We drove all night in the dark, and when the sky brightened, the Wolf King took over so I could rest. 

Much to my relief, we had made it to the highway by this point. Thus, I leaned into my seat and closed my eyes, joining Song Xingchen in repose. Unfortunately, I was haunted by nightmares and slept uneasily. When I awoke, the sun was high up in the sky and we were still traveling on the highway.

The Wolf King had one hand on the steering wheel with his head lowered. Curious as to what he was doing, I peeked through the gap between the seats. It turned out he was holding a cellphone with his right hand and sending a text message.

He slowly typed out a sentence: “Don’t worry! I’ll soon come into a lot of money!"

Upon sending the text, he deleted the chat. Realization finally dawned upon me–it...