Nora Scott ntioned going camping casually.
However, as a woman of action, April Thomason snapped her fingers and said "sure," imdiately starting to get ready.
She rummaged through the trunk.
"..."
Nora buried her face in her knees.
Oh my God.
...
Fortunately, even though Nora wasn’t in great spirits, April managed all the tasks by herself, so Nora didn’t have to do anything. As a lazybones who enjoyed being catered to, Nora only needed to enjoy the end result.
Half an hour later, April laid out a cloth next to the SUV — made from a travel sleeping bag. Then, she placed a bunch of snacks and fruits on it, making it look quite organized.
Nora thought that it looked "organized" because she had brought a bunch of snacks and fruits.
"Co on."
April waved at Nora.
Nora walked over.
"Do you know how to use this?" April took out a selfie stick.
"Yeah."
April was enthusiastic, "Let’s take a picture."
"..."
*
That morning, the long-disappeared Zero posted a photo on Weibo.
It was a camping photo with friends, and because the sun was strong, they all had their faces covered with hats, showing only their eyes. The ground was covered by a colorful cloth and various snacks and fruits. As for the background, it was intriguing — an endless expanse of desert wasteland.
Netizens:
[The photo is clear? My youth is over.]
[Looking at the post’s signature, God Z changed her phone to the latest model with stabilization. It’s like advertising.]
[Where is this? Such a desolate place, it feels more like a survival trip than a vacation.]
[Back from the dead? Check out the update on "Base No. 9".]
...
anwhile.
Elsewhere.
Stella Durant found a signal nearly ten kiloters from Maze Village, and as soon as she connected with the outside world, she saw Nora and April’s camping post on Weibo, almost spitting blood in anger.
"Where’s Luna Durant?" Stella was furious.
"Still can’t reach her. We’ve sent people to look in Maze Village."
"Our people found Nora and April on the road, but they got into a car accident. They’re not in life-threatening danger, but we lost track of Nora and April."
"Many of our people cannot be reached, not sure if it’s a signal issue or sothing else."
...
More and more bad news ca in succession.
"Damn it."
Stella punched the car door.
Inexplicably irritated.
Taking a deep breath, Stella forced herself to calm down and turned her head to ask, "How are things at ho?"
The person who just finished relaying ssages ca back and replied, "The boss said everything is normal, no need to worry."
"And what about Clent Winter?" Stella furrowed her brow.
"No real threat. He’s waiting to announce his renunciation of inheritance rights at the recognition ceremony."
With this, Stella felt relieved.
She was quite afraid of Clent Winter colluding with Nora Scott to pull off so sches.
However, Clent was just naïve and timid. As soon as Evelyn Winter got involved, Clent would beco weak, easily manipulated, and wouldn’t risk endangering Evelyn to team up with Nora for any tricks.
Stella asked again, "What about our informants?"
The so-called informants were mbers of Biel Hall they had "bought".
They got a list from Biel Hall, checked each one privately, and then turned a few in Anchel. If Nora Scott had any movents in Anchel or made any commands through Biel Hall, they would know in ti and report back to the Durant Family.
There is no heart in this world that money can’t buy.
"They recently reported once, saying there was no activity. The last order Nora gave before leaving Anchel was to track down Alexander Vaughn’s whereabouts."
"Impossible." Stella furrowed her brows. "Nora has soone nad Rosie Sullivan by her side, an ace from Biel Hall. Nora didn’t bring Rosie with her this ti, so wasn’t there a secret task she sent Rosie on?"
"According to their report, Rosie has been staying in Anchel without any movent."
"..."
Stella pondered.
After a mont, she asked again, "What about April Thomason, have you investigated?"
Since discovering April and Nora getting closer, Stella beca suspicious of April and had her background checked. If April had no previous connection with Nora, they could at least get so past info to help them get closer to April.
But it’s been days without any feedback.
This ti, there was finally a response, but it wasn’t good, "April... we couldn’t find any information at all."
"What do you an?" Stella couldn’t comprehend.
"All classified."
"You should at least know where she’s from, right?" Stella snapped.
"Well..." The person was montarily awkward, then lowered their head. "Couldn’t find that either."
Stella was driven a bit crazy by such a response, "Didn’t she register at the hotel?! Can’t you retrieve her ID information?!"
"No. She and Mr. Oliveira are exempt from registration." The person lowered their head even more.
Useless!
Stella, unable to contain her frustration, kicked the person.
She quickly opened the car door, got in, and commanded, "Return to Maze Village!"
She didn’t believe it!
While April and Nora weren’t there, she could go through their personal belongings and not find anything?!
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