CHAPTER 54
The night had settled heavily over Port Harcourt, cloaking the city in thick shadows and flickering streetlights. Chen and Lana moved with quiet purpose, their footsteps muffled by the damp pavement as they approached a nondescript townhouse nestled between two shuttered shops. The address was unremarkable, but the information they carried was anything but.
Chen checked his phone one last time, ensuring the recording device was active and secure in his jacket pocket. Lana adjusted the scarf over her mouth and nodded sharply. “Ready?”
“As ready as I’ll ever be,” Chen replied, steeling himself before pressing the buzzer.
After a brief pause, the door’s lock clicked, and it swung open to reveal a tall woman with sharp eyes and silver-streaked hair pulled into a tight bun.
“Mar
