On the second-floor corridor of Building C.
Four figures habitually hid in the darkness, each harboring their own thoughts and drawing what little sense of safety they could from the shadows.
In the end, Chen Tang was the first to lose patience. He broke the eerie silence and asked the shadow across from him:
"Manager, weren't you with Xiao Chen in Building A when we last contacted you? How did things end up like this...?"
Of the four people from Branch No. 5 who had come for the mission, everyone except "Wang Kui" had entered this scenario.
Wang Kui had suddenly vanished without cause more than ten minutes ago. Neither phone contact nor a physical search had turned up anything.
It could be said that aside from him, Branch No. 5 had committed everyone they had to this scenario.
But seeing Li Guanqi's miserable condition, Chen Tang had more or less guessed the outcome. Still, he had to ask for a definite answer.
Chang Sheng's fingers itched for a cigarette, but remembering what had happened earlier, he gave up on the idea.
He turned to look at Li Guanqi as well, ready to hear what had happened on his side.
By then, the pain in Li Guanqi's right arm had eased considerably. Hearing Chen Tang's question, he leaned helplessly against the wall and began recounting what had happened in an incredibly heavy tone.
What had happened to Hao Zhi and Chen Ping;
What had happened to Wang Da Chui, neither dead nor alive;
What had happened to Xiao Chen, who had died...
This mission had clearly caused Li Guanqi's emotions to fluctuate in an unusually rare and intense way.
Even before entering the mission, he had felt an especially ominous premonition.
Those distracting thoughts stemmed from Li Congrong's memories, Branch