C479 The Apology

Silence descended so profoundly that one could hear a pin drop. The once bustling Hanging Garden was now nearly deserted.

Tap! Tap! Tap!

Footsteps echoed as a middle-aged man with a kindly expression hastened to Wood's side. "Huang Shan, proprietor of Babylon, is honored to meet Mr. Ochoa," he said, a bead of sweat tracing a path down his forehead as he bowed respectfully