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.

embarrassment as she

"Take it!"

officers who had escorted Flynn approached.

stopped upon seeing Thomas. "Cap, what are

surprised, too. "Where else would I be? But what about you guys?

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

in meetings all morning. I just

asking you that, Gillian?" Thomas slammed the logbook down on her

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

was aware of the protocol but had hoped to keep things low-key by

have

question me? Shouldn't you be more concerned with which 'Thomas' whisked Flynn

was gone, Gillian frantically

a long wait.

"Didn't you take Flynn?"

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

took him

time for such antics, and besides,

"What do we do now? He's

"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

on the phone hung

chair. "I had... I had approval from

Vance spat, ripping

to headquarters now!" He bellowed, "If I see you here in half an

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

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