Silence comes as confirmation. Hei breaks his gaze with the sky to look at Yin, watch her as she gives herself away.

She is correct, in a sense. They do carry a connection, the starting traces of a web. When she was taken away, Huang was adamant in ending her life. She still lives. Mao behaves as is natural for a contractor, but he shows an unnatural fondness for their dealings.

As for Hei--

He blinks. "Yin," he murmurs. "What are we? The four of us?"

Partners? Colleagues?

Friends?