, someone died.”

The man’s gaze landed on Lin Yu in the hospital bed. Despite his youthful appearance, his physique was robust—more so than many who’d trained for years.

It was hard to imagine that this delicate-looking young man had endured such rigorous training to achieve that build—a striking contrast.

Most crucially, when the officers learned that someone had died, their faces grew solemn. It was clearly a serious matter, yet Lin Yu remained exceptionally calm—as though it had nothing to do with him, as if he were just listening to someone else’s story.

Not normal.

Relying on his instincts as an officer, Si Shang’s face turned grave. This maturity and composure, so unrelated to age—could it be that Lin Yu already knew the situation at the scene? But when they checked the surveillance, this young man had been fully immersed in the fight, with no time to notice anyone else’s condition.

And strangely, even as he was losing consciousness, Lin Yu still remembered to present Ji Ya with a little bear as a romantic gesture.

Nevertheless, the surveillance footage and evidence provided by the show’s production team proved that he had indeed acted in self-defense—he only fought because the other side threatened their safety.

“I’m curious. The other side had knives, they outnumbered you—weren’t you afraid? Why did you dare to fight them?”

Si Shang couldn’t help but ask Lin Yu. In a normal situation, an average person faced with such odds would turn and run, calling the police and fleeing the danger zone. That would be the typical response to encountering armed criminals.

But in the surveillance footage, this handsome young man remained calm, and once angered, his moves were swift and fierce, taking down his opponents with astonishing skill.