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6. ME I couldn’t keep up with his pace. At the entrance, the watchman tried to stop us, but seeing the intensity in his face, he backed down. My companion quickly opened the lift and pressed the button for the second floor. He was breathing heavily. When we reached the second floor, he threw open the lift doors, strode to the flat’s entrance, and told me, “Stay back. Come when I call you.” He pushed me aside and banged loudly on the locked grill gate. A man opened the door, demanding, “Who is it?” Seeing him, he glanced sideways at me—it was the man who’d taken my money. He gestured towards me as if asking, “Is this him?” When I nodded, he punched the man squarely in the face. The man fell back with a thud, clutching his nose. Without hesitation, my companion jumped on him and landed two more punches. By then, two overweight women, a young girl, and two other scantily clad men appeared from inside, fear etched on their faces. They seemed more inclined to flee than intervene. I seized t...