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Samuel simply nodded and picked up his large duffle bag. Meanwhile, Daniel ordered a full retreat right in front of him so that he would know that their deal was genuine.

Daniel along with his men and even Peter would surely get shit from elders but he didn't care. From what he had seen, Daniel knew they had no chance of fighting against Samuel.

It was a monster that they created to whom, the hail of bullets were like tickle bombs. Samuel had many independent companies that worked in secret distinguishing it from the Family assets.

Th armour might be something they might have independently developed and it also made sense as they did recover a lot of tech with their clash with the mysterious organisation. It was nothing earth shattering as those had kill switch in them but even low end devices were years ahead of what was in the market at present.

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Daniel could see the writing on the wall that they weren't enough to stop him. He couldn't even recognise what was his upper limit which was lind of scary but that's exactly what they needed considering the type of enemies they had who were eyeing for the piece of the juicy pie.

At least he could leave the future to someone solid who would protect their legacy and may even manag to do things that current Rothschild couldn't even dream about.

" Let's go. Just report that he escaped, initial encounter resulted in one knockout but no serious injuries. The target appears to use the forest to escape the Estate perimeter and from their speed, they would be out in an hour. Assessment, let the target act on his own because in th end he will return home in few days." Daniel entered his personal log. It was a way for him to record it what was currently going through his mind and would give a first hand description of what entrailed during the mission.

" Move, we are going back!" He shouted before anyone could refute his command. Few people used the smelling salt to wake up Peter while others cleared a path so that the evacuation helicopter could land safely.

Daniel did take a one last look at the direction where Samuel vanished to, he could make out his figure but what suprised him was the low bow he recieved from the young man.

He simply waved his hand in response. Maybe Samuel would think Daniel was doing him a big favour as he failed his mission not because they were beaten just because he felt like it.

But at the end of the day, they didn't have anyone half as competent as him who could manage the huge hub of network that the family had which spanned close to two hundred nations!

He also believed in Samuel a lot. If he wanted to do something or fight against someone he wouldn't be reckless and would plan his move so that he would always win in the end.

He had a stellar win record with minimum blemishes which was highest in the entire corporation! Factoring everything, he decided to let him go and hope for the best because this would be another home court fight and the opponent wasn't a push over, at least they could cause major controversy which could damage the family's image.

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Samuel soon met up with his team. They were worried when they heard the gunshots but seeing him uninjured they breathed a sigh of relief.

" They wouldn't be coming after us for some duration of time so we can speed up our pace and get out of the forest before it's getting too dark." Samuel didn't tell them that even Daniel and Peter came to capture him because that would only rile them up.

" Are you sure? Daniel is never the one to back down from a mission. You know how ruthless he could be when pursuing his supposed target." Steve was in disbelief.

Others echoed his sentiment. They could never imagine the devil drill sergeant backing out without a incentive. If it was up to him, he would chase them to the end of the world just to finish the mission.

" I am confident. Don't worry about him, we talked and made a compromise, he would leave us alone but we have to be back in few days, that's the time line and he would also like for us to keep the damage to the minimum." Samuel added.

Since he said it so confidently, they didn't ask him much. They needed to be at their destination before nine o clock and the time was running out.

Samuel did lay out the perfect plan and it was only feasible if their timing was perfect. Being undetected was some of the most difficult mission that they could take.

The margin of error was in single digit. They quickly started moving through the forest with the wolves guiding them toward the edge.

With Drake already contacting one of his underground contact there would be a large van waiting for them at the nearby road.

It was impossible at first but since they had reached an agreement, they could openly use their assets without hiding it from the family.

Drake was master when it came to these things, he was able to negotiate something within minutes and by the time they would reach the edge of forest, they would be greeted by their getaway car.

Luna would growl and howl whenever some wild animals would get too close to the team. Jane stick her because she felt she should follow the leader of the pack while others also kept moving.

They talked more about their plan and were very relaxed by the time they reached the edge.

As Drake said, there was a full black van which looked inconspicuous not to mention, it had some of the markings of being a ambulance which was odd because it was black.

They loaded the equipment before Samuel hopped in the driver seat. Others tactfully agreed to sit in the back while fully strapped. The seat next to the driver was left for the old man Arthur as he seemed to be the only one who could endure the torture of Samuel's erratic drivings!