After dinner, Casper suggested that they visit Horington food street. Everything was already in place at Horington food street. Earlier, Casper had commanded the installation of pinhole cameras at multiple locations distributed along the length of the street.

Casper’s intention for heading there that day was not to partake in the sumptuous fare offered all along the street. Rather, he wanted to capture those who were the masterminds of the fabled haunting of Horington food street.

Stallion had helpfully brought a few of his lackeys along to add to their numbers.

Elena had been intimidated at first, but her curiosity soon convinced her to trail along.

She now sat inside one of the shops that had a clear view of the street outside, which she nervously glanced at intermittently.

Two strapping brutes sat on either side of Elena, dwarfing her petite frame. They sat staring ahead gravely, entirely focused on watching over Elena’s safety.

They, too, had pinhole cameras attached discreetly to them to record any untoward incidents that might occur.

As an added layer of security, Stallion had set up a post in a private room within the shop, carefully monitoring the live footage.

The pinhole cameras strategically placed throughout Horington food street covered practically every angle and crevice conceivable.

Casper was hidden in a dark corner somewhere, like a predator waiting to spring.

Time ticked steadily away. When Elena checked her watch next, it read ten minutes to midnight.

“Anything?” Casper asked from his hiding spot in a room on the second floor of a shop along Horington food street. Concealed by the curtains, Casper would remain invisible unless the situation became irremediable.

Peering at his screen, Stallion replied shortly, “Nothing.”

The crowd had vanished, leaving in its wake the empty streets lit gloomily by the dim yellow glow of several street lamps. Elena bit her lip, feeling a sudden surge of fear within her.

Sensing Elena’s concern, Casper muttered into his earpiece to soothe her, “Don’t worry, I’m here.”

In Casper’s room was another setup from which he had the master control over all of the surveillance cameras and their footage.

also afforded him an unobstructed view of the

shop chimed, punctuating the silence. It was

hands together apprehensively, her gaze riveted on the street beyond

struck twelve, dense white smoke had begun spreading from the end of the street. Casper thought that he could detect black shadows moving within its cover. Casper, too, had

She had prepared herself for

shop turned

clutching the muscular arm of the guard

blanched and instantly stiffened. Elena’s fingernails had sunk deep into his skin as she hung onto his arm for dear life. In a gruff voice, the guard stammered awkwardly, “Ms. Schneider, please let

protect her from anyone, Elena would already have put her

on deaf ears. Paralyzed by terror, Elena continued clamping the guard’s

sight of the peculiar scene before him, Casper hurriedly spoke

fine. Ms. Schneider’s clinging onto me so tightly that I think she’s going

tense atmosphere, Casper couldn’t help but break into a grin. “Elena, everything will be fine,”

somewhat comforted. However,

things don’t exist. Aren’t you a university graduate? How can you be so superstitious? The white smoke

to find that the electrical supply had been shut off, rendering his strategically-placed surveillance cameras useless. Fortunately, Casper had ensured that each of them wore body

said grimly. The thugs he had kept lying in

was helpless. Elena’s grip was like iron, and the guard could not wrestle himself free for fear of

enveloped within the

in the shop? They should have discovered the surveillance cameras

no reply on the

the stairs and outside. The men he had arranged to lead

detect the smell of chloroform wreathed within the smoke. Once inhaled, it would immediately knock

and buy himself more time to devise an

manpower had, too, fallen. Even those seated

the sound of footsteps approaching him, then

the muscles all over his body as if he were in a

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