That night, the moonlight was bright as water. A few dark clouds drifted across the sky, and sparse snowflakes fell from above, carrying a trace of chill.
Since that afternoon, the security level at Chen Technology Park had abruptly been raised several notches. The entire park was steeped in tension. Both in plain sight and in the shadows, the number of patrols had doubled. Searchlight beams stretched like endlessly extending swords, repeatedly cutting across the ground covered in thin snow.
Wang Xu stood guard at the entrance to No. 1 Experimental Building, puffing away at a cigarette. As Chen Moxin's direct subordinate, he had followed him for quite some time. As Chen Moxin's position rose, so had his own, and he had followed him to this technology park.
He earned more money and came into contact with more secrets. Yet he could not bring himself to feel happy, because No. 1 Experimental Building was forbidden ground. He had once been fortunate enough to take a look around the first floor, but even that lowest-security level had shown him things that terrified him at a glance.
The higher the floor, the higher the confidentiality level, and the more unspeakable the secrets within. It was hard to imagine what horrifying things were hidden at the top of the building!
Knowing too much was not a good thing. It could get people killed. He understood that.
But at his current position, he was already tightly bound to the Chen Family's massive ship. Even if he wanted out, he could not leave.
A thin layer of snow had already blanketed the ground, white and smooth like a velvet carpet. A cold gust swept past with snow dust in tow, making the hem of his overcoat flap loudly.
He tossed away the cigarette butt and