"๐ท๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข โ๐๐๐ ๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐? ๐ป๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐ โ๐๐ฃ๐๐'๐ก ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐. ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ก ๐ค๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐, ๐กโ๐ ๐ค๐๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐๐ข โ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐ค๐๐กโ๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ค๐๐๐, ๐กโ๐๐ฆ ๐ค๐๐ข๐๐๐'๐ก โ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐. ๐ต๐ข๐ก ๐ก๐ค๐๐๐ก๐ฆ ๐กโ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐? ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐, ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐๐ข๐โ."
He finished speaking, nodding again as he looked at the money in his hand.
"๐ผ ๐ ๐ค๐๐๐, ๐กโ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐โ๐ก ๐๐ข๐๐. ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ค ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐ car ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐ค ๐ ๐๐๐๐กโ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ ๐ค๐๐๐ โ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐. ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐! ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐, ๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฆ? ๐๐ ๐๐๐โ๐ก ๐ ๐ก๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐."
Nangui shook his head, cutting him off.
"๐ผ๐ก'๐ ๐๐๐ก ๐ ๐๐๐. ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐กโ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ โ๐๐๐, ๐ ๐ ๐ผ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ โ๐๐, ๐๐๐ โ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐กโ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ข๐๐. ๐ผ ๐กโ๐๐ข๐โ๐ก ๐ผ'๐ ๐ โ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ ๐ค๐๐กโ ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐ก๐๐."
"๐ดโ, ๐ผ ๐ ๐๐โฆ"
Sawei said softly.
This time, Nangui didn't let him finish speaking. He said goodbye and walked away, still hearing Sawei thanking him. He only nodded to himself, thinking that if Sawei know he earned much more than he was given and only handed him twenty thousand. He probably wouldn't have thanking him at all.
He went into his room, thinking about how he would start looking for a better place to live. With the heavy amount of money Peng had transferred into his account, he would have to change his lifestyle completely. Heaven had truly blessed him....bringing him this opportunity out of nowhere. He had been searching for a way out of his old life for a long time, watching the years pass without building anything meaningful.
He knew he would also visit his cousin Mulan, the tea stall owner, and give him something too, since he had played a role in everything. Deep down, he loved making others happy whenever he could, easing their burdens whenever possible. That was why he had decided to help this man, Fuyue. When Fuyue had begged him to inform him if Peng returned, he had decided to tell him immediately, imagining how happy he would be.
And indeed, he had seen the joy and excitement on Fuyue's face after he explained what hospital they were in and took him there.
Fuyue had thanked him repeatedly and even Nangui walked him to Peng's room.
But from the moment he entered that room, everything changed...things Peng would never have done before suddenly happened.
It was as if everything had been planned in advance.
It started with Peng calling a man known as "๐๐จ๐ฃ๐." That man sent nearly twenty of his men to the hospital. Peng went out personally to meet them, and they discussed something privately...something Nangui never heard.
Then Peng asked again about the call he asked him to made to Malo earlier. Nangui explained that Malo's phone hadn't gone through in the morning, so he tried again. When Malo answered, he told him everything, Peng didn't speak on the phone. Shortly afterward, Malo arrived at the hospital.
Nangui found a place to sit beside the hospital bed and closed his eyes, remembering everything that followed.
How Peng ordered Malo to be forced into a large black vehicle that some of the men had brought from Peng's house. The torture Malo suffered after they left the hospital and took him to one of Peng's private properties. He remembered how Peng ordered two of Malo's fingers to be cut off, yet Malo still refused to reveal what Peng wanted.
Peng had paced around him, shouting:
"๐โ๐ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ก ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐ค๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐กโ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐คโ๐๐๐ โ๐ โ๐๐ ๐โ๐๐? ๐โ๐ ๐๐ โ๐, ๐๐๐๐? ๐โ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐คโ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข'๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ ?"
Nangui didn't fully understand what was going on. He only knew Malo had kept something from Peng after he left.
He remembered watching Malo's blood pour out, his eyes red, his body shaking in agony...yet not a single scream came from his mouth.
He thought that if it were him, he would have screamed so loudly that Peng would have ordered his death just to stop the noise.
Then one of the men made a suggestion. They took Yibo's number from Malo's phone and called a police officer. Peng bribed him heavily, and within minutes, the officer tracked Yibo's exact location.
He remembered how Peng kicked Malo repeatedly, laughing after they obtained the information.
The images haunted him...especially when he recalled Peng giving the order to abduct Yibo and his husband, Zhan. Peng's command was clear: kill anyone found in the house and bring them both with Yibo and Zhan.
Nangui didn't stay long enough to see the men return. Peng dismissed him and left. He only heard Peng saying he had to return to the hospital because his hand was injured from beating Malo.
Since yesterday, Nangui's thoughts had been spinning nonstop. If Peng succeeded in capturing them, what would he do to them? The same torture Malo endured? Worse?
No matter what happened, he would be responsible. Even if Peng killed them, he would share the blame.
He held his head as his mind replayed the address they had received from the police report. If he truly wanted to correct his mistake, he still had a chance.
