Chapter 3 Distorting Right and Wrong!

"Bastard! What are you doing?" The woman screamed, raising her hands and striking Arlo's face and body. "In broad daylight, you dare to molest me! I'll tell you, this isn't over. I'll call the police!" But before she could finish her words, the items where she had just stood collapsed! The woman's face turned pale instantly. She realized she had misunderstood Arlo. If Arlo hadn't pushed her down, she would probably have been buried under this heap of chairs by now. Thinking of that scenario, she shuddered, the chill in her eyes dissipating, and she spoke softly, "I'm sorry, I..." Arlo shook his head, cutting her off, "Be more aware of potential danger when making phone calls in the future." Suddenly, his attention was drawn to a figure not far away—Skyler, who he hadn't seen for days! However, her situation seemed dire. An overweight middle-aged man was dragging her into the furniture store, completely ignoring Skyler's resistance and anger. The woman pursed her lips, about to say something, but found Arlo getting up from the ground and running towards the furniture store. "Hey, Quinn, help me investigate someone, over at the furniture store." Arlo ran all the way into the furniture store, searching up and down but couldn't find Skyler anywhere. Dejectedly leaving the furniture store, he felt somewhat disoriented for the rest of the afternoon, almost smashing his foot several times while unloading goods. After finishing work and returning to his rental house, thoughts of the scene he saw through the crack that night and Skyler's smiling face during their chat made Arlo feel inexplicably restless. "Arlo, oh Arlo, you're just a poor countryside boy who hasn't even been to college, why bother about her?" He mocked himself, realizing he needed to make money, a lot of money! "Help... Ugh!" A cry for help startled Arlo, but from the next door came suppressed screams and sobbing. Skyler?! Arlo paused for a moment, then immediately approached the wall, listening carefully for a moment. After confirming the sound was coming from Skyler's room, he looked over at the crack in the wall. He saw a middle-aged man with a big belly pressing down on Skyler, tearing at her clothes while cursing, "You slut, you want to break up with me? Then let me have some fun!" "Let go of me! Bastard, let go of me!" Skyler struggled incessantly, but how could a woman resist? Seeing her clothes being torn apart one by one, Arlo felt his blood boil. Without thinking, he kicked open Skyler's door and shouted angrily, "I'll kill you!" Before the man on top of Skyler could react, Arlo grabbed his hair and pulled him to the ground. With a kick to his stomach, the man cried out in pain, curling up like a cooked shrimp. Seeing Arlo suddenly appear, Skyler pulled the blanket over her body and sobbed. Skyler's tears fueled Arlo's anger, and he kicked the man on the ground over and over again, making him cry out and roll on the floor. Seeing the man rolling on the floor, Skyler's eyes flashed with satisfaction. But fearing Arlo might go too far and hurt the man badly, she hurriedly said, "Stop, Arlo! If you kill him, you'll end up in jail too!" After another vicious kick, Arlo finally stopped and asked Skyler, "Are you okay?" Skyler lowered her head. "I'm fine..." "She's fine, but I'm not!" The man, now bruised and swollen, picked up his phone and scanned both of them menacingly. "I thought everything was fine between us, how dare you suddenly try to break up with me! Turns out you found yourself a gigolo! You're finished! I'll call the police and have you arrested!" Arlo sneered, "Even if you call the police, they'll arrest you!" "Arrest me?" The middle-aged man, battered and bruised, looked mocking. He glanced at Skyler and dialed the police. "Let's see who the police will arrest when they arrive!" The police arrived soon after, but before Arlo could speak, the middle-aged man complained, "Officers, you finally came! My girlfriend and I were just having some fun in the room, but this guy barged in and beat me up. You have to do something!" Pointing at his bruised face, he said, "Look, he's the one who did this!" Seeing this scum distort the truth, Arlo was about to explode. He glared at the man and cursed, "Nonsense! It's clear that you were trying to rape Skyler, I heard everything!" "Rape Skyler? We're boyfriend and girlfriend, why would I need to rape her?" The middle-aged man sneered repeatedly. Arlo was furious, his fists clenched, ready to beat up this scumbag. The police nearby shouted, "Stop! What are you trying to do?" Arlo froze for a moment, took a deep breath, and said, "Officers, this guy is completely distorting the truth, don't believe him!" The police, with stern faces, scanned the room and finally looked at Skyler on the bed. "Miss, don't be afraid. Tell me, what really happened?" Just as Skyler was about to speak, the middle-aged man said ominously, "Skyler, did you hear what the officer said? Don't be afraid, tell them what happened." "Shut up! Did I ask you to speak?" The police cast a cold glance at him, then turned to Skyler with a softer tone. "Go on, don't be afraid. We'll take care of you." Subconsciously glancing at the middle-aged man and noticing the threat in his eyes, Skyler felt despondent. She suppressed her tears and said softly, "We... we are indeed a couple..." The police nodded slightly and pointed at Arlo. "Then what about his claim of rape?" Avoiding Arlo's surprised gaze, Skyler explained with pursed lips, "We wanted to spice things up, maybe he heard me shout for help and misunderstood that my boyfriend wanted to rape me. Officer, he was also trying to help, can you please not arrest him?" The police frowned, "It depends on your boyfriend's attitude, after all, he's the one who got beaten up." Skyler quickly looked at the middle-aged man. "Can we just let this go?" She then turned to Arlo, "Arlo, could you, could you apologize?" By this point, Arlo was bewildered. He couldn't understand why Skyler would lie to protect the scumbag who tried to rape her, and now he found himself in a police station. The middle-aged man smirked, "Officers, did you hear that? Let's do as she says!" Skyler wanted to say something more, but was met with a cold stare from him, so she looked at Arlo with a sorrowful expression. Arlo saw her lips move silently. Was she saying sorry?