Seeing the car drive away, William finally felt relieved. He opened a portal and returned to the conference room at the National Archives. William lay on the ground and waited quietly.
On the other side, the Special Task Force's supervisor, Seidel, and Church, who thought they had caught a clue, led a dozen of their subordinates and followed the truck to the east.
However, the more they chased, the less confident they became. After four hours, they were almost at the beach. The confused agents followed for another half an hour before arriving at a small pier by the beach.
The driver finally stopped. It was already seven in the morning. Seidel and Church parked the car about 200 feet away from the other cars and hid behind them, hoping to catch the culprit. After a few minutes, a man dressed in black and wearing a hat got out of the car with his head lowered.
The man covered his face with his hands and waved at Seidel and the others, then turned and rushed to the pier.
Seidel was shocked and yelled into his walkie-talkie, "Oh no, he noticed us long ago. Chase after him, don't let him get away."
The investigators who were driving the car immediately stepped on the accelerator and chased after the man in black. Before they could chase for a hundred meters, the small truck suddenly burst into flames.
Seidel knew at a glance that it must have been caused by gasoline. His heart sank. He knew that they had been tricked. The men in black had purposely led them here. Before they reached the dock, they saw a speedboat speeding out of the dock.
Sades was so angry that he threw his clothes on the ground and cursed loudly. The investigators around him were also frustrated. Only Church remained calm and lowered his head, deep in thought.
Thinking that Church was the one who thought of the clue, he asked, "Church, did you think of something?"
Church nodded. "I was thinking about why these people led us here. They don't need to be in such a hurry to get rid of the car. Our people have already checked the two cars. There's nothing suspicious in them. Our patience will run out in a few days. We can just find a thief or a homeless person to take care of it. There's no need to go through so much trouble."
Everyone immediately understood. That's right, why did these people do this?
Seth's bad feeling was getting stronger and stronger. His phone suddenly rang. He took it out and saw that it was Agent Lily. His heart skipped a beat. Sh * t, something must have happened.
Seth's hands trembled as he pulled the church to the side. He pressed the loudspeaker button and heard Lily's anxious voice, "Sir, something's wrong. We've all been tricked. I just checked the surveillance cameras outside the archive and saw a black shadow flash by. After the technicians zoomed in, although it was very blurry, we could still see that a person in black came out of the archive at 3: 30 in the morning with a picture bucket on his back and disappeared into the parking lot.
The founding declaration probably never left the National Archives. It has always been there. God, these people are really meticulous. They must have planned this for a long time. What Ben Gatz stole might be fake. What should we do, sir? "
Seth and the church now understood why the men had parked the car in the parking lot.
The car was only meant to attract their attention. When the Special Task Force discovered the car, they would lure the agents away so that the people in the archive could slip out.
The church quickly asked anxiously, "Didn't the surveillance cameras in the archive find the man in black?"
Lily said helplessly, "No, I just checked the surveillance cameras with my colleagues and didn't find any problems. The thief might have been hiding in the archive until you guys went after the car. If it wasn't for the surveillance cameras on the street that caught the shadow, we wouldn't have known that the founding declaration was in the archive all this time."
Seth flew into a rage. "F * ck, there must be a traitor in the Archives. Otherwise, they wouldn't know so much about the situation in the Archives. Lily, investigate everyone in the Archives for me. Anyone who has anything to do with the Archives is a suspect. Find him out!"
"Understood, sir."
Seth hung up the phone and leaned against the car, dispirited. "Sigh, this is really troublesome. Looking at these people's methods, it's impossible to find the founding declaration in three days. Church, do me a favor."
The church also knew that the founding declaration would disappear without a trace from now on. He nodded and said, "No problem, Seth. We've been friends for more than 20 years. As long as I can help, I'll definitely help you."
Seth let out a smile that was uglier than a crying face and said in a depressed tone, "I'll definitely be the scapegoat this time. If I leave in such a dishonorable manner, who knows if someone will target my family.
Church, I'll give you all the resources I have, including my undercover agents. I'll let my family go to New York and live in seclusion for a while. When this is over, I'll let them go to Switzerland. "
The church thought for a moment and nodded. "I can still protect a few people for a year or two, but Seth, it's not the time to be so pessimistic. If worse comes to worst, you can just retire and live in seclusion with your family in Switzerland or something like that."
"It's useless, Church. You're also involved in this case. Just from what we know, there are a few groups of people targeting the founding declaration. Who knows how many more are secretly eyeing the treasure. Now, I really believe that the treasure exists.
The higher-ups will soon know about the treasure, and many people will want to kill me. I can't get through this. You should go back to New York first. I can't drag you into this. "
The church comforted him. "There's still a chance, Seth. You're giving up before the last moment."
Seth smiled. "You don't have to comfort me, Church. I'll fight until the last moment. Looking for you is just the worst-case scenario. I'm almost 60 years old, and it's time to plan a backup plan. Okay, go back to New York and don't worry about this case anymore. If you stay here, you might end up as my scapegoat. Don't be so wishy-washy.
Go now. "The church heard Seth's warning and thought that if he really stayed here, the higher-ups might really let him take over. Seeing Seth's determined expression, the church didn't say anything.
He hugged Seth and said regretfully, "Take care, Seth."
"Yeah, you take care too. Don't forget what I told you. I'll put those things in the underground maintenance room in New York's train station. It's the combination cabinet we used before. The password is xxxxx."
The church nodded. He knew about the combination cabinet. He used to contact Seth occasionally. "Understood. Don't worry, I'll wait for your news. If the worst happens, I'll do what you said and provide a safe environment for your family."
Seth nodded and thanked him. "Thank you. Take care, Church."
"You too." After saying that, Church drove to New York.
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