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 of these private

had put cameras at all the exits. Even if Joseph could disable the bar’s internal surveillance, it would be very unlikely for him to destroy the cameras at the

went from one private room to another, intentionally slowing down to use her

the private rooms were soundproofed, she could

memory. Once she heard Joseph’s voice, she could remember it with remarkable

pace, Catherine reached the second-to-last private room, where she caught a familiar voice. Halting in her tracks, she subtly moved closer to the private room

on Catherine’s forehead. Abruptly, she halted her steps and swiftly spun

was no one behind her,

the quiet corridor, a

smile disappeared quickly, almost like it was

the other end of the

the corner, wearing a

years of engaging with others, he had never experienced being apprehended. This

the situation and concealed

was undeniably extraordinary in every

unfolding situation, he eagerly anticipated the

briefly at him before refocusing on the private room she

disregarded the person following