The money in his pockets had all but run out. If he dug any deeper, he would have to pull out Wu Wei's bus pass too. Sweat beaded on Gao Ming's forehead. He knew perfectly well that if he couldn't come up with enough money, the two staff members would detain him here.
"Counting on Jia Youzhi and the others to bail me out is worse than hoping the Unspeakable suddenly drops dead." While Gao Ming was fretting, he suddenly sensed a familiar presence approaching. He looked toward the rear courtyard, which had a "No entry" sign hanging outside. An unremarkable young man with little presence was striding toward him.
That's the Night Watch officer I met last night!
His heart pounded, and the chains in the Execution House trembled. Here in this chaotic, dark world inside the Shrine, Gao Ming had met his first ally.
"Hello, my name is Li Sansi." Gao Ming couldn't tell whose soul was hidden beneath the man's skin, but that didn't stop him from eagerly extending both hands.
Night Watch officers usually had all sorts of strange quirks. If anyone else had approached him, Black Crow would have dodged away immediately, but this time, he let the man before him clasp his hand.
"Thank you for saving us last night, officer. Without you, my entire family, young and old, would probably have died in those monsters' jaws." Gao Ming spoke loudly, sounding utterly sincere. The staff members beside them wore sneers but didn't interrupt.
"Cut the crap. What do you want with me?" Black Crow responded coldly.
"Your team left something outside my photography studio last night." Without waiting for a reply, Gao Ming leaned closer and spoke in a voice only the two of them could hear. "The medicine from Hanhai has arrived.