Across the street from the Gangnam storage facility.
Black sedan.
Tinted windows.
Engine off.
Jiwon sat in the driver's seat.
Watching.
She'd been here for thirty minutes.
Watched the police vans arrive.
Watched the tactical teams pour out like ants.
Watched them breach the building with their flashbangs and shouting.
Watched them bring out her hostages.
All seven.
Alive.
Wrapped in thermal blankets.
Loaded into ambulances.
She wasn't angry.
Wasn't even surprised.
This was always a possibility.
She'd prepared for it.
Had three backup plans and two exit strategies ready.
Her phone sat in the cup holder.
Screen glowing.
Live video feed.
Remotely accessed security camera.
Pointed directly at LUMEN's dorm across town.
She could see right into Soorin's window.
The blinds were half-open.
'Careless,' she thought. 'Or maybe you just don't know how much danger you're really in.'
She picked up her phone.
Took a screenshot of the feed.
