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    Cathy let out a softugh. “I like that idea. I’ll have Jocelyn connect us to the other teams‘ channels. Just stay put; we’lle to you.”

    “Okay,” Aria and Liz replied.

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    After hanging up the phone, Liz picked up the resource pack. “Let’s set up the tent first.” Once the tent was erected, Liz turned to Aria and said, “I’ll keep watch. You go inside, apply some ointment to your wounds, and get some rest.”

    As Aria entered the tent, she nced at a surveince camera hidden in the shadows. Meanwhile, Owen, who was still on the road, smirked and casually swiped the screen of his phone.

    Once back in his dorm, he plugged in his phone to charge, set it aside, and turned on hisputer to work. After a while, his phone lit up with an iing call from Tessa.

    Owen picked up. “Ms. Langford.”

    “Ned escaped,” Tessa said straight to the point.

    Owen’s brows drew together. “With the Bureau locked down so tight, how did he manage to slip away?”

    Tessa replied, “Right now, only a handful of people in the Supervision Department know who Ned is. As soon as he left their office, he bolted; no one stopped him.”

    She added, “He knows a lot about the Bureau. We need to find out if someone was pulling the strings behind the scenes.” The unspoken message was obvious–Ned had been let go on purpose.

    “I want to know where he is now,” Owen said.

    “No problem,” said Tessa.

    After hanging up, Owen picked up Aria’s phone and sent Vanessa a message. [Ned escaped. If you want to catch him, I can have the Wolf Regiment help you.]

    Half an hourter, Vanessa saw the message after stepping off stage. She quickly typed: [Has Aria just started the Skills Evaluation?]

    Owen replied instantly: [Yes.]

    Vanessa’s fingers flew over the screen. [Could you help me hire the Wolf Regiment? 3 million dors?]

    Owen sent her the contact info right away. [Talk to them yourself.]

    Vanessa quickly got in touch with the Wolf Regiment. After settling things, she tossed her phone aside. She fired up herputer, pulled up the location data Owen had sent, and started tracking Ned’s movements.

    The red dot on the screen moved until it stopped at a hotel on the outskirts of Kanit City. Vanessa quickly hacked the hotel’s surveince system. There was Ned, wearing a baseball cap, swiping his keycard to enter a suite.

    “Fast runner,” Vanessa said. She contacted the Wolf Regiment and told them to keep an eye on him..

    Just as she switched the feed, Vanessa suddenly spotted someone who looked familiar. ‘Flynt?‘ Vanessa thought.

    Vanessa perked up and immediately started digging into Flynt’s background. She found out he had now be the heir to a leading corporation in Terrenia.

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    He went to Kanit City to discuss a partnership with the Shaw Family Group. Coincidentally, the hotel in the suburbs was owned by the Shaw

    Family Group.

    “Flynt’s back in Huthailia again. He wouldn’t still be trying to hurt Aria, would he?‘ Vanessa wondered. After a moment of thought, Vanessa recorded a video and sent it to Owen. [No need to thank me.]

    In the forbidden zone of no–man’snd. Cathy and her team of five reached Zone D. “We’ve joined forces with William’s group. Where’s Aria?” Cathy asked.

    Aria was sitting inside the tent. “Right here.”

    Cathy crouched down beside her. “You’re the MVP tonight. We’re having roasted rabbit and wild chicken; leave the cooking to us, you just

    eat.”

    “Sure,” said Aria.

    Cathy led the others off to handle the food prep. Caroline slowly shuffled over to Aria. “Well, I’m sorry.”

    Aria looked at her. “You’re apologizing to me?”

    Caroline looked a little awkward. “I didn’t trust you at first.”

    When she first heard that Aria was going to confront Sean directly, she felt annoyed. She thought Aria didn’t care about the team and would

    hold them back, perhaps even causing them to lose their ce in the team round.

    But she never in a million years expected Aria to be stronger than Sean and wipe out Brandon’s entire team.

    “I just joined, so it’s normal you didn’t trust me,” Aria said.

    Caroline asked, “How are your injuries?”

    “I already put on some ointment,” Aria replied.

    “You should rest. I’ll go help out,” Caroline said.

    “Go ahead,” Aria said.

    After everyone had eaten their fill, Cathy said, “Tonight, the five of us will take turns keeping watch. Aria and Liz, you guys rest.”

    Liz chimed in, “I’m not hurt much; I can handle keeping watch. Let’s split into pairs.”

    “Works for me.” Aria didn’t have any objections.

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