"Finished cursing me out?" No. 2 turned his head, giving the boy in the passenger seat a look that was half amused, half mocking.
An ominous feeling suddenly rose in No. 13's heart.
"Since you're done, I'm sending the recording to No. 8." No. 2 tapped his earpiece a few times and said it with a straight face.
No. 13 froze. Then his expression changed, and he lunged to snatch No. 2's earpiece, his face full of fury. "No. 2, you heartless bastard! Aren't you afraid you'll get what's coming to you?"
"People like us are supposed to be afraid of that?" No. 2 dropped his teasing expression and formally adjusted his cowboy hat. He tugged the brim down with his right hand. "It's been ages since I danced with a pretty girl. I've kinda missed it."
No. 13 narrowed his eyes and sat back down. "Then... shall we?"
"Let's go." No. 2 started the car and headed down another road. The black car disappeared into the night, driving toward the city glowing with lights on the other side. In the distance, only its taillights swayed like a moth drawn to a flame.
Jing'an Road, west side of the city.
A black sedan slowly pulled over, and five men climbed out.
"Hey, Lei Ge." A man with dyed blond hair and a floral shirt glanced around. "That girl asked you to meet her here?"
The man who'd driven nodded, looking around too as if confirming their bearings. "She sent me a location. I followed the navigation here. It says it's somewhere around here."
A fat guy in oversized sportswear, with tiny freckles scattered across his face, trailed behind and buttered him up. "That's why Lei Ge's the big man in our dorm. He's handsome and loaded, so the junior