Chapter 306: Those Kids Are Fast

Inside, he found himself in a dimly lit living room with peeling wallpaper and a fan slowly turning overhead.

An old man sat on a couch, blinking at him in complete silence.

Abuchi raised a finger to his lips. “Please. Just give me a second.”

The man stared… then slowly nodded.

Down below, the guards reached the alley, breathing heavily, scanning every corner. One of them shouted, “Where did he go? He was just here!”

The women selling vegetables all looked at one another, then pointed in different directions.

“Left!”

“He ran that way!”

“I think he jumped into that big gutter!”

The guards groaned in frustration, fanning out in confusion.

Then

“Ahhh! A strange man is in my house!” a woman’s voice screamed suddenly from upstairs.

The guards snapped their heads upward.

“There! The first floor!” one of them shouted, charging toward the door of the building.

Inside, Abuchi grimaced. Too late. The man’s wife had panicked when she saw him.

window in

opened it, and saw a small awning slanting down to another building just a few feet

took a breath,

he landed, then slid down the awning, landing

open corridor. He passed by startled tenants who just blinked in confusion as

three buildings away

into

“Check the roof!”

them said a moment

he got the report.

a discarded cap from a vendor’s stand, and

he thought, slipping away into the

in confusion and curiosity as two young people sprinted past, chased by a wave of men in sleek black uniforms. Murmurs began to rise, who were

behind him. “Come on! They’re catching

Nnenna almost laughed.

she was the one lagging

behind him on purpose, keeping a

she did had to be athletic, too. If she wanted, she could’ve outrun the guards already, but her mind wouldn’t rest if she left

then, one of the guards lunged

arm, landing gracefully on the other side. With a sharp kick, she sent him crashing into a fruit stall. The vendor screamed, but Nnenna was already

glanced back and

falling behind, Ekene,” Nnenna said with a smirk, keeping pace beside

be impressed or offended. “I’m

time, she was the one who

getting closer. They were fast, highly trained, agile, relentless. Nnenna had to get behind Ekene again to fight

This method wasn’t working.

her shoulder and narrowed her eyes, more guards. A lot more.

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