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Chapter 72
Kaelan stepped forward mercilessly."Don't... don't come near!" the thug screamed hysterically.Kaelan gave no room for negotiation. A horizontal leg swing landed squarely on the opponent's ribs, sending the poor body flying sideways and crashing into an iron trash can until it was crushed.The entire sequence of that one-sided slaughter took less than forty seconds.Kaelan stood upright amidst the debris of the brawl. His breath didn't even change a bit—remaining steady, calm, and without sweat.Behind him, Lyra froze in a stance of readiness, her pupils widening in disbelief staring at the four thugs now lying groaning in pain on the ground.Kaelan turned around, walking over to the girl. "Are you okay?"Lyra shook her head slowly, her lips trembling violently. She looked at the living corpses around her, then shifted her gaze to Kaelan. "You... you beat them all up by yourself?"Kaelan did not answer verbally. He swept his gaze around, ensuring there were no follow-up threats. "Why
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Lyra stopped her steps, her heart instantly pounding fast. "Excuse me."The man in the front position stepped forward, closing off Lyra's movement space. "Are you Lyra Bennett?"Lyra's breath hitched. A sense of dread crept up her throat. "Yes, that's right. Who are you guys?""We just want to deliver a brief message," the man answered with a cynical smile."I don't know you guys. Move aside!" Lyra tried to turn her body around.But it was too late. Two other men had moved quickly to close off the escape route from behind. The trap had closed perfectly."What do you guys actually want from me?" Lyra shouted, panic beginning to take over her reason."Stay away from Kaelan Garrison."That name slipped out squarely, making Lyra's blood suddenly run cold. "What do you mean? Don't drag me into this!""You know exactly what we mean," pressed the largest-bodied man, lunging forward closer. "Don't act all chummy with him. You're out of your league."Lyra stepped back until her back almost hit
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The corners of Olivia's lips thinned further. She redirected her attention back to Lyra. "It seems you two spend a lot of time together now."Lyra's brows furrowed faintly. "We're friends.""Friends, huh?" Olivia's voice tone sounded light, yet laden with the poison of sarcasm.Kaelan gave Olivia no room to continue her drama. He turned around. "If there's nothing else important, we need to head to class."Kaelan stepped past the woman just like that, followed by Lyra behind him.However, right before they moved away, Olivia's whisper broke the corridor air. "Kaelan."The man stopped his steps without turning. "What else?""Do you really intend to cut off all our memories just like that?"Kaelan turned half-way, giving the coldest gaze he possessed. "Yes."A single absolute word. Without a shred of tolerance.Then he stepped away again.In the starting-to-empty corridor, Olivia stood alone. Her hands clenched so tightly that her nails dug painfully into her palms.She finally fully re
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That morning, the campus atmosphere felt much more dynamic and noisy than usual.Kaelan walked across the main courtyard with a stack of books in his left hand. There were no longer escorts of paid bodyguards, nor luxury cars wrapped in bulletproof glass cutting through the parking lot. He blended in like a typical senior college student—simple and unpretentious.Ever since the storm of family affairs involving Logan, the investigation into Charles Montgomery's dark network, and the towering remnants of his past trauma, the rhythm of campus life had instead transformed into the most soothing sanctuary for Kaelan.Attending lectures. Doing assignments. Spending quiet time in the library. Enjoying a simple lunch.And occasionally exchanging light banter with Lyra.That trivial routine felt so peculiar, yet at the same time offered an immensely precious peace.As Kaelan climbed the stairs to the second floor of the faculty building, his steps suddenly halted at the sound of the raspy voi
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The subsequent data contained records of the group's asset expansion surging drastically from decade to decade. Not a single formal financial pillar could rationalize such rapid wealth accumulation. They gripped various vital sectors: energy, information technology, global logistics, mineral extraction, the weaponry industry, and property speculation. Every time Charles tracked the cash trail, the tip of that money flow always led to a single anonymous command center without identity."Who on earth are you?" he whispered bitterly, staring at the rows of data.He opened the final file on his desk—an organizational hierarchy design compiled by his private investigation team.Lowest layer: street syndicates, smugglers, debt collectors, narcotics cartels. Middle layer: illegal logistics distribution networks and regional-scale asset laundering. Upper layer: legal companies supplying legal legitimacy and capital. Elite layer: alliances of influential businesspeople and politicians regulati
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Night was creeping into its final fraction over the city. At the top floor of Charles Montgomery's skyscraper, the study's desk lamp glowed brightly, cutting through the darkness. The wall clock ticked closer to midnight, but the old man had no intention of closing his eyes just yet.Spread across the surface of his desk were several thick folders—not many in quantity, but every single sheet within them contained an accumulation of intelligence gathered over years by deploying all of his best resources.Charles sat leaning back in total silence, his pupils fixed on a massive network diagram displayed on the computer monitor screen. Corporate entities, public figures, shell companies, private financial institutions, and policy-making figures within the government circle were displayed there, bound in a single, complex relationship node.Yet, those connection lines never directly connected. And it was precisely this vague bureaucratic anomaly that caused him acute anxiety.Charles zoome
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