Chapter 1696
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Barely moments after they left, a heavily armed search squad kicked down Flora’s doors.
Fortunately, the sweep turned up absolutely nothing. The mercenaries only
succeeded in trashing the place.
Flora had to grease some palms with a thick stack of cash just to get the plague out of her lobby.
Once the squad drove off, her lead enforcer finally spoke up. “Boss, did you know the cops were coming? Is that why you sold them off so fast?”
“Those people from Solenia didn’t look like they were here to buy herbs. They looked like an extraction team.”
“I bet you anything they came specifically for those two brothers.”
Otherwise, there were no coincidences that perfect in this world.
“Shane, some things are better left unsaid.”
“We all share the same blood. If we can help our own people out, we do it.”
Flora patted her enforcer on the shoulder. “The reason I’ve built this empire is because I honor my word.”
“There isn’t a single girl on my payroll who’s here against her will!”
“Remember, Shane, no matter where we live, we will always be from Solenia!” Shane stared at her, dumbfounded. “Boss… so they really were an extraction team?”
Good Lord, he had just been guessing.
“Who cares who they are? The only thing that matters is that their cash cleared.”
Twenty thousand dollars. The corrupt cops here would never pay that kind of premium.
Those bastards always tried to solicit her girls for free. When did her own countrymen ever act that cheap?
Flora worshipped money. But if her fellow countrymen could help line her pockets, she was more than happy to facilitate their survival.
Meanwhile, Claire’s group had just pulled away when they spotted the police cruisers swarming Flora’s compound. They were stunned.
“Do you think Flora knew the raid was coming?”
If she hadn’t been tipped off, the timing of her selling off the two operatives was nothing short of miraculous.
Stephen watched the armed men storm the building through the rearview mirror. “Someone definitely gave her a heads-up.”
Operators like Flora, who thrived in the grey market, always had deep connections.
She had a local Kaston husband, didn’t she?
He likely had ties to the authorities.
Otherwise, Flora could never have et Zen Marches. Content in the
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Furthermore, the moment the money was on the table, she handed the men over without a second of hesitation.
Her only gripe had been the price.
Who knew if she had caught wind of the raid hours ago?
“A broker like Flora is bound to have rivals. It’s entirely possible one of her
competitors tipped the cartel off.”
“Don’t underestimate small towns. Tourists from Solenia roll through here, but not in massive numbers.”
“Even with her aggressive upcharging, there’s a ceiling to her profits.”
Flora had clearly monopolized a massive slice of the pie, breeding resentment among the other syndicates.
“Stop guessing. I already ran a
background check on her. If the
price is
ant, she’s willing to act as
mant for our government.”
“She might hold a foreign passport now, but fundamentally, she still aligns with her homeland.”
“She won’t go out of her way to screw over our people, and occasionally, she even throws a lifeline.”
If Stephen had vetted her, the intel was solid.
The tension in the vehicle finally dissipated.
However, with the entire Zen
Marches currently locked down and
hunting for Barrett and Silas,
remained a logistical nightmare.
smuggling them across the border
Tandy insisted their immediate priority was finding a sterile, secure location to operate on Silas.
If they delayed surgery any longer, he wouldn’t make it.
The grim reminder of Silas’s condition silenced the car.
This was a top-tier FIB operative. The explosion had nearly ripped him apart.
They had found him, but what if he died on their watch?
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