The first ray of sunlight at dawn often brought with it a sense of unreality, even as it brought light.
In the fast-food restaurant, Fu Qian leaned back in his chair, picked up the milk tea in front of him, and took a sip. Then he rested his chin in his hand and continued watching the street outside.
Daniel's home was about five kilometers away, and Fu Qian had been sitting like this for several hours.
With an ordinary human body, it was inevitable that staying up all night would leave him a little drowsy, so he needed something to drink to perk himself up.
Daniel hadn't been bragging. His family really did have some influence around here.
The second half of last night had been remarkably uneventful. Chief Stan hadn't made any further moves to hunt him down.
It seemed that his "escape" into Daniel's family had forced the chief to tread carefully.
That was good news, but no one could see the currents churning beneath this calm unless they were caught up in them.
[Quest completed. Current quest updated.]
As dawn broke, his quest updated right on schedule.
[Find out Daniel's whereabouts]
What an intriguing quest!
Hearing the new objective, Fu Qian fell into thought.
Find out Daniel's whereabouts. Had the man who'd just killed his mentor gone missing?
If Chief Stan was responsible, then he was remarkably decisive!
Besides, the quest seemed determined to drag him into all this.
Still, he tried to look on the bright side. At least he'd completed the previous quest, so running into Chief Stan now wouldn't cost him 64 Sanity Value outright.
As he pondered, the corner of Fu Qian's eye caught some unusual movement.
The only female employee in the restaurant was walking toward him, carrying a tray with light,