Harchi scratched his head. "I think they're here to find someone. I don't know the specifics either. Why don't you go and see for yourself?"
We looked at each other and were a little doubtful. It was reasonable to say that after crossing over so many mountains, we should be very far from the place we escaped from. If the cops were here to look for us, they would not have arrived so soon.
"What’s wrong?" Seeing the worried look on our faces, Harchi asked curiously.
Not wanting to attract unnecessary trouble for Harchi, we shook our heads in unison. "Nothing."
Shannon was a warier and distrustful person, hence she suggested, "We should be careful. Even if we can't go home right now, we can't fall into the hands of bad guys either. I suggest we keep moving. We have a high chance of meeting our own people when we get to the city. If that doesn’t work either, then we can always go to the embassy."
After making the decision, we bade farewell to Harchi and Hara. We got prepared to continue on our journey.
However, before we could walk out, we heard hurried footsteps outside the door.
Holly was a little nervous, clutching at my sleeve and asking, "What should we do now?"
I said, "Let’s observe first."
Shannon and I looked at each other and walked out the door together.
Harchi's house was merely a small earth-sheltered house, hence it was not possible to hide six people. Besides, if the comer was here with ulterior motives, then they might hurt Harchi and Hara after learning that they had taken us in. That was something we did not wish to happen.
After walking out to the yard, we saw several men dressed in police uniforms.
"Do they look like cops?” Shannon leaned closer to my ear and whispered.
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