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!"

officers who had escorted Flynn

seeing Thomas. "Cap, what

would I be? But what about you guys?

were following Gillian's orders to escort Flynn, but didn't you intercept us on the

meetings all morning. I just got a break, and I definitely didn't take any Flynn from you!" Gillian gasped. "Then who did you

Gillian?" Thomas slammed the logbook down

armored vehicles and special protection, plus my presence on the transport. And you sent just three

but had hoped to keep things low-key by moving Flynn discreetly. She hadn't

it have been

have to question me? Shouldn't you be more concerned with which 'Thomas' whisked Flynn away?" Thomas snorted

gone, Gillian frantically dialed

a long wait.

"Didn't you take Flynn?"

person said, "Didn't I instruct you to deliver him to the

took him halfway through. Was

such antics, and besides,

"What do we do now? He's gone,

you are? Secretly transferring a high-profile prisoner-is that badge

person on the phone

her chair. "I had... I had approval from headquarters,

spat, ripping the badge from Gillian's

go back to headquarters now!" He bellowed, "If I see you

the office

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