Then Zhou Yuxi turned to look at him, and he saw her eyes, and he understood immediately that this was no mistake. This was exactly as dangerous as he'd been told.
Jin Boyuan pressed himself against the wall, trying to make himself as small and invisible as possible, this, was out of his league. Ah Yu had gone white as a sheet. Li Feng stood frozen, unable to process what was happening.
"Zhou Yuxi, I presume," Bradford said, his voice carrying the weight of authority. "I'm Secretary Bradford. I understand you've made some threats regarding our national security systems."
Oh god, oh god, oh god, Chen Yue inwardly thought, her heart racing. She's going to get us all killed.
Zhou Yuxi didn't respond immediately. She looked at Bradford with those cold, empty eyes, then back at Mu Yunchen. When she finally spoke, her voice was that same terrible flat calm.
"Arrest me if you want. But you won't like what happens next."
"That sounds like another threat," Bradford said.
