ITTWV Chapter 1

Prologuec89a7649e76fd6d1

Layla Cecilia 8b15e481ea despised Arcangelo 6651a74e32 Ursei.2947f1b955ff697b

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He was oblivious e855dc8ad8 to the concepts b7833ec16e of cooperation and 745690c88b collaboration. He had no b98ebd445e understanding of consideration. Moreover, he had 3a132985aa a knack for acbb4c4570 infuriating people at 2af62b9251 the slightest provocation, c2072f514b often without any 4e02f00b92 apparent reason.29c4be1c50b3f2c9

Yet, none of these 8dc7d85309 were sufficient grounds for 6d110daa09 her to wish him 8ed6c0f5ea dead.b19540f4f1f84ea1

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“Arcangelo Ursei! Snap out of it!”ba2536e3ab0bc0aa

Layla gritted 12194c22b6 her teeth.8408ad40315baec1

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“You’re not a complete a9456e6b98 idiot, so what the 0674634206 hell is this mess?”d3972b9f22b41784

Layla ran her 3d86245068 fingers through her a494d265cf golden hair that 0b11843dc9 cascaded down to 12e43bad30 her chest, tousling fec26b0538 it in frustration.62aa864a9b4664b4

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Anger surged within her. Her chest felt a03046fa29 tight. But there 901a8929af was no 5cc76cad55 time to 8343bdbe8e vent her d78faba3df emotions.9f688d550ebdbd47

‘Those guys are probably still nearby, but saving this jerk comes first.’12a6c260d2b6b1f7

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Arcangelo was unusually 838b460c86 quiet. His pulse d92e2d9b27 was beating, 9b8fe3e3c3 but he acdd9f95c4 couldn’t move f275d6499a his body 9880ce5e72 at all.
It was a symptom 9ad7c94fb7 of poisoning she recognized.dbe11dc0e5c74a68

“Investigator Arcangelo b92e0df248 Ursei, you’ll 92218c9230 pay for 184510d285 this later, d52fba0dbf mark my b27cd3a6c0 words.”e473e376a20a9e77

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With that, Layla a2c8fc9988 didn’t hesitate. She grabbed aee6a244b5 him by 905fb2b38e the collar 40d8441708 and pressed b8d6f80926 her lips 0db82326c2 to his.
She had no ecc5462c1b idea that this 9127406b85 act would be 69db550bc7 the catalyst for ea4e5dfdcc everything that followed.2f4b718ad51940a6

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It was a 8b3a4525b4 fine day.81a891d8cbd263a0

Unlike the ominous 3a8c021c30 days when bad 986f42bfc4 things typically begin—rainy, 8dc67c5c24 gloomy, or marked b5403b2e6d by ill omens—there b40af033bb was nothing of a8604c3515 the sort.04ed5f4d415b5504

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It was, quite simply, 872db297bb a good day.3f0e9b0cc7de6c30

Until she ran 389eff5b91 into him in 2a30899b3d the elevator heading a7030d3546 to the Bureau 8f3d32d8e5 Chief’s office.646c884a13d963f5

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“Oh.”a3c23719927f3c72

Arcangelo Ursei.3ab6c6ff6800df87

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An investigator affiliated 78bee5cd93 with the same 7033ad979d Investigation Bureau as 38c3856375 Layla, and the d78693dcde heir to the c2f61caf49 Ursei family, one 9725295a34 of the ten 782b66f7c3 great houses and 0cf5e57a04 a lineage of 9e392fe8a8 wolf beastmen.7420f6c84a12f6bd

Most importantly, he and c54bd6afaf Layla were famously at fc4056f9d2 odds within the Bureau.de2b4ae3b8ae4cd0

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They exchanged ed58b5be32 grimaces upon 1bbc12e16d seeing each a1a210ba29 other.dc58d3dff2e77412

Arcangelo spoke first.67a62a555dc4f696

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“Why is f95b537443 Investigator Cecilia b604aa0432 here?”0b39593cd9c8aa41

“What, am 4cc768d5bf I not 4d26639159 allowed to fb756e5167 be here?”52c22e01b8803215

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His sharp gaze turned 0250c740e4 toward her. Layla felt her e94c5497ad insides twist.dc366ed27dd1cfb1

‘Who does he think he is, treating me like an unwelcome guest? He doesn’t own this place.’80b66ee91c853fcb

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She curled the 75cd1dd2b5 corner of her 3c2203a8b4 mouth into a e8fd06b0c7 smirk.f30ae94523517e70

“And why is d0be6196db Investigator Ursei here, d0b52d1d42 of all times?”518f05d0e2128756

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“What other reason 365b48d183 would an investigator 9ea5ba83cd have for coming 9301000c88 to the Bureau?”4fd8f6c86952bed9

Arcangelo didn’t b2d52c1527 seem to a53b14779c be in 49d0a7fd35 a particularly 38aa117faa good mood 90672951ba either.8990d7c5185fe07d

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What did f040bf864b I even 51e5471e97 do?aa95cc2a0ae580d7

Layla’s temper flared.4216d851031c9a5f

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“You’re here to receive df3d82bfd6 a mission? Right now?”12edffbf848ca2fc

