Chapter 859: Chapter 859

Chapter 859:

Harlee watched them both, her fingers lightly tapping against the coffee room’s wooden door.

“Come in.”

At the sound of the voice inside, Harlee carefully turned the doorknob.

As soon as Harlee touched the handle, Tonya and Albin straightened up, their hands by their sides.

“Hello, Baldrick!” Tonya greeted.

Facing his father’s piercing gaze, Albin stumbled over his words, his nerves prompting a slip of the tongue.

“Hello, Baldlice… I mean, Dad.” He had meant to say Baldrick, but the words morphed into “Baldlice.”

Instantly regretting his slip, Albin yearned for an escape route.

Compounding the embarrassment, Albin’s mother had an admirer who went by the name “Baldlice” and had remained single.

Predictably, as soon as the words slipped out, Baldrick reacted by tossing a cup into Albin’s hand.

“Well… You guys carry on. I’ll fetch some fruit.” Baldrick hurried away without awaiting a reply.

Harlee remained unfazed, taking a seat and casting a knowing look at Tonya, who fidgeted nervously.

A faint smile crossed Harlee’s lips, recalling how Baldrick had lectured Tonya extensively the last time she was unaccompanied.

“Baldrick, remember, Tonya is our only doctor. If she’s worn down, where will we find another?” Harlee interjected.

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Tonya’s spirits lifted at the support, and she took a seat beside Harlee, a touch of playfulness in her tone.

“Exactly, Baldrick. I’m important to our team.

Could you lighten up on the lectures?”

Baldrick halted his coffee-making efforts, his expression shifting. Those weren’t lectures.

He said those words out of concern.

Baldrick cleared his throat, shifting gears.

“Earlier on the phone, you hinted at something urgent. What’s going on?”

Harlee explained, “The illegal drug we dealt with previously, the Bloodthirstiness Pill, is back in circulation.

During our recent operation, we apprehended Hale, who had connections to the drug’s manufacturer. Our sources indicated that the drug’s manufacturer died during the raid, yet my investigations suggest the actual manufacturer might be her daughter, Anika. Tonya has done her homework on Anika.

Anika works as a researcher at Uwhor Pharmaceuticals. Leveraging her as a key to this puzzle requires solid proof, or we risk sparking an international incident.”

Before heading over, Harlee had tasked Tonya with delving into Lucretia’s daughter’s background, so discovering Anika’s role at the Uwhor lab wasn’t a shock. Indeed, those lurking in the background often masked their true roles.

Baldrick listened attentively to Harlee’s report, his brow creased in thought, his hand freezing with the cup halfway to his lips.

He knew better than anyone the impact the “Bloodthirstiness Pill” had wreaked in the past, and its unexpected return caught him off guard.

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