"There's been a murder!"
"......"
The hotel staff at the entrance were calling out frantically, creating a scene of chaos.
Mad Kun lay at the front of the car, his eyes vacant, blood streaming from his nose and mouth.
In silence, he collapsed beside the vehicle.
It seemed that the second boss was also gravely injured,
his voice rising in a harrowing wail, harmonizing with the cacophony of firecrackers.
Then came another round of thunderous sounds.
The black car swiftly reversed and braked,
followed immediately by the sound of the accelerator being floored.
In a flash, the black car sped past us,
its tinted windows obscuring the driver inside.
Yet, I distinctly caught a whiff of cigarette smoke wafting from within.
Wulfgar truly lived up to his title as an old chain smoker; his cigarette remained stubbornly in hand.
......
On this New Year's Eve, when families gather,
we stood by the roadside like wandering spirits, isolated from the festivities.