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?"

on-Leopold. He's been caught stealing bioweapon secrets from the Martinez family. He's now locked up

wrist, and he immediately pulled over to

on the speakerphone so both

secrets from the Martinez family?" Vivienne

would do such a thing. She wanted to testify for him in court, and that's why

a national secret. If Leopold doesn't come clean, he could be facing the death penalty. And this time, it's someone from the ancient

It was obvious-they

Leopold been locked

hesitated, then quickly replied, "Mr. Ellington, he's been in custody for nearly two weeks. Griffin's beside herself

face deepened. "Thomas, what's Leopold's check-in record been

responsive, nothing unusual." Thomas's voice

came through.

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

group, usually leaving Anna and Thomas to

had been checking in normally and chatting in the group for the past two weeks, it meant someone had been controlling all his means

tell Griffin not 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:

I'll pass the

Charlotte, Vivienne ended the

Leopold as

With that, Thomas

Leopold's last

Vivienne pulled out her portable mini laptop and began to trace all of Leopold's

her expression

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