James asked, "Where are you right now?"
"In a small town called Vos," Isaac replied.
"You need to leave right away," James urged him and hung up before Isaac could say a word.
Isaac frowned and said, "We have to go."
"We haven't eaten yet," Zachary pointed out.
"No time," Isaac said, knowing that the gang were after them.
There was no other reason James would sound so urgent, and Isaac was concerned if James would be fine, especially since James hung up so suddenly.
Irene in turn told Stan right away, "Get the car."
Stan began, "But it isn't fixed…"
"It's fine. Just go," Irene urged nonetheless.
It was fine since it was just the rear windshield—the jeep could still move.
With that, Stan started running to the garage, while Irene helped Isaac to his feet as they left.
Zachary was looking around as he asked, 'Who are those people? They're relentless."
All Isaac knew was that they found out about the gang's secret. It was serious enough that once it was exposed, they would lose a lot of money and be implicated for it.
That was why they were bent on silencing any witnesses!
In fact, just as Isaac and the rest stepped outside the restaurant, there was a loud bang and the bullet fired shattered the glass door!
Irene quickly pulled Isaac back inside to hide behind a table, while the other customers in the restaurant started screaming and scrambling for cover as well!
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
"Argh!"
There were screams everywhere!
Zachary returned to them just then and tugged at Irene. "There's a back door."
At the same time, Irene was squeezing Isaac's hand and sweating profusely from her palm.
Still, the gunfire died down for a moment, only to get even more violent after!
Zachary cursed. "Those f*ckers don't care if they live!"
Beside him, Irene's expression was somber—they would have no way out if the gunfire shifted into this restaurant.
They needed a way to escape!
Bzzt!
Zachary's phone started to vibrate in his pocket, and he answered it when he saw that it was Stan's number.
However, it was James who spoke from the other end. "Where are you right now?"
"At this restaurant called Aalla! We're inside without a way out!" Zachary replied.
"Stan is with me. I'll try to draw them away while Stan comes to you. You need to get out of Dunesia—this gang basically controls this area."
"Okay!" Zachary replied. He then put away his phone and turned to Irene. "We're saved. James has arrived too, and he might be fighting those gangsters, but he said that the gang has control over this area—we need to go."
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