Chapter 279


    Chapter 279


    Hayden’s sixth team was the elite of the aviation squad, trained by Miles.


    When the aviation squad arrived at Sycamore Vige, the yacht had lost contact for nearly three hours.


    Along with the elite squad came Payne and Julien.


    As usual, he was carrying arge backpack. Karl took Ivan back to Whispering Pines in his private jet.


    And Kieran didn’t tell Ivan about Julie’s disappearance.


    For Payne, being on the same ne as Julien was an exciting experience. However, if Julien knew


    Payne was on the ne, she probably wouldn’t have gotten on it.


    The town wasn’trge, and there were only two small yachts docked at the coast. The town didn’t rely


    on the sea for its livelihood but rather on tourism. The small yachts were mainly chartered for tourist


    groups.


    However, both yachts had disappeared simultaneously. As the helicopter hovered over the sea, Payne


    was glued to hisputer, his fingers dancing on the keyboard.


    “Can you track the ships?” asked Julien, speaking to Payne for the first time since boarding the ne.


    Despite his admiration for her, Payne was unhappy with her questioning his expertise.


    “Of course, the ships are tracked via satellite signals. Can’t a genius like me hack intò a satellite


    navigation system?” he retorted. As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly tapped on the


    keyboard, crawled over to the pilot, and announced the coordinates.


    The ne quickly headed towards the two yachts.


    Half an hourter, they finally caught up.


    However, both yachts, which had been moving, were now stationary in the water when Kieran arrived.


    One of them was leaking, and the whole yacht was tilting towards the sea. The other was simply


    floating quietly on the water, with no sign of life.


    -The ne circled above the undamaged yacht.


    Kieran was the first tond on the deck. Julien grabbed the team leader’s gun and handed it to Kieran.


    After catching it urately, Julien also jumped down, leaving Payne alone in the ne, sticking half of


    his body out of the ne to look down.


    From Payne’s point of view, this was no different than a suicide mission!


    He was seasick, okay?


    Julien and Kieran split up. Julien checked the cabins, while Kieran headed straight for the cockpit.


    In the end, Julien came back empty-handed, but Kieran found the unconscious captain in the cockpit…


    “If she’s not here, then…” Julien’s words trailed off as suddenly…


    “Don’t move!” a group of men in life jackets surrounded Julien and Kieran.


    Julien recognized the voice as familiar. She stood still until a man suddenly walked


    up to her…


    This man, known as Gentry, had a missing arm. He had crossed paths with Julien before, worked


    under Miles, and then pleaded for Miles to spare him for a woman, cutting off his own arm as a price.


    Julien had also worked under Miles. They both served the same beast, they’re not exactly close, but


    they sharedmon experiences that outsiders wouldn’t understand.


    Gentry recognized Julien as well. He didn’t know Julien’s real name, but he called out in surprise,


    “Canary?”


    Julien nced at the gun pointing at her spine.


    Gentry hurriedly waved his hand, and all his men put away their guns, though surprised.


    “How did


    you end I up here?” Gentry asked. They didn’t know each other’s real names, but Julien was well


    known as Canary. However, others didn’t know her gender or appearance.


    After following Hayden, Julien had only gathered information and no longer shed blood.


    Julien showed Gentry a picture of Julie, “Have you seen this woman?”


    Gentry took a close look at the photo and then at Kieran standing next to Julien. He shook his head


    and replied, “No.”


    “What about these two yachts…” Julien asked, implying she didn’t quite believe what Gentry had said.


    Gentry knew Canary was a tough character, so he added, “I was chasing someone here. There are


    rules here, so I can’t tell you who it was, but I was set up. The ship had problems. Buti haven’t seen the


    woman in Canary’s photo.”


    “Then who were you chasing?” Julien asked.


    Gentry cursed, “The bastard ran away. I knew it wasn’t going to be easy. We followed the ship all the


    way here, but all we found was an unconscious waste.


    Gentry looked at Kieran’s serious face and whispered to Canary, “Canary, spare me. I promise as soon


    as I hear anything about this girl, I’ll contact you immediately.”


