"Senior... Sister..."
The world in Wang Jingdu's eyes seemed to have been muted. He could not hear a single sound.
It was as though the whole world—the crowds gathering around him, the screams, the alarm calls—had turned into a vast sheet of blinding white, deathly silent. Only the sight of his senior sister crashing onto the car roof remained frozen before his eyes.
One second seemed to stretch into an entire lifetime, becoming eternity.
The last rays of sunset spilled before the hotel, illuminating his senior sister's familiar face atop the car.
"Hello, I'm Sheng Liuying. From now on, I'll be your senior sister..."
"Junior brother, why do you look so silly? When you're out there, remember to drop my name. Don't let anyone bully you. Your senior sister will cover for you for the rest of your life..."
"Junior brother's grown up. You've become a Grandmaster. Your senior sister might not be able to cover for you anymore. Don't foolishly rush in first whenever something happens—let someone else go first..."
"You got promoted? Congratulations, junior brother. You'll be catching up to your senior sister soon..."
"Junior brother, you're already getting on in years. How come you still don't have a girlfriend? Once this mission is over, your senior sister will teach you how to pick up girls..."
Their first meeting, their time together at university, supporting each other after graduation, and then his senior sister's final call with him last night... Wang Jingdu walked unconsciously to the car and stared blankly at his senior sister's now-silent body.
Without moving.
His senior sister had said she would cover for him for the rest of his life.
Who would have thought...
So soon... she had grown old.
Wyatt's accented voice rang out again over the earpiece channel.
"Officer Wang, if you