Superheroes... or Something

The already extremely quiet restaurant sank into an utterly stifling silence with Lian Nishang's arrival. Against that silence, the sounds of her eating seemed all the louder.

Xiaoli and Yanzi clutched each other's hands, huddling together nervously like two frightened little rabbits. Though they were only about five meters from the door and could have sprinted out in an instant, for some reason, neither of them had the courage to even move.

It was as though moving even once would mean death!

Yin Kuang watched Lian Nishang eat by herself, the corner of his eye twitching a few times before he said to Xiaoli and Yanzi, "You two should leave. And don't call the police. If you bring trouble here, not even I'll be able to save you."

Xiaoli and Yanzi nervously looked at Yin Kuang, then at Lian Nishang. Once they seemed certain that neither of them would make a move, they bolted from the restaurant as fast as they could. As for everyone else inside, they could no longer worry about them.

"What should we do, Yanzi? Should we call the police? The boss and Chef Xue are still inside." After rushing out of the restaurant, Xiaoli asked Yanzi. Yanzi hesitated as well. "But... but... that man just said that if we call the police and bring them trouble, we'll..." Xiaoli said, "The police have guns. They can definitely catch them! If... if we knowingly fail to report this, it'll leave a bad mark on our records. I... I still haven't gotten my green card... And if such dangerous people live in Chinatown, how are we supposed to live here in the future?"

"This..." Yanzi couldn't make up her mind either. But Xiaoli no longer cared about anything else. Muttering, she said, "Besides, even if the police can't