Salute To The General

Chapter 2090



It was nine in the evening. Kylie and Ava were having dinner with Queenie at a fast food outlet.

Queenie looked distracted. She hardly seemed to pay attention to her chicken wings and ice cream. Looking up at Kylie, she asked softly, "Aunt Kylie, is my mama all right?"

"Didn't you say that my papa and mama will come and get me? Why aren't they here yet?"

"Don't worry, Queenie." Kylie smiled reassuringly. "Your dad called this afternoon. He said he had rescued your mom, and he just called to say that they will come right now and get you."

"Eat while you can, they'll be here any minute."

Queenie nodded but didn't touch her food.

Instead, she stared out of the window

impatiently.

Someone took advantage of the fire at summer camp and kidnapped mama in the confusion.

She cried looking for her.

was such a relief for Queenie when Kylie and Ava told her that her mother was

reassured, however. She needed to see her mother with her own

swung open,

looked up hopefully, thinking that her parents and maybe Uncle

it was just a bunch of

before.

a tall and thin man with an awfully pale face. His most striking feature was his dead-set eyes, which resembled a fish. It was

his gaze and

when he saw the effect he produced. Leading his men, he walked over to

from a glance that these people were trained professionals. They reeked of murderous intent, almost

come from a murder spree and hadn't stopped to wash.

concluded that these men were very likely mercenaries. By this time, alarm bells were

share a table?" Vann

same. "Excuse me, we do mind," she

I only want to

a chair noisily and sat down. To Kylie's frustration, Vann picked up a piece of chicken that she was in the middle of eating and ate it whole. He chewed and

good!” Vann said

shouted.

In an instant, she was on her feet and hurling a fist towards

was quick as lightning. If

skilled