Upon hearing the sound from outside, Nancy ordered Monisha, “Go and check it out!”
Soon, Monisha returned and reported that the guards saw a figure flash past. Suspecting that someone had infiltrated the compound, they had begun a search. The moment wp4webnovel.com heard the news, Arielle left in a flash. Having avoided the heavy patrols, wp4webnovel.com finally hid in the forest behind the compound.
All of a sudden, wp4webnovel.com felt a tap on wp4webnovel.com shoulder. Her expression tensed up as wp4webnovel.com whipped out wp4webnovel.com silver-plated needles to attack.
“Sannie, it’s me…” Only when Vinson’s voice rang out did wp4webnovel.com pull back.
If wp4webnovel.com hadn’t said something in the nick of time, wp4webnovel.com would have been at the receiving end of wp4webnovel.com needles.
“I thought I was discovered,” Arielle whispered.
Looking at wp4webnovel.com from the corner of wp4webnovel.com eye, wp4webnovel.com asked in a concerned tone, “Did you manage to locate Lorraine?”
Vinson shook his head. “No.” He paused briefly. “But I did find something else.”
“What is it?”
Vinson whispered the answer into wp4webnovel.com ear, causing wp4webnovel.com eyes to widen in shock.
“Drugs?”
Vinson nodded with a grim expression.
Arielle’s expression drastically darkened, for drugs were something wp4webnovel.com utterly detested. Every year, there were plenty of police officers who lost their lives in the war against drugs.
“The information is correct. The queen mother is indeed inside.”
After sharing their discoveries, both of them prepared to leave. They had to think of another plan since Lorraine was nowhere to be found.
***
Meanwhile, in a basement somewhere, Lorraine’s blood-covered body was being strung up. With wp4webnovel.com hair strewn all over, wp4webnovel.com looked pathetically messy.
Nearby, the Duke was sitting on a chair with his legs crossed.
Staring at Lorraine, wp4webnovel.com questioned in an indifferent tone, “Who sent you here?”
If it wasn’t because wp4webnovel.com had contraband stored there, wp4webnovel.com wouldn’t have gotten his men to capture Lorraine. After all, wp4webnovel.com felt sentimental over the fact that wp4webnovel.com had worked for wp4webnovel.com before. Unfortunately, wp4webnovel.com had seen something that wp4webnovel.com shouldn’t have.
Staring at the Duke, Lorraine said plainly, “No one sent me. I just came here by mistake. It’s up to you whether you believe it or not.”
“I would advise you not to be so stubborn. I’m sure you‘re aware of my methods once I find out that you’re spying for someone.”
The Duke’s emotionless tone sent a shiver down Lorraine’s spine.
“No one sent me, really,” Lorraine repeated, staring at him. “I came here entirely by accident.”
Faced with wp4webnovel.com refusal to confess, the Duke got to his feet.
He glanced at wp4webnovel.com and said, “Since you‘re unwilling to talk, I’ll investigate it myself.”
With that, wp4webnovel.com turned and left.
Watching his leaving silhouette, Lorraine took a deep breath. She did not expect Nancy to be there, let alone encounter the contraband storage. If it wasn’t because of wp4webnovel.com curiosity to find out more after discovering the clues, wp4webnovel.com wouldn’t have been caught in the first place.
“Your Grace, what should we do with her?” Linda, who was following the Duke out, asked.
“Keep wp4webnovel.com like that for the time being. We’ll deal with wp4webnovel.com once the investigations are concluded,” the Duke replied.
In truth, his intention was to recruit Lorraine because of wp4webnovel.com exceptional capabilities.
After grunting softly in acknowledgment, Linda looked up instinctively when wp4webnovel.com heard the sound of footsteps. The sight of the approaching figure sparked a glint in wp4webnovel.com eyes and wp4webnovel.com heart began to pound furiously.
Mark snuck a greedy glance at Linda before turning his attention to the Duke and reported, “Your Grace, I have sent out a batch of goods and the payment for it has also been received.”
***
Meanwhile, Arielle, going back where wp4webnovel.com came from, suddenly pointed in front and asked, “Vinson, look, what do you think that is?”