Pawa did not look back. He merely raised his right hand and gave a wave. "You're welcome."
Tao Ju's facial muscles had yet to recover; they were still trembling, and he stammered, "Y-you... why are you here?"
"Oh? You're not happy about it?"
"No, no. It's just... it feels like a dream." Tao Ju's voice had grown choked. He knew this was even more humiliating, and he knew Pawa's appearance could not possibly be so simple, but he could not help himself.
"In times like these, you can't just casually say 'dream.'" Pawa gave a heh heh laugh, then asked, "Have you figured out what to do next?"
Tao Ju was like an echo chamber. "What to do?"
Pawa did not answer immediately.
Only after standing there in a daze for two seconds did Tao Ju force a smile. "I want to run, but can I get away?"
Pawa chuckled softly from the front seat. "Don't doubt the prestige of a Class A Fugitive."
"You're willing to take me with you?"
So this was going to be the script of a life on the run?
Tao Ju suddenly caught hold of a sliver of hope, but instinctively resisted it as well. He truly had too many helpless concerns, and the words slipped out before he could stop them. "What about my mother..."
"Being so wishy-washy, how can you accomplish anything?" Pawa snorted, then broke into a smile. "Still, filial son, I admire you. We really are natural partners."
The car continued onward under Pawa's control. He stopped talking about fleeing and casually chatted about the two giants who had decided Tao Ju's fate, as well as the chief culprit who had set off today's events. "Tang Li pulled that stunt, so Zuo Tai must be celebrating. She cut ties in