At that moment, Chen Yi had already reached the mouth of the alley. Against the backlight, the people deep inside could not clearly make out who he was.
In particular, Senior Brother Wu Li—whose steps were unsteady, as if he had been drinking and was drained of his vitality, and who was being cornered by a dagger—was utterly terrified and even less capable of recognizing that the person at the alley entrance was Chen Yi.
Under these circumstances, Chen Yi could easily have chosen to leave by himself, wait until the appointed rendezvous time, and then report to the Gong Family Medical Hall when Wu Li failed to show up. After all, Chen Yi had no way of knowing whether the two men trailing behind were targeting the Gong Family or Wu Li himself.
Chapter 19