Under the cover of moonlight, Zhang Rishan took only two people and quietly drove out of Sijiu City, leaving the Xinyue Hotel behind.
In the boundless desert, several tents stood atop golden sand dunes. Xiao Jiu stood on a small slope not far from the tent entrance, holding a pair of binoculars and gazing into the distance, until she saw a convoy of vehicles approaching from afar, kicking up a cloud of yellow sand.
Xiao Jiu lowered the binoculars, drew a pistol from her waist, and fired a shot into the air. Watching the red glow bloom across the sky overhead, she turned and walked back into the tent.
Chapter 29