Revenge is Best Served After Reborn (James) novel Chapter 1586

"I didn't do it!"

Jenna playfully smacked Adler on the head. "C'mon, hurry up and check the computer!"

Sophie and Colby exchanged a knowing look before all four of them gathered around the screen.

Adler leaned in, "This account we're looking at? It's got tens of thousands of users. Might not sound like much, but for a site like this, it's pretty mind-blowing. If The Silent Shadows are all about the rich and powerful, then these users are basically every wealthy person and up-and-comer out there. I hacked into an account that's not used much, so we should be off the radar."

They skimmed through the site's content, eager to find any clues as quickly as possible.

"Check this out!"

Sophie pointed to something familiar on the webpage.

The name of the white powder rang a bell. After a moment, she recalled it was the same drug Odie had injected her with back in Summerfield.

Sophie frowned, "This drug... didn't Odie order a halt on its production? How's it still floating around the black market?"

"Well, you can't exactly slap a trademark on this stuff. Someone probably whipped up a similar, or even identical, batch and started mass-producing it."

Adler added, "I remember the Mintons came up with this, and it turned out to be super addictive. Loads of folks got hooked, and stopping it suddenly could be deadly. Odie didn’t give a damn about those addicts back then; they must've found other ways, and The Silent Shadows is one of the channels for this stuff."

"I'll go ask Odie."

Colby got up, ready to confront Odie.

Sophie didn't stop him. Instead, she turned to Adler, "Think you can dig up who’s been buying this powder?"

Odie sneered, "I don’t mess around like you do. This is illegal territory; I wouldn’t leave myself exposed. And if the Mintons can’t cash in, I’m not letting anyone else either."

Sophie walked in, "But The Silent Shadows' dark web site is selling it; you can’t just brush it off as fake."

Odie turned to Sophie as she entered, "It's gotta be counterfeit, unless you bring me a packet to prove it."

"Oh, you want me to snatch some for you? That's rich."

If she could catch a deal going down, it’d be a job for the narcotics team.

The Silent Shadows aren’t dumb.

And tracing it back, the drug’s still linked to the Mintons; they're not naive enough to let The Silent Shadows off while pinning it all on Odie.