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

Chapter 317

Chapter 317: Morning, Officer

“Morning,” the man replied, narrowing his eyes. “Where you headed?”

“Lumna,” Abuchi said, pulling out a small wad of cash in foreign currency. “No questions. Just space in the back. For five people.”

The man raised an eyebrow. “Foreign cash, no questions… That’s suspicious.”

Abuchi smiled faintly. “It’s also profitable.”

The man paused, then gave a small shrug. “Fine. Where’s your crew?”

“They’re coming,” Abuchi replied, already turning away, eyes scanning the surroundings.

The man nodded but watched him carefully as Abuchi walked off and melted into the crowd.

Back at the corner, Abuchi rejoined the group. “He’s in. We need to move now before someone else shows up.”

Everyone tensed but nodded. It was time.

As they began walking, Nnenna moved ahead slightly, turning the corner first, and then froze.

She stopped so suddenly, Karen almost bumped into her. “What’s wrong?” she whispered.

Nnenna didn’t respond right away. Her eyes were locked on a man dressed in all black, one of the guards who had been chasing them since Marka. He was leaning casually against a cargo truck, deep in conversation with another man.

Her heart pounded in her chest.

That’s one of them. He’s here. They’re still tracking us.

Her instincts screamed danger.

her. Nnenna raised

followed her lead, confusion written across

the back, Abuchi called out in a hushed voice, “Why are

said, stopping in her tracks. “We

irritated. “What are you talking about,

to face them all. “Let’s find another person to take us

brow furrowed deeper. “Why? What difference does that make? Do you know how hard it is

voice had a quiet strength. “But it’s safer. If we go to someone already over the border, we don’t have to risk walking right into a trap. I just… I have a feeling. Please

There was silence.

her call. Let’s do that. We’ve come this

shrug and added, “She hasn’t been

thoughtful before quietly

wanted to argue, but with the rest of the group already turning to

the border. They had no time to waste, and luckily for them, the guards stationed at this section of Jupe’s border were some of the laziest in the

overworked, most of them didn’t take their job seriously. Some even

the heavy foliage, the crew

patrolled zones, they paused, catching their breath while Nnenna and

to spot a returning cargo vehicle. Finding one going toward Lumna would be harder, those were usually loaded right at

luck was on their

down the road, its bed empty, engine humming softly. A single driver was behind the wheel,

forward, raised his hand,

slowed to a

with his hands raised.

“You need a cargo

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