Chapter 68: They were all in on it Chapter 68: They were all in on it When he finally reached the door, he cracked it open just enough to peek outside.
A young man in his twenties stood there, his face unreadable.
Reuben narrowed his eyes.
“How may I help you, young man?” Ikenna put on an easygoing smile, his posture relaxed.
“Oh, I was just passing through this area, looking for directions.
I couldn’t find any houses around here until I saw yours.
Could you tell me how to get to Peace Street?” Reuben frowned.
His instincts screamed at him that something wasn’t right.
This area was too secluded for a lost traveler to wander in by mistake.
His grip on the gun tightened, but he knew that keeping the door closed for too long would only make him look more suspicious if the young man was really lost.
He forced a neutral expression and answered, “Peace Street is still quite far from here.
You must have taken a wrong turn.” He then started explaining the directions in detail, keeping his words casual.
Meanwhile, the sniper hidden in the bushes adjusted his position, trying to get a clear shot.
But Reuben had only opened the door slightly, and his gun was concealed behind it, gripped tightly.
Ikenna stood there, nodding as if listening attentively, while in reality, he was counting the seconds.
A faint voice crackled through the earpiece hidden in his ear.
“I don’t have a good angle,” the sniper whispered.
Ikenna didn’t react.
He simply continued to stall, his mind racing through alternatives.
Hearing the sniper’s message, Ikenna knew it was up to him now.
But how was he supposed to tackle a man who had only cracked the door open just enough for his head to fit through?
A direct assault was impossible.
He quickly decided to send a coded message to the two squad members already inside.
Since he was still engaged in conversation with Reuben, he couldn’t give direct instructions.
relied on a technique he had learned, hoping the squad members were trained
“You mean there’s no good angle for
I find an easy way to get through
take the back route if I want to reach my destination?” Reuben, unaware of the hidden meaning in
“Exactly.
was saying.” Inside the house, the two squad
clear enough, attack from the
exchanged a glance, their grips tightening on their
time
Ikenna asked
Reuben replied, still
young man was
the door when
take that route, would it be the shortest
is there an even shorter
patience, but showing his
he began explaining an even shorter
the two squad
moved swiftly from the kitchen, sneaking into
moment of
two squad members scanned the
two women, one crying with a bleeding hand and the other sitting in a daze,
them gestured for the crying woman
hesitated, suspicion flickering in her tear filled
something about these men
They weren’t his accomplices.
she made her decision and hurried toward
squad member turned to the dazed girl, signaling
But she didn’t move.
before looking away, her
He frowned.
not in the way most hostages would
No trembling, no pleading.
kind of terror too many
he couldn’t leave her
beside her, he
him, she wasn’t refusing
scared of what would happen if
this, he softened his
“It’s okay.
protect you.” The girl stared at him for a few more seconds, her dull eyes flickering with something
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