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 two

gestured to Leroy, and the three of them

planned route and went up to the room

A City was cheap. Many people who found A City's rental fees expensive chose to

packed with the floors of each house being relatively close together. An adult man could easily jump from one balcony to

as the height was similar and both houses had

had a balcony. They planned to jump from there

they would unlock the door from the

where Pierre was being held was the same as the

could be unlocked from the

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

arrived at the

the inside. Gordan easily unlocked the door using

behind him, and the

enter did not close the door but

balcony door was different from the one next door. It could only be opened from the inside. If it was

they needed something to prop it

a moment while he stared at the opposite house. Finally, he nodded to Leroy, who was the first to stand on the edge of the balcony and jump

made a graceful

was not difficult

landing gracefully was a little

not a good-for-nothing. Even though he was

and jumped like how Gordan

turns to jump. It was to avoid making

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

knew that the people living downstairs were from the Island of Despair. They were

wake up the people sleeping downstairs if they made too much noise. It would only make things difficult

be extra careful as they

to the door and looked at

at picking a

lock. Then, he took a thin wire out of his pocket and inserted it into

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