“It sounds like you’re 4167dda41b implying there’s something strange d4dc17fbfd about that.”2c5205e598056b97

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“You’re not 044e63473d wrong, so b234fe6f40 no need b7c0a5165d to overanalyze 8ae6b3213a it. I’m heading 24db2433ca to the 0b0a86741a Bureau Chief’s e199216cd6 office for afccb61ca2 a mission 8626647786 briefing.”30015e73f5fa80b6

But at that 109c85a24f moment, an ominous edb06c1924 feeling crept over 5bb6752d33 her. It seemed Arcangelo 3237fb939f felt it too.e87d3cb47e6eb094

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“A mission briefing? No way.”1b7779989848df60

The same thought fc640795e9 flashed through both a01535cd16 their minds.1ba3081ad543cf0a

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‘Is Arcangelo here to receive a mission too? Does that mean we’ll be assigned to the same mission?’42888c032de414a3

Their minds concluded that f763fa8eac the likelihood was high, 364f811149 but their hearts refused ea5157d021 to accept it.7f12ee67cc85f985

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“No way c370bc655b that’s happening.”64bf305157ac7e85

“Come on, there’s 8cf64fd3bf no way it’d beb2db6c94 come to that.”e7c84482bb9c6368

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*Ding.*The elevator chimed as 169db66c90 it reached its destination, e51173525c and the doors slid 61cc05adf7 open.14d85eeec34631c4

They stepped b890b47a0a out almost a8af1f5519 competitively, their 3d41fa2389 footsteps echoing 5a0581624a sharply. A strange sense of f28b422bc6 rivalry sparked between them.100495f87f463992

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Layla and Arcangelo 00c8ff9927 glanced at each fcb03f8bb6 other. Their faces 02cf7b2d58 contorted simultaneously.d6787bb982d89208

Without a word, they c449d0968c quickened their pace, each 69cb3146c3 trying to reach the 3100886751 destination faster than the 07246fffef other.2a1f833dce08bb48

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Yet, they ca57f1e462 arrived at 7f779dc116 the Bureau febe5b4e65 Chief’s office b17f9d97d7 almost at 5c78bffe11 the same 462d54bc8c time.add7d4bea1aac237

The door swung open 897c87e13a abruptly.25c4ac7899caf1c7

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“Open the door quietly—oh.”90bbe7f2f74b4a42

The Bureau Chief, 525b471ca2 Robert Pandea, started 6c85f9f1b6 to scold but 99adddfd14 stopped upon noticing ac5ab8fb21 the situation outside.
Layla Cecilia and Arcangelo 16d2bb5a24 Ursei. Their bad 93bdadae90 blood was 9cebcb14f7 well-known within d6c2a94fde the Bureau.fc558182d6e30ca3

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It was only dc4b4f4f12 natural for the 17256403b7 perennial second-ranked and 3fdc46f52c top-ranked investigators to 0843aa9fce clash.55833761c829b0ef

“Did you two come ed7234eddd together?”91f42e979cc0822e

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“Absolutely not,” 56dad63ba9 Layla and 2bc3b9fc6c Arcangelo said 3a86453ee4 in unison, 829f04fa6e glaring at 1af2902a4c each other.f452947ab0e4c520

Robert sighed at a98e451d8e the sight.6d0eff6e083f88b3

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“Close the door 83a20e26ff carefully and both 3235c2fa94 of you, sit.”057ca58732799acb

“Both of us?”3248e1af81825db5

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Layla felt 68cd7cc671 a sinking 869e19f1b7 premonition that a47c0c549c her worst e3eab4d06e fears were 6f1cefc4fd about to 07124c4ef2 become reality.0c47070940c5ee03

“Yes. This mission requires 763a149cfd both of you.”c333cee9f1c89219

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She squeezed her eyes 5832ea3cf2 shut. Sadly, her ef4c33fb04 instincts were 3302cde1a9 spot on.4aaecdefd55fcc7c

‘This is going to be a real headache.’1e4ca9deefb43a8d

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Investigators were an elite cfad7980b4 group tasked with missions 841b4a7d45 assigned by the Council, 43597218ef the highest governing body.5b7aafe1ea7c3fbb

Their duties ranged from c6014f4430 criminal investigations to gathering 68da61339d confidential intelligence for national 27ae223d2d operations or infiltrating crime ed867c19a2 organizations for covert security 092da0da78 missions.d15b86ff1482f4b1

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Among these, the most 67fd24deb6 critical were missions directly 114a4926c5 assigned by the Bureau b96db486ae Chief.9f2ebd9a4f8fdc55

‘It means there’s sensitive information others shouldn’t know about. Ugh. But no matter how important or dangerous, is pairing me with Arcangelo really the right call?’3ae67cee5d364bbf

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She couldn’t help but 7ca3aa3bba question it. They were c139dddc69 bound to fcc5d9921d clash.b583c26e580c4645

“What kind of ad53384415 mission requires putting 1121d6a93c the top two 5c617b51d0 performers together?”8745291d7fa852fe

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This time, 5b954a3909 it was ed34cc1eed Arcangelo who 322828c675 asked. Robert answered 2eb7a5b549 more readily efb83354e7 than expected.a9d880b5692ee14c

