Chapitre 48: Hurry Up!
Although she was almost breathless, Han Meixiu pushed herself to move forward. She needed to get to a safe place and eventually ask for help. If she would only idle around, those people might find her.
'Brother Long, please be safe.' She muttered to herself as she continued to run cautiously.
When she heard another rapid gun firing, she stopped and started to shake tremendously.
'No!' Her eyes started to swell and she bit her lips to stop herself from making any sound.
Though there wasn't seemed to be anyone nearby, she didn't want to take a chance.
She actually didn't know how where she was. They turned left and right many times that she lost count.
She just wanted to go inside one of the buildings as she felt its safer there compared to these alleys that seemed endless. But there's no visible door! She could only see walls seemingly ignoring her plea.
She turned again, her paces were getting slower. She couldn't feel her legs anymore thus she let her right hand leaned on the wall to support herself.
It became was surprisingly quiet as if she was transported in another world.
The wall creaked. Han Meixiu stopped. It was a very faint sound and the motion she felt was almost negligible.
She pressed again. It really moved. She added more pressure giving all her strength but it didn't open. She studied it for a while.
She roved her hands to the outline of what seemed to be a door while shortly glancing from the direction she came from.
The sound of the gun firing traveled again but was coming from different direction now.
"Maybe it's not the type of door to be opened by pulling or pushing. Maybe this is a sliding door!' She concluded.
She tried to slide it. Her hands were already bruised since the surface was coarse but she didn't care about the pain.
It didn't move.
She did it in opposite direction, finally it did! But it moved only a little. It seemed to be stuck!
She looked up and then down, trying to find the reason why she couldn't move it.
There was indeed a piece of wood lying down obstructing the movement of the door.
She hastily picked it up and resumed what she was doing.
When it finally opened, she swiftly slipped inside and closed the door. Her both hands were securely pressed on the closed door as she was trying to catch her breath.
She turned around and she let herself slide down and slumped on the ground.
"Han Meixiu?"
She froze when she heard her name being called. It wasn't really that dark inside, it was dimly lit but her eyes was still adjusting thus she didn't see the person who just called her. She could only deduce that he's not far from her.
"Who..are you?" She didn't feel any animosity towards the person. Plus he knew her name. He could probably help her!
"Why are you here?" His voice was puzzled. This particular area was far from the main street where usual visitors normally roam around.
"Please, help me.... My brother,.."
"Brother?"
"He let me run,.. I need to get some help! Please..." She was practically begging for someone she didn't know. Her eyes were moving around the area trying to find the location of the man.
Her eyes that were slowly adjusting finally saw a silhouette almost across her. There was a small hole on her right giving some light as well as the covered window near the man.
The man sighed first before he asked a question.
"Do you remember where you were separated?"
She nodded her head rapidly.
"Describe it."
She told him as much details as she could while he silently listened.
"Let's go. Can you still stand?" There was a hint of concern on his voice.
"Yes, I can." Even if she couldn't she would stand!
She thought they would exit to the door where she came in but he moved to another direction.
"Where are we going?" She cautiously asked as she followed closely behind.
She only realized that the place she went into was somewhat like an abandoned store.
"We'll look for your brother." He answered, his back facing the young woman.
"We're going in another way?"
The man didn't answer. Instead she heard him murmur.
"How on earth did you entangled in this gang war!"
He was normally waiting for the clash to die down before he could leave. He didn't want to be entangled with either side thus he chose to hide.
During this kind of situation, even if someone wasn't involved, they would definitely be dragged in. And in worst case scenario, they could be targeted by both sides. It might be the case for Han Meixiu and her so called brother.
When he heard someone was trying to move the door, he already prepared to attack the person. The door she entered to wasn't really easy to detect as it's almost covered with grasses and it blended perfectly with the wall.
He was undeniably surprised when he saw who came in. He wanted to be sure if his eyes weren't tricking him as he's been looking for this person for quite sometime.
When she turned around and slumped down, he was sure it was her!
"I didn't know you have a brother."
"He's my brother in law." She answered while continuously following the man. Seeing his back, she felt indescribable feeling of security. As if this person could really help her.
"I see. You've been married." His voice sounded melancholic.
When they reached a certain part of a wall, the man moved to pull something and a hole came in view.
It was like a secret entrance.
He stuck out his head first and looked around before he turned to face the young woman and gestured her to follow.
The moment he turned around, her world stopped together with her heartbeat.
"F…Father…?"
"Hurry up." He calmly ordered the young woman who was utterly shocked.
She stood there as if forgetting how to breathe. She was totally stunned!
Cadeaux
-- Cadeau
reçu État de l’alimentation hebdomadaire
-- Classement
Power Stone 
-- Power
stone