The Heiress’ Return: Six Brothers at Her Beck and Call

Chapter 1530 No Authority Over 001

Landon frowned as he pondered. "There was someone, I think... He was a low-level official in charge of Hawford's economy at the time."

"Take a look. Is it him?" Wynter slid her phone forward to show Landon a picture.

Landon immediately nodded. "That's him. How did he end up looking younger with time? I'd never have recognized him from how timid he used to be."

"Power can rejuvenate a person. It's understandable that you didn't recognize him, Mr. Landon." Wynter chuckled and she tapped on the webpage. "Now, does this look more familiar to you?"

The man in the picture wore glasses and a suit, appearing scholarly and vaguely familiar. Landon froze. "He... He's..."

"He's the third-in-command in the city, Fredric Monty." Wynter compared his current image with the old one. "It's true, he looks quite different. He has a new name and a new identity.

"For someone who started as a low-level official to rise to this position, the people backing him must have put in serious effort."

never imagined that such a low-profile

mentioned this? Instead,

She knew Landon was a fool and could only direct her

dripped with malice. "Why did you even bother asking us when you already

pitted us against each other! Aren't you afraid of being investigated for misconduct

repeated the word thoughtfully, her gaze flickering

speak. After all, given their level, they had no authority over Special

was also targeting the one lurking behind them and the foreign influences entangled in

followed some semblance of the rules, and foreign infiltrations were much harder to uproot.

the frontline. Their authority

unfazed by the fact that she was recorded. She tilted her head slightly, and her gaze landed on Tamia

starting to realize just what she was up against. Never in all her years had she encountered such a way of handling an investigation.

in Hawford, did the