With her shadow's sneak attack successful, Moon Shadow emerged from the shadows at the edge, panting slightly.
She had only just reached the main cabin, and the first thing she saw was Matsuda's hand turning into the cold gleam of a blade.
Moon Shadow's first reaction was that the stab was almost certainly aimed at the righteous man who had alerted the nation. She did not even have time to see who was in the cabin or how it was arranged. She struck without hesitation. Saving him came first!
Fortunately, she had him restrained... Moon Shadow let out a breath and emerged with a smile.
She had not failed the person who entrusted her with this!
But when she appeared and took a proper look, her smile instantly froze, and her expression turned very, very ugly.
The person standing beside Matsuda was...
Zhang Qiren?
The person I saved was Zhang Qiren?
The cabin fell silent as well. Everyone stood stunned.
Matsuda and his subordinates were shocked. When had an assassin sneaked in? For a moment, they could not even work out what had happened.
Zhang Qiren was even more shocked than they were. His eyes went round as he stared at Moon Shadow's face, his mind blank.
What was she doing here...
Was she here to kill Matsuda? Oh, right, had she come with Chu Ge and his wife? Had she been sent on this mission?
But Chu Ge and his wife were fighting underwater. What were you doing in the cabin...
Were you here to see me?
Or to kill me?
Everyone in the cabin remained stunned for several whole seconds before the surrounding men seemed to wake with a start, drawing their guns and aiming at Moon Shadow.
Hearing the movement around her, Moon Shadow finally snapped out