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Chapter 157: Letting Go of Weakness, Ambition Awakens, Countdown to the Dragnet
“Don’t flatter yourself.” Raven smirked, though soft affection lingered in her gaze. “I’ll just take a sip. You finish yours.”“Deal.”Their glasses clinked lightly. Kane tossed his drink back in one go. The hard liquor burned his throat, yet it could not dampen the relief settling inside him.Raven wiped liquor from the corner of her mouth with a napkin. Her smile faded a little, and her tone turned earnest. “I need to ask you for a favor.”“Go on.” Kane bent forward to top up his drink.“Once you’re back in Novara, tell the landlord at Compound 88 for me,” Raven said softly. “I’m giving up that apartment.”Kane’s hand holding the bottle froze abruptly. His heart sank, though he forced a light‑hearted quip. “Did the web‑broadcast station assign you new housing?”Raven looked up at him, helplessness and reluctance hidden in her eyes, and spoke quietly. “I’ve handed in my resignation. I’m leaving Novara to figure out what comes next.”His worst suspicion was confirmed, and loss washed
Chapter 156: Confession and Farewell in the Rainy Night
Money was only the most superficial benefit. The true core lay in power‑for‑sex exchanges and intelligence recruitment.Using children as bargaining chips, the welfare home catered to various high‑ranking officials and powerful figures in return for resource favors and capital backing. Meanwhile, it served as Military Intelligence’s most secret training ground for new operatives.Children trafficked in from outside the district had no family, no official records, and no ties to hold them back. They made the most controllable and loyal low‑level intelligence recruits. Military Intelligence constantly picked promising candidates from among them, trained them in secret, and placed them across all walks of life to build an invisible intelligence network.Those who failed selection and showed mediocre aptitude lost welfare support upon reaching adulthood and were left with nowhere to turn. Most ended up as street enforcers, workers in shadow industries, or employees in entertainment venues
Chapter 155: The Conspiracy Unfolds, Suspicions of a Mole
Falkner snapped back to his senses and barked sharply, "You’re bluffing me!"Cole let out a faint chuckle, his tone casual yet cutting, "You’re overreacting."Falkner fell silent at once, his expression darkening repeatedly.Cole was not gambling blindly. Before coming, he had asked old contacts in Southspire to dig up critical inside information. Even without the murders of the two high‑ranking officials, Military Intelligence would have protected the welfare home at all costs. Falkner’s loss of composure fully confirmed his hunch: Silas held leverage capable of blowing the whole case wide open."You claim he doesn’t carry enough weight." Cole took a drag from his cigarette, smoke curling around his eyes, and spoke crisply, "Then let’s bet on speed. Push through legal proceedings to execute Brown, and I will immediately break Silas. I’ll drag every dirty secret he’s been hiding out into the open. Let’s see who caves first."Falkner clenched his fists so tight his knuckles turned whit
Chapter 154: Bargain in the Snow, End of the Cover‑Up, and the Inescapable Cycle
He could have pulled out and fled that night at the welfare home. Yet the suffering of the children before his eyes shattered his breaking point. Polished, high‑ranking figures were committing acts worse than beasts. He pulled the trigger and executed the two old men—not for pay, but simply because he could not stand to watch.To the world, he was a vicious criminal, yet he clung to the conscience so many elites had cast aside. That was Brown.Out in the hallway, Kane stared at his smile, weighed down by a foreboding sense of doom. Brown would most likely never walk out of this place alive.“Take care, brother.” Brown waved, a hint of reckless nonchalance in his tone. “If fate allows, we’ll meet again over our graves.”Kane held his gaze, then turned and hurried away.……Minutes later, Kane’s phone rang. It was Raven.“There was nothing more I could do for those men.”“Thank you.”Raven softened her voice. “I’m coming to get you.”……Elsewhere.Pierce and his crew had slipped back to
Chapter 153 Plot Twist
Andre picked up his teacup and spoke in a calm tone. "For Military Intelligence work, knowing where to draw the line and reading the tides are the fundamentals of survival." "You have done well.""I tread carefully at every step and dare not grow complacent."Andre tapped his teacup lightly and cut straight to the point. "I summoned you here for two matters.""Please go ahead." Jasper focused his attention at once."Kane is close with someone in my family." Andre took a small sip of tea. His voice was soft yet carried immense weight. "Let me ask you. Do you have solid evidence linking him to the case when you took him into custody?"Jasper weighed his words and replied cautiously. "Initially, we identified him as a suspect solely based on call frequency. We were unaware of his police status and detained him under the assumption he was involved. Now that you have personally stepped forward, whether evidence exists no longer matters."Andre let out a faint laugh, seeing right through hi
Chapter 152 Turning the Tables During Interrogation
Upon seeing Pierce, his rescuer, Rafe’s strained willpower suddenly crumbled. His eyelids drooped heavily. The arm holding the pistol shook violently beyond his control, his breath shallow and ragged. “Tell him… thank the driver for me… I would never have made it out without him.”Pierce’s heart sank at the sight. He spun around and roared. “Everyone get over here! Move in for backup now!”Operatives from both SUVs poured out in response.Pierce holstered his side‑arm, hauled the exhausted Rafe out of the truck compartment with both arms, and propped up his faltering body. He pressed on in a low, urgent voice. “Where are you hurt? Talk to me!”Rafe hung his head without a word, shivering uncontrollably from the cold.Pierce pressed his palm against Rafe’s forehead. The burning‑hot temperature was a stark, alarming contrast to the frigid surroundings. He glanced down at the ground and his eyes went wide — a pool of dark red blood had soaked through the snow, glaring against the pure‑wh
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