C66 Lin Xiaoru's Plan

The piercing scream snapped everyone out of their thoughts. Heads whipped up in unison to see the large screen at the front of the room suddenly blaze to life.

The banquet hall, a space of many purposes, boasted a massive central screen. It lay dormant, unneeded for this occasion, shrouded in darkness—until, inexplicably, it flickered on.

What flashed across the screen was more startling still