Chapter 208 As the figure in front of her collapsed, Miranda finally turned her gaze behind her. There it was a hulking black Jeep parked not too far away.

The person who had just fired the shot stood by the vehicle, his stance rigid and formal, eyes sharp and indifferent as they focused on Miranda. Even in plain clothes, he exuded an unmistakable air of authority.

Miranda glanced at the handgun he was tucking away. Then her eyes shifted to the Jeep.

This guy was just a foot soldier. The real person of interest was inside the vehicle.

Even without a direct encounter, Miranda could feel the piercing gaze from the person in the car, sharp as a hawk's.

While Miranda was still puzzled over who these people were, two more tall men emerged from the Jeep.

Sensing their intent, Miranda quickly put on a compliant smile and raised her hands in surrender. Crystal was clearly baffled, her eyes wary as she took in the

scene.

Half an hour later, in a temporary office somewhere in Zephra.

"Hello," the man across the desk greeted Miranda politely.

this the

hung up, not bothering to

they sat across from each other at a table. The man in front of her didn't look very old, perhaps in his mid-thirties, yet he had the air

sat with his hands clasped, eyes fixed intently on

friend?" Miranda

without any

though, that these people were different from the

no intention of resisting. She

the man assured her earnestly. "She did tell us to make sure you got back soon, or she'd cause us

he meant no offense with his words, merely informing Miranda of the situation.

That was exactly something Crystal would say. Crystal never worried about consequences,

before," Miranda

young woman before

but with a kind of beauty that seemed to

youth, there was an inexplicable wisdom about

he had encountered this trait before, usually in young prodigies or skilled

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