Chapter 789
Liz nodded, her face full of worry. She said, “Promise me you’ll be careful. Don’t get hurt.”
Aria just grunted in response and strode toward the supply pack.
Just as her fingers brushed the pack, a massive net-several feet long-dropped from above, its mesh bristling with fine, sharp needles.
Liz’s eyes widened in horror as she cried out, “Aria!”
A shadow fell over Aria.
Aria reacted instantly, springing aside and rolling across the ground.
The net thudded into the spot where she’d just rolled past, needles stabbing deep into the dirt.
If Aria had been even a second slower, she would have been caught in the net.
Liz thought, ‘All those densely packed needles, just looking at them gives me the creeps. No wonder it’s the State Security Bureau-they’re ruthless.’
She rushed over to Aria and asked, “Are you okay?”
Aria was already on her feet. She brushed the dirt off her clothes and said, “Gotta hand it to you guys, that hidden setup was pretty slick.”
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Liz frowned and said, “I heard from the upperclassmen last year that the nets are made of some special material—you can’t cut through it with a knife. If you get caught, you just have to wait to be eliminated.
“I didn’t expect they’d add needles this year.”
Those needles were about three inches long-if they stabbed into someone, one might not die, but one would be badly hurt.
Aria started walking over to the net.
Liz instinctively grabbed her arm and asked, “What are you doing?”
“Just checking it out,” Aria replied.
Aría crouched down, plucked one of the long needles out, and frowned. She said, “There’s poison on this needle.”
Lizs eyes went wide. She exclaimed, “What?”
Fillip stared at the screen, his brow furrowed. He said, “Why is this year’s competition so much tougher than last year’s? And what’s with those long, poisoned needles on the nets? It’s not like they’re dealing with real criminals here.”
The leader beside him frowned as well. He said, “She’s got amazing reflexes and speed. If it had been anyone else, they’d probably be caught for sure.”
Owen pondered, ‘Not only did they add long needles, but they even coated them with poison. Are they targeting all people, or is this just for Aria?’
He shot to his feet and asked, “Can you connect the surveillance feed for this team to my phone?”
The leader turned to the staff member and said, “Go ahead and set it up. Give Mr. Shaw temporary access.”
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The staff member replied. “Yes, I’ll get on it right now.”
Owen didn’t stay in the viewing room any longer; he turned and strode out. He called Tessa and asked, “Ms. Langford, did you catch the surveillance footage just now?”
Tessa replied, “I saw it. Competition is one thing, but the State Security Bureau would never risk its members’ lives. Whether it’s traps or patrols, they never go for the kill. This has Ned written all over it.”
Owen’s eyes went cold. With a dangerous edge in his voice, he said, “I hope you can sort this out quickly. Ms. Langford. Otherwise, I can’t promise Ned will live to see the sunrise.”
Tessa was silent for a moment before finally saying, “I’ll handle it as soon as possible.”
After hanging up, Tessa hurried straight to the weapons room, her steps urgent. She pushed the door open and walked straight up to the expert responsible for the traps. She asked, “Was this your trap?”
The expert took the video and watched it closely; his expression changed instantly as he asked, “Who put those long needles
on the net?”
Tessa said, “And not just that, the needles are poisoned. Who was responsible for this area?” She thought, ‘Looks like we have got more than one rat in the ranks.
The expert quickly flipped through the records and said, “I’ll check right now.”