I'm a villain, not a devil

Chapter 507 The past is gone?

The dirty streets today are no longer the dirty streets of the past.

The streets that were once full of sewage have been completely transformed. The mutant rats and wild dogs that were previously seen everywhere have been hunted down, and the residents of the dirty streets who liked to gather in various places on the streets have also entered the factory early.

Apart from the name Dirty Street, this place no longer has any trace of its former self.

There are not many people on the street because it is the busy afternoon working hours. After get off work, more and more people will come here - originally, Dirty Street was one of the most strictly controlled areas in Paradise City, but now, people here have their own free time after get off work.

Overall, it's thriving.

However, this time, a group of young thugs were blocked in the alley, and the ones who surrounded them were none other than the Paradise City police force.

The young man in the lead had a ruthless and violent look on his face, and tried to force the police back by waving the knife in his hand.

However, a gunshot interrupted his violent behavior.

The young man screamed and fell to the ground, and a foot reached out and kicked the weapon away from him.

Ran Xinzhu blew away the smoke that came out of his fingers, and when he lowered his head, there was a look of indifference on his face.

She snatched the package from the young man's arms, sniffed it, and her expression became more severe: "Paradise City gave you the opportunity to work, gave you jobs to eat, and even gave you freedom after work. Is this how you repay Paradise City?"

Although the young man was shaking with fear, he was tough enough. He even muttered back, "Tsk, you sit in the office every day, and it's easy for you to say these things."

Ran Xinzhu just raised his chin slightly and said, "When the dirty street was being developed, I personally killed the giant mutant rat that came out of the underground pipe. I don't like people who make too many excuses for themselves. You might as well admit that you are just lazy and have bad intentions."

She began to lecture as she had before, only now she spoke more bluntly and coldly.

However, halfway through his speech, seeing the unconvinced expression on the other party's face, Ran Xinzhu suddenly lost interest in continuing.

She waved her hand and said, "Take them back to the police station, investigate the supplier, and then notify their families."

"Yes, Director."

Several young men who were selling contraband items were taken away. Feeling tired, Ran Xinzhu refused the suggestion of going back to the bureau together and looked at the surrounding scenery blankly.

So familiar...

Only then did she realize that she had ended up here after chasing those unlucky guys.

This is where Dirty Street once bordered another block. Any block close to Dirty Street would naturally not be a wealthy area, and the people living in it would only live a little better than the residents of Dirty Street.

And she once lived here.

Ran Xinzhu stared at the brand new building in a trance. That should be her former home...

However, after the neighborhood renovation, the dirty street is no longer the dirty street it once was, and the intersection is no longer so clear. The small house where I used to live has now become a brand new storefront.

After looking for a long time, she smiled as if she was sighing or relieved.

“That’s good too…”

However, out of curiosity, she walked in another direction along the once familiar intersection.

The slender legs wrapped in stockings kicked the stones on the road intermittently. The sound seemed a little abrupt in the quiet street.

As he walked, the expectant look on Ran Xinzhu's face gradually disappeared. Yes, with the renovation of the neighborhood, this place is no longer noisy and chaotic as before, and there are no traces of the past left.

She pursed her lips, watching the scenery ahead become increasingly unfamiliar, and the light in her eyes gradually faded.

"What are you thinking about... This is what I used to dream about... And things here have indeed gotten better..." Ran Xinzhu laughed to himself, but he could not hide the loneliness on his face.

She wanted to find the secret base that once belonged to her and her little brother, but now it seemed that it had probably been demolished and rebuilt long ago.

The chief's leather boots made a pleasant "clacking" sound when they stepped on the new road, but the liveliness of his tattered shoes when he stepped on the sewage puddles when he was a child had long disappeared.

"Is it time to move on..." She lowered her head and muttered to herself, "Is it time to forget him...really forget him..."

Ran Xinzhu stared at the ground in a trance and stopped unconsciously.

"Yes, it's time to forget him..." She seemed to be cheering herself up and even clenched her fists hard.

Suddenly, the grayish-white ground became wet and black spread out, making people's eyes blurry.

Is it raining?

She looked up blankly, saw the peaceful iron dome, and tasted a hint of salt at the corner of her mouth.

Before she knew it, she had burst into tears.

After a moment of silence, Ran Xinzhu sniffed hard and wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes.

I have made up my mind...

Her gaze became firm.

Just as I was about to turn around and go back to the police station to continue my work, the moment I turned my head, I saw a small flat area hidden in the building.

Ran Xinzhu was stunned for a moment, and then she walked in in disbelief.

Everything is so familiar...

My secret base... has not disappeared...

Suddenly, there was a voice talking from inside, and Ran Xinzhu quickly lowered his body.

She quietly approached and saw that in the small tent, which was as tattered as before, there were two children, a boy and a girl, playing house inside.

These are probably the children of nearby residents. Their parents have gone to work, so they probably ran out to play on their own... But why is this place still preserved, and how did they find this place?

After looking for a while, Ran Xinzhu walked out.

The two children crawled out after hearing the noise, and when they saw Ran Xinzhu in police uniform, the boy immediately protected the girl behind him.

Seeing this scene, Ran Xinzhu's eyes were blank again for a while.

She finally came to her senses and saw the things in the secret base out of the corner of her eye. They were all tattered toys she had seen before. Some of them even looked familiar, like the ones she had clumsily built before.

Next to the toys, there were several opened packaging bags. The packaging... came from the nutrition store that Ran Xinzhu was most familiar with but which she never visited again after Sean left.

Ran Xinzhu's throat moved. She looked at the alert child, then squatted down and asked softly, "Why are you here?"

After saying this, the boy suddenly turned his head and looked at the girl. The vigilance on his face was much less, and then he asked cautiously: "Auntie, is your last name... Zai?"

Not paying attention to the other party's address, Ran Xinzhu was suddenly stunned: "Again?"

The girl patted the boy and said, "I told you to study hard! Um... Auntie, is your last name Ran?"

Ran Xinzhu was stunned: "Why... do you know?"