Lost and Found: Return of My Mysterious Fiancee

The helicopter slowly descended. Jared jumped down from the aircraft, not rushing towards Tina as he usually would, but instead, he paused to deeply gaze at his mentor standing before him. Suddenly, the area was swarmed by the special forces of the X Bureau.

Five Poisons, bound by the robot, struggled briefly, her face void of emotion. "What, a family reunion? You really think this is the end?" she spat out bitterly.

Jared quickly shielded Tina and Natalie behind him, his face etched with vigilance as he stared at Five Poisons. Her laughter rang out, causing Tina and Natalie's expressions to darken simultaneously.

"Get down!" Jared shouted.

As his words fell, explosions erupted around them, igniting a massive fire. "Mr. Farrell! Ma'am, Captain, are you all okay?" Nathan yelled amidst the flames.

At that moment, Jared was shielding Tina and Natalie beneath him, his back scorched by the fire. "Put out the fire first!" he yelled. Nathan hurriedly organized a firefighting effort. Thankfully, they were on a mountaintop with mild winds, and the fire was quickly contained without spreading further.

Hayden, leading the third squad, rushed to the scene, first evacuating the injured. He then frantically searched for his own, Serena. "Serena! Are you okay? You must be okay, or they'll kill me! Serena!" he cried out desperately. Tina, sitting nearby, heard Hayden's wailing and, annoyed, threw a rock at him. "Stop yelling!" she snapped.

Hayden felt his leg where the rock hit and ran towards the voice, relieved to find Tina with only minor cuts. "Serena, you scared me to death! Thank goodness you're fine, otherwise I'd have no face to face the master or the brothers!" he exclaimed, moving to embrace her.

Jared kicked him aside. "You think you're hugging my Tina? Dream on!"

Tina smirked, "Good thing you kicked him in time, or I'd have turned him into a eunuch with a needle!"

Hayden blinked, looking at the woman sitting before him and rubbing his eyes hard.

Natalie watched Hayden's antics, pinched his cheek, and said, "After all these years, you haven't changed a bit, always deserving a good beating!"

Hayden choked up, then burst into tears. "Captain! My dear captain, my beautiful captain! You're still alive! That's wonderful!"

"Captain, you have no idea how Jared has been bullying me these years!"

"Oh, it's so good you're back, I finally have someone to rely on!" he wailed.

Nathan, standing aside, covered his eyes, unwilling to witness Hayden's disgrace.

Jason, who arrived much later and wasn't familiar with Natalie, still couldn't help but clench his fists at the sight of Hayden's behavior.

Courtney was the first to run out of patience, grabbing Hayden by the collar and tossing him aside. She then stood before Natalie, examining her closely. She had seen a photo of Natalie with her own mother, Kahleah, both in X Bureau uniforms, their hair tied in neat ponytails, standing shoulder to shoulder with the X Bureau flag waving behind them.

Natalie lifted Courtney's chin and smiled, "You must be Courtney. I'm your Aunt Natalie."

Courtney's eyes welled up with tears, feeling the warmth of Natalie's touch on her nose, and she sobbed.

"Aunt Natalie."

Natalie held Courtney's hand, gently caressing her fingers. "I was the one who named you. Your mother would be so proud to see how beautiful you've become," she said softly.

Kahleah had been Natalie's most reliable deputy. They had survived deadly situations together and were forced to part ways. Natalie only reappeared when Kahleah was in labor, extracting Courtney from the womb and caring for her for three days before they hastily parted again.

Courtney wiped her tears and saluted, "Ashbury X Bureau Headquarters Special Squad Third Team, Courtney!"

Natalie's lips curved into a smile, remembering how Kahleah had looked when she first joined the team. "She looks just like you did back then!"

"Alright, let's catch up more when we get back, and you can report to your captain about the situation," Natalie said, patting Courtney's shoulder tenderly.

Courtney nodded and began updating Nathan on the situation. "Captain, we've completed the survey. Five Poisons is missing, and the remains left at the scene are fake!"

Nathan furrowed his brows, glancing inadvertently at Jared.

Jared, who was busy applying medicine to Tina's fingers injured in the chaos, hadn't heard Courtney. The injury was an accidental scrape against a rock when he pushed Tina down to protect her.

Nathan pursed his lips, "Mr. Farrell, I..."

"We should leave now; no need for farewells," Jared said as he got up, pulling Tina with him. "Oh, and Captain, we'll take this dead pig with us," he added, nodding towards the unconscious Rachel on the ground.

His words left Nathan speechless, a reminder from Jared that he was now the true captain of the X Bureau special squad.

Natalie chuckled softly and whispered to Nathan, "The cause of the explosion, the limbs, the escape route."

Nathan nodded in realization, "Yes, thank you, Captain!"

Jared frowned subtly, whispering back to Natalie, "Master, aren't you worrying too much?"

Natalie playfully smacked Jared on the head. "Didn't you also need my hints to figure things out back in the day?"

Jared had no reply, merely wrapping an arm around Tina's waist and helping Natalie down the mountain.

Behind them, Nathan and others were stunned. That was Jared's head, and how many could claim the courage to strike him? Logan: Me!

Grandpa Brookes: And me!

Mr. Pace: To tell you the truth, I dare too!

Nathan: Gentlemen, please be quiet!

After a while, Courtney sighed deeply, "Mr. Farrell was bullied by his master as a child, and now by his wife as an adult. He can't escape the fate of this family."

Nathan, Hayden, and Jason looked at Courtney with affirmation. Indeed, she had hit the nail on the head!

Down the mountain, Jared escorted Tina and Natalie to the car, not hurrying to join them but arranging for Rachel instead.

Leaving space for the long-separated mother and daughter, Tina sat in the car, staring at Natalie next to her. For a moment, it all seemed surreal.

She couldn't believe that her mother, whom she hadn't seen for over a decade, was truly in front of her again.

All the previous resentment, the irritation of being teased, and the feelings of being manipulated vanished.

What remained was an overwhelming longing for her mother.

Natalie opened her arms, her head tilted with a smile, "Tina, let Mom hug you!"