Xia Lei dashed along the wall from where he’d climbed into Bongeunsa. Ear-piercing sirens sounded behind him, hounding him. The nerves in his body were all taut. He awakened the power of his eye; dark corners, areas behind the wall, windows from up high, everything in the range of over 1,000 metres was in his grasp. 

On his left, two Korean policemen holding his picture were opening the main gates of Bongeunsa a few hundred metres away. On his right, about 50 metres away, a police car drove past the wall. A Chevrolet Suburban SUV carrying CIA agents was on that road too. Right ahead, a helicopter was approaching quickly… 

People were coming from above and below to capture him - this was like an inescapable net!

However, even the best nets had holes. Just as that Chevrolet Suburban moved forward, Xia Lei cut to the wall on his right and got to the top of the wall in one bound. He squatted on the wall and waited for the Chevrolet Suburban to turn the corner before he jumped down, crossed the street and headed towards a more densely-populated area. He’d just left his...