Suzi rushed into her roomworriedlyand asked, “Ste, what’s wrong?”


    Ste pointed outside the window and said, “A figure shed by just now, I sawit clearly. That person was lying on top of the window like a spider.”


    Elvis had also heard the scream and he immediately ran over. “Did someone break in? Our people probably didn’t see it, else they would’ve reported it to me. I’ll have them search the ce now.”


    “Don’t,” Ste quickly calmed down, and a variety of thoughts shed through her mind.


    She needed time to sort things out and she must not be as careless as before.


    “Order our men to stay put in their respective positions. Maybe some people didn’t leave after they came here earlier in the afternoon and deliberately hid in the manor to try to search for the truth. After all, we checked clearly when they came, but we didn’t check when they left,” Ste analyzed.


    Elvis lowered his head apologetically and said, “It was my mistake. Please punish me.”


    “Anyone would have made careless mistakes, but a mistake as such has its own dire consequences. From today on, we must not make such careless mistakes anymore. You must fill the house with cameras,” Ste ordered.


    “Consider it done, Mrs. Milton.”


    “I will check the monitors first. If I remember correctly, there are cameras outside the window,” Ste said as she got up.


    She then went out to the library to check the surveince cameras.


    Elvis was worried that there would be people lurking in the room, hence, he followed Ste to the library.


    Ste checked all the monitors. She stared at the ck shadow on the screen and said, “That man didn’te in. For safety reasons, ask someone toe over and check again to make sure that there are no recorders nted in the room.”


    “Right away,” Elvis immediately made a phone call.


    Ste sat in front of theputer and pondered.


    “Ste, is there anything I could do for you?” Suzi asked worriedly.


    Ste shook her head. “Thank you, Mom. I’m sorry for worrying you.”


    “Silly girl, there’s no need to thank me. We’re family. You don’t look too well these days, and you must be sad about Lte. I’ll make some nutritious food for you. Even if you don’t want to eat, your baby has to eat,” Suzi said softly.


    Ste smiled and nodded. “Okay, I will.”


    Suzi turned around and went out, but Ste was still in a daze, staring at the screen.


    The man outside the window wore a mask that covered his face. He was fully armed. He wore a safety belt around his waist, but he had no weapon in his hands. He didn’t look like he wanted to open the window.


    Moreover, he stayed outside the window for six minutes without moving at all.


    “Mrs. Milton,” Elvis shouted, waiting for Ste’s instruction.


    “If our people didn’t notice him, I’m guessing that he is still lurking somewhere out of reach by our surveince,” Ste said.


    “Could he be on the roof? But we have someone guarding the roof, and he didn’t find anything off,” Elvis said in confusion.


    “He’s wearing a ck outfit, but it’s daytime now, so he should be hiding at the ck-tiled area on top of the building to camouge himself. If I remember correctly, there’s a venttion shaft leading to the attic. Normally, no one goes up there. This person must be very skilled, and it’s very likely that he is carrying guns and explosive weapons,” Ste reminded.


    “If he is carrying a very powerful explosive weapon with him, he may destroy the whole vi. Mrs. Milton, you’d better leave for your safety,” Elvis began to worry.


    “The sudden evacuation may provoke that person. There is a safe passage here. I could hide there in the meantime.Ask the people in Dark Shadow and Anthony to withdraw first. Remember, you must be careful when you retreat. Don’t let him discover your movements and try to choose the blind spot of the attic when you leave,” Ste reminded him.


    “No, that won’t do. If all of our people leave, it’ll be too dangerous for you as there wouldn’t be anyone here to protect you. Furthermore, we must have someone here to catch him. I’ll go,” Elvis volunteered.


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    Ste could not bear to see it happen. Apart from Lte, among all the soldiers, Elvis was the closest to her.


    She couldn’t bear to let the other soldiers goeither.


    “After you ask all of our people to leave, throw the walkie-talkie and the mobile phone into the attic, and then go to the library immediately,” Ste ordered.


    “Don’t you want to catch that person?” Elvis asked in confusion.


    “Whether that person is from Christian or Quinn, once he is found, he will not be able to live. It is meaningless to catch him. Do as I say,” Ste ordered.


    “Alright,” Elvis had no choice but to follow Ste’s instructions.


    An hourter, the Dark Shadow and Anthony retreated to the gatehouse.


    Elvis appeared in the library. Seeing that there was no one in the library, he shouted, “Mrs. Milton.”


    “I’m here,” Ste said.


    Elvis looked in the direction of her voice and saw Ste and Suzi hiding in the tunnel.


    “Come up here,” Ste called out.


    “Okay,” Elvis climbed up in surprise. It turned out that there was a secret passage here.


    Ste covered the entrance of the tunnel, “Have you done it?”


    Elvis nodded and said, “Yes. What should we do next?”


    Ste turned on the speaker and said, “I know that you are here. Don’t be afraid. If I wanted to catch you, I would have caught you a long time ago. I know that you need toplete your task.”


    The man didn’t speak, but Ste could vaguely hear his breath and knew that he was listening.


    “My husband used to be a soldier in the special forces. He was a great man. He didn’t rely on his family’s power. He started from the bottom until he reached a height where many people feared, but he eventuallydied under the bullet.


    “I used to hate his job. After all, women preferred to live a happy family-oriented life, but men are passionate, patriotic, and responsible.


    Do you know what the most regrettable task in his heart was?” Ste chattered on.


    The person on the other side still didn’t speak.


    Elvis became a little nervous. This kind of pressure was nerve-wracking.


    Ste continued, “Once, he received a mission from his superiors. As the team leader, he brought his men to rescue a political figure. In the end, his brothers andrades all died in front of him. Only he and Hale managed toe back.”


    This incident caused an uproar in A Country at that time. I’m sure that you’ve heard about it.


    When I went to investigate another case,I found Hale in hiding.


    Hale said that she was not a spy, but my husband did not believe it. Only heand Hale had managed to survive. When Hale escaped, Bettany returned.


    Bettany was my husband’s first love. She took part in the mission as well.My husband saw with his own eyes that she was consumed by a fire in order to protect him and the political figure.


    However, she returned in the end. Not only was she safe and sound, she even gave birth to a child with him. Only after five years had passed did the reality of the matter truly unravel.It turned out that the reason for the fake mission was to kill a group of people who knew the secret. The mastermind behind it was Christian Saltzman,” Ste said.


    Her eyes were cold.


    “Why are you telling me all this?” The man finally spoke.