Elsewhere.


    At the vi.


    Tina received a call from Ashbury.


    It was Pa White.


    “Serena, a few days ago I provided another batch of ‘Morning Glory’ to the X Bureau, which has now been dispatched, but this time, it was directly supplied to the headquarters without going through Captain Parr.”


    Tina understood, “Hmm, how’s the development of the detector going?”


    Pa White seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, “The prototype is ready, but we can’t experiment yet. After all, I’ve only made this new bomb based on the model. We still need to find the bombs that GTO has already nted to ensure it can actually detect their locations.”


    Initially, only the model of the new bomb was found in East Bay. Although Pa White could replicate it, she was unsure if it matched the new bomb developed by GTO.


    Only on-site testing would reveal the truth.


    The results from the base’s tests so far were not conclusive.


    Tina hummed in response, “First develop the prototype, better safe than sorry. Ideally, it should be a universal machine that can detect yourtest ‘Morning Glory’.”


    “Don’t worry, Serena, I’ve got this. The characteristics of ‘Morning Glory’ have already been programmed into the detector model, and it has passed the tests.”


    Hearing this from Pa White, Tina felt reassured, “Anything else from the base?”


    Pa White caught the implication in Tina’s tone, “No more issues. I’ve already booked the tickets; we’ll bending in Clearwater in three days.”


    “We?” Tina was intrigued.


    Velma was currently in school, deeply engaged in intensive training, and had no time toe out.


    Pa White had few friends from childhood.


    This trip to Clearwater was suddenly a “we”!


    On the other end of the phone, Pa White sounded a bit embarrassed, lowering her voice, “It’s that Husky, insisting oning along, saying it was the leader’s arrangement to ensure the safety of the special agents, and so forth.”


    Tina understood and teased, “If you don’t like it, you could request a change.”


    “I haven’t… Serena, you’re teasing me again!”


    Listening to Pa White’s voice change with shyness, Tina stopped teasing, “Alright, I’ll pick you up in three days. Just the two of you?”


    “And Courtney.”


    Pa White handed the phone to Courtney, who sighed deeply, “Miss Reed, I was coerced.”


    “Understood, see you in three days.” Tina chuckled, then hung up the phone.


    Jared approached, “Hayden’sing?”


    “Hmm, did he report to you?” Tina shook her head helplessly, “He insisted oning with Pa White.”


    Jared touched his nose, “Not really, I have a mission.”


    Tina nced at him, “Found anything?”


    Jared shook his head, “Just a hint. Nathan’s short on people, wanted to deploy Jason, but Hayden volunteered.”


    “Tsk, he’s bing ambitious.”


    After Tina spoke, several messages popped up on her phone.


    Jayden: “Young master, I’ve already settled in Clearwater, gathered all the brothers of the Mountain Veil Order, ready for yourmand.”


    Cole: “Serena, the Lyon family has ced an order with me Ice to find Spectre for bone setting and a waist injury! Price is no object.”


    Tina raised an eyebrow, price no object?


    Jared saw the message and immediately said, “Decline.”


    Tina rested her chin on her hand, a glint shing in her eyes, “Why decline?”


    Jared, “??”


    You just chopped off their hand, and now you want to put it back?


    Are you kidding?


    Jared pursed his lips, “Tina, I remember you’re no saint!”


    Tina said, “Of course I’m not! But who has a grudge against money?”


    After her words fell, she directly replied to Cole’s message: “Five hundred billion for bone setting, eight hundred billion for treating a back injury.”


    Jared was speechless.


    Indeed!


    Money was invincible in Tina’s heart!


    After sending the message, Tina smiled at Jared and continued to browse through her messages.


    The next message was from Warren of the Lyon family on behalf of Grandma Lyon.


    He invited her to attend a ferry dinner in three days as the head of the Lyon family, along with Jared, including the address of the dinner.


    The host was Max.


    Tina raised her eyebrows again.


    She just lost her hand and she wanted to attend the dinner?


    Grandma Lyon was old with a generous heart.


    Tina turned off her phone, looked at Jared with a smile, and asked, “Uncle, do you think you can use the item Sonia gave you in three days?”


    Jared frowned deeply, “Tina, if you keep looking at me like that, I might have to use it right now.”


    Tina stretched out her slender fingers, sliding them down from the cor of Jared’s shirt, slowly saying, “Then why not use it and let me see?”


    The ambiguous atmosphere surged like waves crashing against the rocks, endlessly ebbing and flowing between the shore and the vast sea, carrying boundless yearning.


    Jared grabbed Tina’s delicate wrist, the touch of her fingertips electrifying, reaching straight to his heart.


    They gazed at each other, their deep eyes reflecting only each other’s figures.


    Admiration sparked between them, transmitting unguarded like lightning.


    They had suppressed their feelings for too long, remained silent for too long, and restrained themselves through too many dangers.


    So much so that a casual jest could trigger andslide and tsunami.


    Jared pulled Tina into his arms, his passionate kiss seemingly intent on consuming her entirely.


    Tina, as always, responded to his embrace without any reservations.


    Their entwined fingers spread infinite tenderness and passion.


    “Miss, we’re having boiled fish for dinner tonight… I’m sorry.” Mrs. Smith closed the wide-open door and hurriedly left her “crime scene.”


    Tina buried her face in Jared’s shoulder, her fair cheeks flushed, “Why didn’t you, lock the door?”


    Jared also buried half his face in Tina’s hair, lowering his voice, “I forgot…”


    The two embraced for a long time, finally unable to help butugh out loud.


    Such awkwardness, they had experienced plenty.


    Lyon family.


    Warren, looking at the message from me Ice, was so shocked his eyes nearly popped out.


    It took him a long time to regain hisposure, “Has Spectre gone mad? Five hundred billion for bone setting? Eight hundred billion for treating a back injury? Does he think money grows on trees?”


    Grandma Lyon hadn’t expected the asking price to be so outrageous, surely counting on the Lyon family’s funds.


    The Lyon family, at most, had eight hundred billion in liquid assets.


    If all were given to Spectre, how could the Lyon family continue to operate?


    If they didn’t treat the injuries, she would end up in a wheelchair with one useless hand, a life she did not wish to lead.


    Oliver was also shocked by the exorbitant demand, at a loss for how to react.Còntens bel0ngs to N?(v)elDr/a/ma.Org


    Leah immediately bristled upon hearing it, “Eight hundred billion? Are they crazy? Who spends eight hundred billion on medical treatment? With that kind of money on treatment, you might as well…”


    Die!


    Before they could finish, they caught Grandma Lyon’s icy re and immediately held their tongues.