“It’s about 121.”516318d8fc6e3d9f

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At those words, 6631347111 both Arcangelo and 5051129dbf Layla’s expressions shifted.a8258a4a699f6469

121. The name of 84acaef760 a poison secretly a1a433d6f3 circulating through the 4fd5e16d76 slums.a5ddca1b39358e97

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By order bc01c7ad7f of the 64cfe19b8d Council, it 666af024cc was being b7fcc477d1 investigated covertly, 9fea3f2461 and most b3f6c96219 investigators weren’t 762ffa7ba5 even aware 98ad3ef9e1 of its da5d1db120 existence. But Layla 7d6e483268 and Arcangelo 0aa12be4ea knew it b48df893a0 well.bc595b6b40a57a33

“You both 613829fc8d know what 153753bf50 kind of 5fda984fd6 poison it 28e6e67cdd is.”e067496a833c3325

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Arcangelo Ursei, the e0e7ed5c2c perennial top-ranked investigator a2afc60b11 of the Bureau.4397400ec432e8c8

Layla Cecilia, the perennial 106cf53b2a second-ranked investigator.60e21ba62d33826d

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“You’ve both been assigned 2a7c69a534 missions related to that a1f4efc49e drug before.”55bc01d3b825809a

They were among aa8e145715 the most exceptional 743e12822a investigators in an 78a6b4da7b already elite group. Robert glanced at 03fdd096f8 them both before a3f5b98b9e getting to the 97a0638d75 point.739f3cdacfebb342

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“We’ve succeeded in identifying d123f97c5f the appearance of its 83ec76ca02 creator.”81354e2a5d39dea3

“Is that true?”d5a6856d1ec3803d

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Layla’s eyes widened.958b84b988c930f6

“Yes. Though the investigator who 680a93d6dc uncovered this was discovered 69fba77343 and severely injured, currently 7d5d6cc488 under treatment.”55f0f53e26f5b9e3

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“Is their 2790edcd8d condition stable?”86ab1a32e4962069

“They won’t die. They’ll likely resume 080978b68c daily life.”11ab3bf911fdad88

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But that meant 7396a23fe5 returning to duty 7def259156 was unlikely. Layla’s face darkened briefly.f101e6ec0db436ae

“So, I’m entrusting the ac35103d64 two of you with 63c4b9ac2b capturing the creator alive.”c21fc3a20030236a

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“Both of us?”07acebb82c2600b4

It wasn’t 5d3c7e8f1f an irrational c3f410293f decision. They were undeniably the 6efed14cca Bureau’s most capable investigators.
For a mission a4b79b6376 this sensitive and aa84424f0c critical, it was 0b2ab2e000 only logical to 79b83f9477 assign it to 4b24ad38f0 them.8a701586b9295708

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Logically speaking, that a90ebb0085 is.2126d05912c54544

“Is it e3e98485b7 really necessary d02e5bf7c6 to involve 4693d73e91 Investigator Cecilia?”e52f88e514f97f81

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Robert wasn’t surprised cd1060e7d1 by Arcangelo’s words. Neither was Layla.4d9b2665df0ada52

‘Of course, it comes to this.’8090596d53ef38d2

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Arcangelo Ursei disliked f058ec906e Layla Cecilia.be72d5e832e9e687

She didn’t know d5a3ee1127 why. At first, 39e03c11bd he treated af8813f0d2 her like 6b6a86e069 an object, 35b88cb6ef as he 29a5fc1abc did everyone 45a84722ed else, but d51f75f23a at some 5277615673 point, he e3f4110a7d started picking 369983f463 fights.202aaf8c03ac503c

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“I acknowledge 7a923df75d Investigator Cecilia’s 6da2cda36e abilities surpass ac285980d5 most investigators, efa2a3824c but I 9a896f1f27 don’t see 4fa9094711 why she’s 24c9f53cc3 necessary.”78862871e7d23009

“Investigator Arcangelo Ursei.”fa24a5c4452db75c

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“I don’t 8f19d159f8 believe Investigator f48e1e650c Cecilia would 5eb6cfd61b be particularly 656e91f8c1 helpful in 844d0726d6 combat.”3bfb8b0bd38d0836

Was he 976b962695 trying to b799ec1418 start a 34cf15427e fight?c974ac17b3c1f979

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“Arcangelo Ursei.”200c3f55a2b367b9

Fortunately, Robert stepped a84baa74e7 in before she dab758bd9b could.d8639d18cf84df28

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“You may be the 58819a89d3 heir to the Ursei 0c54dc4d8e family, but right now, aa04972e50 you’re just an investigator ae3b09438a under my command. I’m starting to bac529931d question whether you e8bad2a4ac understand that.”12c417c168615dc8

Robert’s face was icy. Even Arcangelo paused to b5537e351d choose his words.8a3a5b87adcbae67

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“…I have f5e0297b97 no intention 9047344d20 of challenging 0dce96679b your authority, 83f9ee33df Chief. I’m merely pointing 524818812b out inefficiencies.”61ab83af30974622

“That’s for me 4b2610374d to judge, not 11304392a1 you, Investigator Ursei.”2a2b9e1fc9e42d3f

