Unfortunately, the only response in her earpiece was silence.
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Meanwhile, Reginald Bates had crawled through a nearby sewer and reached the seventh floor, where he seemed to blend into the wall itself.
At the same time, he slowly peeked out his head to quietly assess the situation above.
Iris Thompson was at the edge, looking like she could easily fall off.
He reviewed the positions of the four people and considered whether it would be possible to take them all down and then rescue Iris, concluding that it was simply impossible for one man to do so.
He frowned, racking his brains for a solution when suddenly, the earpiece crackled and the signal connected, followed by a soft, glutinous voice, "Reginald, hello. Let me introduce myself, I am Carlos Charlie, the AI that Gloria Sharman wants to destroy."
Upon hearing this voice, Reginald's pupils constricted.
He was completely stunned.
"Look ahead, at a thirty-degree angle—I am right here."
