"Damn it, he escaped." Not having hit Rulu, the Governor became very angry. He turned the steering wheel sharply, driving the car toward Nana and Mrs. Qiao. Nana and Mrs. Qiao frantically screamed as they ran, but how could they outrun a car?

  "Nana, you must live on." Mrs. Qiao looked deeply at her daughter, thinking that rather than both of them dying, it would be better for Nana to survive. She used both hands to push Nana hard, just as the black van arrived—

  With a dull "bang," a figure was thrown into the air, landing on the ground and rolling several times before stopping.

  Gunfire erupted from the distance as Captain Guan once again ordered his people to shoot at the black car. Bullets rained down on the black car like raindrops, piercing through the car's shell and glass, making sharp sounds.

  "This car won't hold much longer. I'll come back to deal with them later." The Governor turned his head, glaring fiercely at Rulu and the rebels before speeding away down the distant street, soon disappearing at the end of the road.

  "Dad, Mom..."

  Nana looked at her parents lying in a pool of blood and cried heartbreakingly. Mrs. Qiao had died instantly from the violent impact of the car, while Mayor Qiao had been stabbed, his internal organs damaged, and he had lost too much blood. Although he still had a breath left, he was almost gone.

  "Captain... Guan... from now on... my family is in your hands." Mayor Qiao lay on the ground, his voice barely a whisper as he spoke to Captain Guan standing beside him.

  Captain Guan slapped himself hard, saying with great remorse: "I'm sorry. If I had come earlier, this wouldn't have happened. It's all my fault."

  Mayor Qiao shook his head and looked at Rulu, who was not far from his side, with exhausted eyes, saying with great difficulty: "Rulu..."

  "I'm here." Rulu quickly walked over and squatted down beside Mayor Qiao. His brows were furrowed, his face terribly gloomy.

  Mayor Qiao tremblingly reached out his hand and grabbed Rulu's foot: "Ru... Rulu, although you're not my blood relative, I've always treated you as my own son and sent you to the best schools. Don't you... don't you think you should repay me?"

  Rulu nodded slowly, saying solemnly: "I will never forget Uncle Qiao's kindness to me."

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  Mayor Qiao continued: "Now I only have my daughter Nana left. If you want to repay me, stay with her forever, protect her, and don't let her be bullied..."

  "Rest assured, Nana is my family too." Rulu firmly grasped Mayor Qiao's hand and said in a deep voice: "I will definitely give her happiness and not let her suffer any harm."

  "That's good... then I can rest easy..." A smile appeared on Mayor Qiao's face as he slowly closed his eyes. Soon after, he breathed his last breath and never woke again.

  "Damn it! That Governor is truly despicable. I'm going to kill him and avenge Mayor Qiao!" The thin man called A-Bing raised his gun high and roared in anger.

  His words were echoed by others:

  "Mayor Qiao was always good to us and secretly provided us with support. Without Mayor Qiao, we wouldn't be here today. We can't let this matter go. We must avenge Mayor Qiao."

  "Let's go to the Governor's mansion and fight them to the death!"

  These voices rose and fell, emotions running high. However, Captain Guan, as the leader of these people, remained very calm. He raised both hands and said loudly: "Everyone, please be quiet. I understand how you feel, but what we need to do now is not avenge Mayor Qiao, but leave this place."

  "How can we do that? Wouldn't Mayor Qiao have died in vain?" Someone questioned.

  "Captain Guan is right. We need to leave here as soon as possible." Rulu's voice rang out. "Because that Governor might return, possibly with Sanctuary's troops."

  Hearing Rulu's words, A-Bing became a bit unhappy: "Kid, all you know is how to run away. You were raised by Mayor Qiao, yet you don't shed a single tear after they die. Mayor Qiao truly raised you all these years for nothing."

  Rulu snorted coldly, looking at A-Bing and saying: "I will settle the score with that bastard Governor sooner or later. But staying here now won't help us get revenge; instead, we'll be killed by that Governor. Do you think you people can resist Sanctuary's troops?"

  A-Bing was stunned. Although he felt Rulu's words made some sense, he had been reprimanded by this young man and felt he was losing face, so he continued to insist:

  "Kid, watch how you speak to me. We rebels may not be heroes, but we're not cowards afraid of death either. If Sanctuary's troops come, we'll fight them to the death. Even if we die, we'll take down a hundred or more of them with us."

  "How foolish." Rulu said with great disdain. "No wonder you can never defeat Sanctuary and are always oppressed by them."

  "What did you say?!" A-Bing was angered by Rulu's words. He rushed over, grabbed Rulu's collar, and raised his fist, seemingly wanting to hit Rulu.

  "Stop it, A-Bing." Captain Guan commanded sternly. A-Bing looked at Captain Guan, then sheepishly lowered his fist and walked away.

  "I'm sorry, Rulu. A-Bing's personality is just like that, but his heart is in the right place. I hope you don't mind." Captain Guan walked over and patted Rulu's shoulder, apologizing to Rulu with a remorseful expression.

  Rulu waved his hand: "It's fine. I was also a bit excessive in my words just now. I should apologize too."

  Captain Guan nodded, thinking that although Rulu was young, his mind was more mature and calm than most people. After looking around at the crowd, he said: "Alright, we should go now. Although we couldn't save Mayor Qiao, we can save his family. That's also a way to repay his kindness for helping us all these years."