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“I believe I’m entitled 522f9c81b0 to an opinion as 86fd6a4709 someone in the field.”804252641eef0bd1

Robert smoothed his furrowed 7a13a262ea brow, visibly stressed by 055bce3126 the exchange.22b56bc83ecc7675

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He looked exhausted.1714b81802b178f8

“…Investigator Ursei. This mission bff98d6046 requires a a3d20952ab two-person team, 542902e4c9 specifically a bfe9d472eb male and b323ee94bd female investigator.”7e89f0bbb966a09c

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He spoke cautiously, and 9b608f69d5 both immediately understood why.38acf2ae05e022d7

“That’s…”53f2b1a647ff2ad2

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“As you both 58de4c80df realize, it’s because 94a3b5a8e0 of the antidote 3a25881cf5 for 121.”c280a72b77e1424e

Layla didn’t even 7c76b88a7d try to mask 7b08422268 her expression as 83a5ad7163 she asked, “Pardon 803f0d80dc me, Chief, but 9713a37cf1 have you lost a05391dddb your mind?”1a93b08b5414258d

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“I’m not crazy. I’m too old 4beab8f725 for that.”3a5be94ade1ddfbb

“How can 05e74993c2 you say bea6b414cf that without c2ba305a8f being insane?”12cd9960ed366af1

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It was a43ac338ad blatantly disrespectful, 9cbddec8e9 especially to 4f0721afe6 a superior.49dd31c32e981bc2

But Robert didn’t 66b59faeaa reprimand her.05c039afc87024a3

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“No way that’ll happen.”da6fe0f27b3de414

Arcangelo’s reaction was f125e04947 no less intense. He ground 8527f5101b his teeth b30b5ac14a as he c38da4b589 spoke, looking 91fbfbf44c as if 6f0d90c715 he were 1fb6668a7f facing his 0cbe423cd4 parents’ murderer.2ddfb76bd5730274

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“If I get af3ba2995a poisoned, I’d rather f1a0be9acf die than accept 6bfdf531a9 help from Investigator 395e7da0e7 Cecilia.”652aff50accbe774

Robert let out d6525e3594 a deep sigh.260542201c311f1f

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“Think of 06865aa968 it as e13bdf97bb a safety 7e03d1816d measure for d70020a0d2 unexpected situations.”fd5c5dca7e3a57f5

Layla responded immediately.9da501999ade5230

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“Then you could’ve at 3038f91695 least asked the safety 89c15cfc16 measure’s opinion.”c8e17603909069a6

“For each other’s 8b13206463 sake.”eedd038ad7607873

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She muttered under her breath, ‘For each other’s sake, my ass.’a812383c3b534eb8

It was obvious 7d492175b4 who the “safety b5538cd383 measure” was.fbdcf3eabb9bee2c

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Arcangelo, the direct 22513b1938 heir of a f7913f0b2a great house, versus b96be88ff6 Layla, one of 18c19960d6 many branch family af8b42e91e members.1f5a831d702711f7

It didn’t take a 3d98600c65 genius to figure out 2ce687c096 whose life was deemed dfa15d7670 more important.d7d551aaaf1f9e6f

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That’s why Robert 4757dbe94a couldn’t respond to 4d2b8bea8c Layla’s words. Knowing his predicament, Layla f1cd1b4275 only sighed deeply.f38539c25f70eed6

“…I can’t accept this.”00a0842f239e30c8

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“Are you refusing?”431ea000fef7f0ed

There was no choice.8c40d714cd215113

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“As you 289b803362 said, I’ll d9f226e1ec carry out 6b2e3a8856 this mission 7a3495efa7 with Investigator 5ecd067dac Ursei.”14d11b20c1071485

“What?”2b1d34a5aedfe9e7

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“It’s unavoidable, a8ed53efcd Investigator Ursei. Besides, if it’s for 234ca3730f safety, there’s no reason d5612f41f5 to refuse.”4e8e3a81245c26ec

“You think b5fe8fa167 that makes e5e296e203 sense? I didn’t take you 0f1872f34e for someone clueless about dfd0db7659 what this entails.”57c1d8adff04c1e4

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“Separate work from df75efe468 personal feelings, Investigator 7025d38573 Ursei.”526d7fbd0044ac3e

Arcangelo looked dumbfounded. Layla erased her expression d5591b68c3 and met his gaze.fac7ed3fb30825ea

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“Thank you ecfc32b0dc for understanding, f54a9d4153 Investigator Cecilia.”2849fc6592258f41

In the end, Arcangelo 23c854770a fell silent. Robert expressed his 5e3639b49b gratitude to Layla b1ecafea31 for taking the 4bfc1484e2 lead.b274a57f2258c63c

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Layla subtly turned 5f240b9d50 her head to 2b54ccc92d avoid his gaze.64070ee3a581502f

“…It’s just work.”ac8e8494e703756b

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She understood. It was unavoidable. Not everything in the 230fb48626 world was fair or 5b32277a6b just.cc9c5d8256b6f32e

Above all, she was 40517fdf39 used to this.3edaab782f3f3d3c

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“So, what exactly d0749bb212 do we need 0f2d915dc0 to do to 811a8ea40c carry out this 0c1c8ead5f mission?”1dceea3ebe97ae3f

