Oshino Hakkai, in the pool of a hot-springs hotel.

Gu Kewen sat on a flat rock. Warm water rose from the cracks in the stone, washing over her skin. The water was clear, and the pool faced beautiful scenery. Outside the window was a snowy landscape, while inside was steamy, hot and lush; it looked like two different seasons.

A satellite phone sat next to the pool. She had just used this phone to talk to Xia Lei and tell him to come to Oshino Hakkai. 

“Come. Hurry here. Let me kill you.” A smile appeared in the corners of Gu Kewen’s mouth as she talked to herself. “You’ll be the first, then Liang Siyao is next. That bitch actually tried to have me killed. Humph. Am I that easy to kill? In your dreams!” 

Liang Siyao had worked with Xia Changhe in Jerusalem, betraying her fellow CIA agent Gu Kewen. She’d told her to go to an abandoned construction site so that Xia Changhe could kill her off. However, Gu Kewen had been smart. She’d seduced a fellow CIA agent who’d been sentenced...