Chapter 304 Follow Your Lead

Liam’s destination… Endralsia.

Tilda mumbled, “Damn, why is it the same place I’m heading to talk to Dominic and Blair?”

“Forget it, Tilda. Stay calm. Liam has nothing to do with the Jensons–he’s just going there to treat a mafia boss.”

Before, Tilda wouldn’t have cared much. But since cutting ties with the Jensons, bad luck seemed to follow her. She always ended up tangled with them somehow. Especially now, with the Jensons acting like maniacs, bothering her in every way possible. It was so different from her old life.

Tilda finally found Liam’s arrival record in Endralsia and checked the cameras. She realized he had been taken to a place with no signal or cameras. The trail went cold. All she could do was mark the area in red.

“At the center is an old military research base from the last century….”

“Drones can’t get in–it’s several floors underground. That must be it.”

While tracking Liam, Tilda noticed he had strong backup. At least two separate teams were secretly protecting him, following him everywhere. Liam only wanted to study rare and strange illnesses. Ordinary cases didn’t interest him. But he never meant to risk his life for it. He loved his work, sure, but if he died, none of it would matter.

A small smile appeared at the corner of Tilda’s lips. She logged onto the dark web and pulled up her friends‘ list. She had met a trusted friend in Endralsia during a previous dark–web mission. She texted him and asked him to investigate the old military base. She also asked him to crack the signal jammer if possible. That would let Tilda hack her way in.

For now, no one knew when Liam would leave the base. On top of that, the base had tight security, and being underground made it worse. Without someone on the inside, even Tilda couldn’t hack the base’s cameras to see what was going on with Liam.

She told her friend to name his price. Not long after, a reply came.

“It’s an honor to help you, Queen. No payment needed–consider it payback for the help you gave me before. I’ll take care of it. When I crack the jammer, I’ll send you a message.”

“Thank you.”

Now that preparations were ready, it was just a matter of waiting.

Several days passed quickly. Snow fell softly from the sky. Christmas had arrived. Everyone seemed to be in a festive spirit during this period. The streets were full of Christmas trees, jingle bells, Santa figures, and reindeer. With snow falling, the air was peaceful and full of joy.

Tilda and Mystro waited at the airport. The moment she saw Dane and the others come out, Tilda smiled widely. She ran straight into Dane’s arms. “Dane!”

Dane caught her easily. He patted her head gently, then looked at Mystro.

Mystro smiled faintly and held out his hand. “Hi, Dane. Nice to meet you. I’m Mystro.”

Dane nodded slightly and shook it. The small crease between Dane’s eyebrows relaxed. It was as if he had confirmed something. He pulled out a notebook and wrote a line.

“Pleased to meet you, Mystro.”

With Dane were Manfred and River. All three were dressed very simply.

Manfred stepped forward. “Tilda, as we talked on the phone, we’ve arranged the cars. This way, please.”

“Okay.”

The group left the airport, chatting and laughing.

“First, we’ll get Dane and the others to the hotel, drop off luggage. Then at noon, we’ll have a homemade Christmas feast. In the afternoon, the biggest amusement park has special events for Christmas. Dane, do you wanna go?”

“I’ll follow your lead, Tilda.”

As River drove, he glanced at Manfred and spoke quietly, “Mr. Parker, won’t the park be too crowded? This is still Motrar–I’m worried about Professor Kerrigan.”

“We’ll see. With us protecting him and extra people in the shadows, there won’t be a problem. At the end of the day, Professor Kerrigan has the right to move freely. We can’t lock him down.”

Since Manfred agreed to let Dane spend a few days in Motrar for the holiday, he made every backup plan. For Dane’s safety, Manfred used every contact, negotiating with generals for two days and nights, even asking Tilda for advice. He even brought in a top–level commander to oversee everything. Dane was now Cetherland’s pride, a national treasure–nothing could happen to him! The country itself was ready to use resources to protect him.

Meanwhile, they all trusted Tilda. And Mystro, after several days of investigation, was fully cleared of suspicion.