North America Gunman Detective

Chapter 1426 769: The Onset of Chaos (Part 2)

After a few minutes, the room finally quieted down completely. The two bodyguards glanced at each other, then turned to look at the door, but Mrs. Harriton did not call for them.

Mrs. Harriton supported herself on the wheelchair and stood up. After so many days, she could easily walk again, but chose to stay in the wheelchair to rest, with one of the bodyguards pushing her around since she wouldn't be leaving the house. Her movement distance wasn't far, but in her current agitated mood, sitting in the wheelchair was frustrating, so she stood up and paced around the room to stretch her legs.

Sometimes, people are prone to overthinking, especially when stimulated by external factors. Mrs. Harriton was in such a state. She had experienced too much in the past month, coupled with betrayal, her suspicion that her husband's death was linked with recent events grew increasingly aggressive.

Mrs. Harriton called her lawyer, Sebastian, and asked him to come over, then began planning how to relocate her family to ensure their safety. Some things must be done.

The family lawyer had to respond immediately to a call from the family. Soon, Sebastian arrived at Mrs. Harriton's safe house and met her in her bedroom, standing not far from the window looking outside. The bodyguards stayed outside the door, with no one else present in the bedroom.

Mrs. Harriton: "Sebastian, how long have you been working for the Harriton Family?"

Sebastian: "Over fifteen years."

Mrs. Harriton: "That's a long time indeed. Can I trust you?"

Sebastian was slightly surprised, "Of course, Mrs. Harriton."

Mrs. Harriton: "I need you to leave for a while, go to the school and take my children and mother to a safe place. Don't tell anyone, come back after you've completed the task."

Sebastian uncrossed his hands from his lower abdomen, nervously asked: "Are they in danger?"

Mrs. Harriton didn't turn around, still watching outside, "It's just to prevent the situation from escalating further."

Sebastian was smart, after thinking for a dozen seconds, he asked: "Are you planning to counteract?"

Mrs. Harriton: "Please, take them away and don't tell anyone."

Having been the family lawyer for over a decade, Sebastian was very familiar with the family. Now, Mrs. Harriton trusted no one but him, indicating the severity of the matter. Regardless of their collaborative history or personal relationship, he couldn't reject Mrs. Harriton.

Sebastian: "I understand. Any other requests?"

Mrs. Harriton shook her head: "Their safety is all I ask. Take the bag on the table to them."

Sebastian: "Alright, Mrs. Harriton... whatever you're planning, I hope you can wait until I return to proceed." He picked up a bag from the table, turned, and left the bedroom.

Mrs. Harriton only turned around once Sebastian left the bedroom. She went to the bedside, took her bag, and pulled out a notebook; it was Mr. Harriton's legacy, kept in the safe, discovered by Mrs. Harriton while sorting his belongings. It contained many extremely concise records, impossible to understand without an explanation.

Lately, Mrs. Harriton kept revisiting this notebook. Even to maintain the Foundation and other companies' operations, the contents were indispensable. Of course, she also found some things she needed inside.

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Jimmy waited two days without receiving Mrs. Harriton's call, so he visited again, Mrs. Harriton hadn't left her safe house, which was still secure, aside from the bodyguards and Sebastian and Jimmy's prior visit, no one else knew about it.

This time, Mrs. Harriton provided no information, chatted a bit with Jimmy, then asked him to leave. However, Jimmy noticed something unusual.

Previously, there were indeed several bodyguards, and they were all armed with pistols. But this time, using Heart Eye Vision, Jimmy saw several rifles placed in another room, along with boxes on the floor. He couldn't see what's inside; were they planning to engage in battle here?

Jimmy went downstairs to leave, but circled a block and returned near the apartment building, bought a coffee, and watched them from below.

Having identified the floor, monitoring figures with Heart Eye Vision allowed him to confirm their positions, ensuring they wouldn't disappear quietly.

It seemed his earlier actions indeed spurred them; maybe soon there would be results.

Jimmy watched for over a day, fortunately, his mental endurance held, but he miscalculated the time, initially believing upon spotting those items they were ready to move, but still saw no action, except for two bodyguards who left to buy food and returned.

As Jimmy considered giving up and heading back to the hotel for a shower, he suddenly saw Lawyer Sebastian exiting a rental car, glancing around before entering the apartment. After he entered, a car parked at the apartment's entrance, the driver and passenger kept an eye on Sebastian until he entered the elevator, then drove away.

Jimmy started his car and followed, luck was on his side, despite Mrs. Harriton hiding, Sebastian was still on many people's radar as the family lawyer, allowing someone to track him and confirm the building's location, surely reporting back to their boss.

The two tracking were deliberately cautious, quickly leaving after departing the apartment building, circling several blocks; if not for Jimmy maintaining a distant follow, he would've been spotted. Yet, being familiar with such tracking, Jimmy succeeded in trailing them to a club outside.

Knight Club, unfamiliar to Jimmy, heavily populated inside, impossible to discern their target without close observation, but entering risked exposure, noticing many exhibited distinct military demeanor, physically robust, seemingly akin to a veterans' club.

After some thought, Jimmy decided to continue monitoring from the apartment's vicinity, whoever planned an attack, as long as Mrs. Harriton remained there, they'd inevitably come here.

Jimmy returned to his hotel, freshened up, changed clothes, ordered a taxi to leave, anonymously purchased a second-hand car with previously acquired cash, and returned near the apartment building, planning for long-term surveillance.

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Lester watched TV inside the safe house, next to him bodyguard Benjamin's phone rang, glancing at it, he moved aside to answer: "Any updates?"

Upon the other side finishing, Benjamin stated: "Got it, wait a moment, need to consult the boss."

He hung up and approached Lester: "Found her, her lawyer just returned from New Orleans, entered an apartment, not his residence, nor linked to the Harriton Family, likely her hiding place now."

Lester: "Confirmed her exact location yet?"

Benjamin: "Not yet, but arrangements have been made to verify, won't take long. Boss, still intend to proceed? We need payment."

Lester gritted his teeth: "Go ahead, have them handle it discreetly."

Benjamin nodded, retrieving a hard briefcase from beside the sofa, "Be careful, back soon."

Benjamin carried the case and drove away from the safe house, arriving at Knight Club.

Brokers didn't only link to action personnel; intelligence provision was part of their business, Lester unable to offer detailed intel, left investigation to them, naturally incurring higher costs.