Outside, there were unsettling sounds—gunfire, screams.
Lu knew what was happening outside—gang retaliation, because his mother had recently "crossed the line," touching interests she shouldn't have. His mother was besieged and hunted, and as her son, he was hunted too.
The cabinet door opened—it was his mother!
The blue-haired woman was dressed in casual clothes for easy movement, her eyes sharp as ever.
"Lu?" His mother quickly crouched down, covering Lu's mouth with one hand, "Shh—don't make a sound. It's very dangerous outside. We must leave immediately."
She quickly took out a mini walkie-talkie from her waist, her voice extremely low: "Raven, status?"
There was a crackling sound from the walkie-talkie: "Boss, the dinghy is in position at the usual spot, the canal patrol has a three-minute gap. Originally planned for two people, we must leave immediately, they will soon search the riverbank."
…Two spots, enough for Lu and his mother to escape together.
