Lost and Found: Return of My Mysterious Fiancee

"Yes, it's him," Damian furrowed his brow, "He approached me wanting to collaborate on developing bionic biotechnology. He knew the details quite well, which worries me-could it be that the bionic project has been compromised? You said it was supposed to be absolutely confidential, so I've declined him for now, until today when I saw those cameras being sold on the black market."

The three families were highly trusted by Tina, hence they were collaborating on the bionic project.

It was not surprising that Boris knew about it, considering he's from the Pace family.

However, his proactive approach to collaborate with the Reed family was somewhat intriguing. The Pace family was not short of business, holding onto many more valuable projects.

Yet, Boris had set his sights on bionic biotechnology, going out of his way for it.

More importantly, after his failure, covert cameras started appearing on the black market.

"Leave this matter to me; you don't have to worry about it," Tina said as she gathered the documents. Damian nodded, "Alright, I understand. I'll let you know if there are any more issues."

After they parted, Tina immediately called Cole.

Cole was now in charge of everything at Flame Ice, which included overseeing the black market.

"Check where these goods came from, and who the merchants got them from. Remember, don't alert them."

Cole, having not been assigned tasks for a while and having been training his subordinates to the point of boredom, eagerly accepted.

The once stale Cole was revitalized, and in just half a day, he had everything figured out.

"Serena, I've found it. The buyer is an old man on the black market everyone calls Old Rat. His supplier is the Reed family, but I haven't found who he sells to yet."

Tina frowned, "When is the next transaction?"Content rights by NôvelDr//ama.Org.

"Tonight, under an overpass in the suburbs. I've already sent people to ambush. Do you want him alive or dead?" Cole, eager for action, asked.

"Alive," Tina sighed, "And don't hurt him."

"Got it!" Cole responded promptly.

That evening, at the suburban overpass.

Old Rat stood under the bridge, smoking a cigarette and keeping a watchful eye around.

Suddenly, a car in the distance turned on its headlights, flashing three times before turning off.

Old Rat also took out a flashlight, flashing it three times towards the sky, then quickly turning it off. Shortly after, a man fully armed approached, holding a box.

"Old Rat?"

"Mr. Thompson."

The man called Mr. Thompson smiled and opened the box, revealing four cameras under the dim light.

Just as Old Rat was about to take it, Mr. Thompson closed the box abruptly.

"Where's the money?"

Old Rat chuckled, "Mr. Thompson, you might as well ask your buddy behind you for the money!"

Mr. Thompson started, then was suddenly subdued, not even seeing who attacked him before he was knocked unconscious.

Old Rat put away his flashlight and rubbed his hands together, "Mr. Lyon, you've worked hard. Why did you come yourself?"

Cole pulled out an envelope from his coat, containing a bank card.

"The pin is the same, go withdraw it yourself."

Old Rat took it with both hands, "Ah, thanks, Mr. Lyon. Just call on me if you need anything in the future, thanks again, Mr. Lyon!"

Just as Cole was about to let Old Rat leave, a vast array of lights suddenly illuminated, surrounding them completely.

Cole hesitated for a moment, then quickly pulled out a pistol and pressed it against Old Rat.

"You dare set an ambush?"

Old Rat fell to his knees with a thud.

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"Mr. Lyon, I didn't know anything about this. How could I dare do such a thing to you? I have no idea what's going on!"

Just then, two people emerged from the light, guns in hand, aimed at both Cole and Old Rat.

"National Intelligence Agency, both of you, stay where you are!"

Cole was momentarily stunned. Why did the voice sound so familiar? Standing on the fainted Mr. Thompson, he raised his hands to his ears. "Miss, have we met before? My name is Cole Lyon, and you are?"

"Cole Lyon? You're Tina's brother!"

Now accustomed to the brightness of the lights, Cole could finally see the person in front of him clearly. Indeed, it was an old acquaintance. "Elsa, it really is you!"

The person was Elsa. Previously, Elsa had been held captive by Jasmine, and afterwards, all matters were handled by Cole, making the two naturally acquainted. It was just that Elsa had returned to the intelligence agency, and Cole had been training his subordinates at Flame Ice, hence they hadn't met for a while. Meeting again under such circumstances was unexpected.

With a gentle gesture, Elsa signaled her subordinates to lower their weapons, and she holstered her own pistol. She glanced at Mr. Thompson under Cole's foot and asked, "What are you doing here?" Cole kicked Mr. Thompson's foot.

"I needed to see him about something, Sister Elsa. Are you on a mission?"

Elsa chuckled, knowing that since Cole was involved, it must have been arranged by Tina. It seemed they had crossed paths on their missions again.

"Is Tina around? I'd prefer to speak with her."

Knowing Elsa's role, Cole did not interfere. He reported the situation to Tina and escorted Elsa to where Tina was.

"Tina, we meet again," Elsa greeted with a smile before getting straight to the point.

"You were looking for Mr. Thompson. What for?"

Tina did not hide the truth.

"He's suspected of trafficking confidential components from our company."

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"No wonder you had Cole handle it personally, Tina. Do you know this man has another identity?"

Tina furrowed her brows.

"Since you're here, could it be that he's a spy?"

Elsa knew Tina was sharp-witted and didn't need much explanation.

"This Cliff Thompson is a transnational spy, previously under Heath Garrison. We've been tracking him for a long time, and finally caught up with him during tonight's deal. It's surprising that he ran into you." Tina was slightly surprised.

"Heath Garrison's subordinate? He was dealing in covert cameras today, not exactly state secrets. Why were you monitoring him?"

"We've been watching him for a while, aware that he was planning to flee. Tonight's trade was to make money before leaving, so we had to capture him first. Moreover, we've uncovered a more significant secret." Elsa's expression grew serious.

"Tina, Heath Garrison's involvement with Jasmine wasn't just a simple collaboration."

"What do you mean?" Tina asked.

"They were originally part of the same organization!"

Tina was taken aback.

"Heath Garrison was with GTO?"

"No, it's them. They belong to the same spy organization, named GTO."

This revelation somewhat startled Tina. She had thought GTO was only involved in virus research, but it turned out their scope was quite broad, extending even to spy operations! "Do you have solid evidence?" Tina inquired.