....Don't stop until you find who had clearance to those external servers. Start from the top, who owns the hospital, and who controls the traffic CCTV cameras, or officers in charge, we have to find a clue or something!" But he was certain that this person came from the mysterious clan.
Liang Chen bowed slightly. "Yes, sir."
Shen Xiao said nothing more as Liang Chen retreated, his footsteps fading into the long corridor.
The room fell into silence once again, broken only by the faint hum of the chandelier above and the distant sound of wind brushing against the windows.
Shen Xiao stood still, unmoving, his back straight, his jaw clenched, his gaze fixed on nothing. The file remained open on the table, its pages like ashes, empty, useless, mocking.
Outside, the evening deepened.
Inside, Shen Xiao remained rooted in place, a man staring into a shadow that refused to lift, into a silence that withheld the truth.
