Instead of leaving the scene, I called Xiaotao and told her what happened, then I asked her to come here and bring my tools along as well.

When they heard that I’d been attacked, everyone rushed over immediately. 

“Are you hurt?” Xiaotao asked the moment she arrived.

“No,” I shook my head. “Do you remember that mysterious guy who saved us that time? He was here again.”

Xiaotao glanced at the cut steel pipe and was stunned. “Your mysterious bodyguard is so good at this it’s terrifying! But why didn’t he just catch those people? He could’ve done so easily!”

I shrugged. Who knew what that guy could be thinking?

I asked Xiaotao to hold the UV lamp and checked the footprints on the ground with my Autopsy Umbrella. There were three sets of footprints—one from the mysterious guy, another from a pair of size 40 sneakers, and another from a pair of size 35 leather...