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There was no way to feel anything because too much was happening at once; there simply wasn't time to process feelings, like Yang Yi now, caught in a mix of astonishment and panic, and within that panic, a sense of loss.
Especially when he saw the rosy-nosed man who rushed out of the restaurant first being pulled out of the car at gunpoint—that moment left Yang Yi dumbfounded, but as soon as he saw the soldier dragging the chubby old man out of the car, Yang Yi almost instantly realized what was going to happen.
This was not the end.
And indeed, that chubby old man swiftly slit the soldier's throat.
When you're pointing a gun at someone, don't stand too close. No matter how fast a person's actions are, they're never quicker than a bullet. But sometimes, a person's actions can be faster than the time it takes to move the muzzle or pull the trigger, so standing too close is actually more dangerous.
