The man abruptly halted, opting instead to raise his hands high in a gesture of surrender, "We're just here on patrol. As soon as we notice something out of the ordinary, we won't hesitate to report it to our superiors."

It was evident that Dexter's car, parked at a discreet distance, had gone unnoticed by them.

"Who's calling the shots for you guys?" Josie pressed, her tone sharp, the threat of the gun against their heads eliciting an involuntary shiver from both men.

After a moment of hesitant eye contact between them, one stammered out, "I-It's Robyn..."

This admission made it clear that these two were merely foot soldiers in Arnold's operation, assigned to patrol rather than being trusted insiders; they didn't even know his true identity.

"What was supposed to be the shipment on those ships?" Josie inquired further.

"Cash..."

Josie's gaze drifted back to the large vessels anchored in the river, as she contemplated the vast amount of capital required for such an operation-a sum that would undoubtedly attract attention if moved through conventional banking channels.

Arnold's personally escorting the shipment, huh?

"And what else?" she asked.

his arms thrown up in a sign of complete surrender, "T-That's all I know. Mr. Mills wouldn't blink an eye at our

not about Mr. Dalton's trust in you-it's that your presence is needed more here." Arnold's voice, cool and detached, replied, "It's just money we're talking about. What exactly do

Vipera, remind me, how long have you been with Mr. Dalton?" Arnold

moment, then answered, "Oh, it's

to the

"Weren't you the same?"

let out a

the pager, "How's

reaction before

on the radar of the higher-ups for his keen instincts. We've

guarding against

forming her next question. The other individual voiced it for her, "Mr. Vipera, are we really packing up

crept into Vipera's

them to bind their arms together, and carefully stowed

you, really?" they questioned, still puzzled by Josie's

expression, Josie retrieved the fallen communicator, retorting with a smirk,

palpable. "A woman like you, daring to step into this fray, must be connected

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