Hannah thought for a moment. “You might be right, but I can’t let my guard down.”
Leviathan’s possible survival nagged at her.
Even if the chances were slim, she couldn’t shake the unease.
“Aside from you and Beasley, no one else in the Dark Web knows what I suspect, right?” Hannah said.
Dotson shook his head. “Don’t worry, boss. Beasley talks, but he wouldn’t tell everyone. Only we know.”
Hannah gave a firm nod. “Don’t worry about that. There’s something else I need you to look into. Can you track down someone for me?”
She swiftly sent Bryson’s details to Dilan and Dotson.
The moment they received the information on their phones, both of them reacted with shock. “What? Him?”
Hannah’s expression turned serious. “You’ve met him before?”
It was concerning that these two recognized him.
Clients would hire them from the Dark Web as bodyguards, but also to handle some tricky situations and people.
Bryson was one of those tricky cases.
Dotson replied, “Yes! We saw him at an antique auction recently. We were guarding a Wall Street big shot. Bryson really stood out because he bid an insane 5Q0Q@ million for an ancient teapot, way over its value. Even novices like us knew it wasn’t worth that much. The seller was clearly inflating the price. We didn’t know who he was at the time. He hadn’t been at any previous auctions, and he didn’t seem like he was from Newfort. We thought he was just some rich fool, but he’s someone you know, boss? That’s quite a surprise!”
Hannah remained silent. If even Dilan and Dotson could spot the ruse, it was unlikely Bryson didn’t know the antique’s true value. The fact that he bought it anyway was odd.
“Since you remember him so well, did you notice any other odd behavior from him at the auction?”
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Dotson rubbed his head, deep in thought. “Back then, we bumped into him by chance, not too far away. The guy was tall, with a cap and shades, dressed all simple but kinda standoffish. I kept thinking, could a guy dressed like that really pull out 5Q@ million? Didn’t really notice much else, to be honest.”
Dilan chimed in, “I was driving when we took our boss away. By chance, his car was right ahead. He stopped near a hotel, I remember.”
Hannah leaned forward, eager. “Do you recall the hotel’s name?”
Dilan nodded. “Sure, it was the Imperial Palace Hotel.”
Imperial Palace Hotel?!
Hannah couldn’t hide her shock.
She stood up abruptly. “Think hard! Are you certain it was the Imperial Palace Hotel?”
“Yeah, that’s the one,” Dilan replied, taken aback by her reaction. “Why, boss? Something off about the Imperial Palace? It’s a hotspot for the rich.”
Hannah tried to steady herself, her hands trembling. “That place was once Leviathan’s turf!”