parentshiftbook Why is Chapter 14 only halfway through?
Why is Chapter 14 only halfway through?
It was already dark when I finished buying the books.
The flashing neon lights add a splash of color to Chicago's otherwise cold, impersonal skyscrapers during the day.
Li Ang's new apartment was not far from Adam Street, and after the event, he and Nicole took a walk along the way.
In Li Ang's view, it was well worth the money to buy a new place to live.
The new apartment area is significantly more bustling than the youth hostel area, and it's also much safer.
It can help him avoid a lot of unnecessary trouble.
At the same time, Li Ang could sense that Nicole was in a good mood.
She was carrying two math books and walking ahead, humming a tune.
Li Ang had never heard American music before, but now he found it surprisingly good—until a tall, imposing figure suddenly appeared by the roadside.
He was a white man, of average appearance, but over 1.8 meters tall, wearing loose long-sleeved shirts and trousers, as well as basketball shoes, which were currently popular in America.
This outfit makes him look a bit like a university student.
The white man consciously puffed out his chest muscles in front of the glass by the roadside, a slight smile playing on his lips, before quickly walking towards Li Ang and Nicole.
Finally, he stopped in front of Nicole.
"Are you crazy?" Nicole asked directly when confronted with the person blocking her way.
Actually, when a pretty girl says the word "crazy," it sometimes carries a flirtatious connotation.
But Nicole's annoyance was written all over her face; it was clear she knew this white man before and disliked him intensely.
The white man seemed oblivious to Nicole's displeasure, casually flexing his muscles and raising the corners of his mouth before saying, "Nicole, I'm not crazy. I just wanted to tell you that I wanted to..."
Nicole didn't want to say another word to him and interrupted him directly, "Don't get in my way if you have nothing to do. I have things to do."
As he spoke, he continued forward, and Li Ang quickly followed.
Passersby would glance at the white man curiously, but after seeing his muscular physique, they would quickly turn their heads away.
The white man, feeling embarrassed after being left hanging for a while, angrily took a few steps forward and blocked Nicole's path again, his left hand on his right arm, showing off his biceps.
"Showing off your muscles."
"Compared to that guy who died in the witch hunt, he seems a bit lacking."
Li Ang watched this scene, thinking to himself, but he didn't rush to do anything.
The white man said aggressively to Nicole, "Nicole, I, Isaac, have never been spoken to like this before. I swore that the only women who would say this to me, besides my mother, would be my wife who bore my children."
such……
Li Ang realized what was happening.
This white man named Isaac wanted to be with Nicole, but was rejected.
After spending a few days together, Li Ang realized that Nicole was a kind and compassionate girl.
The fact that she treated Isaac this way shows that she was also fed up with him.
Furthermore, Li Ang had witnessed firsthand how fierce Nicole was in the dissection room.
If you really piss her off, you're lucky if she doesn't saw you off.
Just as Li Ang had expected, Nicole, who looked gentle and weak, replied without any hesitation, "Fine, since you want me to be your mother so badly, then call me 'Mom' first."
Immediately, several onlookers burst into laughter.
"Fuck! What are you laughing at? Stop laughing!"
Isaac took a deep breath, reached into his robes with his right hand, and with a fierce determination, pulled out a dagger.
"If you laugh again, I'll stab you to death!"
The onlookers, who had been watching the spectacle, suddenly gasped and scattered.
"He has a dagger."
"Call the police! Call the police now!"
"My God, is this guy high on drugs? Committing a crime on Adam Street?"
Seeing the scene before him, Li Ang knew he could no longer stand idly by.
Regardless, Nicole was the first girl to show him kindness after he traveled to America.
Even disregarding the influence of the [suggestion technique], after a few days of contact, he could sense how rare and precious this girl was in the great melting pot that is America.
only……
The [Burning Fire Technique] is too noisy, and the [Thunder Slash] also has a significant impact in the bustling city. How should we deal with this situation?
As Li Ang pondered, he heard Isaac arrogantly lower his head and say, "Nicole, I'll give you two choices: either become my girlfriend, come home with me tonight, and I'll make you feel good; or kiss me now, apologize to me, and we'll call it even."
Nicole scoffed, "You're dreaming!"
"Fuck! You forced me to do this! I'll paint a flower on your face, and I wonder if you'll still have the confidence to talk to me like that afterward!"
Isaac looked truly insane, relentlessly closing in with a dagger.
"Squeak..."
Several strange noises suddenly came from above.
Isaac glanced at the ceiling and was instantly terrified.
The hanging GG sign somehow broke off where it was attached to the building.
A huge shadow was rapidly approaching him.
Passersby also noticed the scene, and screams rang out from all directions.
At this moment, Nicole was also narrowly caught in the GG card's blast radius. Fortunately, Li Ang acted quickly and pulled Nicole back.
then.
GG brand fell.
It hit Isaac precisely as he was desperately trying to dodge.
The immense impact threw Isaac to the ground, his hip bone shattering instantly like firewood.
Blood splattered.
The dagger slipped from his hand and fell to the ground, and the man let out a painful scream.
Everything happened too fast.
Nicole turned around incredulously to look at Li Ang.
What... is going on?
Why did the GG sign suddenly fall down and smash Isaac, leaving only half of it?
Besides, wasn't it Li Ang who just saved her?
Otherwise, if she were hit by such a GG card, she would probably be unlucky too.
Thinking of this, Nicole secretly glanced at Li Ang's profile again.
Li Ang is not particularly strong; in fact, he is rather thin.
But somehow, Nicole felt very safe around him.
Shortly after, Chicago police arrived, and the ambulance followed.
Li Ang was surprised to find that it was an acquaintance he had met once before, Officer Russell.
Russell also recognized Li Ang.
The white police officer instructed his colleagues to set up the police cordon, then walked up to Li Ang and asked, "Sir, do you know this victim?"
"I don't know him. But this gentleman just tried to attack Ms. Nicole Nolan. If the GG card hadn't hit him, Ms. Nolan might have been injured."
"You are... Nicole Nolan?" Russell looked at Nicole, his attitude instantly becoming respectful. "Professor Keira Nolan's niece? I'm sorry for what happened on Adam Street, I'm sorry to have caused you trouble."
Nicole nodded calmly.
Clearly, as a doctor who frequently performs autopsies, the bloody scene she had just witnessed did not affect her much.
Before she knew it, she had adjusted her emotions.
Having acquaintances makes things easier.
Russell asked again about what had happened on the scene and whether there were any unusual occurrences near the location when the GG sign fell.
Russell asked more detailed questions than he had last time downstairs at the youth hotel.
With this incident occurring in the downtown Adam Street area, the Chicago Police Department is working diligently to investigate.
But ultimately, perhaps due to Professor Kayla Nolan's influence, Officer Russell did not bring Li Ang and Nicole, the two key parties involved, back to the police station for questioning.
He simply asked for Li Ang's address, then handed him a card and said, "We might need your assistance with the investigation later. Of course, if you have anything to add regarding the case, you can also call the police station."
Li Ang and Nicole responded and turned to leave.