Chapter 125: Peaceful

  I took off my mask and walked slowly towards the city with a fluttering heart.

  "When I walked out dozens of meters away, I threw the cigarette butt backwards without looking back. The cigarette butt carried a spark and drew an arc to fall on the still flowing gasoline. With a whoosh, flames burst forth, and soon after, an explosion sound was heard, and a ball of flame shot up into the sky."

  The whole city, when the explosion sounded at dawn, the citizens fell into a panic. Police whistles, explosions, and gunfire rang out throughout the city. Everyone was guessing whether it was war, whether the Americans had come to fight or the Japanese had come to fight.

  "Daring to peek out the window, you'd see scenes that only appear on TV: cars exploding, police chasing down vehicles in front of them, and gunfire ringing out continuously. Such scenes can be seen all over the city."

  "When we returned to the city, it was already daylight. Everything seemed very calm, as if nothing had happened at all, which I found strange. How could such a big thing happen in the book pavilion without making any noise?"

  I said to Xiao Fei: Let's find a place to have breakfast.

  Xiao Fei nodded: I'll take you to a place, it's really good there, I often go.

  I limped to a small alley, where there was an open-air stall with over a dozen tables. Although it wasn't time for breakfast yet, the place was already 80% full.

  We walked to an empty table and sat down. Xiaofei shouted at the old man who was selling breakfast, "Old Zhao, two bowls of soy milk, eight pieces of stuffed pancake."

  "Old Zhao looked up and saw that it was Little Fei, who said with a smile: Ah, it's Little Fei! How come you haven't been around for several days? Are you hanging out with those hoodlums again? I'm not saying this to scold you, but at your age, you should find a proper job. Don't keep loafing around outside, or else which good girl would want to marry you?"

  Xiao Fei's face turned black with anger, and he hastily said: "Uncle Zhao, don't worry about it, I brought a friend to have breakfast today. Hurry up and come over, we'll leave after eating."

  "Alas... Mr. Zhao sighed helplessly and shook his head, saying: Every time you come to me, I say a few words to you, and then you run away."

  The dishes were served and we ate quietly. Suddenly a man in his 30s said, "Hey, do you guys know what happened early this morning?

  Another person replied: I don't know what happened either, but this morning at dawn, I heard police sirens, explosions and gunfire, so I got up to see what was going on.

  "But this one look scared me to death, damn it, just like a movie, really damn exciting..."

  Before he finished, a young man continued: I also saw it, I witnessed a police car exploding. In no time, another police car chased after another car under my building, shooting while chasing. Damn, it was just like in the movies.

  Hearing the gossip, I smiled and saw that I wasn't eating anymore. Xiao Fei paid the bill.

  "We walked back along the same road, and Xiao Fei asked: 'Yao Ge, where are we going?"

  "Returned to the main hall entrance, and have no idea how brothers are doing."

  "On the way back, discussions about this morning's events could be heard everywhere."

  I hailed a taxi on the roadside and soon returned to the nightclub.

  As soon as I arrived at the rest room, I saw Lao Bian and they were all here, apparently waiting for me to come back.