In the end, there were three more places left unchecked, all sharing the commonality of complex terrain suited for evading pursuit.
For safety, Shaofan took Yuanya personally to these three nightclubs.
By the time they reached the last one, there were still no leads.
Suddenly, Yuanya faltered a step away from stepping through the main entrance.
"Did you guys hear anything?" she whispered.
Shaofan gestured, and everyone behind him stopped.
Thus, the faint sound came through more clearly.
"It's a woman's voice, seems... especially agonizing?" Yuanya furrowed her brows.
Shaofan pulled her behind him and went ahead.
Could it be a person?
Quickening his pace, Shaofan saw a woman whose long hair was tangled messily with sweat and mud, with clothes so tattered that they barely covered key parts of her body.
She cried and whimpered in agony, her whole body spasming ceaselessly, as if she could convulse to death at any moment.
"Yuanya?!"