The Illusion

Shu Li's phone rang at 7:00 AM, and though she was tired and undressed, she answered it before the second ring. A quick glance at the number confirmed that it was one of her contacts.

"Yes, go." She replied in Chinese. She listened intently, and then closed the phone without so much as a 'thank you.' Her contacts only took their thanks in green bills, and asked for nothing else.
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It had been a typical night. DJ walked quietly home, a little alcohol still swirling around inside of him, but nothing that he hadn't handled before. He was only a couple blocks outside of Woodland Valley, but 2:00 AM wasn't the best time of day to be prancing around Chinatown.

There was a sound to his left. He glanced towards it, but there was nothing there.

You're spooking yourself, …

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