At midnight, Zhou Yao phoned Meng Xiao for help.
Meng Xiao didn't have time to reason with Yang Yi, she hastily got dressed and went out to look for her, with Yang Yi tagging along.
Following Zhou Yao's provided address, they drove to a narrow, run-down street. The residential street lacked streetlights, or they were broken and neglected, the occasional barks and stray cat screeches adding to the eeriness.
The car couldn't enter the narrow street, so Meng Xiao got out and ran down an alley. She stumbled, as there was a pool of water in a pothole where sewage was gurgling up, almost causing her to fall into the disgusting liquid.
"Careful, there's a ditch." Yang Yi steadied Meng Xiao, taking out his cell phone to illuminate the path for her with the light.