Recap: Penny shocked her tails by setting one of them on fire on a subway train, and escaped with the alleged daughter of Dr. Wei from the chaos.
Chapter 9: The Loving Daughter
Penny drives Sunny to the restaurant storage where Dr. Wei is held and leads her through the door.
“I can’t believe you didn’t blindfold me or anything. That’s what they do in the movies when going to a secret place.” Says Sunny.
“Not necessary. If it turns out you’re not the person you say you are, I won’t let you out alive.”
Sunny halts her steps hearing the threat.
“Sorry,” says Penny, “too late to change your mind.” She pulls the handle of her gun slightly out of her pocket. “Now get in.” Sunny lets out a slight sigh after seeing the weapon, but she walks in without protesting.
The moment Sunny sees the cuffed Dr. Wei, she dashes toward him and gives him a big squeeze. Penny is confident she will find out who’s lying in the next few minutes. So she enjoys the show without any comment.
“Are you OK, dad? Did she hit you?” says Sunny with a choked voice, like any daughter would do in the same situation.
Instead of responding immediately, Dr. Wei looks at her for a few long seconds. “What is going on here? Are you CIA too?”
“Dad! Drop the act!”
“Are you supposed to be my daughter? Is this a test?”
“A test of what? You need to tell her we want to defect, so we can get the hell out of here.”
“Speak for yourself! I don’t want to defect! Who the hell even are you?” He turns to Penny. “Where did you find this girl? From the Internet?”
“Pretty much. Where else do you find things these days?” Says Penny.
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