Lost and Found: Return of My Mysterious Fiancee

At the headquarters of the X Bureau in Ashbury.

Jared pushed open the door to the Director's office. "Chief Linden, you asked for me?" Linden gestured to the chair opposite him. "Take a seat."

Jared squinted his eyes and sat down across from Linden.

"What has Tina been up to lately?" Linden asked, flipping through the files on his desk.

Jared lazily lifted his eyes, his tone light. "Chief Linden, should I suspect you're interested in my fiancée?"

Linden glanced at him and chuckled. "There's no need to think so badly of me; my spouse and I are very much in love."

Jared didn't take much to the joke, his face barely holding a smile.

Linden closed the folder in his hand, looked up at Jared, and got straight to the point. "Could you ask Tina to come to the headquarters? I have a very important matter and would like to discuss a collaboration with her." Jared's eyes flickered. "What kind of collaboration?"

Linden kept his smile. "I think that's something I don't need to tell you."

The directness of Linden's attitude made it clear that he preferred not to go through Jared, even though Jared was Tina's fiancé.

Jared curved his lips into a smile. "Alright."

With that, Jared got up and left.

Linden watched him leave the office, the smile slowly fading from his face.

In the Deputy Director's office, Jared dialed Tina's number.

"Tina, he wants to collaborate with you but didn't specify how."

Tina laughed. "Linden always loves his mysteries, doesn't he? What good does telling you do? I'll find out soon enough."

Jared grinned. "This time seems different from the last; are you coming?"

"Yes, I'll head over now. I also want to ask him where he sent my little brother, not even his newly resurrected master could catch a glimpse of him."

"Alright, I'll come pick you up."

Suddenly, a motorcycle engine roared over the phone. Jared was startled. "You're here?"NôvelDrama.Org: owner of this content.

Tina sounded slightly regretful. "Yes, just outside. I was going to pick you up after work, but it looks like you'll be working late too."

Jared laughed heartily and went out to greet her.

Everyone still at the X Bureau watched the scene in shock.

What's up with the Deputy?

Why do I suddenly feel a chill passing by?

Only Courtney quietly lifted her eyes, then indifferently looked away.

This was a side of Jared they rarely saw.

Amidst their astonished looks, Jared took Tina by the hand and walked toward the Director's office.

"Come in," Linden responded to the knock.

He looked up to see Jared, who had just left, now entering with Tina, a hint of surprise in his eyes.

"You always manage to surprise me, Jared," Linden said with a smile, standing to welcome them both to the sofa.

Tina took a seat across from Linden, her smile ambiguous. "When Chief Linden calls, I make it a priority."

"There are no outsiders here, relax," Linden said as he handed them cups of tea.

Tina took the cup and sniffed it. "Good tea, Chief Linden. You bring out such good tea to welcome me, this collaboration must be no small matter." Linden raised an eyebrow helplessly at Tina's persistent formality. "Yes, this collaboration is indeed very important."

He paused, then continued: "The Flame Ice organization, notorious in the black market, that's yours, isn't it?"

Tina did not deny it; after all, Linden was the deputy head of the Clearwater X Bureau headquarters, and it was not surprising that he knew this information.

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"Yes, Chief Linden, whatever you want to inquire about, paying will do."

Linden smiled, "I want to investigate a cold case. You name the price."

Tina paused for a moment, a cold case?

She lowered her gaze and laughed, "Is there a case the X Bureau can't solve?"

Linden stood up, walked over to a locked cabinet, and pulled out a file.

The file folder looked old, indicating the documents inside had been piling up for quite some time.

"The X Bureau maintains government security, and not every case can be uncovered, especially this one involving the hidden families," Linden explained as he handed Tina the file. Tina's eyes flickered slightly.

Lately, the name 'hidden families' had been heard a bit too often.

She opened the file, and the title that caught her eye made her look even more solemn.

"Solomon Family Disappearance Case"

The Solomon family-her master!

Tina continued through the file.

The information was scant, just listing the family members and some details.

At the bottom, a red mark highlighted one name:

Tam Solomon, twenty years old, male.

No other information was available.

And Tam Solomon was Master Tam, her teacher.

"Chief Linden, are you asking me to investigate the clues of this old case or the person named Tam Solomon?" Tina set the file down, her bright eyes looking at Linden, her thoughts unreadable.

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Linden chuckled, watching her, "You are indeed clever; yes, I want you to investigate Tam Solomon."

Tina leaned back against the sofa, her gaze growing more intense, "A person who disappeared seventy years ago, perhaps already dead once, what is there left to investigate?"

"You are unaware," Linden began, "the Solomon family, as members of the hidden families, were originally known for a skill related to longevity."

Tina was indeed unaware.

Her master was a fortune teller, wasn't he? How did longevity come into play?

But then again, considering Master Tam was over ninety but as fit as a middle-aged man, the claim of longevity wasn't so far-fetched.

"Chief Linden, we value science," Tina looked at him as if he were telling fairy tales.

But deep down, she knew Linden's words were not false.

The so-called longevity wasn't like the mythical immortality of living a thousand years but was about extending life through medicine!

However, the idea of eternal youth was utterly impossible!

No medicine currently existed that could achieve eternal youth.

Tam Solomon's body had aged over time, now appearing elderly, but still healthier than his peers, partly due to his martial arts practice, hence the idea of longevity.

Tam Solomon had once said, the length of a person's life is predetermined, and those blessed might live longer, but that doesn't mean they won't die.

Many have lived a century, but the most one might live is up to two hundred years.

Back then, Tina didn't believe it; she was trained in medicine and knew how organs deteriorate over time, gradually losing function until death. Birth, aging, sickness, and death are the fundamental cycles everyone must follow.

It was impossible for anyone to live up to two hundred years.

But now, considering the hidden families possessed unique skills, living to two hundred years was not entirely out of the question.

Tam Solomon was a prime example.

But even if the hidden families' members could live longer, the idea of eternal life was still impossible!