The only problem was...if he did, would his own fate change? Would he end up like Malo?
โกโกโก
Around eight in the morning, Zhan woke up in a dark room, darkness swallowing everything around him. After the darkness, the second thing he noticed was a cold breeze blowing softly....gentle, yet strong enough to make a small bulb hanging from the ceiling sway.
At the same time, his heart began to pound violently, breaking the calm he had woken up in. He closed his eyes, trying to remember what had happened and how he had ended up there, but fear flooded his mind, and the pounding in his chest made it impossible for him to recall everything clearly. The only thing he could remember was being taken from his house and dragged there.
He turned his head, scanning the room. There were no windows, nothing...only a door. The room was empty except for a single chair in the corner, and when he tried to move, he realized his hands and legs were tightly bound with something strong.
His heartbeat echoed in his ears, while dread settled deep in his chest, a fear he couldn't even describe.
He didn't know how long he stayed like that before he heard the sound of the door opening.
The door swung open, and three men walked in first. Then the last person entered....and the impact of seeing him was so intense that Zhan felt as if his heart might shatter completely, or that he might lose consciousness right there.
๐๐๐ง๐ .
๐๐๐ง๐ .
๐๐๐ง๐ .
He stood in front of him. After stepping inside, Peng stopped, as if deliberately giving him time to stare and confirm that it was really him.
As Zhan's heart raced, everything came back to him in vivid detail.
"๐ผ๐ ๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ค๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ โ๐๐? ๐ต๐๐๐๐ข๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ค๐๐๐ โ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ค๐๐กโ โ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐กโ๐๐ก'๐ ๐คโ๐ฆ ๐ผ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ โ๐๐? ๐๐ ๐๐๐ค ๐ผ ๐ค๐๐๐ก โ๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ค๐๐กโ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐๐ โ๐๐โฆ"
All the questions he had been asking himself suddenly lined up in his mind.
What was the connection between Yibo and Peng?
Why did both of them enter his life at the same time?
He still didn't understand everything, but just seeing Peng standing there felt like the answer he had been searching for had finally been revealed....Yibo had been protecting him from whatever Peng was planning.
Zhan's breath hitched as Peng started walking toward him. His eyes followed him until Peng stopped just a few steps away.
"๐บ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ฃ๐."
The sound of Peng's voice made
Zhan feel as if the air had been knocked out of his lungs. Yet it also confirmed that this was truly the Peng he knew. Zhan kept staring at him, but fear locked his body in place. His legs felt numb, his hands tied tightly behind him, unable to move.
Peng stepped closer, looking at him with those eyes Zhan had once mistaken for persistence....now he understood they were nothing but cruelty. Peng let out a dry laugh and began to speak.
"๐ท๐๐'๐ก ๐ค๐๐๐๐ฆ. ๐ฝ๐ข๐ ๐ก ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐คโ๐๐ ๐ผ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ ๐ ๐กโ๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข, ๐๐๐กโ๐๐๐ โ๐๐ ๐โ๐๐๐๐๐. ๐ผ ๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐ค๐๐๐ก ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ข๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ก ๐ผ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐ค. ๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข โ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ค๐๐ฆ, ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐ ๐ค๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐ค๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ. ๐ผ ๐๐๐'๐ก ๐๐๐๐ค ๐คโ๐๐กโ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ โ๐๐๐๐ก ๐ค๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐กโ๐๐ก ๐ผ โ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ โ๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ก ๐๐ข๐โ. ๐ธ๐๐กโ๐๐ ๐ค๐๐ฆ, ๐ผ'๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐กโ๐ ๐ก๐๐ข๐กโ ๐๐๐ค, ๐โ๐๐. ๐๐๐ข'๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ก."
He paused, as if weighing his words, then continued.
"๐ผ ๐๐๐๐'๐ก ๐ค๐๐๐ก ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ ๐ ๐ผ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข, ๐โ๐๐. ๐ผ ๐ค๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ ๐ ๐ผ ๐ค๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐กโ๐๐."
Zhan felt the words strike his ears like burning stones. His body went numb, his eyes filling with tears, yet he still couldn't stop looking at him.
"๐ผ ๐๐๐'๐ก โ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐คโ๐๐ก ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐กโ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ก, ๐โ๐๐. ๐ด๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐๐ค, ๐คโ๐๐ ๐๐ฆ โ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐, ๐ผ ๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐ค๐๐๐ก ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐ก๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ก ๐๐๐กโ๐๐๐ ๐ค๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข. ๐๐๐ก ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐กโ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ก ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐."
In Zhan's mind, he felt he should do something....speak, scream for help, beg, cry...anything. But his body and heart refused to respond. Instead, a single question echoed in his mind:
If he destroyed my life, what would he gain? What would revenge give him?
Yet when he tried to speak, no words came out...only a broken whisper.
"๐๐๐๐๐ ๐โฆ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐โฆ"
Peng stepped closer and stopped right in front of him.
