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Field Marshal Chan kept on releasing various kinds of sighs inside the control room as he monitored the status of the search.

"Still no signal, John?" he asked, and John shook his head. John was still monitoring the signal that might come from the tracker on Zach's bracelet. Although the tracker had malfunctioned, there was always the possibility for a brief transmission. Even if it was just a second, just like before.

Jim and John, together with a few soldiers, had been taking turns to monitor the signal. They were on a rotating eight hours shift which would provide 24/7 coverage. They couldn't afford to miss even a single second.

Field Marshal Chan was still waiting for the forensic identification result of the man whose body, with four gunshot wounds, was found washed up on a beach of Guru island.

He was frustrated because the search operation had not borne any fruit. He just wanted to track down his daughter and son-in-law as soon as possible.

His thought was interrupted by Lieutenant Jiang's arrival. "Sir!" he saluted.

At the Field Marshal's acknowledgment, Lieutenant Jiang continued, "It's been confirmed, Sir. The body found in Guru Island is Leon's." Field Marshal Chan immediately let out a long sigh of relief.

"Inform all the necessary parties about it," he instructed with a slightly trembling voice, dismissing Lieutenant Jiang. As soon as Lieutenant Jiang left the room, Field Marshal Chan's body slumped down to his chair. He rubbed his face with both of his palms as he murmured, "Thank God…" He released another long deep sigh of relief.

It was not Zach. The four gunshot wounds on Leon's body were most likely put there by his son-in-law. It couldn't be his daughter who killed Leon, could it?

He immediately called his wife and his in-laws to inform them about this finding. But as soon as he hung up the phone, he was startled by Lieutenant Janus' sudden arrival. He was still panting, but quickly regained his composure to give his report, "Sir! Another body was found ashore in D Country!"

"Man or woman?" Field Marshal Chan asked nervously. He did not think he would be ready to hear it if the answer was a 'woman'.

"A man, Sir," Lieutenant Janus answered.

Field Marshal Chan had conflicting emotions upon hearing his Lieutenant's reply. He felt pleased to hear that it was not a woman, but he was also not at all happy to learn that it was a man. It could be his son-in-law. He let out a hefty and distressed sigh before he instructed, "Continue, Lieutenant…"Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click www.novelhall.com for visiting.

"It's a man's body with a gunshot wound on his head, Sir. The intelligence agency of country D has confirmed that he wasn't one of their citizens, but they haven't been able to provide the exact identity, Sir," Lieutenant Janus relayed the news.

Field Marshal Chan was upset. He just reported the excellent news about Leon's body just a while ago to his wife and in-laws. But now another dead body had been found.

"Send our men to assist them with the investigation. We need to identify that body as soon as possible," he ordered with a grave voice. He could only hope that it was not his son-in-law. 'Please… Don't let it be Zach…' he prayed silently.

After Lieutenant Janus left the room, he contemplated if he should notify his family about this news. But in the end, he decided not to. Not until they confirmed whose body it was.

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At Cooper Network Building.

The details about Leon's dead body were reported as breaking news by CEC. Thea delivered the story herself, live from the studio on their primetime news.

She spoke a little bit with a stammer as she was trying her best to control her tears of joy from falling on the set. She felt as though a big load of angst in her heart had melted into thin air. She was truly free now.

Even up until the night before, she still couldn't sleep well. She would often dream of Leon returning with his maniacal laughter, trying to snatch her away from Jeru. It was a real nightmare. But now that the monster was dead, at least her sleep would be peaceful.

Gavin noticed Thea's stammer and that she seemed a little bit out of it. So he decided to interrupt her part by saying, "That was a really shocking news."

He then faced the camera and continued to read the script from the prompter that was actually meant for Thea, "According to the forensic evidence, the most wanted drug kingpin had received four gunshot wounds in the vital parts of his body. Meanwhile, the search operation for the missing General Zacharias Lim and his wife Keira Lim-Chan, who is also the daughter of the Field Marshal himself, continues. Our neighboring countries are assisting our military forces with the search operation."

Director Holmes scratched his head. He was one of the few who knew Keira's true identity. The rest of the news crew was surprised to learn about her real identity.

"Wow… I can't believe she hid her identity like that. Gosh, I even shouted at her several times," murmured one of the staff inside the newsroom.

"Tsk… Instead of worrying about yourself for having mistreated her, why don't you just pray for her life and that she'll come back safely soon…" scolded another staff.

"But her bravery is really admirable. To think that she took an indefinite leave to join the search and rescue operation for her husband," Jazz said with reverence.

"I can't believe she's already married!" Luke commented as he stared at the General's photo on the screen.

"Pfft, as if you ever stood a chance. See that General's face? Do you really think you could be his match?!" Jazz quipped. She then stared at General Zacharias Lim's handsome face on the screen.

"Keira and the General are such an attractive couple. They look like a pair made in heaven…" Jazz gushed dreamily.

"Eww… Gross… Wipe your saliva. Your drooling is all over the place," Luke cringed, to which the other staff laughed.

Thea was watching them silently from the other side of the room. She smiled as she touched her belly.

'Baby… Mommy will not have a dream about the bad guys anymore… Mommy will give you a peaceful sleep from now on… Let's dream about Daddy instead, shall we?' she mused, and her heart fluttered at the thought of Jeru all of a sudden.