Chapter 40: Second Warning
The spring breeze felt a bit icy on her hands.
"It’s nothing, it just doesn’t look very comfortable."
Xu Si didn’t explain further. She sat back in the luxury car, her expression cold and grim.
That tattoo was all too familiar, pulling her back into a distant memory. If she remembered correctly, it was a mark unique to dangerous elements of the Underground City.
But it rarely appeared on Hong Kong Island this year.
Xu Si forced herself not to panic, yet she wanted to confirm Pei Zhen’s whereabouts immediately.
After the opening ceremony concluded, Xu Si refused to stay and continue the inspection, instructing the security personnel to keep an eye on the back door of the mall. She left Anshi behind and drove back to the Xu Mansion in a frenzy.
With no time to park the car in the garage, she walked briskly into the villa and, following the servants’ directions, made her way to the backyard.
The blood-orange sunset stained the horizon. This year, the breezes were light and the clouds wispy. The opulence of Hong Kong Island seemed a world away from the Triad Society’s reign.
The warm spring unfolded slowly, the air alive with the vibrant energy of revival. It felt as if, by not focusing on it, the future might delay its arrival.