In a cluttered room piled with books and electronic components, Brian Danis sat in the only clean chair, casually put on a Rabbit Mask, and tapped the keyboard.
The camera above the computer seemed to flicker faintly with a red light. His female assistant, Becky, set a cup of coffee beside Danis's hand, then quietly left the room.
A few seconds later, video windows began popping up one after another. Everyone on screen wore masks: a Golden Eagle Head, a Shield Mask, a Skull Mask, Butterfly Wings, a Maple Leaf Mask, a Gold Coin Mask, a Purple Flower Mask, and more.
The video resolution was poor, and with the screen divided into over a dozen sections, each person's image was even more indistinct.
But to them, that "indistinctness" was exactly what they needed.
Butterfly Wings was the first to speak in a processed electronic voice. "You're late, Danis!"
"Yes, because something this big happened. Instead of sitting here holding a meeting like you people, I went to investigate." Danis said bluntly, "Can we skip this pointless nonsense and get to the point?"
Shield Mask said, "I believe everyone has received the news. Although the government hasn't announced it, the Harrington family, Blackster, Shaw, Rhodes... overnight, more than a dozen of our people were killed!"
"LeBron has gone missing too." Gold Coin Mask said in a low voice, "What a pity. He handled quite a few troublesome people for me."
"He's dead too." Shield Mask said coldly. "His body was found in a safe house in Queens. Those useless police actually concluded that LeBron died suddenly from alcohol abuse!"
"Without a doubt, it was retaliation from those wizards. They found us!"
Purple Flower Mask spoke with a hint of panic. "Perhaps what we should be doing now isn't holding a meeting,