A strange female voice... not Amber.
The instant he heard the voice on the other end of the phone, Hei made his judgment. How did she know the phone number Amber had left him?
"Who are you?" Hei asked in a low voice.
"That isn't important. What's important is Amber and Bai..." The woman had not finished before Hei cut her off.
"What exactly do you know? Where are they now!?"
"Heh, how rude. Won't you at least wait for me to finish?"
"...Speak!" Hei narrowed his eyes slightly, swiftly searching through everyone he had ever met for a voice like this one. Clearly, nothing came to mind!
"Amber left some information with me." As though she knew just how impatient Hei was, the woman kept it brief, going straight for what mattered to him. "Do you want it?"
Hearing the woman's final question as he waited for her to continue, Hei immediately understood that obtaining the information Amber had left behind would not be easy. Amber... what exactly were you planning?
"What do you want me to do?"
"Find someone. A very important person. Can you accept that?"
"How long will it take?" Hei's tone grew sharper. He did not know what state Bai was in, but Amber and the others' sudden departure had given him an overwhelming sense that time was pressing.
"That depends on how capable you are." The woman on the phone chuckled softly. "Or has more than a year of leisure dulled your skills?"
"Location. Target!" Having made up his mind not to hesitate, Hei spoke at once. Rather than run around like a headless fly, he might as well quickly settle the matter at hand and obtain useful information.
"Still not giving up?" After returning to Japan and reaching a temporary foothold, Jiu Ming