Under the Veil of Night

The hanging chandelier drew nearer…

CRASH!

And it shattered.

"S…Sis?" Laura stuttered to call her sister.

When the chandelier was about to hit her, she felt a strong arm pull her away from where she was standing. After that, she was embraced as the chandelier fell right beside her. No pain could be felt from her body, so she knew that she wasn't hurt at all.

Before her, Kanae was standing firmly. Her sister's back was blocking her from the chandelier. In that instant, she knew that her sister had protected her.

"Are you an idiot? Don't space out in times of danger," Kanae berated angrily. Only the Heavens knew how scared she was when she saw Laura almost getting hit. She had to exert every ounce of energy in her body to make it in time to ensure her sister's safety. If she were late by just another second, she doubted that Laura would be safe like now.

Laura was startled. "I'm sorry."

Kanae calmed herself down. No matter how worried she was, she couldn't just berate Laura like that. It was an ordinary response that people would be scared when facing something unexpected. Since Laura was someone who was used to living in peace, there was no way she could react as well as Kanae.

Pulling herself away slightly from Laura, she held her sister's hand. "Let's head to the exit. The building won't last much longer."

They couldn't possibly go to the inner part because it was guarded again. Maybe the guards were also evacuating, but she didn't want to take a risk. Thankfully, her father built this mansion in two layers, at least allowing the inner part to stay safe when using the defense mechanism.

"Yes," Laura nodded her head obediently.

Her eyes looked at her sister beside her. She felt safe knowing that her sister was near her. Although she couldn't say that she would be completely safe, this was what she felt when she was near Kanae.

The two of them soon joined the crowd as they scrambled out of the mansion.

At this time, Frank was dragging Sakura towards the front door too. He ignored the man who held the gun because he knew the building wouldn't last much longer. In truth, he didn't understand why the building suddenly collapsed like that, but he would just use this chance to get out of here.

The man who threatened the Nali Family felt rather vexed. Previously, the plan to take the letter was foiled because the ship suddenly shook. Now, they were going to fail because the building also suddenly shook. No words could describe how annoyed he felt right now.

BANG!

"You're not allowed to leave until you give me the letter, Frank!" the man roared in anger.

Frank was stunned by the fact that this man still dared to raise his gun at him. He gritted his teeth and moved away from sight as fast as possible. Even if he had to use other people as shields, he didn't care. As long as he could survive, that was all that mattered to him.

Being dragged by her father, Sakura looked like a ragged doll. Her eyes were looking down lifelessly. It was obvious that she was still shocked by the fact that they already knew about that incident. It was a dreadful thing that she didn't dare to say or she would die.

Her feet were staggering as her father held her close to him. She couldn't hear her father's voice calling her worriedly. All she could think about was the effect of having the news leak out. She knew, it was a terrible disaster for her and her family.

"Get back here!"

BANG! BANG! BANG!

The man shot towards Frank, but the latter used other people as shields. He escaped from the mansion as cracks started to appear on the wall. Within seconds, the wall was going to crumble and fall.

BANG!

Another shot hit someone else again. The man stared in frustration at the sight of Frank escaping. He had worked hard to make sure to place that man in a situation where the latter didn't have any other option but to give him the information. In the end, all was for naught.

His eyes caught the sight of the man from the government inside the hall. His mouth curled up into a sneer. At the very least, the Nali Family wouldn't end well. They had to answer to the government.

At least, this would spell doom for them.

CRACK! CRACK!

Most of the guests already got out of the room, yet the man showed no intention of getting out. He knew that even if he got out of the room, he wouldn't be able to live for long. The government would set their eyes on him and his family because of his actions.

In the first place, this mission was a bet. And he lost. There was no other chance for him, but someone else would replace him and pursue after them again. This was a fact.

BOOM!

The outer part of the mansion crumbled completely and fell to the ground. Dust spread out in every direction, sending numerous people into a coughing fit. However, no one cared about that. All they cared about was the fact that they were safe.

"Jason, did you get shot too?" Taro looked towards his friend on his side worriedly.

"I'm fine," Jason waved his hand lightly. When Frank evaded the gunshot earlier, he was standing right in front of him, right on course for the bullet. Luckily, he managed to evade to the side right on time. However, his action caused other people to get hurt in his stead.

"He's so disgusting," Taro's face scrunched up in disgust. He couldn't believe that Frank almost made the young masters from the other big families into dead meat. If not that he saw the truth himself, he would never believe that the head of a powerful family was this brainless.

Jason didn't answer. He knew that it was precisely because they were in a state of panic that Frank didn't care about their identities anymore. All that man cared about was his own safety. Still, his evaluation of Frank went downhill even more.

He was pretty sure that many of the young masters had the same thoughts as him. Rather than facing the matter head-on, he used other people as shields, regardless of their identities. The repercussions of this matter would not be light.

While he was deep in thought, his special phone vibrated.

In the crowd, Kanae made her way out safely while dragging Laura with her. Her sister was pretty cooperative as it was extremely easy for her to bring the other party away. Although she still felt worried about Laura, she didn't say anything while they were still in the vicinity of the mansion.

When they managed to leave the mansion's premises, they walked on the street towards the apartment. Thankfully, the location of the apartment was not that far, so they only needed to walk for several minutes.

"Sis, we're here."

Kanae nodded her head. Her face was filled with sweat as she tried her best to hold on. "Good. Laura, can you help me fetch the first-aid box."

"Yes."

Laura sprinted to the cupboard while Kanae walked to her room. She didn't say anything all this time because she didn't want to make Laura worried. However, she had to treat her wounds before they became worse.

"Here's the first-aid box, Sis," Laura placed the box on the bed near Kanae. Her eyes were focused on Kanae as she looked towards the other party worriedly. Could it be that something happened to Kanae?

"I'll be fine," Kanae smiled wryly. Her back was pierced by some pieces of glass from the chandelier when she protected Laura. It was painful, but she had a hard time reaching them on her back.

Asking Laura was simply impossible. She knew very well that Laura couldn't stand the sight of blood too well. If Laura didn't pass out with the sight of her messy back, it would be a miracle.

"Is there anything I can do?"

"There's a child's phone on the table. Turn it on, and it'll directly connect to my friends. Ask help from them. The ones that answer are all my good friends," Kanae pointed to the table. The special phone their group used looked no better than a child's toy phone, so she used this word to describe it.

Laura picked up the phone and turned it on. She could hear a rustling sound and guessed that they must have picked up the call.

"Hello? Can you hear me?"

The other three were stunned to hear an unfamiliar voice come out from the phone. It was Tommy who recognized Laura's voice first.

"Laura?"

"Yes."

"Where's Re– I mean Kanae?"

"My sister is dying! Help her!"

Immediately, Laura could hear a huge ruckus coming from the phone she held.