Lost and Found: Return of My Mysterious Fiancee

A call came through from the headquarters of the X Bureau in Clearwater.

"Jared, do you realize the consequences of your actions? What if it affects the morale of the entire bureau? Can you handle that responsibility?"

The one questioning Jared was Harry Jackson, the director of the X Bureau and Linden's direct superior.

Jared responded indifferently, his tone cold. "Does having my subordinates shot for no reason not affect morale?"

Harry Jackson sighed heavily. "If you have complaints, you should bring them up within the bureau. How can you take matters into your own hands? We have our own judgment regarding Hayden's matter."

"Who is Linden's direct superior? He arranged this mission; shouldn't he give us an explanation?" Jared was tired of wasting words with Harry Jackson.

It was always the same few phrases, solving nothing.

Since Harry Jackson had personally made the call, it indicated that this matter did not concern him.

The person behind it all was someone even Harry Jackson had to show deference to-a figure of significant importance.

"I know you have grievances with Linden. Although Linden assigned the mission to Hayden, someone has protected him. The bureau issued a severe warning and has cut off his path back to headquarters, effectively ruining his career. You are still young; think carefully before you act."

Seeing Harry Jackson deliberately avoiding his questions, Jared coldly said, "If you don't give me an explanation, I will go to the headquarters myself."

"You..." Harry Jackson sighed again, continuing to evade, "No matter who it is, it's not something someone at your level should know. Focus on assisting Linden with the affairs in Ashbury and keep an eye on GTO; it's been quiet there lately. That's all for now."

With that, Harry Jackson hung up.

Jared clenched the receiver, his eyes deep with resolve.

One day, he would expose the person behind this.

Jared had a strong intuition that this person was connected to a traitor within X Bureau.

At that moment, Tina called. Jared answered.

Tina quickly said, "Linden's target are the hidden families. I'm on my way."

Jared furrowed his brow but before he could respond, Tina had already hung up.

Soon after, Tina arrived.

The two went straight to Linden.

Linden was on the phone with Harry Jackson but had to hang up when he saw Tina and Jared approaching.

"Seems like we've been meeting quite often recently," Linden said as he stood up and led them to sit on the sofa, appearing calm and collected as if nothing had happened. "Romer, your leader, right?" Tina sat down, her curved eyebrows expressing a chill.

Linden's brow furrowed slightly. "What do you mean?"

Although he maintained his composure, he was profoundly shocked inside. Tina had managed to find out about the codename Romer!

Even Jared, who was within X Bureau, could not access all the information regarding this codename.

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Tina's capabilities were evidently not to be underestimated.

Tina smirked slightly. "Romer isn't listed as active in headquarters or any other branch. He must be retired by now, yet such a person can still grant you a pardon. I underestimated him." Linden's eyes hardened as he stared at Tina, as if ready to stop her from continuing. "What exactly are you trying to say?"

Jared partially shielded Tina, his hand already on the gun at his waist, glaring at Linden, "Put your hands back."

Tina pushed Jared down, unafraid of Linden's threat, "You want Flame Ice to investigate Tam Solomon, then secretly have Hayden sabotage the White family, and next you plan to use me to get close to the Brookes family, step by step approaching the hidden families!"

Seeing his intentions exposed, Linden no longer pretended. "Yes, I am indeed trying to get close to the hidden families." He relaxed completely, leaning against the sofa, "Tina, Tam Solomon is your mentor, Master Tam, right?" Tina did not answer, which was as good as confirming it.

Linden continued, "The reason I want to find him is that the Shaw family can no longer bear the disasters brought on by that legacy. The massacre of the Solomon family had nothing to do with us, yet why should the Shaw family bear all the consequences?"

Linden, agitated, clenched his fists without realizing.

Tina watched quietly, pondering whether Linden's probing into the hidden families had anything to do with the call he made to Natalie.

"You must have investigated the background of the Shaw family. If you look, you'll see that none of the Shaw family ends well," Linden said, eyes downcast. "Including my parents who died in extreme pain, with top doctors unable to find any cause. All of this is connected to the legacy of the Solomon family!"

Tina raised her eyes; she had indeed investigated the Shaw family.

Linden's parents had died of illness, as he said, with no apparent reason. They suddenly deteriorated, and at the time of death, their lower bodies were completely decayed.

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That's why Linden had always kept Arthur and Audrey away from any business related to the Shaw family.

Even Esther didn't know what Shaw Industries really did.

"What does this have to do with the White family and the other hidden families?" Tina asked.

"Heh, the hidden families are just a bunch of pitiful creatures who control all benefits, lofty and imperious, yet dirtier than anyone. Shaw Industries is implicated because of the legacy, and I am restricted everywhere by the hidden families at the X Bureau. They shouldn't even exist!"

Linden grew more agitated, his eyes even reddening, "The people of the hidden families, with their little abilities, commit evils everywhere. Why shouldn't I overthrow them!"

Tina watched Linden quietly, his hatred for the hidden families seemingly beyond her imagination.

If Linden was indeed a traitor of the X Bureau, then was the call he made to Natalie because he knew Natalie was Alina?

Tina looked at Linden and asked, "What do the hidden families have to do with my mother? What was the meaning of that call you made to her?"

Linden paused, looking at Tina suspiciously, "What are you talking about? How did it get to Everett?"

"Do you dare say you've hidden nothing from my mother, that you are completely innocent?" Tina asked coldly.

Linden licked his lips, his frown deepening, "I'm not your dad, why would I hide anything from your mom? What's there to be guilty about?"

After saying this, Linden paused, then realized.

Suddenly furious, he pointed at Tina's nose and demanded, "Tina, are you suggesting that because of that call I made, your mom killed herself? You suspect that I killed your mom!"