Chapter 1189

Just as he was drowning in his sorrow, the phone suddenly rang.

It was Felton again.

"Speak!" Shanley answered, putting the phone on speaker and tossing it on the table while he continued to sort through the candies.

Ugly colors? Toss.

Weird smells? Toss.

Ugly packaging? Toss.

Just doesn't look right? Toss.

"Boss, we got word from the candy shop. Someone came in asking to buy the Five-

Flavor Fusion Candy," Felton spoke tentatively into the phone.

Five-Flavor Fusion Candy...

When he first heard it, he thought the clerk had lost their mind.

What kind of flavor was that supposed to be?

"What?!"

At those words, Shanley's fingers froze mid-sort. He snatched up the phone, his

voice instantly sharp. "Say that again. What did they buy?"

"Five-Flavor Fusion Candy," Felton repeated, scratching his head.

Five-Flavor Fusion Candy?

That was a joke Juniper had made offhandedly.

No one else would possibly ask for such a bizarre flavor.

It had to be Juniper.

"Put whoever tried to buy that candy under strict surveillance." Shanley shot up from the couch, pulling his wound in the process. He hissed in pain.

"That person will definitely lead us to Juniper."

"Yes, Boss!"

The moment he knew it involved Juniper, Felton didn't waste a second. He left Flint at the hospital to act as a decoy while he called the candy shop to give orders, flooring the gas pedal to get there as fast as possible.

Soon, the surveillance footage from the scene was sent to Shanley's computer.

"Boss," Flint reported over the line, "our men tracked them and noticed someone else is tailing them."

"Stay on them, don't get spotted, and whatever you do, do not lose them." The corners of Shanley's mouth lifted into a smile, his heart racing with excitement.

This absolutely had to be a clue left by Juniper.

"Also, tell Flint to return to the Sigma Network." After hanging up, Shanley swallowed a painkiller and drove straight to the Sigma Network's main base.

Upon hearing there was a clue about Juniper, her friends all rushed to the base, waiting anxiously for Shanley.

"If we follow that person, we'll definitely find Juniper," Shanley explained.

"Are you sure?"

Ebony Fox narrowed her eyes, sounding skeptical. "What if it's just a coincidence?"

"It's not!"

Shanley denied it without a second's

hesitation, his voice ringing with absolute certainty. "Five-Flavor Fusion Candy in this whole world, Only Juniper would come up with

something like that. And only the candy shop I bought for her would ever stock it."

There was no such thing as coincidences here.

"What's your plan?" Theia stepped forward, her voice soft. "Corvus's bases aren't limited to just Wraithfall Mountain. Right now he's in the

shadows and were out in the epen."

"If we hit them head-on, especially with your injuries, things might go horribly wrong!"

"Mother's right."

Ebony Fox jumped in, her tone sharp and decisive. "Let me lead the assault this time. I need to make up for my failure."

"I can handle it."

Shanley nodded, speaking respectfully, "If Juniper managed to send a message out, she's definitely prepared for us to strike."

"Mrs. Sommers, she needs me."

Shanley paused for a moment before saying slowly, "I promise I won't let anything happen to her."

"Shanley-"

Ebony Fox refused to back down, but Theia stopped her. "Let Shanley go."

Furious, Ebony Fox turned away and sulked in the corner.

"Please get some rest."

Shanley gave a slight bow, turned, and headed to the base's command office.

He initiated a video conference.

"Ready the artillery!"

"Long-range cannons!"

"Exactly, and make sure they're the colors Juniper loves!"

"?"

The Sigma Network operatives looked bewildered for a few seconds before it clicked.

Iridescent black?

"Yes, Boss."

A subordinate answered

respectfully, "We still have a ton

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those left over from when you blew. up our labs fast time. Plenty to go around!"