Adler yelled, "Colby! Come on, man, we''re like brothers. Don''t let me die here, alright?"


    "Yeah! I don''t want to die either! I''m your sister!" Jenna was mid-sentence when she paused and added, "Well, cousin technically, but still family!"


    "..." Sophie cautiously poked her head out and asked, "Uh... is this codename K really that terrifying?"


    Adler and Jenna nodded vigorously.


    Realizing that covering their ears was pointless, they exchanged nces and dropped their hands. Jenna said, "Sophie, listen, let them handle their own mess. As for who K is, we genuinely don''t want to know!"


    "Exactly! Zero curiosity here!" Adler''s tone was firm.


    Sophie hesitated, "But... why do you look so eager to find out?"


    Adler: "..."


    "We don''t know who K is, but the Mintons have been working for the K Corporation, a group we''ve never been able to pin down because they''ve kept themselves hidden," Colby exined.


    Adler asked, "Hidden? How do they hide? All publicly tradedpanies have business licenses, and their information is out there. You can look it up online."


    Sophie chimed in, "What Colby means is that thepany''s identity is kept secret. It doesn''t go by K Corporation. It''s probably argepany that appears legit but does shady stuff behind the scenes. And the Mintons are their money-makers."


    Jenna thought for a moment, then asked, "So you''re saying this K Corporation could be anypany?"


    Adler said, "It couldn''t be one of our families, right? We run our ownpanies. We''d know if there were any issues."


    Jenna added, "But besides us in Devonport, who else could it be? The Burke family?"


    Adler said, "It''s unlikely to be the


    Burke family. James is in charge et


    and does he have the savvy? He''s? 2024 N?v/el/Dram/a.Org.


    Won''


    too young to manage someth this big."


    Colby said, "It''s not James. Even though he''s young, Odie and I heard that K had dealings with the Mintons''te patriarch."


    "Who else could it be then? There''s no one else in Devonport!" Adler puzzled.


    "What if... it''s not Devonport?" Sophie furrowed her brows. "Could it be the Pord family from overseas?"


    At the mention of the overseas Pord family, everyone exchanged looks.


    "The Pord family... that makes sense." Adler pped his hands. "I think it''s very usible, really could be!"


    Adler nced around and said,


    "Think about it, the Pord family


    has money and power. Odie used to


    the W


    lead. They''re definitely


    most suspicious."


    Jenna sounded skeptical, "But the Pord family... they''re already dominant. Do they really need Devonport''s so-called treasure?"


    "You never know, what if!" Adler said, half-jokingly.


    Sophie pondered for a moment, then suddenly realized something." isn''t there someone from the Pord family in Devonport?"


    Jenna asked, confused, "Huh?"


    Sophie raised an eyebrow, "No, not one, but two."


    Then, Sophie and Colby exchanged nces, smiles spreading across their faces.


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