The sudden turn of events left me completely stunned.
It was not just me—Jiang Xiaohui was stunned too.
R55 asked R105, "What should we do with these two? Let them go or lock them up?"
R105 narrowed his eyes. "Let them go for now. If we really lock them up, it might cause unnecessary trouble. But we need to quickly open up a new space. For the time being, we'll enter that space first. As for everything else, we'll wait for instructions from headquarters."
R55 said, "I think it would be better to take him with us too. If we capture him, it's like having a trump card in our hands. That way, even if we have to negotiate with them later, we'll have more initiative. This kid has a special status in their world. As long as he's in our hands, they'll have to hold back. Even if they discover our hiding place later, they won't dare act recklessly."
R105 nodded slightly. "Fine, we'll do as you say. But let this kid go back and have him deliver a message to their organization. If they want him safe, they'd better not push us too hard."
R15 said to Jiang Xiaohui, "Did you understand? If you did, you can leave. We're taking your Big Brother with us. Make sure you deliver the message!"
Jiang Xiaohui snorted coldly. He did not want to leave.
But I signaled to him with my eyes.
He had to go back. Our people needed to know everything that had happened here.
I regretted it somewhat. This was all because I had not done my groundwork thoroughly enough. If I had been more careful from the start and gotten to the bottom of these people, things would not have come to this. We had considered before