"Done scolding?" Number 2 turned his head, looking at the boy in the passenger seat with an ambiguous smile.

A premonition rose in Number 13's heart.

"Once you finished scolding, I'll send the recording to Number 8," Number 2 said seriously, tapping his headset a few times.

Number 13 was stunned, then his face changed. He lunged at Number 2's headset, his face twisted with anger. "Number 2, you're going to die a horrible death. Aren't you afraid of retribution?"

"Are people like us still afraid of retribution?" Number 2 abandoned his joking demeanor, straightened his cowboy hat, and pulled the brim down with his right hand. "It's been a while since I danced with a pretty girl. I kind of miss it."

Number 13 narrowed his eyes and sat back in his seat. "Then... let's go?"

"Departure." Number 2 started the car and drove down another road. The black car merged into the darkness of the night, heading towards the brightly lit city on the other side. Only the taillights flickered faintly, like a moth drawn to a flame.

...

West side of the city, Jing'an Road.

A black car slowly pulled over and parked on the side of the road. Five men got out of the car.

"Hey, Brother Lei," a man with dyed yellow hair and a floral shirt underneath looked around. "That girl asked you to meet here?"

The man who drove nodded and looked around like the yellow-haired man, as if confirming the direction. "She sent me a location. I followed the navigation here. The location shows it's somewhere nearby."

A fat man in a baggy tracksuit with freckles on his face followed behind, flattering him. "That's why I say Brother Lei is the head of our dorm. He's handsome and rich. The younger girls are all trying to get close to him. Xue Jia rejected Brother Lei some time ago just to put on a show. See how it is now? She's still secretly sending Brother Lei her location, asking him to come find her." The fat man revealed a wicked smile and chuckled. "That's called foreplay. We should learn from it."

"You guys don't know anything. Brother Lei didn't even want to bother with this little girl at first. Xue Jia kept calling Brother Lei, but he didn't answer. He even hung up on her last call." A tall, thin man with a middle part in tight jeans licked his lips. "Then Xue Jia went all out and sent the location directly to Brother Lei."

"Hehe." The floral-shirted man narrowed his eyes and gave the tall, thin man a knowing look. "Later, you guys should all be discreet. When it's almost time, we'll leave first so we don't delay Brother Lei from taking care of business."

"Don't worry, it won't be delayed!" The fat man in the tracksuit stroked his thick lips, looking as lecherous as possible.

These people were all students from nearby universities. The man called Brother Lei was the leader of the group.

Brother Lei curled his lips and glanced at his phone. "Tonight's on me. You guys have fun."

"I... I think we should go back to school early. There are police everywhere in Rong City recently. Yesterday I overheard the instructor and the security staff on the phone. It sounds like they're going to send more police officers to live at the school." A discordant voice rang out. It was a man in canvas shoes and a light-colored hoodie. He stood behind them and looked honest.

He didn't want to come in the first place, but...

Brother Lei frowned, slightly annoyed. Immediately, the floral-shirted man went over and wrapped his arm around the hoodie-wearing man's neck, making him wince in pain. "I told you, you bookworm, shut your mouth, you hear?" The floral-shirted man leaned close to his ear and threatened with a sinister smile, "If you ruin Brother Lei's fun, see how we deal with you when we get back!"

Brother Lei looked up at the row of bars in the distance. The bars here didn't seem to be doing very well. It was empty outside, with hardly anyone around. But the colored lights were all on, and there were quite a few cars parked around.

"Strange." The tall, thin man twitched his leg and retracted his gaze. "Why is it so quiet here?"

"They're cracking down hard these days, right?" The fat man in the tracksuit said dismissively, not really paying attention. He had been looking forward to going to the bar for a long time. This time, Brother Lei was treating, so he couldn't miss such a good opportunity.

Not long ago, he had downloaded an app to calculate his fortune, and it said that he would have an adventure today.

What kind of adventure could you have in a bar? A romantic encounter, maybe? The fat man in the tracksuit's eyes lit up.

Brother Lei followed the location on his phone and stopped in front of a bar. He looked up. The bar's sign glowed with a faint red light, making everyone's face look flushed.

"This should be the place." Brother Lei looked at the sign in front of the door. It read "Koman Bar."

Under the threat of the floral-shirted man, the hoodie-wearing man had no choice but to follow them into the bar. But no one noticed that the moment the last person stepped into the bar, all the lights on the entire street went out.

Only the Koman Bar remained, emitting a faint red glow in the night.

When they arrived at the service desk, they were surprised to find that there was no one in the entire lobby. Dynamic music was coming from a dark corridor.

"Where is everyone?" The floral-shirted man, determined to be Brother Lei's number one lackey, immediately shouted when he saw that Brother Lei looked displeased.

Unable to find a waiter, the group had no choice but to follow the music. They had never been to this Koman Bar before. This was their first time, so they didn't know that even the old customers had never seen the passage under their feet.

"It's so cold..." The tall, thin man rubbed his arms and complained in a low voice. "Why is the air conditioning so low? Are they sick? And why don't they turn up the lights?"

His gaze casually swept around him. Suddenly, a pair of eyes snapped open on the wall less than a meter away from him.

"Holy shit!" The tall, thin man was so startled that he jumped up on the spot, his elbow slamming directly into the fat man's face behind him. "I'll be damned..." The fat man clutched his face, about to curse in pain, when he saw a waiter walk out of the darkness.

Only then did the tall, thin man realize that there was a door behind the waiter's position, and it was now half-open. "Good evening, gentlemen," the waiter said with a professional smile on his face.

However, if you looked at that smile for too long, it looked painted on, very stiff.

"Your friend has reserved a table inside. She's already here. Please follow me." The waiter turned around and walked towards the depths of the corridor, where the music was coming from.

Brother Lei, who had just opened his mouth to speak, stopped. The group habitually followed behind the waiter. As they walked, Brother Lei felt more and more strange. They weren't regular customers, so how did the waiter know they had a date?

Also, he had already inquired about Xue Jia's family background. She had to work as a tutor every weekend to supplement her family's income. Would a girl like that be willing to spend money to reserve a table at a bar just to see him?

In a daze, Brother Lei's face slowly turned rosy. He understood. This was true love. Unconsciously, he quickened his pace.