Over the phone, the head of security gave as concise an account as he could.
"We checked the surveillance footage there and discovered that the video server had also been sabotaged beforehand."
"Then the technical department told us that A-Train had gone there too, before his signal stopped moving."
"We thought something was suspicious, so we went to inspect the abandoned warehouse. All we found was A-Train's body."
After hearing him out, Edgar fell silent for a while. "Have Madelyn get someone to prepare an obituary. And recruit some new members. If we don't bring in anyone new, the Seven will become the Five."
"Rest assured, sir. Talent and relations has already coordinated efforts to speed up the process."
"They've already sent a representative to Iowa to contact Starlight, who placed first in the open auditions."
"And there's also..."
"We now have some leads on the person you asked us to find."
Edgar rubbed his brow. After all this time, he had finally heard some good news today.
Perhaps?
"Remember, whatever he wants, give it to him."
"Yes, boss."
With that, he stroked his secretary, who had woken up, with one hand and decisively hung up the phone.
Ding-dong.
Ding-dong.
The doorbell to his hotel room rang twice, and Josen stepped out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around his waist.
He activated his X-ray vision. Two neatly dressed men in black suits stood outside.
"I don't remember ordering room service."
Josen opened the door and scrutinized them.
A burly figure blocked most of the light from inside the room. The sight of those piercing blue eyes in the shadows and the sharply defined, powerful muscles of his towering frame packed a tremendous visual punch.
A suffocating sensation enveloped the two men, as though a pistol were pressed