A man with slightly bent posture walked out of the crowd with a cold and sticky gaze. "You're right, it's still a long time until dawn, it's good to have some fun..."
The group of people glanced casually and then shifted their gaze away.
Nova looked at the nightmare face with terror in her widened eyes, tears streaming down her cheeks as she cried out loud.
Penelope watched Nova crying in fear with a malicious and delighted expression in her eyes.
As the man's hand was about to touch Nova, something suddenly appeared from the dark corner and knocked on his hand.
A smiling voice followed.
"Go back."
The plain voice, tone, and smile made everyone present turn pale in an instant.
Penelope also looked over and met the man's gaze. Her back shuddered as she suddenly moved her eyes away with a buzzing sound in her head.
Penelope was shocked. What was happening?
She had carefully scrutinized each person in the group of more than ten people, but she had no impression of this man.
Penelope suppressed her frantic heartbeat and turned her head to look again.
She saw a man in a black cloak lying lazily on the ground. His face was so plain that it was easy to forget. He held something wrapped in a black cloth and stopped the man's hand.
Although the knock had no force, it twisted the man's face with evil thoughts.
The man held his trembling hand and stared at the other person with a snake-like gaze. "Elijah!"
The man named Elijah smiled with a curved brow. "Yes?"
The man met Elijah's overly soft eyes, and his eyes leaked with deadly venom. Although his body was tense, he did not dare to move.
The atmosphere became tense in an instant.
Penelope's forehead broke out in a cold sweat.
Finally, a female spectator broke the stiff atmosphere. "Enough! Kidnapping innocent people has already broken the rules. If the hostage has any accidents, Enforcement Court will pursue it. Tonight, everyone here will be monitored!"
After speaking, she looked at the man holding his hand. "Albie, don't forget, who is our target! If you mess things up because of your lust, the boss will not spare you!"
The man's gaze changed and he walked back sullenly.
The woman glanced at Penelope with disgust. "If you dare to cause trouble again, I'll kill you!"
Penelope was frightened and shivered. The resentment in her eyes grew deeper.
Aren't the members of the assassin organization all ruthless and unscrupulous scum? Although these people were indeed indifferent, they always seemed to be wary of something when they acted...
In the midst of Penelope's seething anger, Elijah walked up to Nova and tore off the duct tape covering her mouth. He looked into the girl's bright eyes and asked, "I heard you have a good relationship with his wife?"
Nova trembled in fear as she looked at the young man in front of her.
Although he had just saved her, there was not a hint of human emotion or warmth in his sinister eyes. He looked at people the same way one would look at ants on the ground.
"I... I don't know," Nova couldn't hold back her tears.
Elijah stared at the girl's eyes for a moment, then clicked his tongue after confirming that she was not lying. He casually slung the item wrapped in cloth on his shoulder and turned to look at the night sky outside the door.
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