At the same time…
By the time Nikki and Rum left, the sun had just begun to set. She drove him away from the main city, and it took them nearly an hour and a half to reach the border of another city. Throughout the ride, Rum kept trying to talk to her—only to be ignored every single time.
The city was a popular destination for tourists drawn to its nightlife.
Of course, the main city attracted plenty of tourists as well. The difference was that sex work ran rampant here.
They parked near one of the city's liveliest districts before entering a nightclub.
Nikki had told Rum only one thing: the White Serpent operated a business in this district.
The country was strict and had one of the lowest crime rates in the world, but that didn't mean crime didn't exist. Nor did it stop influential underground organizations from establishing legitimate businesses and using them as fronts or hideouts.
