Chapter 201
Leaning against the wall by the street, Lily stared at the laptop on her bent knees.
She looked up and remarked absentmindedly, âDid you think it was difficult for me?â
âWell, itâs easy for you to find out Iâm in Bridgeport. I just find it odd youâd be in the mood to track me down. The man suddenly grew interested. âAre you doing this out of guik?â
Placing the laptop on the ground, Lily slipped a hand into her pocket. âSounds like you can hide from them on your own. Good luck, then.â
âHey, donât!â The man immediately begged for mercy, âDude, I was wrong. Please help me throw off the guys after me. Some of them must be genius hackers. They can find me no matter where I hide Iâll get arrested if you donât help me.â
On the other end of the line was a man in a cap and a pair of sunglasses. Clad in a black jacket, he seemed well concealed. However, those who were familiar with him could tell from a glimpse that he was Venom of Alchosâ Elite Four.
Venom hid in a comer of the wall and quickly glanced behind him. Hecussed when he saw someone catching up to him. âFuck! Theyâre closing in.â
He turned around and sneaked out of a side alley while grumbling, âI wouldâve fired at them, but I donât want to cause a stir in Bridgeport.â
Meanwhile, Lily crouched and placed her phone on the ground. Putting Venom on speaker, she swiftly typed across the keyboard. Lines of code flashed across the screen.
âThereâs a tur atten oâclock. Go in
âAt your one oâclock, jump into the courtyard. Thereâs a lake in there. You gotta figure out how to get across it,
âdo straight through the woods. Take a right turn and keep going straightâ
Lily, looking emotionless, popped an instruction after another in a frigid tone.
Venom followed her directions and moved fast. Soon, he came to a stop at the last destination. Bewildered, he gasped. âAlchos? Why did you get me here? Iâm not planning to return this soon!â
âThatâs the safest place for now. Closing her laptop, Lily Informed him, âIâve edited your coordinates. No one can track you down now.â
Letting out a relieved sigh, he relented. âFine. Guess I have no choice but to seek refuge at Alchos for now. Thanks, bro.â
Lily always used the voice changer when she answered calls and spoke in a weathered male voice. As a result, everyone at Alchos thought she was a man.
Grunting, she was about to hang up, but she paused and asked him, âDo you know whoâs coming after you?â
âWho else can it be? They must be those bastards working for Camelot. They were always working hard to get me in turf wars at Emerald Delta.
âI decided to come back and run some errands since they had been lying low for half a year. I didnât fucking expect them to get the news right as I touched down at Bridgeport.â Once Venom was safe, he was no longer in agreat hurry to escape. Lighting a cigarette, he putted and relished in the relief of the aftershock.
âCamelot?â Frowning, Lily did not think it was Loid. Furrowing her brows, she asked, âSo, who else have you crossed?â
âMany âHe gave it some serious thought and admitted, âI angered Camelot real bad. Last year, thumbed his base Inever thought heâd be so petty to send his men after me for a
year.â
Rubbing her head, Lily felt a headache rising. âAnd whatâs the grudge between you and Loid Laurier?â
âLoid Laurier? Never heard of him. Donât know him.â Venom stubbed the cigarette. âI donât retain memories of strangers. Why bring him up, though?
âNothingâ Lily rose and dusted her outfit âIâm hanging up now.â
After the call, she mulled over the situation. âLoid likely didnât violate any rules on Venomâs turf. Itâs probably just a minor grudge,â she thought
Moments later, she frowned again. How deeply should she get involved if Venom really ended up on Loidâs bad side?
Putting away her phone in irritation, she lowered her cap and walked toward Loid. âLetâs go.â
He shot her a side glance. Holding her hand, he quietly asked, âAre you busy?â
âitâs resolved.â She looked up at him with dull eyes. He nodded and said nothing else.
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