"He didn't want his nephew to lose an arm or a leg, otherwise his sister would definitely storm into the Police Station with a kitchen knife...
Time flies and it's already past four, approaching five in the afternoon.
As an intern in the office, Cathy was off work. Having an uncle who's the Chief of Police meant she was never given too much work. An office job with moderate intensity was just right for her.
She declined the invitation to dine with her office mates, feeling somewhat disappointed. Changing into her casual clothes, Cathy planned to head straight home.
She was considering talking to her mom over dinner, hoping her mom could help indirectly. But Cathy was also afraid that her mom was in cahoots with her uncle, not wanting her to take on front-line police work in the Criminal Investigation Department.
Hence, she was in a bind right now, her attention scattered. Unknowingly, she found herself at a corner of an unfamiliar alley.
