WantNovelChapter 1433
Elijah's voice was tight with emotion.
"So Grandma and Grandpa left the virus in Border City?"
Elliot looked confused.
"But Border City's our territory. If they already brought the virus and all the files back home, why didn't they
hand them over to the government?"
"Didn't the government send a whole team to greet them back then? Why didn't they turn over the virus and the
files?"
Tarquin went quiet, deep in thought. Honestly, he didn't know all the details. But one thing he felt sure of the
stuff was still in Border City.
Right before his dad passed away, he'd whispered two words to Tarquin: "Puzzle pieces."
Back then, Tarquin was just a kid. He'd thought his dad was reminiscing about their afternoons spent piecing
together those thousand-piece jigsaws, sipping cocoa and munching on chocolate chip cookies.
That's why, at the funeral, Tarquin had swallowed his pride and begged Gideon to let him slip that battered old
puzzle box into the casket with his father-he thought it was just a sentimental gesture.
But over the years, as he grew older and started putting things together, suspicions crept in. He'd wanted to dig
up the grave, just to get that puzzle box back.
Still, he was afraid the mysterious figure lurking in the background would catch on, so he waited. He told himself
he'd grab the puzzle when his parents were finally laid to rest together.
Turns out, his instincts were right. When Kendrick mentioned "puzzle pieces" before he died, it was code for the
location of the 8th generation virus.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHe hadn't told Tarquin directly-Tarquin was just a boy, too young to protect something so dangerous, and saying
too much could've gotten them all killed. Kendrick had to keep it cryptic, just in case anyone was listening.
Whether Tarquin would figure it all out when he grew up... well, that was just fate's call.
Now, Tarquin finally understood. The torch had been passed to him. Figuring out how to solve this bio-crisis was
up to him now.
Tarquin frowned, answering his son's questions as best he could.
"Maybe someone on the government team was a mole. Your grandparents didn't trust them, so they held onto
everything."
"Or maybe they set up a diversion-handed the virus and the files off to someone trustworthy, someone who
could sneak them back home. Meanwhile, your grandma and grandpa stuck around overseas to act as bait."
"Only... they never got the chance to tell the authorities what really happened. Something went wrong before
they could."
Elliot's brow furrowed. "So all these years, the virus has just been sitting in Border City? And whoever brought it
back never dared make a move?"
Tarquin let out a long breath.
"Maybe they were too scared to act. Or maybe... they didn't even realize what they were carrying. Who knows at
this point?"
Elliot pressed, "Border City's huge, Dad. Are you sure about where the virus is?" Tarquin shook his head. "No.
First, we need to find out who brought it back home." Both his parents had died overseas-it couldn't have been
them. There had to be someone else.
Elijah asked anxiously, "Dad, do you have any idea who it might be?"
Tarquin rummaged through his memories, a hazy but oddly familiar face surfacing in his mind.
He frowned. "Not sure. But | have a suspect."
Elijah jumped in, "Who is it? Telland I'll look into him right away!"
But Tarquin shook his head. "No. Not now."
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Another shake of the head from Tarquin. "We're not doing anything. Not yet."
Elliot and Elijah stared at him, surprised. "Why not?!"
They finally had a lead—shouldn't they be jumping into action?
Tarquin's frown deepened. "Because someone's watching us."
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