The next day, morning.
Samuel dropped Caitlin off at Star Labs, then returned to the Secret House Villa and saw Shauna Baez, who had been locked up for one night.
"Uh, whose idea was this?"
The first time Samuel saw Shauna Baez, he was stunned. These girls were too wicked, weren't they? It was understandable to tie her hands and blindfold her, as she could escape if she regained her freedom and sight, but couldn't you at least leave her one piece of clothing?
Look how frozen she is, she's shivering.
"Bomb disposal," she meant.
Golden Glider, who was leading the way, shrugged and explained, "They said it was to prevent her from hiding anything she could use to escape. This guy was originally a petty thief, so she might know some escape techniques."
That explanation made sense.
Samuel asked, "Did she say? Why did she come to steal my money!"
Golden Glider said, "She said it was just a coincidence. This guy owed a gang boss a large sum of money. To pay it back, she was looking for rich people to target, and then accidentally discovered this place. She originally wanted to try her luck, but didn't expect to find so much cash."
"If she had just quietly taken some, we wouldn't have discovered it so quickly. But she was too greedy. She left once, drove her car nearby, wanting to take more, and then Queen Bee discovered her."
Greed is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant. If she had just taken the money and left, as Golden Glider said, it really wouldn't have been easy to discover!
The money in that room was countless, and there was no surveillance installed. It was usually shared, whoever needed money would go in and take it themselves. As long as she didn't take it all from one place, a few hundred thousand or a million less wouldn't be noticed at all.
Shauna Baez's mistake was being too greedy.
Golden Glider asked, "How should we deal with her?"
Samuel noticed Shauna Baez tensing her body and deliberately asked, "According to the rules of the underworld, how should she be dealt with?"
"Break her legs or cut off her hands!" Golden Glider paused, then added, "But she saw our appearance and our secret, so—let's silence her!"
When Shauna Baez heard they were going to silence her, she shivered violently and cried out excitedly, "Don't kill me, I didn't see anything, I don't know anything!"
"Please, don't kill me!"
Samuel pretended to be fierce and said, "Don't fantasize. I don't trust you, and there's no need to trust you. Killing you is the safest approach. Blame your own greed!"
"No! Please don't kill me! I—I'm willing to do anything, as long as you don't kill me, I'll do anything!" Shauna Baez shook her body excitedly.
"Really? Let me ask you, have you heard the name Clay Parker?" Samuel said the name.
In the show, Clay Parker was Shauna Baez's boyfriend, imprisoned in Iron Heights Prison. Shauna Baez rescued him after gaining her abilities.
"No, I haven't heard of him, wait, I remember now, I've heard that name, he seems to be old Mardon's man!" Shauna Baez, feeling a glimmer of hope, was very cooperative.
Samuel's voice seemed dissatisfied, "You don't know him?"
"I don't know him, I've just heard of him. If you want to make a living in the underworld, you have to be well-informed and know who not to offend. I—I owe old Mardon money, that's why I know Clay Parker is his man."
Is this the butterfly effect?
Speaking of which, Peak Person and Mirror Master also seem to have changed from the original couple to pure partners, uh—why does this butterfly effect feel like it's specifically breaking up couples?
But, I like it!
Whether it was the Shauna Baez in front of him or Peak Person in the Mirror Prison Book, Samuel had no other thoughts. If he had any thoughts, he would have already intercepted them beforehand. But whether they were locked in the Mirror Prison Book or absorbed into the Outsider Squad, being single was the best situation.
Love will only affect the speed at which they draw their swords!
"I don't trust you, so I will lock you up. As for when I'll let you out, hehe, that will depend on your performance."
As Samuel finished speaking, he directly grabbed her and brought her in front of the Mirror Prison Book.
"Whoosh—"
Azure blue light flickered, and Shauna Baez suddenly found her hands free again and saw her situation clearly.
This was a cell similar to an escape room, seemingly only the size of a regular fitting room. Except for the front, which seemed to be blocked by a transparent mirror, all other areas were pitch black.
It was a particularly eerie kind of black, as if nothing existed, as if black was the original color of this World, or rather, this space.
Shauna Baez looked at the man outside the mirror, her expression slightly shocked, seemingly not expecting it to be him.
Samuel, the founder of Void Medical, a famous rich man and philanthropist!
Samuel said with a smile, "It seems you recognize who I am. Do you want to try if you can Teleport out of the mirror?"
Shauna Baez hesitated slightly.
Samuel smiled and promised, "If you can Teleport out, I'll let you go."
"Really? You, you're not lying to me?" Shauna Baez didn't believe things could be that simple.
"This is a prison I specially prepared for metahumans. See your cellmate next door? Her name is Peak Person!" Samuel waved his hand, and a crystal clear Killer Frost mirror formed in front of him, allowing Shauna Baez and Peak Person inside the prison to see the full view of the prison.
...
The entire prison looked like an open giant book. Shauna Baez's and Peak Person's cells were like 'mirror' bookmarks or stickers attached to the pages, a total of ten in two rows, upper and lower.
Their cells were in the first and second rooms of the upper row, respectively.
Peak Person was dumbfounded, and Shauna Baez was also dumbfounded. Speaking of prisons, both of them were actually not unfamiliar, especially Peak Person. Before being locked up here, she had been serving time in Iron Heights Prison. That's why she was so calm before knowing the true situation of the Mirror Prison Book.
Anyway, it's just serving time, where does it matter?
Now she was no longer so calm!
Samuel clapped his hands and said to Shauna Baez, "Come on, as long as you can Teleport out, I'll let you go. Your theft of my money will be written off, and I'll even give you that money!"
"You said that!"
Shauna Baez took a deep breath, half-believing, half-doubting. Her eyes were fixed on Samuel's direction, and she activated her ability.
A few seconds later, she hadn't moved from her spot.
Shauna Baez blinked her eyes and continued to try, not believing it. As a result, her Teleportation ability, which had always worked perfectly, seemed to have ceased to exist. She could clearly see outside, but simply couldn't Teleport out.
"Wh-why is this happening?" Shauna Baez cried out in terror.
Samuel shrugged, "It seems you can't Teleport out. Then so be it."
With that, he directly waved his hand and closed the Mirror Prison Book!
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