Night City wasn’t too far away. If they drove fast, they should be able to get there in 10 minutes.

“Shea, you have to hold on,” Deirdre whispered to herself.

On the way, Deirdre told Sam what had happened, and he was very surprised.

“Even if there was a problem with the test report, Shea must have at most made a mistake. According to reason, a penalty would suffice. Why did he take Shea away without saying a word?”

“I was wondering about that as well. Something more serious must have happened,” Deirdre replied, gripping her seatbelt tightly.

Then, they didn’t say anything else.

Sam stepped on the pedal and managed to park the car in eight minutes.

Deirdre unfastened her seatbelt and hurriedly got out of the car with Sam, heading into Night City.

Deirdre pushed open the door to the private room in a hurry, only to be stunned by the eerie silence inside.

The lights were bright, and a group of people were standing there, but no one said a word. Brendan was sitting on the sofa, a