At first, He Juan only registered a small lump of snow in the middle of the street and it was not until he took a second look did the terrifying realization finally dawned on him. His heart abruptly sank to the pit of his stomach and icy numbness crawled down his spine. His first step felt shaky, almost uneven as he exhaled,
"Kitty…"
"I almost missed it at first," the man who led him here said. Yet right now, to He Juan's ears, his voice sounded distant and distorted as if he was hearing it underwater. "But then when I inspected it carefully, I realized that it had a… bullet wound on its body. I thought it could be a clue— Boss?"
He Juan staggered past him to where the small lump of snow was, then in front of everyone's shocked eyes, he crashed down to his knees.
