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The Watch That Got Left Behind (3)

編輯: Nyoi-Bo Studio

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After hanging up the phone, Xu Wennuan stuffed it back into her bag and took two steps toward the side of the road. She had just steadied her footsteps when a middle-aged man clad in black came walking down from the bridge. Xu Wennuan paid no attention to him. She buried her face in her collar due to the cold.

The man seemed to be looking for directions. He stared blankly at the road signs for a moment before he approached Xu Wennuan and asked politely, "Miss, I'm heading to Wangfujing. Which way should I go?"

Wangfujing… 

Xu Wennuan looked to her right and raised her hand. She was just about to respond when the man suddenly covered her face. In his hand was a cloth doused in chemicals. Xu Wennuan did not even have the time to figure out what was happening before she fell into a state of unconsciousness.

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She said she'd wait for me beneath the bridge. Why isn't she here?