Stelo had already received the message. He had turned off the lights but didn't sleep, waiting in the darkness. Suddenly, his account received a message: "Open the door."
Stelo swiftly opened the door, finding Howard and the others already standing at the entrance.
Everyone moved with practiced ease, acting without a word. Stelo retrieved a canister of gas from a hidden spot, attached it to a tube, and slowly turned the valve.
The anesthetic gas drifted into the several guest rooms upstairs through pre-set pipes in the building.
All of his rooms had been specially treated and had excellent airtightness.
After waiting twenty minutes, Howard rose and said, "That should be enough."
Stelo led them upstairs and used a spare key to open the rooms. Seeing Julia already unconscious, he said with some reluctance, "Just kill them like that? These people could fetch a good price."
Howard glared at him viciously. "What's more important, money or your life?"
