Chapter 25 - escaping death's door
"Drop your weapons!" A heavily armed mercenary squad appeared from the blind spots, tightly locking down all escape routes for Paige and her special task force. Vance had anticipated this move and secretly laid a trap.
But Paige never stepped into a battle without foreseeing all scenarios. She smirked coldly, dropping an extremely powerful smoke grenade onto the marble floor. Thick white smoke flared up, completely obscuring their vision.
Taking advantage of the chaos, the special task force put on infrared goggles and returned fire. Deafening gunshots tore through the night. Paige dashed through the dense hail of bullets, crashed through a shattered glass window, and jumped out.
A bullet grazed her shoulder causing her to bleed, but she didn't stop. Paige hugged the hard drive tightly to her chest, running toward the armored vehicle waiting at the edge of the forest. The vehicle sped away fast.
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The next morning, Paige returned to her secure office, placing the hard drive on the desk. "The evidence is finally here," her security chief said, his eyes gleaming with ultimate victory.
👉 read part 26 to see the razor-sharp counterattack.