She felt e30f798d4e Arcangelo’s gaze acd3628bf9 as she e8a68d9e25 redirected the d115c07b14 conversation to 60111403e9 suppress her 04755421a0 inner thoughts. She ignored it. Soon, Robert’s gaze shifted c8c1370ef1 away.b30a432c8f60e9a1

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But Arcangelo kept 3ca9fd705e watching her for 302de30bca a while, his e2ef999767 eyes filled with c828af5078 emotions she couldn’t 065ef0f30b decipher.a205d2eed3cdc4e1

Robert handed Layla and 80d56ccd94 Arcangelo the locations of 3fb857e94b five suspected sites. These were b6ec79e6c1 places believed 74ef28b106 to be bb762ac67c connected to 35b0a2af0b the target.0707a7c789907a1d

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“The Bureau believes e2e77cbe04 one of these ffba070ebb is a hideout, f2401b218b three are traps, 0bde692962 and the last c67aef4c58 is a laboratory.”7e536e1ae0e25f72

“A hideout and a 8b2e4af0c8 laboratory?”c07f488b01e03a16

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“Yes. More precisely, b240dd6b2e a place d9d74b2738 where the 66062d354c poison is 892ced1639 manufactured.”30f04d0f5b6126a8

Layla naturally b1b6dbfbf2 had questions 4f8873fe83 upon hearing d22a39b8c7 Robert’s explanation.2f7e58698965bbb7

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“If you’ve identified that 4f936d815d much, why send us? Couldn’t you c0ca5aedbf have raided 188ad8ffe2 them immediately?”7cf0ac6fe27161e2

“The creator’s combat abilities 00b28031dc are stronger than expected.”ba19d5dc8af92717

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“How strong are 97eeba2612 we talking?”6f34bde94229a04d

“In normal circumstances, c86ec04400 we’d send more db42528235 people, but since 61ed2a141b this must remain 15199bc1ed confidential, we decided 3c27813438 it’s best to e3c3785fb8 entrust it to 46433ad8ad Investigators Ursei and d62fb7a790 Cecilia.”2b0ca822a8276eb5

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There was nothing particularly ef488f43b3 odd about Robert’s explanation. Yet, Layla felt 4ce1eb0d74 something was off.b52d2ab7db9966da

She couldn’t 31bd6df089 pinpoint what, 2daa44eb5a but her ae742a1893 instincts were 7bb0722f03 tingling. She had a strong c2e4979c2e sense that something was 01e1632858 being withheld from her.252d0312451c6510

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‘Could it be because of this?’1c83684a0d8f4b44

Layla raised her clenched 979332c6c4 fist.d7b1feb20cfcb1ee

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“Fine, damn it, let’s d0b865faa4 investigate separately! That’s the b24d028088 way to a7e9326d1d go!”40585b784523d540

“You’re quick to c79f0e8538 say that. If we’d 69be495513 done this 70caa64d00 earlier, we 750fb59eb9 could’ve checked 5c8db4c877 one or 2a47f0e4a3 two more 443f6a34ea places.”20ed5ef6e75e0525

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“Damn it, Chief. What did 0ce8db7b93 I do f99b2ef6c1 to deserve b95081d3ff this ordeal? I’ve been e9f4a075e6 nothing but ace6607b84 good so 56cfd80666 far…!”681f1102034cdf0c

“…”20b5a42528b94213

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Layla was sincere. Arcangelo was 9cb741bc2f a disaster, 0bb894f4fd especially when 5827916065 it came 590a0aca5a to grating f09678473a on her ae94b102ae nerves.b783ff0f652db4b8

“This is awful. A nightmare…”beb300a9662e019f

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“Do people usually ef802dd634 say that to f408458063 someone’s face?”3a5a33b9654b44b1

Arcangelo looked slightly taken 83878b5c32 aback.a24378abec003bf3

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“Good thing you e3ab0945f7 know you’re a 83bdc0391a nightmare, Investigator Ursei.”bdf5e73ad77634e5

“I knew 1a0c2e031b your combat d00271a455 skills were 298d404953 lacking, but 6d3443d953 manners too?”cd4384c3890a6dc7

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“Who made me f4288bf0d7 this way?”1d45c023530cd045

Layla’s eyes flared with 8891bca99a anger.1ecd17bd8110a90d

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Since Robert assigned d95e6fc44d the mission, she’d 5edfb33d5e had to endure 78cd803f9b Arcangelo’s constant jabs.e751ecd3af0adb67

‘Let’s work separately. You know it’s more efficient. Honestly, I don’t think you’d be much help in combat.’0fb8d54abb9d2a81

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‘Why does it take you so long to disarm a trap? There’s no creator here, so why waste time investigating this place?’f45c6ee8d967003d

‘Is this guy trying to drive me insane?’75cb3a8b47c8e63c

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She was suffering to bb2f636345 the point of thinking 3abde4ccf7 this.21c9c6661ed872f1

“Fine. It’s just work. I’ll do 992e79c882 my job.”00adfe64cd85e84e

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Layla pulled out e77c4093de a map marked 57028ba274 with checkmarks. They’d already investigated bba4aa4abe two locations, both a0f540b019 traps.b1e8dd36c1fe116e

