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Chapter 330: Walking Past the Threshold
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2024-10-29 19:42:56“Do you think that it’s a bit too late?” Kai questioned, staring up at the bright, glowing blue geometric shape nailed above the door of the painted white and blue police station.
“No. I swear, they’re meant to ‘protect’ people. They’re open 24/7 for a reason. They’re useless if you can’t report a crime when its happening because they’re closed,” Lila ended up hissing out, keeping a firm grip on him as he swayed slightly in the faint, night breeze.
“I hear that there, ‘protect’ them. Heh,” Kai noted, looking increasingly more and more unstable.
“Yeah… yeah. They’re fucking useless to us. Time to prove that their worth something… or anything whatsoever,” Lila indicted.
“You’re not exactly helping me here, bitching about them,” Kai suddenly and forcefully snapped.
Lila couldn’t help but sag in relief
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