The summit's final forum ended at dusk, while champagne glasses clinked and pleasantries continued deep into the night.
The CEOs and senior executives of Rabbit Nation's major technology companies, weary but enriched by their industry exchanges,
returned one after another to the luxurious hotel rooms arranged by Kangaroo Nation to rest.
Everything seemed as usual: business, competition, and cooperation all moved along their established tracks.
At midnight, the Bald Eagle operation began.
Several pitch-black Jade Emperor SUVs, their windows specially treated,
silently drove into a designated entrance of the hotel's underground garage.
A group of Smith Operatives in dark suits, their expressions cold and movements efficient, stepped out of the vehicles.
They conducted a brief handover with Kangaroo Nation law enforcement officers who had been waiting there, dressed in plain clothes but bearing a similar air.
Documents were swiftly flipped through and verified beneath the dim lighting, and the leader gave a slight nod.
No sirens, no commotion. The joint operation team took a dedicated elevator straight upstairs.
Ten minutes later, the doors to several suites on the hotel's upper floors were opened with the cooperation of hotel security.
Documents were presented, brief notices were given, and amid stunned disbelief, anger, or futile attempts to negotiate followed by silence,
several core executives from Rabbit Nation technology companies, including Ms. Zhouzhou and Mr. Wang, were asked to leave their rooms.
They were ordered to immediately surrender all communication devices and bring only their personal clothing.
Escorted by the team, they entered those elevators once more, descended directly to the underground garage, and boarded the black vehicles separately.
The entire process was efficient and precise. Guests on the hotel's other floors knew nothing of it.
The convoy drove away, while several media outlets were still outside.
At the ground-level exit, a handful