Swish--
He Ao pulled open the curtains, and the morning sunlight streamed through the enormous floor-to-ceiling window, illuminating the entire room.
He leaned against the window and quietly watched the youth standing before him in a simple combat suit.
The youth looked to be twenty-eight or twenty-nine. His combat suit resembled those of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, but it was not an FBI uniform. It seemed to be some civilian version.
The youth was visibly startled when he saw He Ao appear, but He Ao had already blocked the window. He took two quick steps back and tried to pull open the apartment door, but no matter how he twisted the handle, it would not open.
After the youth had entered, He Ao had casually jammed the door shut with a doorstop.
His plan was not complicated. Put simply, it was setting a trap.
After considering the signs that his home had been searched the day before yesterday and the lookouts watching him outside the library, he guessed the two groups belonged to the same side. The reason they were interested in him was likely because they wanted to find something on him.
He Ao did not know what they were looking for, but that was not important. He only needed to catch a relatively big "rat" to resolve the doubts in his heart.
Passively waiting for events to unfold was not in his nature. Only by taking the initiative and keeping control in his own hands could he best protect his interests.
So, after using Hyperthymesia at noon yesterday to discover the two lookouts monitoring him, he had not exposed them. Instead, he deliberately slipped the copy of "Fearless Dawn" Igarie had left behind into his pocket and brought it home.
At the same time, he dealt with