"Fu Yanci, I'm at the entrance of Vicent, and I'm feeling really bad. Can you come pick me up, please?"
When Fu Yanci received Ye Li's call, he had just gotten into bed.
The girl's voice on the other end was frantic and panic-stricken as she had never been before, her teeth chattering as if every word were squeezed out from between clenched teeth.
Then he heard Vicent, and it was as if Fu Yanci had snapped to attention in an instant.
"Don't hang up... I'll be there soon!"
His voice, cold and serene, reassured Ye Li as Fu Yanci pulled out another cell phone from the drawer while he changed clothes and made a call.
"Head to Vicent, find Lady, seal off Vicent!... Allow entry, but no exit; no one leaves!"
"Yes!"
The response on the other end was clear.
The sound of a man buckling his belt.
The rapid steps descending the stairs.
The sound of a car roaring away.
Under the streetlight, Ye Li leaned desperately against a telephone pole, her teeth chattering uncontrollably.