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Chapter 9

Author: Your Candy
The sealed venue's doors swung open without warning.

A procession of individuals with imposing auras and impeccable bearing filed out, led by a tall, stern-faced foreign man. This was Tom Smith, the renowned Senior Manager of the AI Project Department for Nightfall Corp. He was a man known for his tough tactics and sharp eye.

Their emergence carried an invisible pressure that seemed to freeze the very air. Every gaze snapped toward them, and people from inside the venue crowded the doorway, fo
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