Chapter Three: The Abandoned Fall Back Into Formation

Su Cheng cast a sentence onto the large display: THE PHONE IS BAIT. IT IS TRANSMITTING OUR LOCATION. Everyone looked down. Lin Mo heard an elevator chime, heavy steps, and the metallic click of a safety being released. Three seconds away. “Lights out. Get back!” Zhou Yan asked no questions. He struck the master switch, plunging the room into darkness. Tang Ye pulled Xu Duo aside while Su Cheng disconnected the phone. The real elevator chime sounded outside. Two figures in tournament-security uniforms opened the first door. They did not identify themselves. What they carried was not a firearm, but a portable directional acoustic device.