Everyone fell silent. The air seemed to freeze, leaving only the faint sound of breathing.
Li Xin instinctively looked at Sheng An.
Sheng An said, "Cuff her."
Those two words ended the discussion.
With that, she turned and walked out. Qi Lingwu slung his gun over his back and followed with long strides.
As Hao Jingye passed, he sighed softly. "Group Leader Qiu, think about what happened in the Southwest. Today, even if it were Captain Qi or Sister Sheng herself, she'd do the same. The victory Sister Sheng seeks means millions upon millions of lives. It means the entire world."
He said no more and followed them out.
Li Xin fashioned handcuffs from hard metal. Wan Yuan fitted them with an alarm, and they cuffed Qiu Yu's wrists.
If she was M, these restraints would be useless. But the moment she broke free, they would have caught M.
If she wasn't, the restraints were merely a precaution.
Song Linwei said, "Take good care of Group Leader Qiu."
Jiang Ling and the others nodded blankly.
Gu Qiansheng also sighed, said nothing, and followed the others.
After all of Group B had left, only Qiu Yu and the members of Group A remained.
Ruan Zifeng was still crouched on the floor, examining Academician Liu's body. But a spectral hand had snapped the man's neck, leaving him no chance to resist.
There had been no physical contact, either, so there was no way to determine who had done it.
Ruan Zifeng murmured, "I have to find a clue..."
Xiang Hanshuang looked at the handcuffs, then at Qiu Yu, her face full of conflict. "Group Leader Qiu."
Had their positions been reversed, Group B would probably have supported Sheng An unconditionally.
It wasn't that Group A didn't support Qiu Yu. Though their group