Mirai picked up the USB drive and spoke softly into his headset. "Shadow, come over here."
"Boss, were you looking for me?" The moment Mirai finished speaking, Shadow appeared beside him.
There had been no warning at all. Zhao Qian, already half dead, was stunned.
"Take a look! Is this real or fake?" Ink handed the USB drive to Shadow.
Shadow conjured a small screen. Purple electronic circuits on her hand connected to the USB drive, and its contents appeared on the screen.
After scanning the information, Shadow smiled and nodded at Mirai. Mirai immediately looked at Zhao Qian, who had fainted on the floor, and signaled for Shadow to finish the job.
"Xiao Ran, we're out of trouble." At the same time, Zhou's voice came through the headset.
"Good. Did you get the rope?"
"It's been gathered up. We're ready to head down now," Great Zhou replied.
"Good." Mirai nodded. "Eighty-five, how are things?"
After a moment of silence, No. 85's deep voice came through. "The hotel room has been cleared, but... their leader is no longer in the room. He may have escaped."
Mirai froze for a moment. Dao An of the Lone Wolf Mercenary Corps really did have some ability; he had actually escaped right under No. 85's nose.
"Don't worry. I'll handle it." Shadow's confident voice came through the headset.
Hearing Shadow's voice, Mirai shook his head helplessly. In the end, he never said what he had intended to say about having her come back.
Everyone else gathered in the car.
"Roger."
"Understood."
At the hotel outside the park, No. 85 stood beside the room's window, gazing at the bright moon as the cold night wind blew inside.
After pausing for a while, No. 85 turned and headed downstairs...
Three floors directly below No. 85's window,