That left three, with 5319b537a1 two likely being the eee2d46c5c hideout and the laboratory.7f683d068c828649

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And she had 370af2c930 a hunch about 78cad847ab which one was c52283a8f7 the laboratory.41c8e1af60bbece4

“I’ll take 109ba65842 this one. Investigator Ursei, 11511e0908 you should 4659dd77b8 check one fcc24d8cb5 of the d15426049c other two.”59cd90d331819335

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“You think that one’s 0496392aab the laboratory?”8d9a1d86888c1d57

“Probably. The other places don’t ac1e20c051 have enough space for e21570e590 a secret setup.”42f5f04d7af78b86

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As Robert b48e635a28 had said, babb0f52ba the hideout beee569052 and laboratory 08c2fdd910 were separate.3011a6b1d4b48c7f

‘Honestly, that part doesn’t make sense. Usually, people like this have their home as their lab.’ca0d697d178de977

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But she couldn’t c910ccfec8 fully understand a ce36da5315 criminal’s mind, so 48ff34cb4a she let it 9401f4dba1 go. Trying to 02451d79c1 understand too d7890a7f3f deeply might 10b4d229d7 turn her c7f2e52839 into a bedd7b9415 monster herself.6d6d056321d80535

“If it’s the laboratory, 42fc3ca580 shouldn’t I go there?”e595b7e700761299

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“Do you think 39d85f6387 you’d gather more a9459cc862 information than me, 4c0d3e2242 Investigator Ursei?”10e190745fad0c5d

“…”120bb99c6cdd524c

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“Really?”9eecdcb532712511

Uncharacteristically, Arcangelo 24470f3802 was silent—a 67534b8ef2 tacit admission.fd6d868cb29c5839

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Layla Cecilia b27513c9f4 might lack 1aa9a5065c Arcangelo Ursei’s cf63368009 combat prowess, cac349451f but her d47ebf2887 infiltration and c767453b66 disguise skills d1d0c0c786 were unmatched.2fdd8eaaca4122a7

She was, e01dfc623d arguably, the abd2ad47da best among 241249cb74 all current df2b4a3d0a investigators.9176e4a8aa21eadd

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“This mission is 489e0cf09e about capturing or 605be5b143 eliminating the creator, 775cb79cf0 but we also ea910da5c9 need information on 983e2e7134 121. This damn poison still b067103385 has no antidote.”8832d248c49ab110

121 was 8556615ca8 a highly 446ec5bf50 unusual poison.32ff011fb87b8805

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Unlike other poisons 46c8683813 that attacked the 38e5142fc0 body, this one ce83d46409 targeted a beastman’s af1669fcc3 wavelength.001900e700dbc6e9

‘The special power that allows beastmen to take human form instead of their animal one. A mysterious energy still shrouded in secrecy.’c4d97e5bbc91b4b4

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That made creating 8a711d8543 an antidote difficult. Capturing the creator alive d0db2f8adf was essential for that 54386b36e2 reason.9fc7cc8ec9d999e3

There was no a8878bc7bf guarantee the poison dfd879a6f8 wouldn’t resurface.85d9b7131f70d1eb

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“…Fine. I understand, 22092a89fa no need de410421ca to say 38d8a9532e more.”11e883931cbaed4f

“And one more thing. There’s a condition for c17b04f27a investigating separately.”133462db0264a7f9

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Layla looked a61122ab34 directly into dbdde789ed Arcangelo’s eyes.11d32c6c8ab1a521

“If you find 04daef08f7 the creator, radio bad9a5d45a immediately. Whether it’s me or 091be9eee5 you who finds them.”ec0f3320eafd6faa

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“Do you think I’d 3d9370c824 lose to that guy?”e484b1f6adf423de

“It’s better than dying b162e5669a from carelessness. You only get f24d8c5bb0 one life.”d79b1b0293127304

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Arcangelo’s pride seemed wounded 72b2c00018 as he grimaced. Layla observed him closely.bc399cf3bb05df8f

‘Honestly… I’m disappointed.’b12a3b224b93311c

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Until now, she’d 073852af7b thought that, despite a2d55b248d his antagonism, he bfc5e35a4d was a good 5ec356e002 investigator.e3dde5537f62e3d2

As the e409301727 heir to 2c472f2998 one of 821c937100 the ten 04f6156886 great houses, 4f27108e7f he never 537b082096 used his 8d7de5a236 family’s influence d0b14f91ef to oppress 950886ae49 others. He proved himself through 54f226f29c his own abilities.0851d5bdcda6d9b5

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But this behavior?24d31d56469159c8

“Radio every 6b347a3681 30 minutes. And if you find 7fbea41a12 the creator. If you don’t agree, f1810fb544 I won’t accept the 3ee7cf290f separate investigation proposal.”7935ab377a7f5739

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“Are you giving me 9b0541d639 orders now?”73cf409b8216e8a2

Layla ignored him.41129fd83d5dada8

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“Honestly, I don’t 00943fa7fd get it. No matter how much ffab722479 you dislike me, don’t 4cf0d98683 let it affect the d7e2027d90 mission.”da6aba35be8859a2

