?Chapter 3262 Who Started The Fire


    *Gale''s handling it. Don''t worry," said Luke.


    Luca rubbed her eyes and replied, "I''m going to have to take another leave this morning. Good thing you''re the boss. If it were someone else, I''d probably be fired by now."


    Luke''s gaze deepened. "I''ll have Rain and the others keep an eye on things."


    "That''s fine, but try not to let them blow their cover. I might get hit once or twice today, but it''s all part of proving my innocence. Don''t worry, Abel won''t go too hard on me," Luca assumed.


    Luke instantly regretted his decision when he heard this.


    Perhaps it would have been better to hold off a little longer.


    Regardless of the situation, he would still be worried. Now that things were set in motion, there was no turning back.


    "Take care of yourself." He nted a kiss on her forehead.


    Luca smiled, trying to reassure him. "Don''t worry, I''ll be fine."


    She got out of bed, quickly washed up, and left without eating breakfast.


    Aunt Neile noticed her rushing out and could not help but ask, "Mr. Crawford, is Ms. Craw busy today?"


    "Yes." Luke nodded. As he watched her leave, he wished could follow her and protect her.


    However, he could not.


    He could not neglect N, who was still on the Ind of Despair, just to protect Luca.


    He had not even met his daughter yet. Still, their blood bond made it impossible for him to ignore her.


    As he thought to himself, he murmured, ''Luca, please be safe.''


    Luca arrived at the hotel and gave Abel''s room number.


    The receptionist handed her a keycard and muttered, "Weird, why are so many people visiting this guest today?" Luca raised an eyebrow. "A lot of people have already been here?"


    The receptionist nodded, giving her a strange look. "Yes, a lot of men have already gone up. You''re the only woman. Just don''t cause any trouble in the hotel, okay? If something bad happens, it''ll be a big problem."


    Realizing the misunderstanding, Luca lifted her briefcase and exined, "I''m here on business. It''s not what you''re thinking."


    The receptionist''s face turned red.


    She could not really me her for thinking that way. After all, all the previous visitors were men, and now, a woman showed up.


    Even though she was dressed professionally, it was easy to assume the worst.


    Fortunately, Luca did not press the issue and walked toward the elevator, letting thement slide.


    She took the elevator to Abel''s floor and knocked on the door.


    The door opened.


    Luca noticed that everyone from the A City base was here. She walked in and closed the door behind her.


    Most of them looked pretty rough.


    Their clothes were marked with scorch stains here and there, showing signs of fire.


    Luca, however, was an exception.


    There were only four other men inside, and Abel and Shanks were not seen.


    Luca stood among them and asked, "Where''s the boss?"


    "He''s still in there," replied one of the men.


    Even though she had a good idea of what had happened, Luca still asked, "What happened to you guys? Why do you look so beat up?"


    *Don''t even bring it up. It''s bad luck! There was a firest night. We have no idea which bastard set it, but it burned down our whole base, grumbled one of them.


    Another chimed in, "Yeah, the fire was so big that we couldn''t even try to put it out. Plus, with what we had inside, we couldn''t call the fire department right away. It was the neighbors who called them."


    Of course, the neighbors would call the fire department. Luca''s gaze darkened. She could not believe they did not call for help just to keep their secrets hidden.


    Thankfully, the people living next to the base were not fools.


    If the fire had spread to their homes, Luca would have felt guilty.


    *I checked it out. The firefighters put out the mes, but not everything inside was destroyed. If they investigate further, they''ll figure out what''s going on..." added Kyle.


    The base was hiding some pretty shady stuff.


    Those things might not have burned in the fire. Now, they were all on edge. Losing their base was one thing, but if they caught the attention of the police, they were done for.


    They were not exactly equipped to handle police scrutiny, and if it came to that, they would have to abandon the A City base.


    Not only would they have to leave A City, but they would also have to return to the Ind of Despair and take on dangerous missions.


    They had gotten used to the easy life in A City.


    A City''s excellent security and environment meant that most of the Ind of Despair''s activities did not take


    ce there, so these guys had little to do. Yet, they still received a generous sry.


    Even though they did not earn as much as those who went on missions, they were pretty content.


    However, going back to the Ind of Despair meant facing all kinds of dangerous missions and brutal training.


    The thought made everyone''s faces drop.


    Except for Luca, who remained the calmest.


    Suddenly, the creaking sound of a door caught everyone''s attention as they looked toward a bedroom.


    The door opened, and Abel stepped out, his face clouded with anger.


    "Boss!" They all straightened up and greeted him.


    Abel''s eyes were cold and menacing as they swept over each of them before finally settling on Luca.


    *Our base caught fire in the middle of the night," Abel said in a chilling tone.


    Luca stayed silent.


    "Luca, was it you who had someone set the fire?" Abel asked straightforwardly.


    "Why would I burn down the base?" Luca shot back.Content provided by N?velDrama.Org.


    "You were here during the day, and then the base caught fire at night. Exin this to me!" Abel did not believe her. His gut told him she was involved.


    Luca replied, "If you think I did it or had someone else do it, then throw the evidence in my face ande after me."


    Everyone was taken aback by her boldness. They could not help but take a sharp breath.


    Even if they were not responsible for the fire, none of them would dare to challenge Abel like that if they were suspected.


    *Fine. Luca, don''t you think you can talk your way out of this. You know Shanks gathered all the herbs, right? Now, they''re gone. You think burning them will stop his research?" Abel clenched his fists, itching to punch her.


    However, he suppressed the urge.


    When the fire broke outst night, Shanks could not save the herbs, so he grabbed a stack of data records and got out.


    If Luca was not involved in this, she would be the one helping organize that datater, which was why Abel restrained himself from hitting her.


    "I told you, if you''ve got evidence, bring it out," replied Luca. Just then, another man walked out of the bedroom.


    *Boss, we''ve retrieved the footage from the cameras across the street. As for the cameras inside the base, most of them were severely damaged in the fire, but we managed to recover data from two of them."


    The man walked out of the bedroom while holding aptop as he reported to Abel.


    Luca frowned. She did not expect any footage to be recoverable after the fire.


    She had no idea if Gale might have been caught on camera.


    If Abel found out it was Gale''s doing, she would be in big trouble, and their n would be exposed.


    Luca started to feel nervous.


    *Put it on the screen. Let''s see who started the fire!" Abel pointed at therge TV screen.


    The man followed his instructions and disyed the footage on the TV.