Era City.
As soon as the nended.
Juniper received a call from Cybeic Shadows. "Boss, there''s news about your sixth sister."
Ever since their rtionship went public, the members of Cybeic Shadows automatically changed their form of address.
From Specter to Boss.
The Boss was her man, which meant Cybeic Shadows practically belonged to her too.
It was basic social etiquette.
They understood.
Sixth sister?
Hearing this name, Juniper''s heart trembled violently, and her fingers tightened involuntarily. "Where is she?"
After searching for so long, there was finally news.
"She, she..."
The subordinate stammered, unable to form aplete sentence.
"Can''t get your tongue straight? Need me to help you?" Juniper''s gaze instantly turned ice-cold, making the person shudder even through the phone.
"No need, Boss." The subordinate closed his eyes and forced himself to spit it all out. "ording to the investigation records, there''s a high probability that the sixth miss has passed away."
Passed away?
The pleasant surprise turned into a nightmare.
Juniper felt like her mind had been struck. Her ears rang, and her brain went nk.
She missed a step, her footing unsteady, and almost fell.
"Careful." Shanley caught her in time and asked with concern, "What''s wrong? Whose call?"
"Cybeic Shadows."
Juniper grabbed Shanley''s hand, gripping it hard, her eyes somewhat dazed, her voice so hoarse it was barely audible. "They said my sixth sister... is dead?"
"What?"
Shanley was shocked, his thick brows furrowing deeply. "Could it be a misunderstanding? Don''t worry, I''ll take you to the base to ask."
"Okay."
Juniper''s eyes reddened.
Cybeic Shadows Headquarters.
The members of Binary Oracle were arguing with the people from Cybeic Shadows:
"This news was found by Cybeic Shadows, so naturally, you guys should be the ones to tell Specter."
"Damn it, do you have any
conscience? The Cybeic
Shadows members immediately
retorted you guys rush to the front
for the good stuff, but you make us step up for the life-threatening stuff. Why?"
"Because your leader listens to our Boss," the Binary Oracle members retorted smugly, craning their necks. "If you''re so capable, have our Boss listen to your leader?
They had all seen how much their leader doted on Specter.
Like holding her in his hands for fear she might break.
Or keeping her in his mouth for fear she might melt.
They had even seen their leader kneeling on the ground to put shoes on Specter.
It was ringly obvious who held the highest status in the family.
Specter listening to their leader? Maybe they could try that in bed.
"Impressive."
The Cybeic Shadows members dropped their jaws, giving a thumbs-up in absolute speechlessness.
Half an hourter.
Juniper and Shanley arrived at the Cybeic Shadows base.
"Boss, Sir."
The Binary Oracle members greeted in unison, then stepped aside.
"Boss, Sir."
The Cybeic Shadows members were forced to stand at the front, their hearts in their throats.
"Tell me, what''s the situation." Shanley asked in a deep voice, holding Juniper''s hand.
The Binary Oracle members lowered their heads, ying dead.
Damn them!
The Cybeic Shadows members red fiercely at Binary Oracle, itching with hatred but not daring to offend them.
If Specter whispered a few words in their leader''s ear, they would be in for a hard time.
Forget it.
They couldn''t afford to offend the masters, nor the subordinates.
"Yes."
The team leader of Cybeic Shadows braced himself, stepped forward, and presented the files with both hands.
"ording to our investigation,
fifteen years ago after the cruise et
ship capsized, a little girl washed downstream and was saved by fisherman."
"Later, unable to find her family, the fisherman sent her to an orphanage."
"After recovering her health, she mentioned that her parents and six siblings were all on the ship."
All the information matched.
Juniper bit her lip lightly, flipping through the documents as she listened to the team
leader.