John received an electronic coordinate in his inbox.

The navigation points to City Core Square.

Buzz—

The Alloy RCH screeches its tires as it makes a sharp turn, throttling out of the alley, dousing a cigarette butt with splashed water.

"I'm on my way, what's the situation?"

[Dear, the party's over, come pick me up and take me home.]

"Oh, shit, that damn elite gathering? Don't tell me those social events drag on for a whole day and night."

[Listen to your tone, like a man going to a bar to catch a cheating partner, suspicious, jealous...what's it gonna be, are girls returning home late to be punished?]

Oulos habitually flirted with John.

John paid no attention.

If she can joke, it means the situation isn't too bad.

The pitch-black Alloy RCH weaves through traffic, its glossy surface reflecting the neon lights, the utility jacket whipping loudly in the wind.

The communication channel crackled with a sigh from Oulos.

[Silent as a rock, you're really boring, well, the welcome banquet is over, I've stayed here because the elites are electing new council members, I'm just here for the spectacle.]

She put down her champagne glass and picked up a metal cup filled with plain water.

The curved surface reflected a large group of distorted, blurred, and elaborately dressed guests.

[In front of me stand the mayor and a whole bunch of corporate representatives, honestly, it's uncomfortable. If a bomb went off here, hehe, Eden City's economy and order would be completely devastated.]

"Maybe that's a good thing?"

John felt nothing for the elites.

No good or bad.

The class divide in Eden City was exaggeratedly vast, the urban tracks separating hovercars and subways, like two entirely different worlds.

"Council, corporate dogs, big shots, what do they have to do with me?"

[Actually, quite a bit, two things actually.]

Oulos spoke seriously, yet teasingly.

[Tiebang Logistics sent an executive to Eden City to investigate a special shipping accident, that's right, the very last job you ran.]

"They're onto me?"

[There's hardly any info left, the tie clip traces have been dealt with by Kuang Xin, all the tapes destroyed, and the backup videos from Silver Port are in our hands... For now, it's not a big problem~]

John was the only known survivor.

He had acquired internal files through Kuang Xin, those who participated in that transport were either missing or sent to Plato.

He had seen one while on a mission with Eden.

That guy was tortured to the point of memory loss and delirium, and the others probably weren't much better off.

There must be a connection here.

"Besides Tiebang Logistics, what's the other one?"

[Raqi Group plans to restructure its business in Eden City, with Raqi Industry and other subsidiaries all to be merged, and major management changes, even the internal operations of Owl Town are to be overhauled.]

"Damn, parachuting executives to make such a big move?"

[They're not ordinary people, they're direct lineage of the Raqi Family, bringing vast funds and materials, supporting the military and security departments... The half-dead Raqi is being revived, and the tide of gang wars is turning.]

"My relationship with the Eastern People isn't great, when are they going to settle accounts?"

[It's already started, we've caused quite a bit of trouble for Raqi Industry, someone tough from their headquarters is here to settle the score, whether I can get out of this building alive tonight depends all on you~]

"I'm on my way."

[See you at the exit.]

The call ended.

Oulos reached into her strapless dress, pulled out a transparent strap, using it to tie her short hair tight, casually preparing for "escape."

She brushed past guests in the bustling hall and entered the elevator amidst the noise.

Two glasses remained in the sofa area.

Champagne bubbles slowly ascended.

The metal cup of plain water reflected distorted images.

Not long after Oulos left, two burly silhouettes strolled past.

Ding—

Oulos swiftly exited the elevator, noticing with a sideways glance the floor numbers on the panels of two other lifts plummeting.

She briskly made her way toward the exit.

The electric glass doors parted to the sides.

The warm wind from Chengxin Square greeted her, carrying the extravagant scent of Eden City's financial center.

The glass facade of the corporate headquarters reflected light spots.

Holographic projections of varied designs strolled through the steel forest, the booming ads of best-selling products launching colorful animated images to the skies...

The pitch-black night sky hosted no stars.

Red signal lights flickered at the edges of buildings.

Click, click-click.

Oulos's silver high heels crossed the wide steps.

She took a portable hacker device out of her bag and placed it on her ear, whereupon the surroundings were instantly sliced into deep green data grids.

In the first-floor lobby of the Financial Building...

Two company soldiers in suits rushed out of the elevator.

While searching for traces of Oulos, they drew silenced smart pistols from their suit linings.

[There! (Japanese)]

Bam—

Both burly men consecutively crashed into the bulletproof glass, the automatic sliding doors locked, the waist-high subtitles turning into red prohibition signs.

[Damn it, she's onto us! (Japanese)]

[The access system's been hacked, hurry and unlock it. (Japanese)]

The cybernetic eyes behind their sunglasses flickered incessantly, seemingly contacting the team hackers to crack the door lock, watching helplessly through the bulletproof glass as Oulos reached the bottom of the steps.

Swoosh—

A black Alloy RCH drifted to a stop.

Oulos reached up to tear open her short skirt, straddling behind John with her fair legs.

Almost simultaneously.

A thundering roar came from above.

A hovercar, hidden for some time, suddenly appeared, the Raqi Industry LOGO flashing by, as the blue vector engines spewed flaming tails, spiraling down beside the Financial Building!

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