[Five days after the fire.]
The ruins of the Tiangong Building, Room 3999-the Song family home.
Dressed in sportswear, Pan Lianrong was searching for something in the fire-ravaged bedroom.
Beside her, the intellectual-looking woman stood silently by the charred doorframe.
Perhaps because the Song family lived on a higher floor, toward the left, this apartment had not been completely destroyed. Some areas remained relatively intact.
Standing in the bedroom, Pan Lianrong searched through the half-burned dressing table and said softly to the intellectual-looking woman, "Fulai County Town is already on the brink. Sooner or later, the bald Enforcer will take this place, so we need to prepare early too. We need to get as many bargaining chips into our hands as possible."
"Are you ready to cut ties with him?" the intellectual-looking woman asked.
"It was only ever a partnership. With disaster upon us, that partnership is over." As Pan Lianrong spoke, she yanked open a warped drawer, but did not find what she wanted.
Her gaze grew somewhat unfocused, and she murmured with a frown, "Where's my key?"
"Wh-what key?" the intellectual-looking woman asked tentatively.
Pan Lianrong did not answer directly. She merely stared sharply at the drawer and slowly shook her head. "I always kept this cabinet locked. Has someone already searched this place?"
"Has anyone been in here?" The intellectual-looking woman's expression grew serious too.
After a moment's thought, Pan Lianrong turned to her and said, "Forget it. I have a mold. I'll make you another copy of the key to that place. Find a chance to sneak over there and record everything that needs recording...!"
"Yes."
The intellectual-looking woman nodded.
With that, Pan Lianrong slowly straightened, narrowed her eyes at the scene beyond the ruins, and murmured softly, "Soon. Everything will be settled."
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