Beneath the shroud of night, the city’s once-vivid neon glow faded into a subdued hum of light, the urban sprawl cloaked in a veil of secrecy. Lin Yue and Chen Xi moved swiftly, their shadows stretching long under the dim streetlights. Every step they took was deliberate, their senses attuned to the whispers of danger that lingered in the still air.
“We need to find somewhere to lay low,” Lin Yue murmured, his voice quiet yet firm, carrying the tension of a predator poised to strike. His sharp gaze scanned their surroundings, a hunter in the depths of the urban jungle. “They know we’ve obtained the data.”
Chen Xi nodded, her eyes glued to the glowing screen of the device in her hands. The screen displayed a labyrinth of complex maps and coded coordinates. “I’ve mapped out a route that av
