Nancy was bowled over the moment she heard Stanley''s name. Her heart was already in her throat. She followed Ang''s finger and saw a serious-looking man wearing a handsome ck uniform exclusive for armed police captains. It was Stanley!


    Stanley had an unusually sensitive ears, so he noticed them quickly.


    Ang knew Nancy had got a crush on Stanley, so she stood on her tiptoes and waved to him.


    Stanley nced at them, ascertained who Ang was with, and then immediately shifted his nce to something unimportant, both Ang and Nancy being witnesses to this rudeness.


    Nancy felt physically ill. She held Ang''s waving arm down and pinned it her thigh. "Ang.. What are you doing?"


    Just then, Stanley seemed to have a change of heart and hurried suddenly towards them.


    "He''sing this way!" Nancy fixed her eyes on Stanley, but didn''t realize she would soon be in danger.


    Immersed in Stanley''s handsome face, she didn''t notice a light sh by. Stanley leapt, raising his right leg. A penny-drop sound. He had skillfully kicked a dagger out of a man''s hand. The knife was meant for Nancy.


    A painful shout was heard. Nancy saw the sharp dagger which had barely missed her. Stanley kicked again, and the assanty on the ground helplessly. People around were frightened away when they saw the dagger. The man had gang tattoos stered on his neck.


    Not until then did Ang see the gangster. Nancy was scared to death when she had seen his face. She identally dropped the tea to the ground.


    Just as Stanley was about to take out his handcuffs, the gangster slithered out of his grasp, and jumped up on his feet. More people showed up, rushing in all directions. It was hard to tell what was going on.


    Stanley shouted to them. "Run!"


    Ang knew the situation was out of control. She couldn''t tell who was who in themotion. So many people were running that they became indistinguishable. But through the churning crowds, masked men became noticeable. Ang kicked the shards of tea away and tried to drag Nancy up. She was in shock and couldn''t run.


    The gangsters prevented such escapes. Two masked men blocked their way.


    Ang pushed Nancy behind her, confronted by the two men.


    One of them swung a chain, while the other brandished a dagger. They rushed at Ang.


    She held her breath.


    Somehow she managed to defend herself


    When her sister ran away from the wedding, Autumn was forced to marry Charles.


    His name had been linked to innumerabledies.


    He had different girlfriends for every day of a year.


    Autumn had never thought that she would fall in love with him.


    s knife straight through Ang''s arm. The pain was intolerable.


    Here came another stab. Suddenly, Ang felt herself pushed to the ground. When she could see clearly, she shouted, "Nancy!"


    When the gangsters saw this, they swung and their daggers flew through the air. Theynded on Nancy. Ang was losing blood; all she could see was the gangster lying on top of Nancy. When he stood up, she saw a dagger standing upright in her chest. The other immediately tried to stab her a second time...


    "Nancy!" Ang screamed with her voice cracking when she saw Nancy was stabbed twice.


    It was exactly her screaming that made Stanley find them. He had been hurrying about trying to find them, but the damage had been wreaked, and he was toote.


    Stanley was shocked by what he saw. A dagger stood in Nancy''s stomach. The gangster yanked it out with a handkerchief, and blood squirted out everywhere...


    Stanley flew into a paroxysm of rage. He snapped into action by booting another dagger out of the man''s hand. Ang held Nancy in her arms.


    Nancy put her hands on the bleeding belly. Blood ran out of every breath. Her face went pale as sheet. Ang totally forgot about her own injury. She was also scared to death with tears dropping down. "Nancy... Nancy..."


    She kept screaming at Nancy, and her mind became crowded out. Her only priority was Nancy, whose expression faltered with pain and, what was scarier, calm. No more words. She wasn''t capable. She stopped saying her name, too. It seemed impossible to do so, when Ang suddenly felt the chill of being all alone.