Antonio bowed his head slightly in respect and answered,"Mrs. Long and Miss Molly have left here safely. Mrs. Long called me just now to confirm that they were safe and would come home together."
Brian frowned at the report he received. Of course, he was happy to know that they were safe, but their whereabouts were still unconfirmed. He asked Antonio,"Which group did this?"
"Based on our investigation, we found that the site has been cleared using professional methods. All traces have been eliminated. For now, we are unable to procure more information about them, but we will soon get our hands on detailed information about this, tomorrow, at the latest," Antonio replied diligently.
XK Intelligence Agency was said to possess the best and the most sophisticated information network across the world. Nobody and no evidence could be kept hidden from their investigative eyes for long. If XK Intelligence Agency wanted to know about something, they got that information at any cost. Even if the investigation lasted for long periods, anything they wanted to know would be brought to light at the end. Unless they didn't want to look into it.
Brian remained silent. He was thinking. He assessed the villa in front of him.
Given the fact that the members of XK Intelligence Agency and the Shadow Organization were with him now, it was obvious that the men who had saved Shirley were not his subordinates. Who else had the power to save them in A City?
"Have you informed Richie of this?" Brian turned away from the villa and asked.
Antonio lowered his sight and answered,"He already knows about it."
Brian shot a glimpse at him as if he wanted to say something further, but he decided against it. He walked towards his car. He lingered after opening the car door, changed his mind and gave the order,"Find them!" His low and menacing voice indicated that his order must be followed through at all cost.
Antonio frowned and tried to find an acceptable way to tell him the rest of Shirley's message. After a while, he answered,"Mrs. Long has informed that it is not necessary to look for them. And she also asked me to send word to you that Miss Molly would be secure with her. They will come back tomorrow."
Obviously, this answer caught Brian by surprise. He was confused about Shirley's strange behavior. Who on earth had saved them? And why did Shirley not want to come back until tomorrow? She went to the extend of asking him not to look for her or Molly.
Antonio looked at his boss. Brian's face was cloudy, even more than the gloomy dark night. He proceeded to ask him carefully in order not to enrage him,"Mr. Long, should we continue to investigate?"
"Wait for Richie and ask his opinion." Brian ordered him to stand down for the time being and got into his car. A drifting curve by his excellent driving skill disturbed the quietness of the surroundings once again and the car disappeared into the inky night.
Brian's car was swallowed by the murky night and Antonio felt a little knot in his stomach. Although the site was cleaned, they were able to salvage some traces of evidence after a thorough investigation.
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