[ There may be a chance that Mills could survive that broken neck for a while longer, but surviving a neck slice from one of Lane's fancy letter openers is much harder. Ivan leaves the letter opener in the man's neck. Earlier in his career with Ouroboros, Ivan might have spared Roth's life because she is a teenager like him, but she's also a murderer of innocent NEXTs. Why bother sparing that? He snatches another letter opener, this one monogrammed with Lanes' initials in fancy lettering, and slices Roth's neck. This opener is dropped to the ground.
Why just kidnap Lane when they can also give the press a field day with murder accusations and dragging his reputation down into the mud where it belongs? Three dead people, two with hands tied with zipties and slashed necks, the other electrocuted to death, and no sign of Lane who owns the office with high security. Ivan almost feels sorry for the hapless investigators who have to take this case.
He checks himself for blood and anything that might draw attention once they leave the room. Nothing's on him, and he's not even leaving any fingerprints behind. Gloves help with that. His tanto has blood on it. For now, it's wiped with a piece of cloth Ivan has and put away under his jacket. It'll be more properly cleaned back at HQ, and the cloth is stuffed into a pocket.
Hopefully by now Pao-Lin has decided what they need to do about Lane. Ivan turns to Castillo. ]
Ma'am, make your choice. Are you coming with us or not?
[ Castillo looks at the three dead people and the two teens claiming to be fighting for the sake of NEXTs, just like she is. If she says no, she'll be killed. If she goes, who knows what will happen to her?
That uncertainty still sounds better than death and having an end to her fight. Castillo gives a hesitant nod. "I'll go." She swallows and stands a little straighter. "But I don't want to kill anyone." ]
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Why just kidnap Lane when they can also give the press a field day with murder accusations and dragging his reputation down into the mud where it belongs? Three dead people, two with hands tied with zipties and slashed necks, the other electrocuted to death, and no sign of Lane who owns the office with high security. Ivan almost feels sorry for the hapless investigators who have to take this case.
He checks himself for blood and anything that might draw attention once they leave the room. Nothing's on him, and he's not even leaving any fingerprints behind. Gloves help with that. His tanto has blood on it. For now, it's wiped with a piece of cloth Ivan has and put away under his jacket. It'll be more properly cleaned back at HQ, and the cloth is stuffed into a pocket.
Hopefully by now Pao-Lin has decided what they need to do about Lane. Ivan turns to Castillo. ]
Ma'am, make your choice. Are you coming with us or not?
[ Castillo looks at the three dead people and the two teens claiming to be fighting for the sake of NEXTs, just like she is. If she says no, she'll be killed. If she goes, who knows what will happen to her?
That uncertainty still sounds better than death and having an end to her fight. Castillo gives a hesitant nod. "I'll go." She swallows and stands a little straighter. "But I don't want to kill anyone." ]