"๐ผ ๐ค๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐ ๐ก, ๐กโ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐๐ . ๐ผ ๐ค๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ผ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐, ๐ ๐ ๐กโ๐๐ก ๐กโ๐๐๐ข๐โ ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐ผ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐กโ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐คโ๐๐ก โ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐. ๐ด๐๐ ๐๐๐กโ๐๐๐ โ๐๐ ๐โ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐โ๐๐. ๐๐๐กโ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ โ๐๐ ๐โ๐๐๐๐๐. ๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ โ๐๐๐. ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ก โ๐๐๐๐ , ๐ผ'๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐๐ ๐ผ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐ผ ๐ค๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐. ๐ด๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐...๐คโ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐๐๐ข๐๐ โ๐๐...๐ผ ๐ค๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ โ๐๐ ๐ข๐๐ก๐๐ ๐ผ ๐๐ข๐๐ โ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐. ๐ป๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ฆ, ๐๐๐ โ๐ ๐ค๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ก."
He crouched in front of him and grabbed Zhan's face with his uninjured hand. Zhan tried to pull away, but Peng's grip tightened so hard it felt like his face would split in two.
"๐โ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐ค๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐, ๐โ๐๐. ๐ด๐๐ ๐๐ก ๐ค๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ต๐๐๐กโ๐๐ ๐ค๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐. ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ค ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ โ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ค๐๐๐. ๐ผ'๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐คโ๐๐กโ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ."
Zhan's breath shook.
"๐๐๐๐๐ ๐โฆ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐, ๐๐๐๐. ๐ท๐๐'๐ก ๐ก๐๐ข๐โ ๐ต๐๐. ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฃ๐ โ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐. ๐ผ'๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐กโ๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐ค๐๐๐กโฆ"
To his shock, Peng burst into laughter.
"๐โ๐๐ก ๐ค๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐๐, ๐โ๐๐? ๐โ๐๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐? ๐๐๐ข'๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ ๐ค๐๐๐๐. ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐...๐คโ๐๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐๐?"
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๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ฒ
Around 2:30 p.m., Bai's friend, Shao, looked at him and said,
"๐๐๐ข, Huo ๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข. ๐โ๐๐๐'๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ก ๐ก๐๐๐ข ๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐ก."
They were walking along a road behind their school, searching for the shop or house Huo had described to Bai. They had been asking around, but no one seemed to recognize the place she described.
Bai frowned.
"๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐ค๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ข๐๐, ๐๐ข๐ก ๐ โ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ก'๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ โ๐๐๐. ๐ผ'๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ โ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐๐."
Shao shook his head.
"๐ผ'๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐. ๐ฟ๐๐ก'๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐. ๐ผ๐ ๐ โ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ค, ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐. ๐๐ ๐ โ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ค๐๐กโ ๐ข๐ . ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ค ๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐๐ฆ, ๐ ๐...."
Bai bit his lip, scanning the street.
"๐ผ'๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐โ๐๐-๐๐'๐ โ๐๐ข๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ค, ๐ ๐ ๐ผ ๐ค๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ก ๐๐ก ๐ก๐๐๐๐ฆ."
A boy walked past them, and Bai stopped him.
"๐ท๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐ค ๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ โ๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ก ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ข? ๐๐๐กโ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐?"
The boy shook his head.
"๐๐, ๐ผ ๐๐๐'๐ก ๐๐๐๐ค."
He ran off.
When Bai looked back at Shao, he saw him staring at a tinted car behind them.
"๐โ๐๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ก?" Bai asked.
"๐โ๐๐ก ๐๐๐. ๐ผ ๐กโ๐๐๐ ๐๐ก'๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ค๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ ."
Bai narrowed his eyes.
"๐โ๐ฆ ๐ค๐๐ข๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ค ๐ข๐ ? ๐โ๐๐ก ๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ฆ ๐ค๐๐๐ก?"
"๐ผ ๐๐๐'๐ก ๐๐๐๐ค, ๐๐ข๐ก ๐ผ'๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ก ๐๐โ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ก ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐ก."
A second passed. Then Bai grabbed Shao's hand.
"๐โ๐๐๐ ๐ โ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐?" Shao asked.
"๐ผ ๐ค๐๐๐ก ๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ข๐๐."
Bai replied then pulled him along, turning into a quieter street with fewer houses. After walking for a while, they heard the sound of the car approaching from behind.
Bai turned and looked at it, then nodded.
"๐ผ๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ค๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ . ๐ผ'๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐คโ๐๐ก ๐กโ๐๐ฆ ๐ค๐๐๐ก."
"๐ต๐๐, ๐๐๐'๐ก! ๐ท๐๐'๐ก ๐๐!"
Shao shouted, but Bai didn't listen. He walked straight toward the car.
Everything happened in seconds. As Bai reached the car, the door opened, a hand grabbed him and pulled him inside. The car sped off, nearly dragging Bai's leg under the wheels before he was fully inside. Shao screamed and ran, but the car disappeared before he could do anything.
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๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ข๐ง๐
Around 4:00 p.m., Nangui arrived at the gate of a house he was certain matched the address he had been given....the home of Yibo and Zhan.
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๐๐๐๐ก ๐ข ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ, ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐ซ, ๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ข ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐.
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