Hearing the loud voice coming from the entrance, everyone, especially William and the staff, fell silent, not daring to move.The sturdy man stood in the doorway, staring straight ahead. His cold, serious face startled William, who was now completely nervous facing that expression."Who is he?" Jollie muttered softly, right beside him, within earshot.William's entire body suddenly felt as if it had been hit by a cold wind, realizing Justin had arrived at an inopportune time.Just a few minutes earlier, he had received the sudden news that had sent him rushing to the room, almost out of breath, and Justin was the cause.He had tried to get there as quickly as possible before Justin, and he had succeeded, but the commotion Jollie had told him made him forget his purpose in coming there—to welcome Justin safely."Woe is me," he cursed under his breath, and began to control himself calmly to remedy the situation before Justin misunderstood any further.His hands moved deftly, tugging nea

William stared at Justin in shock, his eyes wide, the heat spreading to his heart.The slap he received had deeply wounded his ego, but the middle-aged man still tried to restrain himself. His ego was no match for the risk he would face if he tried to fight a man who held more power than he did.One mistake in front of Justin and his career would be ruined, and the thought flashed through his mind, as fast as lightning, that he would lose everything he currently held in his grasp.“Sir, are you okay?” Jollie approached him quickly, trying to reach out her hand to help William stand upright.William's hand moved first, signaling him not to touch her. Being humiliated in front of them was bad enough for him, and he didn't want Jollie to make it worse. He didn't want them to focus on his humiliation. “I'm fine.”She looked at Justin with a forced smile amidst her fake composure. “Sir, I'm sorry if I upset you.” He knew the slap must have been his own emotion, but he couldn't understand w

“Are you done?” Gideon, getting up from his seat, asked him boredly.Justin nodded politely and smiled. “Yes, sir. Sorry to have troubled you with this.”His response was a slow nod, confirming that he didn’t mind, which was quite surprising to Jollie and William.The two men stood there, stunned, unable to believe what they were seeing as Gideon casually behaved before Justin without the slightest awkwardness. They felt like their eyes were deceiving them as Justin obediently followed behind him.Gideon, passing by the hunched William, glanced at him indifferently. “What will happen to that man?” He felt he needed to know that to determine how tolerant they would be of troublemakers like William.Without looking at William, Justin replied, “Sanctions will be processed soon for his actions, sir. A hearing will be held with all the accurate calculations. Then a decision will be made whether or not to retain him.”Gideon nodded, his steps leaving the room, and his shadow completely vani

“But Uncle, is it possible that Gideon has a family with power and influence?” Jollie tried to reason logically.For someone who had nothing, was ignored, treated with disdain, and ostracized from society, Gideon now appeared without a trace of doubt.He moved, silent, and gazed at everything with confidence, as if everything were within his grasp and he had no reason to be afraid.Jollie’s lips moved inward, pulled by her teeth, giving her a slight ache to stay awake.William stared at her for a moment, then his vision blurred thoughtfully at one point. His memory tried to review all the information he had about who Gideon was and his family history.He shook his head stiffly. “No,” he said confidently. “He has nothing of the sort. His family is truly poor; his parents’ deaths left him nothing.”His memory was unerring. He lifted his gaze to meet theirs. “I know exactly what his family history is.”"Then how could he suddenly appear in a different situation, Dad?" Handy, leaning agai

Gideon's eyes swept across the empty room. He sat in the center of the boxy room, filled only with a table and two chairs placed facing each other.He stared into the mirrors on the right and left walls of the room. One was a regular mirror, the other a two-way wall.His reflection in the mirrors looked flat, and his eyes began to show boredom. He had been in the room for over an hour, having been forcibly taken from his home. They had kept him waiting without giving him anything to drink."So this is how they mentally torture the people they investigate?" He muttered under his breath, his head bowed, and a small smile appeared on his face.His head then lifted when he heard the door open.Gideon looked at him with a faint smile. "I thought I'd be waiting here longer. You're here sooner than I expected, Mr. Investigator."The man who had come to pick him up earlier looked at him grimly, clearly displeased with Gideon's self-assured demeanor. He snorted dismissively. "Sorry to disappoi