    Kieran, upon learning Julie wasn’t here, left the group and got back on the ne. He then told Payne,


    “Look for nearby inds, send everyone to look for her, search with all you might.”


    Julien looked at Gentry and warned, “The police will be here in half an hour.”


    With that, she had done Gentry a favor.,


    After Julien had left, the henchman who had just pointed a gun at Julien, approached Gentry,


    whispering, “Mr. Gentry, why are you so respectful to a chick?”


    With the handle of his gun, Gentry hit him on the head, answering with a sarcastic smile, “A chick?”


    The henchman rubbed his sore head.


    Gentry pointed to his amputated arm, “I can kill you with one shot, and the chick you’re disregarding


    can kill both of us with a single shot. She taught me how to shoot. Should I respect her


    or not?”


    So, which hand of his that had just pointed a gun at her back? The henchman nervously rubbed his


    arm and asked Gentry, “So, Mr. Gentry, are we still going to search this area?”


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    “Search your ass! What’s the difference between opposing Kieran and opposing the young master? If


    Hayden can overthrow his own father, do we stand a chance?” Gentry pped the henchman hard on


    the head, “What kind of job have you epted? That blonde guy following him doesn’t seem like an


    easy target. Do you know who the employer is?” The henchman shook his head, “The employer offered


    six million, just to teach that man a lesson, to scare him. He didn’t mention his identity, but with such a


    huge sum…” “Get out!” Gentry kicked him, “If that man hadn’t been injured, we wouldn’t even have


    seen his shadow! Six million, and you didn’t realize why he is worth that much?”


    “Mr. Gentry, didn’t you say that in our line of work, we shouldn’t be afraid of those we can’t mess with,


    but those who don’t pay?” The henchman whispered. Gentry patted him on the face, “Let me add to


    that; don’t fear those who don’t pay, fear those who take lives! Got it?”


    Originally, Julie thought she would be held hostage by Kleist indefinitely. However, to her surprise,


    Kleist ordered the captain to leave her and the young master’ on a deserted ind.


    The yacht then reversed course, presumably ready to engage another yacht. Before leaving, Kleist


    handed the only gun to the young master.


    The purpose was to let the young master hold the gun and force Julie to take care of him.


    Even though this man was injured, Julie knew she couldn’t snatch the gun from him. After she had


    taken care of his wound, he didn’t ask for her help to board the yacht. Although his face was as pale as


    a sheet, his steps were extraordinarily firm.


    You’re not going to kill me, are you?” Julie asked the man hopefully, “You have no reason to kill an


    innocent. If you manage to escape with Kleistter, could you knock me unconscious and leave me on


    the yacht? I don’t know who you are, and I absolutely won’t tell anyone about what happened today…”


    “Will you shut up if I kill you?” He slowly followed her, casually holding the gun.


    Julie immediately covered her mouth and decided to keep quiet.


    She carried arge backpack prepared by Kleist, filled with food and medical supplies.


    She had only intended to investigate the truth about Zenith, not to survive in the wilderness of a


    deserted ind.


    A chill crept into Julie’s heart, but thinking that Kieran was definitely looking for her, she felt somewhat


    reassured.


    Considering the istion of the ind, Julie knew her priority wasn’t escaping, but surviving under the


    threat of his gun.


    So, she had to hold on and live for as long as he didn’t want to kill her!


    She absentmindedly kept her distance from him while they entered deeper into the ind. This ce


    was devoid of footprints, like a deserted ind cut off from the world. The surroundings felt cold and


    lifeless.


    She took deep breaths to stay calm and distracted herself with other thoughts. However, she didn’t


    notice the ground beneath her feet. She never thought that on this rarely visited ind, a snake that


    should have been hibernating was under her foot.


    By the time she looked down in response, the snake was hissing and approaching her.


    This was the creature Julie feared most in her life!


    Just when she was frozen in fear… unexpectedly, the man who had been following her suddenly


    scooped her up in his arms, lifting her off the ground…