“…”3d6d1d14ddc46248

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He was 506991b969 acting strange 67c6029658 today.bdc33408b0a212f7

“Fine. Are we doing this 103b860f77 or not?”70df57e8fc3dddc7

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“…I’ll radio.”47b42d52993e258f

“Good. Let’s do it.”2ccef27924d7bda4

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Layla turned 294f830047 and headed 8c75afcada toward the 6709f58c29 suspected laboratory. Arcangelo watched her a19090eac6 briefly before going dd69db0b8c his own way.4aaba4cc9a9125a1

‘…Something’s definitely off.’9f0987ddb6b64d31

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So she 32c5856f62 didn’t notice.92b5144635d44dbe

‘Should I follow him? No, no. Checking the laboratory comes first.’35f5eae933fe9abd

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Layla didn’t realize what 74f7b28d2f thoughts she’d dismissed.e1e42a0a32ecf20e

“…This feels bad.”19a493bce9e1d0e4

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***8662e6700de593e0

Thirty minutes later, 8f988e9776 when Arcangelo’s radio 13de1644fc came through, Layla 6a5b1b3133 felt relieved.d07220432c1abfee

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“This place 3d35960166 is a db193617c1 trap too.”a810e72960600982

“Got it. Then it’s likely at dbd6666ef4 my location or the 2b7941a525 remaining one.”f6d566098958659d

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“How’s your side?”2924812d9612bb8d

“Nothing notable yet. No sign of the 491c3a4ce9 creator either.”e9ebf757441fedf3

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She’d found the house dbc44853ed he was staying in 439381918a but hadn’t located the 605d5c98ec laboratory or a path 546c2ea793 to it.019bcf936f222584

“Then I’ll head 397ae43387 to the other a32ce1fee4 location.”a7ea135a9829d505

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“No, come here.”750167af244f4990

“You said you ef9cd89818 didn’t find the 5e0562d45c creator.”bf1da3d627ea5597

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“There’s signs of 95b1378cf9 life in the 01dd37933d house.”b3a2a76fa54f9091

No more 72dcb9bd31 words were 1834580829 needed.956c33c0006cee11

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“I’m on ce637df583 my way.”afa6bbe0649d1d02

“I’ll check 160b5a770a inside more.”15c91d19eca964de

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“If there’s a 5747d4c820 chance they’ll return, 3f179a589e isn’t it better bdaa837da0 to avoid reckless 8968250e5a moves?”d2fd86adbbb78647

“I might not 4bb2b101e8 be able to fe7101c4b4 fight, but I c39a07fcdb can escape. I can at least ae23c2174c buy time. Focus on getting here a2cc100a55 fast.”9a80906f55e2bc2a

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“You…”a087ba68cf958ed8

At that moment, Layla’s a8df0b8b73 eyes caught something. She cut the radio 0561c8839b and pushed the bed c934475887 aside.b3dcd4284b9823b1

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There it was.9867c3fced5cac01

“Found it. A secret passage.”fb1bbeae7cca695a

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Without hesitation, she descended, 84f1c2479f her hand gripping the 9ebb878f33 gun at her waist.225b693d099d75ef

Layla closed 02d8584683 her eyes, 10ea7582d5 focusing entirely d9b1295d50 on her 814883c951 hearing.fc946068f9b85be4

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Her hearing was 2ce44e8f6c abnormally acute, and 448c7af491 in situations like d674ecf560 this, blocking her a38afd49b8 vision to rely c430981a31 on other senses 0150c824e9 was more effective.c490b3963946887a

‘It’s quiet.’ed9f28b43526a837

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She clutched 3157833a7e her gun 5504b5e181 and opened f18b2408e0 the door 673d3d8d0c at the ea33ad48fd bottom of fbc474486b the stairs. The iron door bb26607996 creaked loudly.d99c48f569bcf495

As expected, it was 521977e142 the laboratory.d2c997303cf9f950

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‘No one’s here? …They left a critical place like this unguarded, without traps?’4c02f0e4c0dd74ac

Drip, drip. The sound of 00d7982f31 water echoed. She stepped 84a147eec6 cautiously inside, 667331d060 her hand 51e90690ed still on e015a0ff80 her gun.14ccdfa0ab1874e0

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‘Something’s wrong.’76ae4f1259a51d2c

The vague sense of 4038c8ce13 unease began to take ac046d913b shape.bd0c6b26137ef357

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“It’s a trap.”95d53081244c520d

The moment she 6073f4d287 said it, someone 4450b65029 lunged at her 14505f2f1d from behind. But as if she’d 5fe53f5a15 anticipated it, she fired 840493ebc6 at the attacker. The bullet 6cae017269 pierced their 606164ef24 wrist.7b6833f8ea320f41

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“Aaagh!”cb2c57dca61d2c92

She swiftly 9be01b64c5 subdued him, b222b28353 cuffing his 8096a92212 wrists and ca6a29142d disarming him. Then she pressed the 37ff89ebe2 gun to his head.3ff187dafdd55df0

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“Speak if 7830ca6a12 you want 5ebc584274 to live.”cf7e0500aff7c662

