Lí Fēng stand there inside corridor shadow, eyes scanning Lin Shu and Su Man like he already sure they will agree.
But Lin Shu hold the hard disk tight, voice cold like ice, "We don't deal with enemy."
Lí Fēng smile a bit, like hearing something funny, "Enemy? You sure?"
Su Man keep eye on him, "You following us from beginning."
Lí Fēng shrug, eyes with that meaning-very-deep look, "Not following. Waiting. You help me take out Night Curtain secret data."
Lin Shu eyes sharp, "What you really want?"
Lí Fēng no answer straight. He step closer, lower voice, "Ever wonder, what exactly Night Curtain experiment about?"
Lin Shu and Su Man exchange glance, Lin Shu voice still cold, "This data got answer?"
Lí Fēng laugh soft, "Maybe. But if you simply decode, then you become target."
Su Man frown, "What meaning?"
Lí Fēng eye flicker a bit, voice serious, "Night Curtain experiment not just illegal. It involve whole underground intelligence market—more direct say, this is about power fight."
Lin Shu say nothing, but brain already analyze Lí Fēng words fast-fast.
Lí Fēng continue, "You try crack this data, you touch secret you not suppose know. Once you hold truth, Night Curtain sure kill you."
Su Man sneer, "Sound like you know a lot."
Lí Fēng small smile, "I just know more little bit."
Lin Shu stare at him sharp, "You want trade what?"
Lí Fēng pause one second, then slow say, "A way to leave alive."
Su Man "tch" one sound, "So you more scare than us."
Lí Fēng face no change, "Night Curtain hand very long, longer than you all expect. You think you only steal some data, but actually, you already become key piece in chess game."
He eye Lin Shu hand that hard disk, "This not just data. This is Night Curtain final result. Wrong person take it, worse thing happen than you imagine."
Lin Shu quiet for moment, then slow say, "If we reject?"
Lí Fēng small smile, eyes deep like black hole, "Then, next second, you die."
That moment, whole corridor suddenly BLACKOUT!
A thin "zii—" sound come from air, then—red dots start glow inside darkness!
Night Curtain drone-killer squad, activated.
Su Man fast-fast lift gun, "AMBUSH?!"
Lí Fēng sigh, voice too calm, "You all think Night Curtain let you take data easy? No, they already know you come here."
Lin Shu reaction fast, he push Su Man, "COVER!"
A thin-thin energy beam SHOOT past where Lin Shu just stand, leave burnt hole on wall.
Lin Shu eyes turn super cold. He know, this is Night Curtain new weapon—ion-cut laser, can silent kill target, can shoot through cover.
Su Man low voice say, "We kena trap."
Lí Fēng like already expect this, he lift hand, snap finger.
"PAH!"
Ceiling electric system suddenly EXPLODE, whole place back to light!
Those drone-killer squad expose.
Su Man and Lin Shu no waste time, BOOM BOOM BOOM, shoot down few drone.
Lí Fēng still smiling, "See? You all still need my help."
Lin Shu cold stare, "You got insider in Night Curtain?"
Lí Fēng no answer, just slow say, "Main point is, now you all want cooperate with me or not?"
Lin Shu deep look at him, then finally say, "Lead the way."
Lí Fēng corner mouth lift up little, he make "please" gesture, "Then, welcome to real dark game."