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Chapter Fifty-FiveAdrian pulled out a burner phone—the one encrypted with the Grand Azure Sovereign Protocol. He dialed it and the phone started to ring at the other end."Master," Lawson’s voice crackled through the speaker, instantly alert. "The satellite feed showed Long Wei leaving the Villa. His team was armed. My men are three minutes away from flattening that estate if you give the word.""Stand down, Lawson," Adrian said, watching a hawk circle the moonlit sky, the same hawk symbol Long Wei wore on his robe. "The Long Clan isn't a problem you solve with soldiers. You solve it with the Ledger.""The Ledger, Master, what do you mean?""Long Wei mentioned his father, Long Chen, wants the Founder’s Key," Adrian’s voice dropped to a chill. "Run a deep-trace on the Long Clan’s offshore holdings. Specifically, look at the Red Hawk Maritime Fund. I remember a report from three years ago about a massive liquidity injection they received when their shipping fleet was impounded in the M
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Chapter Fifty-FourThe air in the Grand Hall was suffocating. Director Vance was still trembling, his eyes fixed on Adrian like a rabbit staring at a wolf.The Patriarch, sensing his grip on the room slipping, slammed his hand on the table. "Vance! What is the meaning of this? Why are you calling this scholarship student young master?"Vance opened his mouth to speak, but before a sound could come out, the heavy oak doors of the banquet hall were thrown open.A young man walked in, flanked by four men in grey suit, he wore a traditional silk robe, white as bone, with a crimson hawk embroidered on the chest."The Vales are getting noisy," the young man said, his voice cold and melodious. "I could hear the bickering from the front gates."The Patriarch, Beatrice, and even the arrogant Silas stood up instantly. They quickly bowed to the young master dressed in silk robe."Young Master Long!" the Patriarch stammered, his face pale. "We didn't expect a representative from the Long Clan tod
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Chapter Fifty-Two The Vale Villa was a sprawling fortress of white marble and iron gates, a symbol of two centuries of ruthless power in the Capital. As the motorcade swept through the gates, Martha was pressed against the window, her mouth hanging open. "Look at those fountains, Andrew! They have statues made of real silver!" she squealed, her eyes gleaming with greed. "I told you, the Main Branch knows how to treat family! Adrian, you better not embarrass us with your scholarship student attitude here." She warned from her car staring at the truck Adrian was sitting in through the rearview. The cars came to a halt, but not in front of the grand steps of the main villa. Instead, they stopped at a side entrance near the gravel paths used by the gardening staff and waste disposal. Silas Vale was waiting there, wearing a smirk that suggested he had been practicing it all morning. Beside him was a girl around Lina's age, Tracey Vale, who looked at Lina’s department-store coat with vi
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Chapter Fifty-TwoThe Vale Villa was a sprawling fortress of white marble and iron gates, a symbol of two centuries of ruthless power in the Capital. As the motorcade swept through the gates, Martha was pressed against the window, her mouth hanging open."Look at those fountains, Andrew! They have statues made of real silver!" she squealed, her eyes gleaming with greed. "I told you, the Main Branch knows how to treat family! Adrian, you better not embarrass us with your scholarship student attitude here." She warned from her car staring at the truck Adrian was sitting in through the rearview.The cars came to a halt, but not in front of the grand steps of the main villa. Instead, they stopped at a side entrance near the gravel paths used by the gardening staff and waste disposal.Silas Vale was waiting there, wearing a smirk that suggested he had been practicing it all morning. Beside him was a girl around Lina's age, Tracey Vale, who looked at Lina’s department-store coat with visibl
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Chapter Fifty-OneThe neighbors peeked through their curtains and whispered in awe. They saw Martha strutting out, draped in an expensive fur coat that Beatrice had gifted her, followed by a somber Andrew and Lina looking weary.Adrian walked behind them carrying an old tattered duffel bag."Adrian, look at this car!" Martha hissed, stroking the leather seats of the Maybach. "This is how we were meant to live! No more scholarship talk, no more hiding in back alleys of this Cape City. We are going to be a part of the Main Branch now!"Adrian leaned back as the car sped toward the private airfield. "Auntie, remember that the bigger the car, the faster it can drive you off a cliff.""Oh, hush! You’re just jealous because your client only gives you work assignments, while the Vales have offered to give us royalty!"At the private terminal, a Gulfstream G650 waited, its engines humming a low, expensive tune. Beatrice stood at the top of the stairs, her silver hair perfect despite the early
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Chapter FiftyThe black SUV idling at the edge of the camp didn’t belong to the school, nor did it bear the markings of the Grand Azure Trust. Its windows were tinted so deeply they looked so dark like midnight, reflecting the morning sun with a glint.As the shuttle took Adrian and Lina back to the base camp to pack their things, the SUV followed at a precise distance behind them."Adrian, that car has been behind us since we left the camp," Lina whispered, her grip tightening on her backpack. "Is that more security from the Villa?"Adrian glanced in the side mirror. He recognized the license plate prefix. It was a Capital registration. He sighed as he processed the prefix, so the main branch had finally lost their patience. "Don't worry about it, Lina. Probably just some high-end tourists that got lost on their way to the plateau."By the time they returned to the city, the atmosphere at the Andrews' apartment had transformed. The humble hallway was lined with massive bouquets of wh
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