A Space-time Hunter

bit after the debt incident

k around when he walked. Sometimes he went into

se he would look around every now and then.

and why he walked like tha

oid the security ca

hea

s am

ble for him, and now he w

voiding cameras, he mus

come out. I noticed that his clothes were bul

cameras and returned to

a chair by the side of the road, quietly w

then packed the food into a take-

ainers, with customers' addresses and p

hile and didn't leave until the stall owner

al building not far away. He stoo

e alley and surveyed the su

s in total, each building

rs, and the downstair doors were al

he road and waited for a while

son's BBQ?" Matthew

head. Matthew replied with

. When he came downstairs after delivering the food, Matthew g

which could not be closed. A few more minutes

anson's BBQ?" Mat

ered the de

h floor and Ms. Morgan on the eighth

es

aways to Matthew, and Matthew co

d food tonight. I was g

t. Matthew immediately to

lowly, I immediately ran to it, grabbed t

th floor and Ms. Morg

worried I'd be caught on cam

d footsteps upstairs. It turned out Matthew took

floor. I poked my head out warily and saw Matthew standing in the hal

h

at he hid unde

o households on that floor. From what I could see from

the wall, presumably because its layout had made the bathroom built near the wall. An inne

Room 401, and a woman's voice

he bar, and my hea

strike ri

nd Matthew held th

t a burly man in shor

speed. The bar flew out of the window, and the man didn't

ckly back, and I h

men who were st

rd floor, I hea

but instead of going downstai

ghth floor, and this tim

a woman's voice came from insi

wet hair op

s hand on the door and said to the woman, "

s stunned. "

ang out from her phone. "Baby, take a look at your takeaway app. There should be a

id to the man whom she was FaceTiming

I looked at her phone carefully and found i

mediately grabbed the woman by the hair. The woman was s

heard immediately. "

all in terror. Her phone's camera w

eeze due to system problems. So the man and the woman

red fiercely, "Tell him you just dropped you

rembling voice, "No... nothing. I

Matthew repeated, "Please sh

the woman just ga

inside, picked up her ph

nner window in the bathroom. It looked like the whole building was d

guessed she had just washed it. If she use

up to check the window. The woman had

lease the steam into the living room, an

dow for privacy. If the inner window wa

he sill immedia

from a crack in

back tomorrow. Do you want me to bring you something tasty? You said you had a crav

n a shaky voice,

ur voice see

k a shower.

ittle fool. Don't forget

, like a knife, st

of my wife suddenly

as it was equipped with a protective device.

utside the door and supported myself with one hand so that the r

ew inside its protective device was a little loose. I tried to turn it, but it was

ou done getting your takeout? I haven't seen you in

words, but I didn't think it

ap whenever I came home tired from work. Sometimes I meowed on pur

sh. They were happy to show their childis

ng the screw again, so I got down

in my pocket

on the shoe rack for

ul canvas shoes, leather shoes, and hig

hoe rack was also outside the

ed rivets, which aroused my interest. I grabbed a ri

sert the sharp side of the rivet into t

crew. It was already loose, but it had rusted with age. A

a sigh

y opened. I crept in carefully, lurked

e man, who was video-chatting with her, had no idea what was going o

er time. Don't play tricks, or I'll kill you! I'm never afraid of anything. At worst,

ot afraid

ckly he had thrown the bar aw

earfully, and Matt

said in a trembling voice, "I'm go

e you eat." The man added, "I like it best

ybe nex

e paltering with me. Do

ou more than ever. I wish you were by my side. I want to love y

.

led with

oodbye to her love, but my wife

all of a sudden? I miss you so much. You're gonna make me cry again. When I get back from my b

so j

o much before the

with my wife. I wanted to s

would spill the beans, so he immediately grabbed a knife

ms together and pleading with Matthew for mercy. "Spare my l

he lifted his foot and kic

if he was taking all his old humiliation out on Vivian. He said

nt as long as you don't hurt me," Vivian cried, hold

, "I can have w

" Vivian was somewhat incoherent w

nish her words, Matthe

he living room. That was when I

first because the ligh

s on me, aren't you?"

and all the files are stored in the computer in the study.

ided a little at Viv

ld her to turn on the computer. The study door wa

d that the knife was close to both him and her. So he carefully observed the distance from the bedroom to th

atthew pulled her to the bedr

e study. Vivian didn't have her phone, so she could

ck the door. He said to her, "Push

tthew said. However, the couch was too heavy for her.

ed the door, Matthew ordered Vi

ly climbed into the bedroom. That way, it

with the computer in the study and put the kni

oked for something I co

and I tied one around my face. Under the cover o

nly thing I could use

current temperature read 153 degrees Fahrenheit. A

of electric storage water heater on t

n set the water heater to its highest se

to the faucet, the

said fiercely, "Take out all your bank cards. I don't accept any form of online payment. Download all the app

fake passwords, so he had her transfer him some money to confirm

h water, I picked up anothe

the money is in my husband's cards. My husband manages our family's money. The balances

yed. "Are you fu

ed to explain, "No. I used to throw m

h of me! I'll cut your fucking fac

so scared that she burst into tears. "I didn't

n to scare a w

.

e startled Matt

a hurry. I threw a basin

rg

ace with one hand and

m because he still ha

demy that I should never fight a gangste

bathroom door and said to V

and I picked up the mop and

stick, I watche

face, which was red from the bu

d one end of the stick, leaving a wrist's length behin

p. Whether it was a long stick, a short stick, or a knife,

no choice but to confront me. He roared at m

little

, I couldn't do enough damage to him

e and I wo

t Matthew. The stick was long,

me. The broken surface of the stick hit him so hard on th

nts. Matthew took several steps back in pain,

nstead, I gripped the stick an

fought. I would beat my opponent to the poin

y opponent may se

ew's ribs, face, neck, an

weaknesses. I hit M

ll. He was in so much pain

ong! I su

hew dropped his knife.

icily, "Did I tell you... I'd l

felt safe enough

he temple as h

e floor, spittle coming out of his mouth from time

he hair and pulled

ch and made him lie down wit

oom, trembling. I asked her, "Do

? Y

st, she found a pair of leather motorcy

es and looked at

od, he could live; if h

e the w

living room. I opened it and saw that half t

anced at Vivian in the bedroom. "Are y

n said, "My h

loves yo

who ar

jealous of you two to allow yo

bottle of beer

y and fearfully, as though he h

d coldly. "You waste social resources and do harm to the people. I don't think there

I smashed the bottle r

to destroy his

an

lled all over the floor. Several o

His mouth bleed heavily, and he scream

an

e about what bottle I was holding because I knew a bottle would break w

y bottles on M

the mouth with bo

y inside me. I fe

hat Matthe

with all 1

y gloves over the stick and the

id indifferently to

so I left him there. He lay on the couch, breat

hether he lived or not depende

or and went int

, I heard Vivian's nei

ge sound, they would not go out to check immediately out of caution. Instead, they woul

ed and followed the path Matthew

m

t so

hinking, my pho

nd saw that it wa

"I finished coaxing Ava. I'm right at yo

an the door of my building o

course! I rang the doorbell sev