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Chapter 1630
Chapter 1630 Cleaning up the Mess
Edward had managed to escape, but it was merely enough for him to survive-he didn't have time to destroy much of the evidence.
Nothing had gone according to his plans. Every exit was guarded, and if he hadn't killed a villager and used
witchcraft to wear their face as a disguise, he would have been captured in this intense manhunt. There had been no warning, no tip-off-nothing.
Normally, with his connections, he could've easily been informed in advance if something was going down, especially since this wasn't a high-security area like Kingbourne. But not a single message came.
He was forced to take a narrow, secluded path, and most of his organization's members were left stranded in Valen Village. Edward hoped they'd find a way to escape, but the wailing sirens outside told him that was probably nothing more than wishful thinking.
"Who are they?" he exclaimed in frustration. He was normally obsessed with cleanliness, but he now paid it no mind.
"And where is Eliana? Where is the real Eliana?" Edward's mind raced. The scholarship committee was gone for good, but as long as he could keep Eliana in his grasp, their plans wouldn't fully unravel!
"I-I don't know..." his bodyguards stammered, looking bewildered.
Edward's voice dropped, his tone cold. "Head to the Linden household in the city. If someone is impersonating Eliana, then the real one must still be at home. Contact the people watching her grandparents. I want Eliana in front of me within half an hour."
The bodyguards nodded, immediately trying to make the call. However, strangely, the line that had been available just moments ago was now dead. They glanced at each other, their fear evident as they huddled, too wary to move openly.
"N-No one picked up... We can't reach them..." one of the bodyguards stammered.
No one picked up? Edward's eyes darkened as he replayed the day's events in his mind. "Stop trying."
The files showed that one of Eliana's grandparents was immobile, suffering from a severe illness. There was no way their operatives could have lost two elderly people-unless they had already been switched out!This content belongs to Nô/velDra/ma.Org .
Edward's intuition was sharp, and he knew better than to keep trying.
"Turn off all signals on your phones," he ordered. A chill ran down his spine as a gust of wind hit him.
From the initial blackout to the sudden, stealthy ambush... something was clearly wrong. No warning came from the security room, despite their system covering the village's every corner, even around the supermarket.
The town's main surveillance feeds, as well as those surrounding Nexus Corporation, were all under their control. Yet, somehow, this attack had not triggered a single alert!
Someone had tampered with their surveillance network! And whoever was after them had a skilled hacker in their ranks!
Edward's gaze sharpened suddenly, his thin lips trembling as he barked out orders. "Get in touch with that man in the provincial government-tell him to wipe any trace of our IP addresses immediately!"
Those Cascadian allies could be sacrificed if needed, but not the connection in the province. If even the connection was implicated, their entire operation could be exposed.
"Also, get in touch with the teachers we've placed in various schools. Have them take care of any sensitive materials they're holding, especially those in the laboratory schools! Except for the ones handling Eliana's case, all others need to resign immediately!" Edward continued.
He knew the scholarship committee was done for, but he couldn't lose the education network as well. It had taken them immense effort to infiltrate. He couldn't let anyone notice that now!
After setting things in motion, Edward clenched his fists, his expression twisted with fury. The moment he knew whoever was behind this, he intended to deal with them personally, no matter the cost!