Three squad members efficiently unshackled Flynn's chains, casting puzzled glances at the man before them.

"Cap, what's the deal here?"

The man was none other than Thomas!

"Just got a last-minute directive to transfer the prisoner. Head back to HQ, folks." Thomas hefted Flynn single-handedly and stuffed him into the back of a Bentley, speeding away.

The special squad members exchanged confused looks, clueless about what had just happened. With no choice but to follow their commanding officer's orders, they returned to base.

...

At Vanguard Agency.

Gillian was idly nursing the remnants of a scar on her cheek, now mostly healed, revealing her basic features.

With no real power at Vanguard Agency and not exactly popular, she spent her time bored in front of a computer screen, restricted from the outside world-even online shopping was off-limits. Her colleagues, once courteous, now treated her with a cool distance, leaving her feeling out of place.

Thankfully, she was tracking Flynn's transfer.

"Gillian, sign this," Thomas said, dropping a logbook on her desk.

Signing papers was about the most challenging task for Gillian these days.

She shot Thomas a glare filled with disdain. "Oh, how kind of you, Captain Thomas, to deliver this personally."

"Not at all, Gillian. You seem quite busy yawning over there," Thomas replied with a casual smile.

The nearby agents couldn't help but chuckle at Thomas's comment.

with embarrassment as she scribbled her name on

"Take it!"

who

upon seeing Thomas. "Cap, what are you doing

I be? But what about you guys? Shouldn't you be training instead

following Gillian's orders to escort Flynn, but didn't you intercept

talking about? I've been in meetings all morning. I just got a

I be asking you that, Gillian?" Thomas slammed

level of security Flynn requires? Three armored vehicles and special protection, plus my

to keep things low-key by moving Flynn discreetly. She hadn't expected someone to

have been

to question me? Shouldn't you be more concerned with which 'Thomas' whisked Flynn away?" Thomas snorted and stormed off. However, as he turned his back, his anger

he was gone, Gillian frantically

wait. "Who

"Didn't you take Flynn?"

"Didn't I instruct you to deliver him to the designated prison

Thomas took him halfway

such antics,

do we do now? He's gone, and we don't know who

a furious voice bellowed, "Gillian! Who do you think you are? Secretly transferring a high-profile prisoner-is that badge just for show?" Vance stormed into the office, his rage directed squarely at

person on the phone

her chair. "I had...

headquarters," Vance spat, ripping the badge from

bellowed, "If I see you

was flung out of the office and landed on the ground in a

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