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Chapter 678: The Sanatorium Burns
Tina furrowed her brow and contacted several brothers-Philip was in trouble, time to assemble!
Soon, the brothers gathered at the hospital.
Upon seeing Jared, they all wanted to rush up and beat him, but Philip's situation was more urgent, so they merely glared at Jared before turning their attention to Tina.
James, who had been the last to contact Philip, spoke, "Serena, didn't he say he was going to Alderanth's sanatorium to bring back your apprentice? How could he go missing?"
"It's unclear, and now there's no contact from the sanatorium either. Jayden has already taken people there, and you all be ready at any moment. Also, stay vigilant, especially as we close the net." The brothers responded in unison, "Yes!"
Tina assigned the brothers to various strategic locations so that if Philip or anyone like Griffin or Eric showed up, they could be immediately detected.
Hayden was still injured and couldn't move, confined to logistics at the hospital.
He searched through all the news until he finally found a report about the sanatorium, "Serena, I've found the reason why the sanatorium lost contact."
"What happened?"
Tina asked with a serious tone.
"Last night, there was a robbery at the sanatorium. The robbers cut off all communications with the outside world and sparked a fire after the robbery! Local police only received the alarm after dawn, and by the time they arrived, the entire sanatorium had burnt down!"
Jared frowned, "That sanatorium, though isolated, shouldn't have been completely burned down before being discovered."
"It's said that someone intercepted the police station's communications, causing them to miss many alerts," Hayden handed the news to Tina and Jared.
Tina closed her laptop, her eyes heavy with layers of anger.
This time, it truly provoked Tina's wrath!
At that moment, Tina's phone rang-it was Damian.
"Hello."
"Tina, something terrible has happened at Griffin's! I just received a call from Alderanth, they said the sanatorium burned down, I..."
"Oh, how are things on your end? The X Bureau hasn't been giving you trouble, have they?"
Tina asked sternly, her tone unusually calm.
Only Jared and Hayden knew that Tina was truly furious.
Only in extreme anger would she sound so serene.
"They haven't troubled us; we three have just gotten out and are preparing to check the warehouse, but the company and warehouse are still sealed by the X Bureau, we don't know what to do now." Tina nodded, "You go to the warehouse first, don't worry about Griffin's side, I'm here."
"Okay, I'll handle the sealing issue first, then head to Alderanth; my dad has already gone ahead," Damian gasped, his voice choked, "Tina, thank you. Without you, we wouldn't know what to do." The corners of Tina's lips slightly lifted, her eyes casting a shadowy, indistinct light, "We're all family, no need for formalities."
After hanging up, Tina held her phone, her fingertips tapping continuously on it.
After a moment, she stood up and patted Jared on the shoulder, "Uncle, I might need your help."
Jared took Tina's hand and gently kissed the back of it, his lips curving slightly, his deep voice softly gleaming, "It would be an honor." Meanwhile, in a sewer in Alderanth.
"Damn it, cry again and believe me, I'll punch you into ashes!" Philip clenched his fist, gritting his teeth as he glared at the person beside him.Content protected by Nôv/el(D)rama.Org.
Griffin, frail and weak, stepped in to intervene, "He's just a child, why are you angry?"
"A twenty-year-old child?!" Philip yelled, collapsing to the ground in frustration, "Eric, I warn you, if I hear you whining again, I'll leave you here to dig coal!" Eric choked back a sob, daring not to cry anymore, and muttered softly, "This is a sewer pipe, not a coal mine."
"You son of a..."
Griffin quickly stepped between them, "Enough, enough. Let's think about what to do now. We don't even have a cell phone to contact Tina."
As he spoke, Griffin felt a wave of dizziness.
He had just woken up and the flight for survival had begun-who could understand?
Philip handed Griffin a healing pill, "I left signals along the way, but I don't know if the brothers from the Mountain Veil Order will find them. Now we can only wait." At the hospital, Shonna and Velma came to visit Courtney.
"How did you get so badly hurt? You haven't recovered yet? It's been half a month, right?"
Velma sat beside Courtney, observing her bandaged body, and sighed, "This won't leave scars, will it?"
"No," Courtney replied indifferently, folding a paper crane as if the injury was not her own.
Shonna nodded in agreement, "Miss Reed is a Spectre. My face was all messed up once, and Miss Reed healed it. She'll be fine."
"That's true."
Velma blinked, then held Courtney's hand, "Since when did you start liking these little girl toys?"
Back in Ensford, Courtney hardly knew Velma and their classmates, only becoming familiar with everyone after moving to Ashbury because of Tina.
In Velma and the others' perception, Courtney wouldn't even know what a paper crane was, let alone fold one.
Now with an injury, she had begun playing with such things!
It was indeed strange!
Courtney's face turned red, her movements slightly flustered, "I'm just passing the time, that's all."
Shonna didn't think much of it, but Velma, sharp as ever, caught the blush on Courtney's face, "Really? Just passing the time? Why do I feel like it's the dawn of romance?" Courtney bowed her head lower, eventually hiding the paper crane under the blanket, "Don't talk nonsense."
"I'm not talking nonsense. Tell me, who are you folding all these paper cranes for, hmm?"
Velma gripped Courtney's hand, peering closely at her.
Courtney, not good at lying, was at a loss under Velma's gaze, her face reddening even more.
Shonna tried to defuse the situation, "Velma, stop it. Isn't it good if Courtney has someone she likes? I thought no man could catch her eye."
Hearing this, Velma stopped pressing, sighed, and sat back, "Ah, you all have someone you like, that's really nice. I'm different; I like more than one person!"
Courtney looked up at Shonna, clearly asking-who?
Shonna choked, waving her hands, "Don't listen to her nonsense, I don't have anyone I like."
"Nonsense! Your engagement is already set!"