【The person who loves men the least in the world.】
【You can't say that; your Sister Chen still really loves little boys.】
【So dark.】
【So sick. How pathetic are those innocent people who died so horribly at her hands when they clearly did nothing.】
【Recording Guy was so scared he started playing barking noises, only to be cornered and interrogated by the real culprit. Thinking back, he was really miserable.】
【There are really more and more psychos. Giving me goosebumps all over. I can't understand a psycho's train of thought—after all, you're not a psycho.】
【Even psychos can't understand it.】
【So Chen Xijian's childhood friend was the victim mentioned on the radio? The mastermind's younger brother.】
【Not necessarily. She might not only have the record revealed in her post-death monologue. Oh wait, two records—there might be many she didn't mention. Didn't you see the word "skillfully" when she pushed him into the river? You can tell it wasn't her first time.】
【Actually, she's quite tragic too. It was probably caused by her childhood environment...】
【?】
【Are you crazy? Transmigrate in there as a guy and see if she shows you any sympathy!】
...
【Speaking of which, the mastermind behind this incident seems to be the person in charge of some emerging energy weapons chain, right? His eyes look a bit like his. Chapter 124, I remember he was designing a scheme to ship a batch of weapons overseas.】
【What incredible memory. I seem to have a faint recollection; I'll re-read it in a bit.】
【Now that you mention it, it does look a bit like him. He wasn't this crazy when we saw him back then.】
【Work is work, life is life.】
【Looking at it this way, did he collaborate with some overseas organization?】
【Either way, it looks like he won't survive this.】
The comic panel shifted to Lin Mo boarding the helicopter and leaving the island.
【It's over now. She's been released. Looks like someone's going to suffer.】
However, as the panel turned, readers saw the manager fleeing as if chased by a ghost, changing vehicles three times in a row. He brought along more and more bodyguards and mercenaries, eventually hiding underground in a place fortified like an air-raid shelter.
【?】
【A prediction?】
【If Canglan Agency's brainy strategist and a member who looks like muscle cooperate and still let the manager escape, that really would be hilarious.】
【Holy crap, this residence is so luxurious! But it actually has internet access? I don't know if he's smart or stupid. How much money did he embezzle from the assembly line? Is there really that much profit to skim from the weapons chain?】
【Maybe he really can survive. This is an air-raid shelter-like dwelling; opening it probably takes a nuke, right? Lin Mo would need to phase through walls to get in.】
【Plus, the distance is far. Even if she could phase through walls, she'd probably get lost inside. It's way too huge. So greedy. It pisses me off just watching—kill him already.】
【If he really survives, this must be foreshadowing for Season 2. The person behind him hasn't been revealed yet, so he shouldn't die so anti-climactically.】
【No Season 2, please! Just finish writing it all at once! Does the author actually think they can take a break?】
【He's probably a key character used to bring out other figures.】
...
The fleeing man fell into memory, conveying the reason for his actions. In complete darkness, he picked up a phone call. Black text emerged from the receiver, deliberately split into fragmented blocks; only by assembling them carefully could two words be made out:
—RUN.
【Grey Parrot? The tone sounds very similar.】
【Keeping readers in the dark again. Acting so mysterious—looks like another brainy strategist. Lin Mo has the "Number One Genius," so is this actually a showdown between two strategists?】
【If you look closely, the person behind the manager doesn't seem to really want to help him. From the looks of it, every brainy type fits—they all pursue profit and won't suddenly show kindness.】
【So... is he going to die or not?】
【Feeling like, given how the plot is developing, it's pretty uncertain.】
【She should be able to kill him, right? But I really can't think of any way to breach an air-raid shelter...】
【Nobody gets everything smooth sailing like that. Since someone behind the manager is helping him too, the two sides' strength isn't that far apart. I think he can survive.】
【Aren't you all putting too much expectation on a new character? There are so many mercenaries at the door. Those two would be doing great just not dying there themselves. I swear I really don't understand Canglan's plan this time. Did his brain go haywire?】
【There shouldn't be any sudden plot-induced stupidity, right? Could it be he noticed something off—for instance, Forsiman suddenly disappeared and can't be reached—so to clean house, he deliberately sent Lin Mo to her death?】
【Then there's no reason to make Emily go along with her.】
The atmosphere grew tense, as if invisible sparks were bursting in the air.
