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Chapter 24: Operation Infant Shadow

Author: DadieT
last update publish date: 2026-06-21 07:20:39

Alex's blood turned to ice.

The stranger stood calmly beside the charging station.

Smiling.

Patient.

Confident.

Far too confident.

People moved around them without paying attention.

Passengers boarded buses.

Vendors shouted prices.

Bus conductors called destinations.

The noise should have been comforting.

Instead, it made Alex feel isolated.

Trapped.

The stranger lowered himself into the empty seat opposite him.

"Relax."

Alex's heart hammered.

"I don't know you."

The man chuckled.

"No."

His voi
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