The moment Camilla fell, as the thunderous roar outside City Hall erupted, the chaos and clamor within the Command Center finally arrived, belatedly.
Not only the counterattack from the guards, but also what had happened in the conference room over those few short seconds, finally made those who had been slow to react understand what had happened.
Amid low gasps and exclamations, who knew how many people finally let out a breath of relief.
Maxim braced himself against his office chair, still gasping for breath.
But the engineer who had joined Ai Qing in launching the counterattack remained vigilant. Looking at Camilla, who lay on the ground barely clinging to life, he suddenly asked, "Why not kill her?"
"Because she isn't the problem."
Ai Qing answered calmly as she injected her with an emergency treatment shot. "Physical elimination is always my last resort. If she has committed a crime, then let the Judicial Bureau punish her after the Regeneration Plan is over."
"As long as she's alive, Solomon still has a chance to strike back." Maxim emphasized, "There may be more than one mole."
"No, there is only one."
Ai Qing answered decisively. "But it isn't her."
As she spoke, she lowered her gaze toward the woman struggling to breathe and could not help but sneer. "How ridiculous, Camilla. Just moments ago, you wanted to kill me, and now you can only rely on me to stay alive."
"This is what you deserve."
Camilla's scorched face twitched, almost seeming to smile. She understood what Ai Qing meant. "I concede. I surrender to the Phantom Agency."
"Thank you for your cooperation."
Ai Qing nodded in thanks.
"What did you just say?" In the brief silence, Maxim's expression changed and his voice rose. "No, what exactly are you doing, Ai Qing?!"
"Doing