Li Huowang looked nervous. He was sitting on the plastic seat of a public bus and was biting the back of his hand with his teeth.
His mind replayed everything that he had gone through recently as he stared at the streets outside.
He was wearing a white mask to cover the scars on his face and to make sure that he wouldn't get recognized.
After so hesitation, he took out Wu Cheng’s phone and dialed a phone number that he had morized.
“...Hello? Who is this?” Yang Na’s soft voice sounded over the phone.
Li Huowang’s heart trembled upon hearing her voice. It had been a very long ti since he heard her voice.
”Hello? Who is this?”
Li Huowang quickly regained his composure. He pinched his throat and deliberately lowered his voice, “Hello, is this ID Good Rabbit? There are two parcels for you here. Can you please co out of school to pick them up? They’re large, and it’s not convenient for to leave them at a storage unit.”
“What? Parcels? I haven’t bought anything, though...”
“Perhaps soone sent them to you. Please co out and sign the delivery forms.”
“Sorry, I’m not available right now. I’m not at school today, too. If you can't leave them in a storage unit, then just return them.”
Li Huowang was reassured upon hearing that. It seed that Yi Donglai had conveyed his ssage to Yang Na.
Regardless of where Yang Na was hiding, it was much better than staying in one place.
They just needed to hold on until he reached Beihai Port. Once Xu Shou was no more, Yang Na would be safe.
“...Huowang?” Yang Na asked, sounding hesitant.
Li Huowang’s heart trembled, but he forcibly cald himself down and said, “What? Anyway, all right. I’ll go and bring these two parcels back to the hub. I still have other parcels to deliver."
With that, Li Huowang ended the call and blocked the number.
Li Huowang covered his mouth with his hand and closed his eyes in pain. He really wanted to et Yang Na, but this wasn’t the right ti.
She was in danger, and he had to ensure her safety before anything else.
Moreover, Li Huowang reckoned that Yang Na would only feel worried about him if he were to et her right now.
Yang Na's ntal health was already bad, and Li Huowang didn’t want her condition to worsen just because of a selfish decision on his end.
Li Huowang took a deep breath and looked at the others on the bus. For so reason, everything felt unfamiliar to him.
Of course, everything would feel unfamiliar, as it had been a while since he appeared in public.
Li Huowang fell into a daze, and his surroundings distorted, seemingly transforming from a bus to a wooden carriage.
“Beep~ Senior discount.” The voice of the bus' assistant echoing throughout the bus brought Li Huowang back to realit.
Just ten more stops, and I will be at the port. Stay calm, and don’t get recognized. Li Huowang adjusted his collar.
Just then, a bald old man with a fishing rod in hand started walking in Li Huowang's direction from the front of the bus.
When the bald old man saw Li Huowang’s eyes, he shivered in fright. Then, he stopped walking and turned around to hold on to the hanging handrail.
Li Huowang found the bald old man's actions to be suspicious.
Li Huowang tried to ignore it for a while, but he still felt uneasy, so he stood up and walked toward the bald old man to take a closer look at the latter.
Li Huowang's pupils constricted upon recognizing the bald old man. The bald old man was a fellow patient. More specifically, his na was Old Liu, and Li Huowang could still rember knocking out Old Liu's dentures with a punch.
The bus door opened just then, and the panicking Old Liu rushed down the bus with his fishing rod and bucket.
When Old Liu saw that Li Huowang was following him, he abandoned his fishing rod and bucket. Old Liu started breathing in ragged pants as he ran away desperately.
“Old Liu! Why are you running away?! I’ve recovered!” Li Huowang exclaid. He caught up to Old Liu and grabbed the latter by the shoulder.
“I... I don’t believe you!” Old Liu exclaid. He struggled desperately and shouted in despair, “Help! Soone help! Call the police! This lunatic is a murderer!”
“Shut up! I'm going to kill you if you don't!” Li Huowang warned. He took out a little saw and pointed it at Old Liu’s belly, who closed his mouth imdiately.
He dragged Old Liu to behind a bush. Then, he breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing that Old Liu’s screams didn't attract any attention from the sparse crowd.
Li Huowang took a mont to compose himself before explaining, “Sorry, I didn’t an to do this to you, but I have sothing important to do right now! I have to finish it before I get caught!"
Old Liu looked down at the bloodstains on the saw and gulped. “Okay, you... you can go, I promise I won’t call the police.”
“Heh, I know you too well. You cheated your way to victory in those card gas with the other patients. I can’t trust you at all. Anyway, is there anyone else at your ho right now?” Li Huowang supported Old Liu as the two of them walked away from the bush.
“What.. what do you want?” Old Liu asked with an ashen look.
“There’s no one at ho. My... my son is at work, and my grandson is in school.”
“I’m not going to do anything; I just need to make sure that you won't call the police once I've left you alone!”
“I really won’t call the police, Little Li. Please spare . I really was just sick at the ti; I didn’t an to hurt your girlfriend.”
Unfortunately, Old Liu’s words didn't convince Li Huowang nor weaken his determination.
They soon arrived at Old Liu’s ho. It was a second-floor apart in a small residential area, and there was no one inside. Old Liu hadn't lied.
However, Li Huowang was still dissatisfied, so he decided to tape Old Liu to the toilet. He did it tightly so that Old Liu would find it difficult to break free.
He ignored Old Liu’s pleas, but he didn’t leave imdiately. Instead, he went into the kitchen to select a handy tool.
A little saw wouldn't be enough to handle his opponent. He needed a handier and more powerful weapon.
“Little Li, I beg you, I really won’t call the police!” Old Liu exclaid. The crisp sound of tal scraping against tal echoed from the kitchen, and it made Old Liu shudder.
Li Huowang picked up a long-handled boning knife and returned to the bathroom.
“Little Li, you can kill , but can you spare my grandson?” Old Liu pleaded in despair.
Li Huowang frowned deeply and said, “How many tis must I tell you? I've recovered!”
“Yes, yes, you’ve recovered, you’ve recovered crazy,” Old Liu said, nodding repeatedly like a chicken pecking at rice.
Li Huowang gagged Old Liu and even sealed it with tape to ensure that Old Liu wouldn't be able to make any noises. “Sorry, you've recognized , so I have no choice but to do this."
Having resolved the unexpected danger, Li Huowang pushed the door open and walked out of the apartnt.
Li Huowang went down the stairs and returned to the bus stop at the entrance of the residential area. He hopped onto a bus that was heading to Beihai Port.
As the number of people on the bus dwindled, the frown on Li Huowang's face beca tighter.
Soon, they arrived at the port, and the stacked shipping containers made him feel oppressed.
Li Huowang was in a dilemma. How could he infiltrate the place?
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