Sophie shook her head, saying, "I don''t want to drag them into this mess. The Silent Shadows have their eyes on Odie. If it weren''t for the safety of Aldridge Estate, they would have countless ways to whisk Odie away. Jenna and Adler are too restless to stay cooped up at the estate. The best n is to keep our distance for now. Once things calm down, I''ll exin everything to them."
Just then, Sophie noticed Harold staring intently at hisputer screen, looking quite serious.
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Harold replied, "Not exactly a lead, but this website looks a lot like something I paused..."
He hesitated, then corrected himself, "It reminds me of an investigation I put on the back burner."
"What investigation? Tell me more."
Harold exined, "I''ve been digging into a dark web site involved in ck market trading. It used to be strictly overseas, but now it''s spread to Devonport. Check it out, the website''s prefix, ''guangming'', is the same as those ck market sites."
Seeing the dark web trading site, Sophie almostughed at Harold''s frustration, "It''s so obvious, and you''re just now realizing it''s from The Silent Shadows?"
"Knowing that early doesn''t help if we can''t figure out the site''s full reach or who created it, let alone pinpoint their headquarters. It''s all just talk." Harold continued, "Now you see why I shelved this investigation?"
"Yeah, I get it. It''s tough to trace back to the source. It''s like we''ve tried so hard but still can''t flush out The Silent Shadows'' leader."
As they talked, Sophie browsed through the webpage.
It listed all kinds of illegal items for sale, from banned medical supplies and drugs to human organs and blood banks.
There were even live human listings.
A search bar was on the page, right next to a category index.
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"Yeah."
Seeing Harold admit this, Sophie raised an eyebrow and asked, "You hit a wall at this step, didn''t you?"
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