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.

clear. Affirmative," replied the other two

to Leroy, and the three of

planned route and went up to the room next to Pierre's, planning to jump over from the

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

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

height was

next to Pierre's was at the same height and had a balcony. They

they would unlock the door from

the balcony door of the room where Pierre was being held was the same as the door on the first

unlocked

convenient for

The five of them were swift and nimble. They unlocked the

smoothly as they arrived at

inside. Gordan easily unlocked the door using the light of the

behind him, and the other men followed

the door but chose to prop it open with

was different from the one next door. It could only be opened from the

something to prop

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

he landed safely. He made a

difficult for an adult

gracefully was a

exclaimed. Gordan was not a good-for-nothing. Even though he was a little annoying, he had real

pondered for a moment and jumped like how Gordan

jump. It was to avoid

to land smoothly on

knew that the people living downstairs were from the Island

would be easy to wake up the people sleeping downstairs if they made too much noise. It

extra careful as they

to the door and looked

better at picking a

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

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