Percival immediately got in touch with Thomas. "We need to head to Sea City. Leopold's in trouble."

Thomas was in the midst of a routine drill at Vanguard Agency. Hearing Percival's words, his expression froze. "Husky checked in from a different location just this morning, and he replied to the roll call in the chat group ten minutes ago. There's no way something's happened."

To streamline operations, Vanguard Agency conducted random roll calls in their chat group, ensuring everyone checked in unless they were deep undercover like Vance.

Percival's brows furrowed.

Ten minutes ago was when Vivienne had made her first call.

If Leopold was replying to the roll call, he could not have missed Vivienne's call!

What on earth was going on?

Vivienne also sensed that something was amiss. It was unlike Leopold to drop off the radar.

Then, out of the blue, Charlotte Redwood, who had not been in touch for a while, called Vivienne.

"Things have hit the fan, Vivienne. Something happened to Griffin," Charlotte said, her voice laced with urgency.

"What's happened?" Vivienne asked, her face a mask of composure.

Leopold had been assigned to infiltrate the Martinez family. If Griffin was in trouble, too, it had to be connected.

Charlotte swallowed hard before replying, "Griffin's been locked up by her family. They won't let her communicate with anyone. If it was not for an old cell phone she found to contact me with, I'd have no clue she was in trouble."

Griffin was locked up?

Vivienne's brow creased. "Why would the Martinez family lock up Griffin? What's gone down?"

stealing bioweapon secrets from the Martinez family. He's now locked up in Sea City's military

he immediately pulled over to the curb, still

on the speakerphone so

secrets from the Martinez

testify for him in court, and that's why she's been detained. She contacted me so I could get in touch with you to see if you could

Leopold doesn't come clean, he could be facing the death penalty. And this time, it's someone from the ancient warrior lineage intervening directly. They said not even Leopold's superiors can do anything

grew colder. It was obvious-they did

long has Leopold been locked up?" Percival

been in custody for nearly two weeks. Griffin's beside

"Thomas, what's Leopold's check-in

and responsive, nothing unusual." Thomas's voice cooled as

came through. "Percival, something's

been active in our chat group every day for the last two weeks. He's been responding less, but the last time he spoke was three days ago," Anna added. Their chat group was initially set up by Vivienne to discuss a new bomb detection device but had since turned into

and Percival seldom checked the group, usually leaving Anna and Thomas to

two weeks, it meant someone had been controlling all his means of external communication!

to worry. I'll figure out a way to get Leopold out. He won't be harmed," Vivienne said with icy resolve. The undertone was clear: mess

can't contact Griffin often, but I'll pass the message. Please, Vivienne

Vivienne ended the

"Keep messaging Leopold as

With that,

phone. "Vivienne, trace Leopold's last locations from

out her portable mini laptop and

her expression

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