Chapter 172 Vanished Without a Trace
“She’s here–arrived two hours ago.”
“Have Maggie come down and get me,” Chase said.
“Yes, sir.”
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Originally, Maggie was supposed to accompany Wendy on the business trip–after all, the Cliff Haven project was her responsibility.
But she had a meeting with Lemuria today; she was running late and planned to head over tomorrow instead.
Waylon shook the water from his hair as he stepped inside, wiping his shoes at the door. He looked up and spotted Chase and Bernard standing at the front desk.
They were right by the entrance; from a distance, Waylon saw someone rush over and stop in front of Chase, seemingly saying something.
Chase caught sight of Waylon in his peripheral vision and waved him over. “Over here.”
Maggie didn’t know why they were here, but Wendy wasn’t around, and Chase was her husband–which basically made him a decision–maker at Quinn Group.
Of course, Chase never tried to influence company decisions; he was someone who knew his place.
“Is Finn in?” Waylon asked directly.
So they were here for Finn. Maggie nodded and led them down the hallway, signaling the receptionist as she went.
The elevator reserved for Wendy opened, and the group stepped inside.
“Finn came in early this morning. Said she had things to do. She’s still in her office–I’ll take you there.”
“Alright.”
Once they reached the floor, Maggie led them toward Finn’s office. They hadn’t even gotten close when the sound of shouting echoed from inside. Maggie froze mid–step and gave Waylon an awkward glance.
“Finn’s always had a short temper. She’s been working late the last few days; this kind of thing happens a lot. Mr. Fred, I hope you don’t mind.”
Waylon waved it off. “I’m here to ask, Finn for help. Larry’s gone missing, and there’s still no ransom call. We don’t know if it’s a kidnapping or something else. I want her to help check if we’ve missed any surveillance footage.”
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The city’s surveillance system should’ve covered everything; in theory, there shouldn’t be an couldn’t access. But there were always a few encrypted feeds that regular authorities didn’t have the clearance to view–maybe Larry had shown up at one of those.
Those kinds of surveillance points were deeply hidden and not publicly known.
Truthfully, they were already starting to suspect Henry. But Henry had spent years overseas, and this time
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he’d returned under the identity of Alfred. It was even less likely he’d know about encrypted surveillance feeds.
“Wait here–I’ll go in first.” Maggie knocked, heard no response, and pushed the door open anyway.
The curtains were all drawn; no lights were on. The room smelled of smoke. Finn rarely smoked–only when she was in a particularly foul mood would she light one or two.
But the smell in here–this wasn’t just one or two.
“What is it?” Finn’s voice was hoarse.
“Mr. Fred and Mr. Goodman are here. They said they need your help.” Maggie paused, eyes scanning the dark room for Finn’s face, trying to read her expression. “It’s related to the Harrison family.”
It took a minute or two before anything stirred by the computer. Finn shifted, fingers tapping a few keys. The office curtains slowly opened.
But outside, the sky was still thick with clouds; even with the curtains pulled back, no light shone through.
Only enough to cast a dim glow on Finn’s weary face.
“What happened to you?” Maggie blurted; something felt off the moment she saw her. She hadn’t looked like this earlier in the morning–just a few hours ago.
A cigarette dangled between Finn’s fingers; she casually snuffed it out in the ashtray and called out toward the door, “Come in.”
They stepped inside. Bernard had met Finn before, but every time he saw her, it was still hard to believe that someone like her–so unassuming–was a top–tier hacker.
Finn yawned. “I’ve been competing; tough opponents lately. Anyway, what are you looking for?”
Now that things were getting serious, Maggie slipped out to give them privacy.
Bernard took a seat on the couch to listen quietly; he didn’t say a word.
It was through Waylon’s explanation to Finn that Chase finally understood what had happened.
With Larry’s disappearance, there was no telling whether he was dead or alive.
If he had really fallen into Henry’s hands, it wouldn’t just mean death–it’d be a brutal one.
Even the TV station expert had only said a couple of unpleasant things and ended up getting beaten that badly. And the station had covered up many critical details–like the expert’s family, who’d also been targeted.
Henry clearly held a vicious grudge.
“I’ll take a look for you. Gennemont has plenty of encrypted surveillance; they’re locked by the authorities and kept for internal use only. Not many people know about them. I have a map–shows all the encrypted points. Come see which route you want to check:”
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