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.

office, Soren's been keeping an

Vanguard Agency,

agency, and there

until the trial was nigh meant no one but the director himself

learning about this, Thomas and the others had been closely

his jacket on the

to follow, but Percival shoved him

Soren remained

he pushed open Vance's office door and

It was Leopold's phone.

had teased Leopold about that custom ringtone

seeing Percival enter, silently pocketed the phone. "What brings you here so

and you're not home, sitting here with Leopold's phone, messaging Thomas. Amusing, is it?" Percival walked over and pulled open Vance's drawer without ceremony. There it was, Leopold's phone and tablet, right inside the

put it on silent?" Percival grabbed Vance by the collar, pinning him

as if he might snap Vance's neck at

wondered why Soren and Anna were hovering around the director's office today. Percival, sit down, let me explain." Percival punched Vance in

or got physical with his

he

could Vance expect him to sit

drew everyone in the

linger, and even the other agency heads did not try to

was like a raging lion, a fierce warrior

stood guard at the door, angry themselves, yet they had not expected Percival to explode with such fury, to strike

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