"..."
Before the lunch break, Ms. Yang finally emerged from the prize redemption center's lobby with a beaming smile.
Outside, the sun hung directly overhead, glaring white and bright enough that she could not help raising a hand to shield her forehead and squinting.
Still, she did not mind much. She merely stood on the steps, lowering her head to look at the long string of numbers in her phone message.
Seven figures...
That was right, seven figures after tax!
Instinctively, her heart began pounding faster, so fast that she could vaguely hear the blood pumping and rushing through her veins.
She was only a casual player in the Fourth Test. After playing for so long, she had saved up merely two thousand contribution points, worth less than fifty thousand even if sold. Yet now, she had exchanged a few hundred contribution points for a full 1.5 million!
No!
It was ten million—she had not yet received the remaining eighty-five percent!
"Huff!"
Fortunately, she let out a breath, stuffed her phone into her shoulder bag, pulled the zipper shut, and even patted the bag firmly. Only then did she descend the steps in large strides, smiling.
"..."
At that moment, she did not notice the silver-gray van parked by the roadside near the redemption center entrance. Nor did she notice the dark tint on its windows, or that its engine was still running.
And as she walked past the van, all she was thinking about was whether she ought to treat herself to a nice lunch today.
"!!"
Just then, the instant she passed the van, its sliding side door abruptly flew open.
Then a large hand shot out from inside, instantly clamping over her mouth. Another hand wrapped around her waist, and with tremendous force, yanked her entire body