Ethan’s P.O.V.“It seems that someone has decided to wipe the crime out of the country. Almost every day we heard the news of an illegal business being destroyed,” Nathan remarked casually, bending over the pool table.I scanned the table, looking for an opening.“Yeah, man. Three days ago, a big drug racket, then a big gambling den exposure, and this morning two major casinos were exposed for their illegal transactions…” Brian remarked, casual in his tone, but sounded amazed.“Whoever is exposing these illegal businesses surely knows how to keep the authorities awake all night.” Gavin almost laughed in amusement.Their laughter, or amusement, had nothing to do with me.Because I didn’t find it funny.Every exposed scandal or destroyed illegal mission cost me something that bothered me now.In the past two months, I have finished more than ten missions.Every mission increased my bank account and added a layer of protection to my siblings, but the emotional depression…..And in the pa

Ethan’s P.O.V. (Continued)If I could kill the person controlling the system behind this screen, I could have killed him without even blinking.Just like I killed the first person after coming back to life.I finished the last mission two days ago.That was about illegal arms dealing, another digital fight with Hacker0, and in the end, I had to fake a blast there to get the attention of the authorities.Even with the emotional suppression, I could still feel the impact of those lives that I took away because of these missions.Especially those children two months ago.“Not now,” I muttered in my head.But the system didn’t listen to my inner thoughts.[Mission Objective: Destroy one of the biggest money laundering networks tonight. 50 billion transferred out of the country through different shell companies and other networks]I kept walking, the screen flying in front of my eyes, and my grip tight on my phone.“Being an elder brother to a younger sister is really tough. Sometimes I re

Ethan’s P.O.V. (Continued)I jerked my head when a very familiar silhouette appeared in front of my eyes, but he had his back towards me.“These documents don’t look right, Dad.”My fingers curled up into a tight fist when I recognized the voice.“They didn’t mention what project we are transferring this much money for.”Money????My mind raced.“You don’t need to know all the details. Just sign it, and go back. You still have school tomorrow.”The voice was mature, cold, and distant.He called this man “Dad”.“What happened? Why are you sweating so furiously?” Ashton asked me worriedly.“I am okay,” I replied to him in a stiff voice.The word “Money” got stuck in my mind.I had a mission to finish later, and that was related to money.“You suddenly clutched your head, and it’s not the first time,” Lucifer remarked seriously.“The first time I met you, your headache was so intense that you passed out before I could catch you. You should have consulted a neurologist at that time.” I sm

Ethan’s P.O.V. (Continued)I remembered the whole agreement by heart.Yet the blinking cursor made my heart race a bit.[REVIEW COMPLETE.]I straightened.[NO DISCLOSURE OF SYSTEM EXISTENCE DETECTED.][NO UNAUTHORISED EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE DETECTED.][NO DIRECT INTERFERENCE WITH RESTRICTED GOVERNMENT OR EMERGENCY SYSTEMS DETECTED.][NO ACTIVE MISSION OBJECTIVE HAS BEEN VIOLATED.]I held my breath.The cursor blinked for several seconds.Then the next line appeared.[NO EXPLICIT CONTRACTUAL PROVISION PROHIBITING GENERAL PERSONAL WARNINGS HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED.]I slowly exhaled.I already knew the answer. Yet I was a bit anxious.[CONTRACT BREACH STATUS: NOT ESTABLISHED.][THE PREVIOUS WARNING HAS BEEN RECLASSIFIED AS ADVISORY.][NO PENALTY WILL BE ISSUED.]A satisfied smile spread across my face.“See? This is what I was telling you from the very beginning.” I said to it smugly.[THE HOST IS ADVISED NOT TO REPEAT ACTIONS THAT MAY PRODUCE UNPREDICTABLE CONSEQUENCES.]My smile faded instant

Ethan’s P.O.V. (Continued)I opened the second profile.Boda Jewellers.The company had a different business structure from Campbell Financial Group, but its publicly available records showed connections to several related commercial entities.Again, that wasn't automatically suspicious.Jewellery businesses often dealt with suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and other financial service providers.A large jewellery company could also have legitimate reasons for maintaining multiple corporate accounts.I wasn't interested in manufacturing accusations from ordinary business relationships.I wanted to understand the specific pattern the modified program had detected.I adjusted the search parameters to compare the two profiles.For several seconds, nothing happened.Then a new set of results appeared.I sat up straighter.The program had identified overlapping references between the two profiles.But they weren’t enough to establish direct financial transfers or criminal involvement