The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Scott’s palm tightened as he realized Mr. B had been compromised. If that was the case, what was Vivienne planning to do next?

He gazed steadily at Vivienne, his expression growing increasingly wary.

Vivienne, for her part, had no interest in exchanging pointless banter with Scott. She cut to the chase and said, “Where is the research facility for the new bomb?”

For too long, Percival and she had been on the trail of this new weapon.

But whether it was Percival, the Nine Mystics Society, or the Frostfire Intelligence Agency, the intel had been scant at best.

They had scoured every avenue. Even the car accident from before had not escaped their scrutiny.

And now, they had a lead. But it was still uncertain.

Scott remained tight-lipped.

The research facility for the new bomb was a critical project for the organization. It was an essential weapon to match up to the power of the Vanguard Agency. Thus, the bomb could not be compromised.

Especially now, as the organization was refining the bomb’s capabilities.

Before Scott had been captured, there had already been significant advancements.

Vivienne was in no rush. She said leisurely, “The Brooks family had a gala two days ago, planning to auction off a parcel of land. There’s an abandoned factory on it that you once decided to buy, but it’s been idle ever since. Now Ronald wants to sell it off, trade it for a plot in Eastlake Bay, and build a spa resort. Do you think it will sell?”

Scott bolted upright, the heart rate monitor beeping rapidly with his agitation.

Yet he clenched his teeth, refusing to utter a single word.

But his reaction was enough.

Vivienne curved her lips. “Thanks, Mr. Brooks.”

With that, she and Percival rose to leave.

The Nine Mystics Society had uncovered three potential sites for the new bomb research, all linked to the Brooks family.

hardly surprising. A bomb research site needed to be remote and quiet, and with Scott in power, he would have naturally leveraged the Brooks family’s influence to facilitate GTO’s

one hideout. Scott had purchased three similar plots of land in one go yet chose to develop

require significant resources, and if all three were explored simultaneously, it would inevitably create

one based on a hunch and were wrong, they risked alarming their quarry, losing the precious

to Scott today, dropping that particular

was the Brooks family

the interrogation room, Percival said to Leopold, “Head back to headquarters.

not the Brooks family’s property. Are we raiding the

surprised, but after a moment of contemplation, she grasped

of land were indeed problematic, but the

Bay had a vast territory with plenty of residential

passenger, freight traffic, or even

Bay would receive immediate news and could flee via the port

had happened, the new bomb would be long

Eastlake Bay was the optimal base

plots

first glance, and her visit today was to

not be

Order of Nine Mystics Society first. If the headquarters could not authorize the mission, then

complicated if

the order, deploying all available members in Rivenwood to lie in

to headquarters

had their teams ready, just waiting for Percival to give the command so they

his superior’s office, his hands empty and his expression

already changed into his gear, joined Thomas and Soren in confronting

“Second and third squads stand down. First squad,

you’re heading there

the first squad’s just a few people. Are

more composed, speaking gravely, “Captain, what exactly

stealth operations suit designed for reconnaissance and concealment, “It’s a residential area.

in cuffs, they were already on high alert. What if something went wrong, and

could not understand why the

safety of the locals, their caution was somewhat