Landon's eyes lit up, and the next second, a horn blared from the other side. A bunch of black cars came zooming in, and his crew didn't stand a chance they got knocked down like bowling pins. Landon shot a deadly glare at Alexander, even though he was beat up pretty bad, he managed to get back on his feet.

Alexander looked a bit shocked but got up too. They both still had their guns, but out of nowhere, Landon just dropped his.

Alexander stumbled back a couple of steps from the momentum.

In that split second, Landon hopped on a motorcycle, cranked the throttle, and charged straight at Alexander.

They were too close, so Alexander had to jump out of the way.

Landon sped past him, throttle maxed out. In no time, he was already over 60 feet away.

The whole fight was over in minutes. Quinn just stood there, stunned, watching Landon disappear into the woods.

Nathan came running with his guys, out of breath, and asked, "Mr. Kennedy, you good?"

Alexander looked away, and the gun slipped from his hand as he started to sway.

Nathan grabbed him just in time to keep him from falling.

Quinn ran over too. Just then, it was like the dark sky split open, letting in some golden light. She saw blood dripping from Alexander's fingers. "You're hurt!" she blurted out.

Alexander barely lifted his eyelids to look at her, his face covered in blood. "I'm fine," he muttered weakly.

Quinn pressed her lips together, not knowing what to say.

A bit later, Alexander was back at that clinic.

Because of the morning's chaos, the village was like a ghost town, everyone hiding inside.

Quinn and Casey stood in the outside corridor. The clinic was super basic; the corridor led straight to a small path, easy for anyone to climb over.

Casey looked away from the ward door and turned to Quinn, "Quinn, who are you guys, really?"

Quinn had no clue how to answer.

Casey went on, "Did I do okay?"

Quinn suddenly remembered something important. "What was up with those villagers last night?" she asked.

Casey replied, "Earlier, Alexander's guys asked me to take him to find the village mayor. They said some outsiders were gonna attack at night and told everyone to get ready." "And then?" Quinn asked.This content is © .

Casey scratched her head, "And then they said killing just one of them would get you a million bucks. Everyone wanted the money."

Quinn finally got why the villagers went nuts.

Feeling proud, Casey patted her chest. "But my job was different from theirs."

Casey's actions last night had shown her job was to keep Quinn safe. She knew the area well and could help Quinn hide.

Casey wondered if she could finally become an insider this time.

"Thanks," Quinn said.

"No problem. Can I help you guys in the future? I'm really good at stuff," Casey said with hopeful eyes.

Quinn looked at her, feeling a bit conflicted. She seemed so young, and there weren't many girls her age around here.

Quinn suddenly asked, "Have you ever been to school?"

Casey was taken aback for a moment and quickly said, "I haven't been to school, but I can read and do math. Don't underestimate me."

She had obviously misunderstood. Quinn said, "I didn't mean it like that. I was just asking."

Hearing this, Casey's worry turned into joy. "So, can I stick with you guys?" she asked again.