Zhao Chi was far too anxious about the mission he had personally orchestrated to sleep soundly. Tossing and turning, he drifted in and out of consciousness until the sky began to turn pale with the first light of dawn. With a sudden jolt, he sat up and hurriedly threw on his clothes.
He had to see if his three trusted subordinates had completed their task. Why had no one returned to report to him after all this time? Could something have actually gone wrong?
Zhao Chi crept out of his room on tiptoe. At this hour, there was always the risk of running into someone heading for the latrine, and if anyone saw him lurking about, it would be difficult to explain his presence. He couldn’t exactly say, "Hey brother, shall we go to the bathroom together?"
Chapter 97