It seemed the scrawny man's prayers had been heard.
The manhole cover moved.
A dark figure sprang out of the open manhole and walked straight toward the scrawny man in the car.
"Boss, hurry."
The scrawny man let out a long breath when he saw the dark figure. He immediately rolled down the window, urging him on.
"Yeah, almost there."
The dark figure nodded and walked up to the window. His left hand clamped around the scrawny man's throat and hauled him out of the car, while his right drove a dagger straight down.
His scream trapped in his throat, the scrawny man could only watch in terror as the dagger descended.
Then...
A beam of bright light appeared.
The blinding light made the descending dagger pause before it shifted across the scrawny man's neck. Already held by the throat, the scrawny man now became a shield in front of the dark figure.
The dark figure crouched behind the scrawny man in an exceptionally wary posture.
Unfortunately, the scrawny man was too thin, and the dark figure was powerfully built. No matter how tightly he tucked himself in, more than half his body remained exposed.
But at that moment, the dark figure could no longer worry about that.
His eyes narrowed slightly as he watched the bright light with intense wariness.
Tap, tap, tap.
Amid the distinct footsteps, Qin Ran's figure gradually emerged in the light.
"It's you?!"
His voice rang out in astonishment.
"Yes, it's me."
Qin Ran answered calmly.
"You damned bastard! How did you track me down?"
The dark figure demanded harshly.
If his earlier voice had been filled with surprise, all that remained now was hatred-the kind of hatred that made someone want to kill.
That was no figure of speech. It was genuine killing intent.