Lost and Found: Return of My Mysterious Fiancee by KIKI

Chapter 649: The Necessity of the X Bureau's Existence

Without a second thought, Jason fed Courtney and placed her on the stretcher. Meanwhile, Jared and Hayden apprehended every suspicious individual they could find, disregarding their protests of innocence.

It was better to err on the side of caution than to let someone slip through. Those trained at the spy base were highly alert and adept at acting. If they disguised themselves as ordinary citizens, even the keen eyes of the Monkey King would struggle to discern their true nature.

In no time, two vehicles were filled with detainees. Hayden, unable to hold on any longer, leaned on Jared and knelt on one knee.

"Hayden, hold on, I'm taking you to the hospital," Jared said, supporting Hayden with one hand to prevent him from passing out.

At that moment, Nathan led a major sweep of the area with a large force, and reinforcements from the National Intelligence Bureau arrived. The situation was finally under control, the risk of a secondary explosion was eliminated, and all injured parties, including Grace, were rushed to the ICU.

When Jason was transported to the hospital, he was unconscious, with shards of glass deeply embedded in his abdomen, his condition critical. Natalie, taking over Jason's care, was shaken by the severity of his injuries.

"Tina, didn't you give him the healing pills?" she asked, knowing Tina always carried them for emergencies, especially for missions like this. With Jason's grave injuries, Tina surely would have administered them.

shared them with his team. Mom, he's in your

responded, not probing further as delays were

X Bureau, members who had been disabled by the explosion had their limbs reattached if recoverable. However, those that could not be found

was released with substantial compensation by Jared. The remaining twenty-two were found with st-0 on their persons, confirming their identities as

Bureau suffered over a hundred injuries, and the team led by Elsa from the National Intelligence Bureau was entirely wounded. The economic loss amounted to fifty million dollars. Fortunately, there were no residential areas nearby, sparing ordinary citizens from

headquarters issued a critique throughout the agency, starting with Linden, revoking a special commendation and issuing a severe reprimand. The director of the Clearwater headquarters personally called, "I'm telling you, Linden, find the person responsible, or go back to being

straightforward for Linden; it was either Nathan or Grace. Linden and Christopher had been away from the command console, discussing strategies at a side table, and other technicians were occupied at

Linden knew it couldn't be Nathan. Having worked closely with Jared for years, Nathan would not make such a fundamental mistake; Jared would never keep him as his personal assistant if he were capable

chief team leader. That left only Grace. But as of

gradually came to. She had hit the back of her head on a machine, and despite surgery, she could

dizziness," the doctor advised after the examination, prescribing some medication for Grace and discharging her. After all, the hospital was overwhelmed; the ICU was full, not to mention the regular wards. Grace's injuries, not being very severe, did not

What if there are complications after I leave? I

a nurse give you a painkiller injection, but you must be discharged. There are no beds

doctor had been on continuous shifts, and with patients coming in non-stop, he had already lost his