The message was clear—”Until we meet again, my dear mentor!”

This was the same note someone had pressed into her hand during the smoky chaos after bumping into her.

That person was clearly Alfy.

She had already figured out Katelyn’s identity but had been playing along all along. Katelyn let out a breath of relief.

The fact that Alfy had time to write her a note probably meant that the people who took her weren’t enemies. Still, Katelyn didn’t waste any time. She quickly opened her laptop and typed furiously on the keyboard. The intruders had successfully hacked the entire surveillance system.

Jaxen couldn’t figure out their program, but Katelyn could. Her fingers flew over the keys, moving gracefully like a ballet, while the screen’s glow highlighted her sharp, focused expression.

After typing the last line of code, the compromised surveillance footage came back online. Katelyn rewound it to ten minutes earlier.

The screen clearly showed a woman dressed in all black walking toward the entrance of Vincent’s hospital room, pulling the pin from a smoke bomb, and throwing it inside.

She wore a gas mask that hid her face.

Within seconds, she pulled Alfy out of the room, fitting a gas mask over her face, and the two of them hurriedly escaped.

The entire operation took less than five minutes.

Katelyn’s palms were already sweaty and cold. She paused the footage and zoomed in on the woman in black.

Even though the woman’s face was hidden behind a mask, the familiar shape and way she walked made her recognizable.

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It was Sophia, without a doubt!

Katelyn had always suspected that Sophia might have joined the T Organization, and now she was starting to believe it was true.

During their apprenticeship, their beliefs had begun to drift apart.

Their master had always said that saving a life was the most beautiful thing one could do.

But Sophia believed that eliminating one villain was more impactful than saving ten good people.

Katelyn leaned back in her chair, closing her eyes as memories of the T Organization’s missions played in her mind.

It felt like every time someone was assigned a task involving her, it was always Sophia.

And each time, she barely missed discovering the truth. Taking a deep breath, Katelyn chose to put these thoughts aside for now. She uploaded the restored surveillance footage to the cloud for Jaxen to view.

Moments later, Jaxen’s excited voice rang out from the next room. “I’ve figured out their program! We can access the full surveillance footage now.”

Katelyn stayed in the room a little longer before heading back to Vincent’s room.

Vincent and Jaxen were already watching the footage.

Pretending to be surprised and excited, Katelyn said, “You cracked their program that fast? That’s awesome! Now we’ll find out who did this!”

Katelyn thought her act was perfect, but Vincent’s watchful eyes stayed on her.

The doubt in his mind hadn’t disappeared. The same question kept bothering him.

It was all too convenient. Everything had fallen into place too easily.

Jaxen couldn’t crack the intruders’ code, and conveniently, Katelyn received a phone call and slipped away.

While she was gone, Jaxen suddenly managed to break through the program’s defenses.

These “coincidences” felt too planned to be mere chance. Jaxen’s eyes were locked on the woman in black in the footage.

“Doesn’t her posture look familiar? I feel like we’ve seen her somewhere before,” Jaxen said, scratching his chin, deep in thought. Then, a sudden flash of realization hit him.

“It’s the T Organization! I’m sure of it! They took Alfy! She’s in danger. I need to save her!” Jaxen shouted.

Jaxen jumped up, ready to dash out, but Vincent stopped him, saying, “Don’t be reckless. Alfy knows this woman.” Chapters first released on Find_Novel(.)net

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Jaxen added, “Notice how she walks away—her steps are light. The woman even made sure to put a gas mask on her.” Jaxen studied the footage carefully before finally sighing in relief.

“Thank goodness. As long as Alfy’s safe,” Jaxen said.

Katelyn felt relieved too, but in the next moment, Vincent’s question made her tense up again.

“Who was it that called you earlier?” he asked.

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