In the valley below, she could see the lights of the sedans searching the main road. But closer, just down the slope from where they stood, a single figure was waiting.It was a woman, standing under a tattered umbrella, her silhouette illuminated by a small lantern on the ground. She wasn't wearing silk or rags. She was wearing a simple, sensible trench coat, her hair tucked under a hat."Madam Lu?" Panni breathed.The old woman didn't move as they approached. She looked smaller out here, away from the mahogany and the power of the boardroom. She looked like a woman who had finally realized the ghosts she had raised were no longer under her control."You're late," the matriarch said, her voice barely audible over the wind."You sent the cars," Jinyan said, stepping in front of Panni, his hand reaching for the flare gun in his pocket. "You tried to push us off the cliff.""I sent the cars to find you," Madam Lu corrected, her eyes fixed on Jinyan. "Chen sent the orders to kill you. Th
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