Texas, Hede Company's headquarters building.
In the luxurious CEO's office, a middle-aged man with blond hair and blue eyes put down his phone, his face grim.
This man is the company's nominal owner, Barnes.
He had just received news of the failed mission: Twenty-four elite members of two tactical teams sent to Alaska, were completely wiped out, not a single survivor.
Seth is also missing.
As one of the giants in the American energy sector, Hede Company's background is far more complex than it appears on the surface; its intricate network of connections even reaches some high-level officials in Washington.
They have long regarded the lucrative nuclear desalination technology as theirs, resorting to the kidnapping of Seth's daughter is merely a standard operation for them.
The failure of the operation now is something he cannot accept.
"Useless!" Barnes slammed the documents on the desk to the ground, venting his anger.
