章節 230: Chapter 230: Letter

It led to an old maintenance corridor that had long been forgotten by the base's administrators. 

Sliding into the tunnel, she began crawling through the darkness, her heart pounding with fear.

 Freedom was close, but so were the dangers that awaited her outside the safety of the base. For Xi Ping, there was no turning back now.

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The men from the vice president's entourage stood outside the door, impatience starting to creep into their demeanor.

They had been waiting for far too long.

The deal had been struck—there was no reason for them to wait any longer.

The girl, Xi Ping, was supposed to have been handed over by now, but the minutes stretched into what felt like an eternity. 

One of the men, a tall figure with a cruel smile that never seemed to leave his face, glanced at his watch for the third time. His patience was running out.