Upon hearing the noise, he turned his head.
Pers and Roslor saw a figure, tall, burly, and wearing a hockey mask.
Both exclaimed in shock.
However, the same cry meant different things.
Pers's cry carried a hint of fear.
As a 'Contact', Pers remembered Jason's identity as 'Brutalizer'.
Even though they were supposed to be on the same side now.
But deep down, Pers was still guessing.
Why would Jason be here?
Was Jason trying to flee?
Or... was Jason also part of 'The Planner's' arrangement?
The jumbled thoughts made Pers unconsciously take a step back.
But Roslor didn't think that much.
As a doctor, Roslor first was surprised, then pleased; he stood up with pliers in hand, looking expectantly at Jason and asked, "Mr. Jason, do you know how to defuse bombs?"
As a doctor, steady hands were... but defusing bombs was really too much to ask.
Now that someone had appeared to take over, Roslor was truly overjoyed.
Especially after Jason proved to be quite reliable, Roslor breathed a sigh of relief.
Jason came over without saying a word.
Then, he bent down and stretched out his hands, fidgeting over the red and blue wires.
Two extremely thin copper wires were pulled out.
Pers inhaled sharply upon seeing the two copper wires.
A 'Contact' who had learned about bomb defusal, Pers knew very well that with the presence of these two copper wires, whether he cut the red or the blue wire just now, the result would have been an explosion.
Only by avoiding the copper wires and cutting the red and blue wires could an explosion be prevented.
The former option meant a one hundred percent chance of explosion.
The latter option meant a one hundred percent chance of survival.
Thinking about how he had just walked the line between life and death, Pers was soaked in sweat.
A draft of wind made the 'Contact' shudder.
Then, Pers abruptly looked up at Jason.
The meaning couldn't be more obvious.
Not just Pers, Roslor thought the same.
The doctor had a face full of curiosity.
That was Jason's answer.
He surely wouldn't admit that back in his hometown, a character called 'Doctor' in a particular film had given him a reminder.
As for why he was here?
Jason was very clear that the closer to success one gets, the more one has to worry about failure.
Given 'The Planner's' behavioral pattern, it was certainly like that.
Would the opponent place a 'safety measure' at the last critical moment?
The answer was almost yes.
That's why, after descending four levels, Jason immediately shifted his focus.
How to find Roslor, Pers?
The strong scent on the former, Jason could smell from a street away.
Of course, Jason didn't take the air duct; he relied on his superhuman perception and Stealth skills, avoiding every checkpoint, and appeared here.
Pers and Roslor looked at each other, completely unaware of where such a habit of Jason's came from.
But both quickly collected their scattered thoughts and began cutting the bomb's wires.
Then came the thorough defusal of the bomb.
For Pers, this wasn't difficult.
Once the bomb's 'trick' was solved, everything became straightforward.
Jason, however, turned and walked away.
He had already heard different footsteps.
It was probably the 'Family Guard' of the 'Losa Family'.
Pers and Roslor didn't stop him.
Both understood quite well how Jason was different from them.
Not just in strength.
But also in identity.
The identity of 'Brutalizer', except when in games, was mostly shunned and subject to harsh treatment most of the time.
However, this didn't prevent them from watching Jason leave with grateful eyes.
"I think Mr. Jason is a good man,"
After Jason's figure had completely vanished from sight, Roslor turned his head and said to Pers.
Pers was stunned for a moment.
If someone had told him before that 'Brutalizer' was a good person, he would have scoffed.
As a 'Contact', Pers had access to too much information about 'Brutalizer'.
Hooligan and villain were compliments for these 'Brutalizers'.
They were usually psychopaths and madmen.
Moreover, they were extremely bloodthirsty and murderous.
The kind that was completely irrational and needed to be killed on sight.
But Jason seemed different.
Remembering various interactions with Jason since their meeting, eventually, the 'Contact' shrugged his shoulders.
Then he just stood up, raising his hands high.
He had seen the 'Family Guard' of the 'Losa Family'.
They, all of them, were saved.
At this critical moment, he didn't want any of his movements to cause any unnecessary misunderstandings.
Although in some ways he was an intruder,
he believed in the promise of that 11th young master of the Losa family.
At least, he seemed like a good person.
Different from Jason, a good person in a different, more amiable way.
Sitting in the 'Contact' apartment, Losa sneezed twice in succession.
It came upon him so suddenly that Losa had no defenses against it.
Naturally, there was no longer any pretense of grace.
It was simply straightforward and unguarded.