Queenie's face looked vicious. I watched as the two men got closer to me, but I was helpless.
"Give it up, Wanda!"
I heard her roars in my ears, and every word coming from her revealed a strong desire to tear me apart.
I was staring at her, and Munchkin was still very obedient, keeping his eyes closed on the side. This made me feel slightly more relieved.
I felt like there was a lump stuck in my throat, and I struggled to speak. "If you don't want to spend half your lives in jail, it's not too late to walk out now."
I said this to those two men. When they heard my words, they were obviously taken aback. They did not quite understand what I meant. Even Queenie was stunned as she said, "Stop talking nonsense, Wanda!"
I chuckled lightly, but on the contrary, I was a lot calmer now. As I looked at them, I was not afraid at all. "I left traces while you brought me over here.
You've wasted plenty of time just now, so I believe that Theo and the police will arrive soon."
"Don't be fooled by her. She's speaking nonsense." Queenie pointed at me with a look of anger. She clearly did not believe it.
"It’s up to you whether or not you believe me. I'm just giving you a piece of advice. If you want to run, take advantage of it now." I sounded tough, and my calm face made them hesitate.
While they were deep in thought, there were sounds of sirens coming.
I started smiling slowly. "See, they've arrived."
As soon as they heard the sirens, the men panicked and said to Queenie, "The police are here, so we'll get going now. You said that you wouldn't rat us out before."
After saying this in a hurry, the few men quickly left Queenie, including the man on the second floor. He left Munchkin and rushed downstairs.
Looking at their backs fleeing, I turned to Queenie." They've all run off. How about you?"
"Since things have escalated this far, I can't turn back. It’s either you or me today, Wanda!"
Queenie picked up the stick on the ground and aimed it at me.
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