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?"

she was crushing on-Leopold. He's been caught stealing bioweapon secrets from the Martinez family. He's now locked up in Sea City's military prison,

Percival's wrist, and he immediately pulled over to the curb,

speakerphone so both Percival and Thomas

bioweapon secrets from the

in frustration. "I've got no idea, and neither does Griffin. She just can't believe Leopold would do such a thing. She wanted to testify for him in court, and that's why she's been detained. She

mentioned that the bioweapon research is a national secret. If Leopold doesn't come clean, he could be facing the death penalty. And

face grew colder. It

long has Leopold been locked up?" Percival

replied, "Mr. Ellington, he's been in custody for nearly

what's Leopold's check-in record been like over the past

unusual." Thomas's voice cooled

Soren's voice came through. "Percival, something's fishy

days ago," Anna added. Their chat group was initially set up by Vivienne to discuss a new bomb detection

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

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

a way to get Leopold out. He won't be harmed," Vivienne said with icy resolve. The undertone was clear: mess with her people, and you'd pay. Her protégé was only hers

vigorously. "Okay, I can't contact Griffin often, but I'll pass the message. Please, Vivienne and Mr. Ellington,

Charlotte, Vivienne

messaging Leopold as usual through the

that,

trace Leopold's last locations from the group chat and his

portable mini laptop

her

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