As Leroy coughed, tears streamed down. Gordan chuckled. "This cigarette is strong, but it really wakes you up. Don't smoke too much, or you'll get addicted to it. Once you try other cigarettes, you won't be able to get used to it anymore."

His smile faded after that.

He remembered how Vivian had bought him this brand of cigarettes as he had always looked for excuses to make her angry.

He even got angry when the cigarettes he smoked did not taste good enough.

A few days later, Vivian handed him this particular brand of cigarettes.

She told him that it had a cool taste that most people could not handle, and some could not even tolerate it.

Gordan tried smoking the cigarette.

He initially found it difficult to smoke. However, the look on Vivian's face when she thought he would not be able to handle it compelled him to keep smoking it until he became accustomed to it.

He was hooked after smoking a few packs of cigarettes. Other cigarettes tasted bland when compared to it.

He would rather not smoke if it was not this particular brand of cigarettes. He realized that this was Vivian's trap to keep him by her side.

"It's hard to get used to it. But it really wakes you up," said Leroy as he took a few puffs before putting out the cigarette.

Gordan clicked his tongue and said, "What a waste."

Leroy urged him, "Come on. It's almost time."

Gordan took two more puffs before putting out his cigarette. Then, he slowly walked to the window. He checked with his equipment and saw that they were in their respective places. They were asleep and had not moved.

He put on his bulletproof vest and equipped himself with his weapons.

Leroy and another man also equipped themselves while Gordan checked in with the walkie-talkie.

"Mic check. Are you guys ready?" Gordan asked through the walkie-talkie.

The operation involved not only the three of them but also two others who were in nearby villages. There were five of them in total involved in Pierre's rescue operation.

Affirmative," replied the other

to Leroy, and the three of them walked out

the planned route and went up to the room next

like this that were near A City was cheap. Many people who found A City's rental fees expensive chose to live here and spend an extra two hours commuting

the houses were densely packed with the floors of each house being relatively close together. An adult man

the height was similar

house next to Pierre's was at the same height and had a balcony. They planned to jump from there

would unlock the

of the room where Pierre was

be unlocked from

would be more convenient for them to break

into the next-door house. The five of them were swift and nimble. They unlocked the door and climbed the stairs without disturbing the residents inside the

they arrived at

the inside. Gordan easily unlocked the door using the

behind him, and the other men followed

person to enter did not close the door but chose to

It could only be opened from

something

stared at the opposite house. Finally, he nodded to Leroy, who was the first to

landed safely. He made a

difficult for an

landing gracefully was a little

Even though he was a little annoying, he had

pondered for a moment and jumped like

to jump. It

them one minute to land smoothly on the balcony of the opposite house without making any

the people living downstairs were from the Island of Despair.

if they made too much noise. It

to be extra careful as they

walked to the door and looked

at picking a

nodded, signaling his companion to shine a flashlight on the lock. Then, he took a thin wire out of his pocket and inserted it into

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