The burly man named Armored·Behemoth stepped out and blocked her path.
"Why the rush?"
Oulos raised her hand to intercept.
She kept her eyes fixed on John, her gaze filled with curiosity and doubt. "Sorry, Mr. John, can you scan our information?"
John remained silent, accessing the information.
[File: German national, European Community STU incident wanted suspect, alleged involvement in terrorist attacks and arms smuggling (Special Affairs Bureau file), intermediary, vanished after the 71st political scandal of Messiah Company...]
Oulos's eyeballs were also flickering.
She was certain John had recognized them, and couldn't help but ask, "Who provided your prosthetic eye database?"
John tapped the elevator panel.
The cabin didn't move.
"F*ck, what's the situation?"
[Status: Out of operation [fault inspection]]
John initiated the scanning interface.
A yellow data stream existed between the elevator panel and the unfamiliar woman.
Oulos stood up.