In the darkness, amid endless yellow sand, an off-road vehicle sped toward its destination.
Small, localized sandstorms raged around it. The driver glanced from time to time at the precision instrument beside him used to determine their bearings, never changing his speed.
In the back seat, a young man with gentle features and three horizontal stripes of camouflage paint on one cheek earnestly tried to persuade the middle-aged man beside him.
"Commander Kaidi, are we really going to believe that woman? She's the one who got the young master killed."
"So what?" Kaidi slowly closed his eyes, his voice cold.
"I told that boy long ago not to take risks for some woman, but he just wouldn't listen."
Kaidi rested his hand on the specially made case beside him, recalling his deal with Eileen.
Inside the room, Kaidi slowly lowered his pistol, staring coldly at the woman's back.
"Tell me, what are you offering in exchange for your life?"
"Sir, don't be so impatient. Here, take this."
Eileen held a USB Drive between two fingers. Kaidi took it with a frown. "What's this?"
"Information on the [Amari] biological weapon."
"[Amari]!" Kaidi looked at the USB Drive in his hand in astonishment.
Of course he knew about this biological weapon, but he hadn't expected Eileen to have the information.
"Don't look so surprised." Eileen smiled. "In fact, sir, I'm more useful than you imagine."
"Tonight, at the Xuedinglai warehouse, at 4:03 a.m., I have a deal with Mr. Michar, a leader of the International Terrorist Organization."
"The terms are as follows: I provide the [Amari] weapon, and they provide the materials for manufacturing it."
"Once the deal is complete, you'll have an entire supply chain covering manufacturing, materials, and export buyers. Of course..."
Eileen smiled. "To keep you from disposing of