Julia gulped as she thought of a way to carefully dodge the question. One wrong move and she might as well get sent to the incinerator. She was in a dangerous position since she was really involved in hacking the Humanoids. Of course, she kept it a secret to both Fujimoto and Jarxen.
Denying it would mean death since Head Cipher is already probably aware of my traitorous act. And if I confess to it, then I would also get sent to my death, perhaps a more gruesome one at that. Julia contemplated in her mind. She wasn't expecting Head Cipher to know about it since their plan was foolproof. The only reason she could think of was that Erika from the other shelter got her cover blown. '
She was a fellow doubly spy after all.
Meanwhile, Jarxen wasn't just idly listening in on the conversation. It was indubitably obvious that Julia was on a tight spot and as a man, he just couldn't turn a blind eye to it. That's why he decided to help her out.