...
"I don't believe it. How could anyone find me here!" Sitting on a luxurious sofa, the man slammed a wine bottle onto the tabletop, gulping down red wine as if it were water.
"I'm going to expose your true identity. When the time comes, I'll definitely interrogate you to find out who hired someone to kill me." He grabbed the controller, staring intently at the screen, a victory-assured smile tugging at the corner of his mouth.
【...】
What the man was saying no longer mattered. Neither his whispers nor his grand ambitions were as eye-catching as the elongated shadow cast beyond the curtain in the corner.
Blown by the climate control system, the curtain fluttered, revealing a black-and-red hem of clothing and an expressionless face.
【What are you blabbering about? Rest in peace.】
【Rest in peace.】
【Rest in peace.】
...
【The ghost is here. Pay respects.】
No one doubted whether Lin Mo could enter the room. She had even gotten into the air-raid shelter, so was there anywhere she couldn't enter or exit?
...
When the smart home system pulled open the curtains, the man came eye-to-eye with that pale face.
Perhaps the person before him was too menacing: the rainwater on her had dried completely, leaving her hair and clothes stiffly sticking to her skin, making her look like a vengeful demon crawling up from hell.
Even though he knew the glass in front of him was specially made bulletproof glass, he still paled in fright, his calves trembling uncontrollably.
How did she get out? How did she escape from the island and even track him down!
Was she the danger that lord said he would encounter? How could that be! From start to finish, he had never imagined that the assassin would be one of his own artworks!
Impossible! It must be revenge from another organization, not retribution he brought upon himself!
"Y-You can't get in!"
Outside the window, that venomous, resentful gaze clung to him almost physically, following his movements like a viper waiting to strike.
He tried to reassure himself. "Glaring at me is useless! The outer layer of this glass is high-hardness tempered glass, plus a polycarbonate fiber sheet, and the inner layer is ultra-clear laminated glass. It's been tested against extreme thermal shocks. Even if an army came, they couldn't break through it anytime soon!"
Where were those mercenaries? Were those mercenaries all useless freeloaders? He wanted to roar outside and call people in, but he was afraid that enabling access permissions would let the person outside enter the room...
Leaning against the sofa as he backed away step by step, the man squeezed out a stiff smile. "I say, since you've already found the killer of my younger brother and successfully escaped from the island, thank you so much."
"How about this: I'll let you off..."
Lin Mo couldn't hear the voice inside. The glass was well soundproofed; she could only see the man inside opening and closing his mouth while retreating, unable to understand what he was saying.
Emily's voice came through the earpiece.
【Wait a bit more, wait a bit more. He can't escape. The shelter's system is being hacked quite fast, but the guy obviously values his life a bit too much—this house is really tough to deal with.】
【Give me ten minutes, coming right up.】
Crash!!
The tech he was so proud of—his sole lifesaver now—shattered. Lin Mo lowered her bloody fist and raised her leg to deliver another kick.
For some unknown reason, A9 suddenly got fired up. 【Are you kidding me? Our strength attribute is 11!!】
Emily, who was still hacking the equipment, snapped her head up. She blinked in confusion as she watched the three-centimeter-thick special glass shatter into pieces.
Was Lin Mo always this... wild before?
She shook her head, unable to recall any memories of working with Lin Mo before, let alone imagining her past operating style.
...
The woman outside entered like a monster, using a method beyond ordinary human comprehension!
The man's pupils contracted sharply. He scrambled toward the door on all fours, attempting to unlock the house's permissions to call in the mercenaries outside.
However, the soles of his leather shoes slipped on the polished hardwood floor, making him stumble and crash to the ground.
Outside the window, birds sang and flowers bloomed. Fresh air poured in from the artificial park, and the massive commotion startled mountain birds out of the pine forest, fluttering up into a scattering of tiny shadows.
"I'll let you go—n-no, you let me go! I was wrong... it was my fault... I-I can compensate you! Money... the money is all down the mountain. I have lots of money. Do you know I work in the weapons chain? I have so, so much endless money! I can give you the passwords!"
Lin Mo grabbed the back of his head with one hand, hoisting him halfway up from the floor.
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