Chapter 504
Aria lay on her stomach on the bed as Owen gently spread the cool ointment across her back. After applying it, he reached for a fan and gently fanned the air above her. “Have you met Tyree before?” he asked.
“Yeah,” Aria replied and sat up. “Just once. The Wolfshade Syndicate placed an order, and Curtis had me take it on.”
The mission with the Wolfshade Syndicate had left quite an impression on Aria.
Aria never followed orders, especially when it came to anything illegal. It got on Tyree’s nerves. Ultimately, he could only have her steal back the Wolfshade Syndicate’s insignia for them.
Tyree was gambling. If Aria broke her word and refused to return the Wolfshade Syndicate’s insignia, maintaining control outside the organization would be near impossible.
However, Aria tossed the insignia back the moment she got it. Seeing how little she cared, Tyree felt the first stirrings of wanting to recruit her.
Extremely paranoid, he was deeply suspicious of all his subordinates and preferred to entrust critical matters to outsiders.
Aria couldn’t be bothered to take on such troublesome matters, so she turned him down and left.
Owen set the fan aside. “Pearl is quite attached to the person who taught her hypnosis,” he said.
He phrased it as a statement, not a question.
Aria nodded. “Yeah.”
Owen said, “That person escaped from the Wolfshade Syndicate. The Arressto Investigation Agency will likely trace the leads back to Pearl.”
‘Once Arressto traces this to Pearl,‘ Aria thought, ‘the Wolfshade Syndicate will likely discover her hypnotic abilities, too, putting her in even greater
danger.
‘Even with my protection, Tyree will likely send his men to eliminate Pearl to tie up loose ends.‘
Aria rubbed her temples. “I’ll find time to talk with Pearl again and make preparations first.”
Owen said quietly, “Okay.”
Aria had just gotten out of bed when her phone rang. Fryderyk’s name lit up on the screen.
She answered it.
“Aria, come down to the station. We need to talk,” said Fryderyk.
Aria and Owen exchanged a glance. Then, she replied, “Alright.”
Owen said, “That guy might be in trouble. The Wolfshade Syndicate never leaves loose ends. Let me drive you to the station.”
“It’s fine. I’ll drive myself. You go to the office. I’ll text you after I deal with it,” Aria said.
“Alright then,” Owen replied.
At the police station, Fryderyk slid the surveillance footage across the desk toward Aria. “Do you recognize this man?”
Aria replied, “Yes.”
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Fryderyk continued, “He disappeared after leaving Mayen Garden. Someone reported finding his body. Preliminary investigation suggests he gids dead from poisoning.”
Aria asked, “Suicide?” Though it was a question, her tone was certain.
Fryderyk nodded. “Possibly.”
Aria asked again, “Has the autopsy been done yet?”
“Not yet. We haven’t identified this person yet.” Fryderyk, in full police uniform, looked at Aria with a hint of scrutiny. “Guess you know who he is.
“I do. This person is the guy the Wolfshade Syndicate sent to kill my sister,” Aria said.
Fryderyk was shocked. ‘They’re targeting Lily? Why would the Wolfshade Syndicate go after her?”
They’d both heard of the Wolfshade Syndicate. After all, Tyree had been a notorious figure back in Huthailia.
“Not Lily, my other sister,” Aria explained.
Fryderyk asked, “You’ve adopted yet another sister?”
‘Another? What did he mean by emphasizing that?‘ Aria thought
she shot him a sidelong glance. “Got a problem with that?“.
“Alright, so this sister of yours… Did you ‘liberate‘ her from the Wolfshade Syndicate?” Fryderyk asked.
Aria thought for a moment, then nodded. “Yeah, you could put it that way.”
Fryderyk fell silent. He was utterly speechless.
“Tell me what happened so I can take your statement,” he said.
“Alright.” Aria gave a concise summary.
Fryderyk was quite speechless. “If you knew the Wolfshade Syndicate was after Pearl, why didn’t you report it to the police?”
‘They even set up a trap, turning the tables on their would–be hunters! Fryderyk thought.
Aria looked him up and down for a second. Then, she said, “Honestly, I don’t think you guys could handle him.”
‘She’s right,‘ Fryderyk admitted inwardly. ‘Regular cops wouldn’t
Fryderyk continued taking notes. “Anything else to add?”
a chance against him.’
“Yes,” Aria said. “I gave him a homemade toxin pill. It won’t kill him. But it will severely impair his fighting abilities.“.
AD
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