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On the private jet to Dasmieca, Briar sat alone by the window, quietly watching the pitch–black night sky. Her face was expressionless, and a frosty chill seemed to surround her.
Memphis, who was flying the plane, snuck a fifth glance at her, only to meet her deep eyes head–on.
Memphis laughed awkwardly. “Briar, are you thirsty? Hungry?”
Briar said, “Just fly the plane.”
Memphis forced a laugh and said, “Yes.”
He turned away and pouted sullenly. The plane was already on autopilot, so it didn’t need him to fly it manually.
But Memphis didn’t dare talk back, so he silently kept his head down.
Briar was terrifying!
He wondered how many of Briar’s punches that Brody fellow could withstand.
Briar probably wouldn’t even bother beating him up. He would just put a few bullets in him.
Memphis thought, ‘Why did these people provoke this powerhouse?‘
They picked the wrong person to provoke.
Besides, these people knew exactly how to infuriate Briar.
Torturing Briar was one thing. After all, she was young, resilient, and hard to kill.
But they tortured Briar’s mother again and again. Not even the cruelest punishment was as vicious as what they did.
Memphis stayed quietly in the cockpit, not daring to disturb Briar for the rest of the journey.
Finally, this silent flight was about to end.
Memphis peeked out again and shouted to Briar, who was resting with his eyes closed, “Briar, we’ll reach Dasmieca in half an hour. Where do you want to land?”
Briar was sneaking back into the country, so they couldn’t just brazenly land the private jet at an airport.
However, Shoneport wasn’t like other cities; regulations on private aircraft were very strict.
Besides, Ashton’s men had probably been monitoring the few private airstrips for a long time.
Without opening her eyes, Briar said, “The most dangerous place is the safest. Land in the clearing of that mountain pass in the suburbs of Shoneport.”
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Brody’s secret lab was located in an uninhabited mountain pass in the suburbs of Shoneport. However, to call it uninhabited was not entirely accurate, as a closer investigation would reveal that the pass actually had an
owner.
The owner was an obscure local mountain keeper whose records were complete, but he had been dead for
many years.
Memphis said, “Understood.”
When it came to devious cunning, no one could compare to Briar.
As the plane circled above the uninhabited mountain pass in the suburbs of Shoneport, Briar had already jammed all nearby satellite signals. This created a tight, two–minute window that put Memphis’s landing skills to the test.
But as Briar’s trusted confidant for overseas missions, Memphis was certainly capable.
Two minutes later, their private plane landed steadily in a clearing.
They made no attempt to camouflage or hide the plane, leaving it parked in the open.
After all, Briar had no intention of hiding that she was there for Brody.
She only pressured Ashton because she did not want them to worry.
Memphis was an expert scout. After making a round, he returned and squatted beside Briar, who was checking her weapons and ammunition under a tree. “Briar, this is it. This is the secret lab base Freddie told us about. There is a cave 2 miles ahead, and it looks like it has been deliberately concealed…”
Briar remained unhurried. She simply raised an eyebrow and said, “Okay, I get it. You are staying out here. I am going in alone.”
Memphis narrowed his eyes and asked in disbelief, “Briar, are you not going to take me with you again?”
Briar looked at Memphis. “I am on a suicide mission. Why would you come with me?”
Memphis said sullenly, “That is exactly why you need to take me! If you die, someone has got to be there to collect your body, right?”
Briar was speechless.
This one sentence from Memphis managed to dispel much of the anger that had been building up in Briar, who had been silent for more than ten hours.
Following closely behind Briar, Memphis said, “I do not care. You can’t leave me behind this time, Briar. If you do, I will tell Ashton right away.”
Afraid that Briar would do something stupid on her own, Memphis even resorted to threats.
If it weren’t for the blatant worry on Memphis’s face, Briar would have really put him in his place.
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Briar sighed. “Alright, fine. You can come along!”
Memphis immediately broke into a smile. “Yes.”
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The two of them quickly ducked into the woods, erasing all traces of their presence as they stealthily made their way to the cave Memphis had mentioned.
“Briar, look, it’s right there.” Memphis pointed to a cave entrance not far ahead, almost completely covered by vegetation.
Briar followed the direction Memphis was pointing, suppressing the anger in her chest. She nodded. “Yeah, it’s very well hidden. No wonder they could hide in Shoneport for so many years without being discovered.”
If Freddie hadn’t willingly confessed, they would have had to tear the mountain apart to find this place.
Looking at the empty cave entrance, Memphis asked worriedly, “Briar, what’s your plan to get in? They must have guards posted. Rushing in directly might alert the people inside…”
“Then we’ll just have to alert them. After Freddie was captured, did you really think they wouldn’t guess I’d come for them?” Briar tossed a gun to Memphis. “I’ll go in first. You cover the rear.”
With that said, she rushed toward the cave entrance before Memphis could even react.
Memphis choked back a curse, but Briar had already rushed out. He couldn’t reveal himself and risk cutting off their escape route.
Just as Memphis expected, the moment Briar neared the cave entrance, several burly men rushed out to stop her.
The secret experimental base had been in this mountain pass for years, and people had trespassed by mistake before.
So, they mistook Briar for a passing hiker.
“Stop! This is private property. No trespassing!” one of the men said.
But their words didn’t make Briar stop; instead, she ran even faster.
Seeing that Briar was about to rush into their cave, the burly men reached into their pockets to pull out their
guns.
‘What’s wrong with this woman? We told her not to come closer, so why is she still trying to force her way in?‘ they thought.
In that case, they would show no mercy.
But Briar would not give them a chance to draw their guns.
Before they could even draw their guns, she fired first.
Three gunshots shattered the silence of the woods.
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The three burly men rushing toward Briar collapsed at the sound of the shots. They hit the ground hard, twitched a few times, and died.
Seeing this, the last burly man’s eyes blazed with fury. Without a word, he drew his gun and shot at Briar.
But he was no match for Briar’s speed. After two more shots, the last burly man also fell.
