Town Square - Noon
Du Qiang's voice boomed from speakers. "Su Wanzhao! Here to collect your corpse?"
I parked, popped the delivery box—revealing the brass bell.
Lin Xiaoyu's voice suddenly crackled over the PA: "When the bell rings… someone's still waiting…"
Du Qiang: "Kill the feed! NOW—"
I smashed the bell.
The city went dark.
Smoke bombs erupted. I roared: "OLD ZHAO—MOVE!"
In the chaos: bones crunching, Du Qiang screaming.
Du Qiang fired blind. "WHERE ARE YOU, BITCH?!"
My box-cutter kissed his throat. "Delivery canceled."
Over the wall, his shrieks followed—Xiao Zhou had emptied a chili bomb in his face.
Epilogue - Ruins
Three days later, my e-bike stood in the east district.
A blank-order package in the basket, note reading: "Deliver where the light remains."
Somewhere, a child's bell chimed.
Ding.
Like there'd always be one more delivery.
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