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Hearing that, Gregory didn't even bat an eyelid, as if everything was going exactly as he had expected. He just nodded slightly, an acknowledgment of "Hmm," and then strode off towards the sidewalk. Lucius hurried to keep up, methodically planning their next move, "Should I have the guys follow him?"

"Let it be."

"Let it be?"

Lucius usually kept pace with Gregory's thinking, but this time, he was genuinely struggling to keep up. "He's definitely off to meet the big boss behind the scenes, right? Aren't we going to miss a golden opportunity if we don't tail him?"

While saying this, he sprinted ahead of Gregory, pulled open the rear car door, and then, after walking around to the driver's side, got into the car and started it, only to hear Gregory speak in a calm voice: "Josiah might fall into the same trap twice in a moment of desperation, but the person behind him isn't that foolish."

In fact, they might be even more cunning than we anticipated.

Lucius merged into the traffic, pondering for a moment before carefully saying, "You mean, following them this time would be all risk and no reward for us?"

Gregory nodded slightly, his gaze cool, "Pretty much."

Not only would they fail to uncover the mastermind, but they might also end up worse off.

He never engaged in a losing deal.

Lucius caught on, scratching his nose and solemnly admitting his mistake, "I was too slow on the uptake, almost put our guys in harm's way."

Josiah had just been outwitted by them; how could the mastermind behind him let them trace the connection so easily?

Josiah had

a trap waiting for them. Even without a

voice tinged with laziness. "No worries, you've been by my side for years not for your brains." Lucius paused, confused. "Was

pondered

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looked at me, "Worried Pearl won't

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sign the agreement