The hours ticked by in a studious blur of meticulously cross-checking contingencies and scenario mapping as the Li family coalition integrated Agent 10's insider knowledge into their operational plans. Despite the persistent undercurrent of guarded skepticism toward the former Syndicate operative, his granular familiarity with the Wolf's den's internal security matrices proved invaluable.
Finally, as the last traces of twilight seeped from the Beijing sky, it was time to deploy.
With brisk efficiency, the various tactical units filtered through the hotel's subterranean garage towards their pre-assigned transports and staging areas. Weapons were checked and comms channels triple-verified, the weighted hush of lethally focused preparation blanketing them all.
