Kai searched.
For hours.
He started with the western district.
The place where most of the missing people had supposedly vanished.
He questioned shopkeepers.
Guards.
Street vendors.
Residents.
Everyone gave him the same answer.
"I don't know."
"I didn't see anything."
"It happened at night."
"Sorry."
Some refused to speak altogether.
Others looked genuinely frightened.
Kai walked every alley.
Checked abandoned buildings.
Even climbed rooftops to get a better view of the district.
Nothing.
Not a single clue.
No footprints.
No blood.
No broken belongings.
No signs of struggle.
It was as if the missing people had simply...
Vanished.
"...Damn."
He rubbed the back of his neck.
"This is impossible."
The sun slowly dipped lower.
Kai let out a tired sigh.
"...I'm getting nowhere."
With nothing left to investigate, he headed back toward the training district.
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Meanwhile—
Elsewhere in Muscle City.
Andrew stood atop a rooftop.
Watching.
Far below—
A cloaked figure moved through the evening crowd.
Fast.
Purposeful.
Andrew remained crouched.
"...Found you."
He didn't move.
Not yet.
The assassin disappeared around a corner.
Andrew smiled.
"...Tomorrow."
"I'll finish this."