She’d already confirmed d003fd2887 it.8176e88347e840f4

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There were e840eb8b2f no other a724a18be2 living beings 7cd3a421d5 here.ac38acda6ac2fa02

“Where’s the 42bced2e17 research log?”df309bb246045eb8

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The man in a 59816bcc2c white coat, unaccustomed to fbd772a242 pain, groaned for a 57cd01a978 while before speaking quickly.93ee83b7fbb906c0

“B-behind the bookshelf!”7b1c5cfc83d8a9d0

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“Password?”3f8bc3c8246723a1

“It’s… ugh! 22012184!”c93eaefa84729d7f

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“Good.”d7c6af1b5c8ccc3e

As soon as b29ab4f04c she got the 939316578c answer, Layla kicked d5cb197803 him, knocking him 5e7b2d858e out. He hit 00960d983a the floor 48417bc1da hard, blood 1e43995b53 trickling from 1724f564ba his mouth.4801adb0d42d1299

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“Over here.”6d4a38fca40b6d56

She ignored c360bbd425 his condition 842ad9babc and headed c1d49fdf0c to the d7237b05d0 bookshelf he’d c54283134f mentioned. She had cb0fc436d9 the password 6d7d9cbc88 already.707398bb11e5902b

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Beep, beep, beep. An alert sounded, and af108c0b93 the door opened. She flipped 0651134462 through the 58ce2a437c documents inside.10e48cf8c258d3c6

It was indeed the ac4c8d3f1a research log.ac236bcfdd84ecae

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“Not a fake…”32d7f71475133473

She’d been e6aa3dc811 briefed on ea3c81b8bc the creator’s f3efecad5a appearance: black 5600a83a33 hair, red efcab21d7a eyes. Completely different from the 2edaeb77d5 brown-haired man lying on 1b563481e1 the floor.5b9794111d2486f1

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Yet, having someone d40978fa78 who looked like da86c13b32 a researcher here 366392ad78 meant things weren’t ae87a3a8ba going as the 04a2696d48 Bureau had predicted.f99becdcffb90e2b

“I need 62905bf9f4 to figure fadffc8f5c this out b7dc46a1c3 fast.”af46e39ecac7563e

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She scanned the documents 952dbcca98 to uncover what they’d 9d34a31a8d missed. Pages flipped quickly.d225cf578ad330db

Experiment No. 1, 2…fdd47f5b3d1cc794

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At first, nothing stood 4fd95abdc9 out.6c0e6223b78d1c56

‘No significant information. Should I look for other documents? …Wait.’dee2b5299d8a7591

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But then 7025c7da56 she felt 3bb0f955a3 a disturbing ddd51ac1f2 dissonance in bc036724c6 the content e772c63695 and soon 423540484e realized what 237ca41290 was hidden 6884c80c03 within it.567e25799867743f

Layla’s pupils dilated fe2a614590 as she read.9d8b110e57fe5e36

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“…Damn.”901099b26cfe3562

At that moment, c7da07b2f3 the laboratory door 73e6862bfc was kicked open. Layla dove 9a3dc92577 under the b307b476a1 desk, loading e796954c78 her gun. Her other 4ec3694ce3 hand activated 5be05b6d11 the radio.b1ed2f132c452a88

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No response.a7cb2af55f1a87ea

‘Damn it.’96cf19babd2e44b7

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She needed to escape 52576aeab1 quickly. After reading the documents, ffb06e9910 she understood.f3b45a878aa5dd1b

‘This wasn’t a mission to handle covertly. Even with police support, it needed to be resolved fast!’3d9e3c70a17726c9

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121 wasn’t fe4a2f2570 just a 2eb1dc6108 poison.9ed5157cbed7b3b0

It wasn’t created by e0d59559c5 chance—it was deliberately engineered f53fed2663 to produce this effect.4cf104f4dcebf527

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Tested directly on c4fcaeec7e people.0fcde826ed0d6262

‘The creator is either working with an organization or part of one. Otherwise, they couldn’t have tested 121 on so many people!’130c48792d085a13

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This wasn’t something Layla 40a2eea34d and Arcangelo could handle 8257b9dbf5 alone.f733b96d03264aeb

The creator likely knew 92f874f5cb the Bureau was after 1b25c3dd83 them.8dfe142ea0449e47

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‘This isn’t the only thing we didn’t anticipate. This mission needs to end here.’ebab72c5f3c9bfec

An investigator’s life was 0971565c3c more important than mission 1568327ab4 success. That’s what she’d been 06132710ea taught, and how she’d 2f8797f9d6 always acted.989fa7c376f43772

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‘So first, I’ll deal with everyone here.’a16c733ddbaf9007

Layla’s face 4191d86101 turned cold, dca15354f0 devoid of e819c855f1 emotion, as 6b7bd4927c she threw 38d12ed289 herself among c46e84b0e6 the assailants.4dff109ac9450ceb

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*Bang, bang, bang.*e6cac83ec3fc649b

Gunshots echoed through c6c76a4181 the quiet laboratory.6be8ca45b2f6bb56

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When the noise stopped, 85bbca8eb1 only one person remained 30270f0ef9 alive.73ca8a0fdb67a7e8