Chapter 178: Is the auntie dead?
BANG!
When shots were fired in this quiet neighborhood, everyone snapped awake at the sharp and alarming sound. Even the officers sleeping in the car jolt into consciousness.
"Papa!" Penny yelled as her breath hitched, watching her father jump away from the door and roll on the ground. "Papa!"
Penny called and ran as fast as she could to her father. She saw the spark but was not sure if Charles was hit or if he was able to dodge it. Either way, shots were fired.
"Papa!" Penny’s breath hitched when she saw Charles get up from the ground. Yet, she still didn’t feel relieved when she saw the door fly open from the inside.
Penny and Charles turned to the door, and despite the lack of light in the street, they could see the speck of blood all across the man. The man was still wearing the same clothes as the one he had this morning. However, he was drenched with sweat and blood — blood that didn’t seem from him.
"No," Penny breathed out when the man pointed the improvised gun at Charles.
"Hey!"
Just then, the officers in the area shouted. Upon seeing them, the man retrieved the gun and hissed through his gritted teeth.
"Fuck!" the man shouted and fled, running away from them as fast as he could.
The officer immediately called for backup again, informing the other officers about the development after the shots were fired. Penny, on the other hand, rushed to her father’s side.
"Papa!" Penny sat beside Charles, helping him sit up. "Papa, are you okay?"