Chapter 1684

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Because it was a major holiday weekend, commercial flights were completely booked. They had to depart from a military airfield.

Given the tight timeline, taking a private jet was their only option!

Originally, the higher-ups had only planned for Dr. Tandy to handle the emergency, but after learning how critical the injured person’s condition was, Tandy insisted on bringing Claire along.

She was calm under pressure, had already proven herself in several high-stakes rescues, and there simply was no better candidate.

If Claire couldn’t handle it, he could step in. If neither of them could handle the surgical aspect, Claire’s mastery of traditional medicine could be the wild card!

As for why they didn’t call in Dr. Sterling Senior? The man was getting up there in years and was constantly by the side of top-tier leaders. His schedule was impossible to clear.

Besides, Dr. Sterling Senior’s surgical skills were nowhere near Claire’s level.

When Tandy requested Claire, no one dared object, especially not the members of his own team who had witnessed her genius firsthand.

However, this mission was extremely dangerous. They were heading to Kaston.

Tandy himself didn’t even have all the details yet.

He made it clear that Claire had every right to refuse.

But he hoped she would seriously consider it, as a life hung in the balance.

The higher-ups had heavily weighed Claire’s value before approving the request.

Not only was she a medical prodigy, but she was also a prime target for the syndicate in Sundara. Nevertheless, they strictly adhered to the principle of voluntary participation.

Of course, within those parameters, leadership quietly hoped Tandy could persuade her.

They promised to do everything in their power to guarantee her safety.

Not only could she bring all her personal bodyguards, but an entire covert squad would be breaking into smaller groups to shadow and protect them across the border.

It wasn’t just Claire-Tandy was an indispensable national asset too.

He had saved countless lives!

No one wanted a legendary doctor like Tandy to meet his end on foreign soil.

So, the security detail was guaranteed to be airtight.

“Our objective is extraction and medical stabilization. You and I will be going undercover. as

grandfather and granddaughter. Are you okay with that?”

Claire and her six bodyguards had all been rushed to the tarmac.

Only after boarding the plane did Tandy brief her on the situation.

First, their informant in Kaston had sent out a distress signal. Then, the FIB headquarters received intel that Silas Carl had been severely compromised during an operation there and was clinging to life.

Given Silas’s unparalleled skillset, he was slated to be the next leader of the FIB.

Losing him in Kaston would be a catastrophic blow to the nation.

An extraction team had to be deployed immediately.

As it stood, having Tandy and Claire-flanked by private security—infiltrate as a grandfather-granddaughter duo was the most viable cover.

“We’ll be entering the country under

the guise of businessmen

purchasing rate medicinal

vel

ingredients. The identities are already prepped. Any questions?”

Tandy forwarded the fabricated dossiers to Claire’s phone, instructing her to

memorize and delete them.

Claire scanned the files.

Tandy was now Leo Charles, and Claire was Lily Charles.

“Can’t we change the name? Lily Charles doesn’t exactly sound lucky.”

Claire didn’t strictly believe in the occult, but she liked sprinkling a little superstition into her science.

“Do you think these identities were just pulled out of thin air?” Tandy shot the young woman a look.

Claire genuinely thought they were just randomly generated aliases like in the movies. It was government-issued cover, shouldn’t it be easy?

“No. This grandfather and granddaughter actually existed.”

“The old man was a traditional medicine doctor. The two of them were up north

sourcing herbs when they had an accident. They’re both dead.”

Claire was stunned. So the vibrant, detailed Lily Charles in the dossier had actually died in the prime of her life?

“Was nothing left of her?” she asked instinctively.

“No, they found partial remains. She was mauled by a black bear.”

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