They Hated Me in My First Life, But Now I Have the Love System

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.

then, he spotted another window in the back

and saw a small awning slanting down to

a breath,

slid down the awning, landing with a soft thud on

then rushing through an open corridor. He passed

on the far side of the block, now three buildings away from the

him, the guards stormed into the first building, searching every

“Check the roof!”

said a moment later. “He slipped

commander clenched his jaw when he

cap from a vendor’s stand,

thought, slipping away into the city’s deeper maze. Now

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

Nnenna, who was just a few steps behind him. “Come on! They’re catching up!”

Nnenna almost laughed.

he really think she was the

that she’d been running behind him on purpose, keeping a watchful eye to ensure he wasn’t the one falling

athletic, too. If she wanted, she could’ve outrun the guards already, but her mind wouldn’t rest if she left Ekene behind. So,

of the guards lunged from the side, aiming

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

gripping her hand, glanced back and blinked in disbelief. What just

Ekene,” Nnenna said with a smirk, keeping pace beside him

unsure whether to be impressed or

said, and this time, she was the one

were fast, highly trained, agile, relentless. Nnenna had to get behind Ekene again

This method wasn’t working.

eyes, more guards. A lot more. Assistant Michael must’ve sent