Blades of Secrets: The Endless Night

CHAPTER 38

Cheng Xing laid next to Li Ming. Li Ming turned and moved Cheng Xing's hand from him. He gets up and grabs Cheng Xing's phone. Li Ming uses Cheng Xing's fingerprint, by trying each finger, to unlock the phone. He ignored the heavy feeling of guilt creeping in.

Li Ming opened it with Cheng Xing's middle finger. He looked through his partner's phone. There were old photos of friends like Fen Yuhang, but nothing that caught his eye, until one of them. Li Ming stared at one with Cheng Xing, Fen Yuhang and Qiu Lin.

He never knew Cheng Xing knew her. Thoughts raced through his head.

What was his relationship with Qiu Lin? Did he know she was an assassin? Li Ming checks his texts. Li Ming opens the first and most recent text, Fen Yuhang's. Li Ming scrolls up.

Cheng Xing's text: Does he suspect anything?

Fen Yuhang's text: Yes, I think he's on to me.

Cheng Xing's text: Watch him carefully tell me what he does next.

Cheng Xing's text: I saw some of them at the pub/bar tonight. I think I avoided a disaster.

Cheng Xing's text: Where are you?

Fen Yuhang's text: I'll be back later. I'll stay and watch him first.

Cheng Xing's text: Ping Heng might be up to something. Be careful, give updates.

Fen Yuhang's text: I'll notify you if I see anything else

Who is he talking about? Who's 'Ping Heng'? He frowned. It seems like this brought more questions than answers.

Cheng Xing wakes up. His eyes slowly opening. Li Ming turns off the phone and lays back down.

"Sorry, I'm just thinking about the case."

Li Ming hugs Cheng Xing, resolutely ignoring the 'not-guilt' in his heart.

Fen Yuhang leans on the wall and looks around the corner. The coast was clear. Fen Yuhang watches as Ping Heng walks out the room and follows him.

Ping Heng stalks out the door of the academy, turns a corner and disappears. Slippery snake-

Ping Heng appears behind him. "We're both assassins......well, you aren't.... but I still know your moves. Apologies for this, negotiating with you isn't an option."

A chain wraps around Fen Yuhang and a black cloth goes on his head before he can shout.

Cheng Xing sat up abruptly in bed, chills running down his spine. Li Ming was still sleeping. Cheng Xing walked out the room with his phone. He texted Fen Yuhang. No answer. He tried calling. No answer. Fen Yuhang would normally pick up his calls.

'Where are you?' He thought, dread creeping in.