"Take her away," Ligo said before anyone else. "Officer Silei, what did you bring this person here for? We may be fast, but is this really the time to make demands like that with the fire burning like this?"
"...All right." Officer Silei nodded at once and tried to take Lu Qi Zhen's hand. "You heard them too—"
Not far away, lights came on in Stella's studio. Everyone hurried over carrying their luggage, and Lu Qi Zhen's wailing immediately made their hearts clench—
"Did something happen?" Simoya rushed over. "Were there casualties? Didn't everyone get evacuated?"
"No..."
Officer Silei tried to explain, only to hear Ligo bark sharply behind her, "Jane—"
That furious shout drew everyone's attention to Ligo, then along her gaze and posture toward the side of the main house—Ligo charged over and vaulted through a window.
Tulan looked around.
"...Where's Jane?"
The next moment, Hesta and Ligo jumped down from the rear side of the main house's second floor at the same time. They rolled across the dry grass, its sharp blades leaving shallow cuts on their exposed skin.
Hesta had a square leather case in her hands. She hurried back and set it before Lu Qi Zhen. "Is this it?"
Lu Qi Zhen could not speak at all. She only burst into tears and clutched the case tightly to her chest.
"I know which room was yours," Hesta quietly explained to Tulan beside her. "I went around to take a look. It seemed the fire hadn't completely reached it yet, so—"
"Hesta—!"
Ligo, beside herself with rage, locked an arm around Hesta's neck from behind. Her fury was like an erupting volcano, and Hesta, completely caught off guard, was thrown sideways to the ground—hard, without any cushioning.
"...Ligo?" Hesta looked up in bewilderment.
Ligo grabbed Hesta