All Her Secrets

“Great job, boss!”

“Boss, you’re the best in the world!”

Ronin, Catherine’s biggest fan, sat in front of the computer, cheering and watching the surveillance footage of Catherine defeating the gang of thugs. He was completely absorbed in

Suddenly, the feed stopped!

Immediately realizing something was wrong, Ronin tried adjusting the settings, but the screen remained black.

This was a new experience for him. No one had ever found out about his hacking skills before, especially not a basic surveillance system in an entertainment venue.

Ronin’s first thought was that Joseph had discovered their tracking and shut down the surveillance.

Without wasting a moment, he notified Catherine.

Ronin: [Boss, the situation’s changed. The surveillance feed went down. Joseph might be onto us. Need backup?]

After Catherine read the message, she replied briefly with one word: [No.]

Capturing Joseph didn’t push her abilities to the limit. She didn’t think she needed backup or extra help.

dead end. Joseph had to be in one

Even if Joseph could disable the bar’s internal surveillance, it would be very unlikely for him to

room to another, intentionally slowing down to use her exceptional hearing and locate

skills, trained since she was young. Even if the private rooms were soundproofed,

memory. Once she heard Joseph’s

second-to-last private room, where she caught a familiar voice. Halting in her tracks,

Catherine’s forehead. Abruptly, she

behind her, as

corridor, a small smile appearing

almost like it was never

the other end of the

in the corner, wearing

had never experienced being apprehended. This was the first instance of such

anticipated the situation and concealed himself in the

was undeniably extraordinary

unfolding situation, he eagerly

glanced briefly at him before refocusing on

the person