*Xin Lei*

The woman standing before me was shocked. Her hands were up in the air, and she didn\'t look like she had a gun with her.

"B-boss…" She stuttered.

Bai Li pointed his gun at her.

"Third floor!" She blurted out.

"How many men are on the next floor?"

"T-three."

"And where is your boss?"

"Three again."

"You are not lying, right?"

"No!"

"Good. Because if we find that it is 3+1 or 3+2 or 3+n then I will ruin your maths forever."

I coughed.

"Is Xin Nianzu here?"

"...Yes."

Dad! I will finally see him. We found him!

I was finally relieved. At least he was safe. The past days were so difficult for me. Dad and big brother were my only family. And now I would finally meet at least one of them.

Bai Li glanced at me. "Is there any rope or a wire? Tie her hands."

I quickly found one in a corner. I took it out and went to her.

The woman glared at me and tried to struggle, but I pointed my Sig at her head. I tied her hands against a pole and stuffed a cloth in her mouth.

I typed. "Done."

"Guard." He said.

Cocoa quietly stood beside the woman.

We started going up the staircase. Bai Li was in front. Then we heard someone coming. The adrenaline was pumping in me in full swing.

I was a doctor, not an officer who went on secret missions. I only prayed that I didn\'t screw up.

He signaled me to stand at the other side of the staircase. We got into our position. Bai Li looked like he was concentrating really hard.

As soon as someone stepped out, Bai Li grabbed his neck from behind and choked him with the immense pressure he exerted on it.

The man was gasping for air, and his face turned pale. He was flailing his arms and legs, struggling to free himself from his grasp. He couldn\'t even scream. Bai Li pressed harder, and soon, his eyes rolled upward. He was dead.

The next two were also dead soon enough. I shot one, who was coming out of a room, and Bai Li shot the last one who was inside.

The room looked like some tech-savvy lab. There was a computer and wires all around.

The first and second floors were clear.

"Hey, where the hell is everybody?" We heard someone yelling from the last floor.

I was sure it was Gen Gen.

Bai Li glanced at me. "Let\'s go."

From the third staircase, we saw Gen Gen walking with another minion.

"Take me behind the door. Which side is minion?"

I tugged his arm, and Bai Li and I hid behind it that opened down to the staircase. I traced an L, 30 on his hand, to indicate the left side and thirty degrees.

Bai Li shifted his aim at that angle and shot the man.

Gen Gen was utterly horrified and dumbfounded. The man suddenly toppled down.

We slowly came in front of him, aiming our guns at him.

Gen Gen tremblingly pointed his finger at us. "Y-you you are Xin Lei! And you must be the man with her."

He was a really fat man with a big belly bulging out of his pants. He was wearing an expensive watch and shoes. His clothes were branded too. Not the kind of money which looked like it came from a hardware shop.

"Ding ding. Correct answer." Bai Li smiled.

"You! You killed my man! How dare you?"

"Weren\'t you dying to meet us? You sent so many of your friends to escort us here. So, here we are."

"Boss-" One man came outside. He was also shocked just like Gen Gen. But he quickly took out his gun.

"Don\'t make that mistake. Your boss will be dead this instant."

"No, stop!" Gen Gen shouted. He anxiously waved his hand, stopping him.

The man reluctantly put his gun down.

Gen Gen was furious. "What did you do to my other men?"

"Ah, they must be already in hell by now."

He widened his eyes.

"They were six!"

"But pathetic. And not alert." Bai Li smiled. "Your gangsters must be some lowly thugs beating and stealing from the innocent people on the streets in their teenage days. Can they compare to a man who has learned how to kill for fourteen years in the army?"

Gen Gen\'s face was not a good sight to see; I had to say. He looked even more ugly.

"Just like this." Bai Li suddenly moved his arm at the back and fired a shot. I looked back, and a man fell with a hole in his forehead.

He was planning a sneak attack.

Bai Li said, "That was a nice try to keep me engaged in useless talk. Experience comes handy here. Now first things first. Take us to Xin Nianzu."

"Never! You- Ahhh!!"

Bai Li had shot down at his left thigh. He blindly made that shot. Since Gen Gen was so fat with mass everywhere, it was bound to hit somewhere.

"Boss!"

But I kept my Sig aimed at him.

"Take us NOW. Or it will be your right thigh next."

Gen Gen was groaning in pain. "Bastard." He spat.

"I take that as a compliment."

"T-that way…" He pointed his finger towards a room.

I scoffed. Did he think we were so stupid to leave him here and go on our own?

"We will follow you." Bai Li said.

"I\'m hurt!"

"Does it look like that we care?"

I shrugged.

"What are you standing there for?" Gen Gen screamed at the minion. "Help me!"

"No. I will be behind you and Xin Lei behind him. Walk on your own."

Gen Gen cursed some more. We followed them towards a room in the end.

I was looking forward to meeting Dad. I hoped that these men didn\'t torture him. I was worried and excited at the same time.

Gen Gen opened the door. We walked inside. It was quite dark and dirty with piles of trash here and there.

But my excitement died down. All my anticipation washed away.

There was a chair at the center with ropes fallen on the floor.

But Dad wasn\'t there anymore.