Elijah had just finished typing when Elliot blocked his path, "Can we really trust this professor? What if he spills the beans?"

Elijah was brimming with confidence, "He's like the wise old mentor from your hometown, hidden away in the mountains. Do you think your mentor would do anything to harm you?"

"Absolutely not!"

"Then trust me, my professor wouldn't either," Elijah assured.

With that, Elliot relaxed his grip, and Elijah hit 'send'.

The reply came swiftly, "Which publishing house?"

Elijah quickly sent over the publishing house's details, only to receive an immediate response, "I can't help you with this one."

Elijah's brow furrowed, "Why not?"

The answer was straightforward, "I designed their entire security system myself, sold it to them for a pretty penny. Breaking through it now would go against my professional ethics."

speechless, their

they hadn't been able to breach the security - it was

asked Elijah, "Your

freelancer, makes his living off

take an interest in breaching their security

some of their internal affairs

sheep's clothing. Officially a publishing house, but they've been conducting research, the nature of which I'm not entirely sure. But it's backed by some

boys exchanged worried glances, Elijah typing

asked, "How

except I'm still searching for someone I haven't been able to find,"

creased in empathy, "Still no word

was all he got in return, "She's been missing too long. Finding her is becoming

too well the

had deepened their bond. Elijah had been tirelessly searching for his mom, while his professor had been on a long quest to find a woman dear

while Elijah had been reunited with his

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