Chapter 9 The Chain Comes Off
I woke the next morning to an empty bed.
At noon the doctor changed my bandage for the last time. The auntie brought lunch like always.
Everything felt normal.
Until I shifted and realized how light my leg felt.
I looked down.
The chain was gone.
Everything changed after that.
That evening, A Qian showed up—first time in weeks.
He hauled me into a car, drove through checkpoint after checkpoint, and took me to a cargo ship.
I thought he was taking me out to sea to dump the body.
I lunged at him, ready to fight with my bad leg and all.
After taking two hits, A Qian laughed, angry, and pinned me down.
“Zhou Wen, can’t you tell good from bad? The Boss wants you sent back. I’m doing this as a favor—don’t bite the hand that feeds you.”
I froze.