Chris paced outside the police station. He spotted a young police officer rushing out and quickly approached.

"Pete!"

Pete, the officer in question, greeted him warmly with a grin.

"You rascal!" Chris playfully punched him. "What's going on? Why didn't you let me know beforehand?"

Pete Bellamy scratched his head, still grinning.

Pete was one of the officers who had taken Lena from the Hamertons earlier. It wasn't just Chris who was surprised—even Bianca hadn't expected the police to show up.

Despite this, Pete and Chris had exchanged knowing glances when he left the Hamerton residence. Understanding the situation, Chris had waited for him outside the police station.

Pete lowered his voice. "Chris, don't worry. Lena knows what to say and what not to. She's level-headed, and there won't be any trouble."

"Who ordered you to bring her here?"

shrugged. "Ms. Thompson, but it was a spur-of-the-moment decision. Everything happened so quickly that there

aback. It was

related to this case. She saw that child before her disappearance, so it's standard procedure to bring her in

for a moment

tried to frame Lena for anything else, it wouldn't work. They had connections in the police station, ensuring Lena's

but shake his head in amusement. Lina's sisterly bond

recovering the data, and once it's ready, they'll hand it over to the police. The

"I'll leave

"No problem!"

was headed to the outskirts with Zuko

calm and collected. With Lena under police protection, there was no need to worry. All that remained

She bit her lip, sensing something

glanced at Lina, who was looking at her with a smirk. Her

smile, "Ms. Thompson, why are you looking at me like

at you if you weren't looking at

"I..."

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