It was late at night.
Tonight was the night of the full moon.
The time Wu Ling and the others had chosen wasn't some "moonless, windy night fit for murder." It was a night bright enough that they could see their surroundings without streetlights.
I stood by the window, staring at the moon. My phone was in my hand.
Wu Ling and the others should have begun their operation.
The outcome might come soon, or it might not come until dawn...
My hand trembled slightly. I was nervous.
I set my phone on the windowsill.
My palms were covered in sweat.
My heart pounded wildly. It was an awful feeling, like I was having a heart attack.
A sense of unease hung over me. I couldn't shake the feeling that something terrible was going to happen.
I pressed a hand to my heart.
Was Xiao Bai inside? Had it sensed something?
In the blink of an eye, the moon had gone from high overhead to hanging low in the western sky.
I hadn't heard my phone ring, but I picked it up anyway to check.
As expected, there were no messages or missed calls.
The battery was charged, and the signal was fine.
I even sent a text to test it. It was working.
Why was it taking so long...
There was still no outcome.
My legs were starting to ache. I'd been standing there for so long without moving, and they couldn't take it anymore.
I was about to sit down.
Phone in hand, I started toward the desk, but my feet suddenly went numb.
I couldn't feel them, and I nearly fell.
I grabbed the windowsill. Pain stabbed through my feet like needles.
I pressed down hard with both feet, hoping they'd recover as quickly as possible.
When