Baudouin was exposed, and with him, three other Wiper plants in the hotel. All three were unfamiliar faces. None besides Baudouin came from Yin Caixin’s team. It was possible they came from the same Wiper branch but were planted in different teams.

None of that mattered at the moment, though.

Luca was being given emergency treatment.

Han Qingyu felt disheartened. As a nineteen-year-old recruit, his thinking simply hadn’t been exhaustive enough. By the time he arrived in his device with He Tangtang, Wen Jifei, and Liu Shiheng, the scene had already settled into a standoff.

On one side stood Shen Yixiu in her full suit of armor.

On the other were Baudouin and the three unfamiliar Wipers. Baudouin wore a maneuvering device on his back and...