After sneaking into the TV station building, Kiana put on a mask, found an unlocked window on a lower floor, and jumped right in.
As for why her jumping ability is so strong...
Don't ask, just say the Kaslana clan's bloodline is invincible.
Before this, Kiana had prepared herself for the possibility of being discovered and chased.
She even managed to look up parts of the building's layout online with her spotty internet connection before coming here.
As for why this information was available online, let's just say that during the day, parts of this floor are open to the public.
Before entering, Kiana even managed to sneak a peek at a one-minute video on a video site about how to operate the equipment.
Everything was ready. Next, she just had to sneak over to the broadcast station, get the equipment running, and then...
—I can make some big news!
Kiana knew that as soon as she made her big news, it wouldn't be long before someone used some rather mundane methods to interrupt her 'broadcast'.
The simplest ways would be to pull the plug or cut the internet connection.
But no matter how fast these people reacted, they couldn't possibly pin her down the instant she started.
As long as she could get the message out, even if just one more person believed her warning, she could save one more person.
With this in mind, Kiana sneakily made her way to the top floor, and just as she was about to take action...
*Click*
The originally dark room was suddenly flooded with light.
"Eh?!"
Blinded by the light, Kiana immediately panicked and prepared to run.
But in the next moment, after getting a clear look at the people on the scene, Kiana immediately stopped in her tracks.
She had thought she'd been caught by the staff who were still here.
But from the looks of it, she didn't think the people on site were likely to be staff members.
Or rather...
—What kind of TV station staff wears bulletproof vests and carries handguns around here, hey!
And these guys even have their guns aimed at her head!
From their appearance, they don't look like good people at all, hey (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻
"Excuse me, you are Miss Kiana Kaslana, correct?"
The man in the lead said calmly, while aiming his pistol at Kiana.
"Our Boss has given an order to invite you back for a chat."
This is trouble.
Although I've always known that Schicksal has been hunting me and my deadbeat dad, I never expected them to ambush me here.
At this moment, Kiana stared at the cold gun barrels surrounding her...
—and she wasn't actually that scared.
She dared to fight Honkai Beasts before she was ten. Compared to Honkai Beasts, humans with handguns posed little threat to her.
Relying on the Kaslana clan's physique, Kiana was confident she could find a chance to slip away unscathed, even with so many guns pointed at her.
But it felt like a bit of a waste to run away now.
Hmm, I need to get some intel, I must get some intel.
After proactively showing weakness and raising her hands, Kiana let out a helpless sigh.
"Fine, I'll go with you."
"But since I'm being so cooperative, you have to at least tell me who went to all this trouble to invite me, right?"
The lead mercenary had no intention of responding to Kiana's request.
Mercenaries, to put it bluntly, are a group of people who live on the edge.
These people risk their lives for money, and people who risk their lives are naturally extremely cautious when on a mission.
To be honest, they didn't want any extra complications.
But just at that moment, the mercenary leader's communicator rang.
"Since Miss Kiana wishes to know who I am, I believe showing a little sincerity wouldn't be a bad thing."
"After all, I am well aware that as the daughter of that great man, you are supposed to be a genius girl."
"As a genius girl, you surely have no intention of being captured so easily. If possible, I would certainly hope you would genuinely cooperate with my actions and come to meet me."
Listening to the voice from the communicator, Kiana's heart immediately screamed trouble.
How does she know I plan to run... oh right, Schicksal people.
Schicksal people were colleagues with my deadbeat dad and mom, so it's not surprising they know my background.
"Let me introduce myself first. My name is Cocolia, and I am a member of Anti-Entropy."
"As for why I wish to invite you over for a meeting, the reason is also very simple."
"Miss Kiana, I do not wish for you to be harmed because of your kindness."
"Umm..."
Listening to Cocolia's seemingly gentle words, Kiana felt goosebumps rising all over her skin.
"Who... who are you?"
"You don't want me to get hurt... do I know you?"
This feeling is very strange.
Her words show concern for me, that's true, but my intuition tells me...
This smells like lies!
On the other end of the communicator, Cocolia said very calmly.
"Of course you don't know me, but I know your mother... or rather, I know of Cecilia Schariac one-sidedly."
"In the incident fourteen years ago, she saved me when I was about to be attacked by a beast."
"And your father, Siegfried, is actually a close friend of some of our organization's elders."
"Whether it's because of your mother or your father, I do not wish for you to be harmed."
"Please believe me, I truly sent people to protect you. I have no ill will towards the daughter of my savior."
Cocolia's words were very sincere.
And fourteen years ago was indeed the time when Kiana's mother, Cecilia, died in battle.
Cecilia saved many people during the Second Eruption, so there was nothing wrong with what Cocolia was saying.
But at this moment, Kiana just felt that Cocolia was definitely not telling the whole truth.
She had no proof.
But the Kaslana intuition told her that if she obediently listened to her now, it would be a disaster.
"Alright then, since you say you know my deadbeat dad, that's perfect."
"Cocolia... I'll call you that."
"Aunty Cocolia, since my mom Cecilia was your savior, then I suppose you wouldn't refuse a small request from your savior's daughter at a time like this, would you?"
At this moment, Kiana, who had taken off her mask to breathe, said to Cocolia on the other end of the communicator.
"As the daughter of Siegfried Kaslana, I want to contact my deadbeat dad."
"That's not too much to ask, is it?"