Chapter 530

"Yes! My boss disappeared too!"

Finally meeting a fellow countryman, and one who shared the same predicament no less, the middle-aged man's eyes immediately reddened.

Without a second thought, he rushed forward and grabbed the young man's sleeve, speaking in Lumarian with a pleading voice, "Sir, please tell them that my boss also disappeared on that cruise ship! I'm not filing a false report!"

The Summit Innovations Group mentioned by the young man was naturally James's business in Novaria.

And he was James's second-in-command in Novaria, named Emilio Blair, formerly one of Marvin's subordinates.

Before coming here, Emilio had received a call from Marvin, who had briefed him on almost everything that happened at the banquet, which is why he timed his arrival at the police station accordingly.

At this moment, Emilio glanced at the middle-aged man clutching his sleeve.

Although Emilio was born in Novaria, he had actually spent most of his life living in Lumaria, only settling down in Novaria after taking over Summit Innovations Group.

Therefore, with just one look, Emilio could tell that the middle-aged man before him was indeed a native Lumarian.

However, Emilio hadn't received any information about another person on the cruise ship besides Brady, so when faced with the middle-aged man's plea for help, he slightly raised his hand and freed himself from the man's grasp. "What's your boss's last name?"

To get more accurate information, Gabriel had also provided a list.

"Gibson, his name is Tony Gibson!" Perhaps seeing a glimmer of hope, the middle-aged man could no longer control the choking emotion and nervousness in his voice.

Hearing this name, Emilio thought for a moment before retrieving such a name from his memory.

After confirming the name existed, Emilio nodded, then turned to look at the police officers who were already urgently mobilizing resources. "There was indeed a Lumarian businessman named Tony at the banquet. Are you planning to ignore this?"

Even though Emilio had just arrived, he could understand from the middle-aged man's account what kind of treatment he had received at this police station.

Emilio was somewhat well-known in Novaria, so the police officers had already raised their guard the moment they saw him.

"No, we've already dispatched a helicopter," a slim male officer immediately shook his head and hurried to report the current situation.

Hearing this, Emilio nodded slightly, then continued, "Our boss also has a friend traveling with him. He's the heir to the Lopez Group from Eldoria."

Upon hearing this title, the red-haired male officer immediately held his breath and asked anxiously, "Is this gentleman... also on the ship?"

Detecting the officer's nervousness, Emilio had no intention of reassuring him. He raised his wristwatch to check the time. "Yes, I've already notified Mr. Lopez about the specific matters. He's on his way to Novaria."

This news was undoubtedly another devastating blow to the police station officers.

After saying this, Emilio finally turned his gaze back to the middle-aged man behind him. "Sir, since our requests are aligned, please allow me to propose we join forces. What do you think?"

Running into this middle-aged man at the police station was truly an unexpected gain for Emilio.

He smiled as he sized up the middle-aged man before him.

Perhaps because he believed Emilio could take charge, the man relaxed considerably and raised his arm to wipe the sweat with his shoulder.

This rather crude gesture showed that this person's daily life was probably at a low-to-middle-class level. Such a person was clearly very suitable to serve as a figurehead.

The middle-aged man had never imagined that he would one day join forces with someone from Summit Innovations Group. He was momentarily stunned, but quickly realized what good fortune he was facing.

His expression immediately relaxed, and he reached out to shake hands with Emilio, but the moment he extended his hand, his movement suddenly stopped, and he was about to pull it back to wipe it on his clothes.

However, Emilio immediately intercepted the middle-aged man's action.

He didn't mind the man's sweat-soaked hands at all, holding them with a smile. "Well then, happy cooperation. I'm Emilio Blair. And you are?"

"I'm Irvin Hays."

Soon, the news that this banquet, jointly hosted by numerous well-known business figures, had been subjected to a terrorist attack finally spread throughout the entire police station an hour and a half after the incident occurred, and quickly extended to other district police stations.

"I'd like to speak with the organizers of this event."

Emilio had a clear goal and went straight to the point.

The police officers were naturally more than happy for him to redirect his attention, and immediately said they would help him contact people from the Fleck family and the Adams family.

Shortly after, those who had just escaped from the banquet suspected of having terrorists were all visited by police for questioning.

And while the police were questioning these attendees, the lawyers Emilio sent were also listening in throughout.

Therefore, the content of the conversations in the police station's interrogation rooms quickly reached Emilio's ears.

"You're saying that everyone admitted there were terrorists at this banquet, and Preston Fleck even told the police to hurry up and send people to capture the terrorists?"

Here, Emilio listened to the lawyer's report, his brow immediately furrowing.

At the same time, an ominous feeling began to spread from the bottom of his heart.

The lawyer nodded, not understanding why Emilio's expression was so grim. "Isn't police involvement a good thing? This way Mr. Russell can be safely rescued too."

This lawyer was just the group's legal consultant and didn't know that James was also a member of some mysterious organization.

He was naturally only considering the surface layer of things.

However, Emilio's considerations clearly went much deeper.

He only thought for less than half a minute before his heart sank, sensing something was wrong.

But looking at the lawyer before him, Emilio could only smile as if nothing had happened. "Thank you for your hard work. You can go now."

The lawyer nodded and immediately left the office.

Once the lawyer left, Emilio immediately called Marvin.

"Mr. Torres, I suspect this kidnapping is a trap." Emilio's voice was steady, carrying a serious tone.

Marvin had just left the Nelson family's estate.

Receiving Emilio's call and hearing this statement, Marvin raised an eyebrow slightly. "Your reasoning."

Understanding that this matter concerned the survival of the entire organization, Emilio didn't dare delay and quickly informed him of the police questioning situation in detail.

Hearing this, Marvin's expression also suddenly darkened.

Actually, initially having Emilio file a report was just Marvin's way of putting this matter into a reasonable framework.

After Edward led his people to kill all the underground organization members on the cruise ship, James and Brady would be released by them into a safe area of the sea with a lifeboat left for them to rescue themselves.

As for the evidence remaining on the cruise ship, it would all be reduced to ashes in a massive explosion.

Of course, the prerequisite for all this was that the Fleck family wouldn't cooperate with the police investigation.