In the car, there was a brief silence between Percival and Vivienne before Percival broke it, his grip tightening on Vivienne's hand. "We need to split up. I'm heading over to Vanguard Agency to confront Vance. He's up to his neck in this heist, and I'm sure he's involved. You should visit your grandpa. With this mess involving the ancient warrior lineage, he might know how to help."

Vivienne suddenly remembered that Leopold's imprisonment was due to pressure from members of the ancient warrior lineage, which left the Vanguard Agency unable to intervene.

The Perez family might just have a solution.

With that thought, Vivienne's eyes narrowed imperceptibly.

She had spent ten years training at the Emerald Monastery, taking time each year to build her circle of influence.

She founded the Nine Mystics Society, strengthening the Monastery's influence, believing she had become strong enough to protect those she cared about. Yet, facing the ancient warrior lineage, her power seemed insignificant.

The Nine Mystics Society was like an ant in front of the ancient warrior lineage, easily crushed.

And her control over GTO, which she thought was firm, had slipped through her fingers.

It was time to act.

"Okay, I'm on it," Vivienne said, squeezing Percival's hand back. "Make it quick. We can't let anything happen to Leopold."

"Right. Our Husky? No one's going to pluck him without a fight."

They parted ways then and there, Percival driving straight to Vanguard Agency.

Thomas, Anna, and Soren were all waiting in the deputy director's office, trying to get a hold of Leopold.

When they saw Percival return, they all approached him eagerly. "Deputy!"

"Where's Vance?" Percival's voice was grim.

Soren's been keeping an eye on him. He hasn't

were all elite members of Vanguard Agency, smart enough to guess Vance's

and there was no way the

deputy director. To have kept such a secret from him until the trial was nigh meant no one but

Thomas and the others had been

watch and tossed his jacket on

Percival shoved him back. "Stay

Soren remained in the

knock; he pushed open Vance's office door and overheard the chime of an

It was Leopold's phone.

Leopold about that custom ringtone

Percival enter, silently pocketed the phone. "What brings

it?" Percival walked over and pulled open Vance's drawer without ceremony. There

silent?" Percival grabbed Vance by

if he might snap Vance's neck at

director's office today. Percival, sit down, let

cursed or got physical with his superiors, regardless of whether they deserved

time, he could not hold

him to

soon drew everyone in the agency. Percival

dared linger, and even the other agency heads did

lion, a fierce warrior one dared not

Thomas stood guard at the door, angry themselves, yet they had not expected Percival to

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