Conan did not want to stay a second longer in this place. After all, this was the legendary Chief Commander, someone even Lionel respected. He had really shot himself in the foot this time, wishing he had shown better judgment.

After they left, Felix breathed a sigh of relief, finally understanding why the forensics results were compromised. It seemed John had timed his report precisely for this reason.

"Thank you, Mira," Felix said sincerely.

Averill immediately protested with a mischievous grin. "What about me? Don't forget you did nothing but lie in bed last time. You should thank me for my hard work too."

Felix felt his face burning with embarrassment—only Averill would make such suggestive comments in front of Mira.

"How did you two end up coming together?" he asked, trying to change the subject.

Mira's eyes sparkled with amusement. "I was too lazy to track you down, so I had Averill do the legwork."

She turned to Averill and added, "Don't you have a flight to catch?"

Ave