Chapter 898


    Joyce was startled by his sudden reprimand.


    She shuddered and the tea in her hand was nearly spilled out. She hurriedly held the teacup steady


    and put it back on top of the coffee table.


    Honestly, she felt blessed to be reprimanded by Karl like this. A warm current spread in her heart. This


    was what having a friend should feel like.


    "Sorry, I ..."


    She was usually very articte, but in front of Karl, she often felt unable to speak.


    "I understand all these things you said. After I came to the Capital, I have been keeping an eye on the


    military. When Otis took over Ricky''s case, I also knew about it and I had secretly had an investigation.


    Otis must have found out everything, but he did not report it. Instead, he closed the case hastily and


    put all the me on Ricky."


    He continued, "Since you want to know, I''ll tell you everything that I know. First of all, it is certain


    Charlotte did not know that Ricky wanted to kill you, because the entire thing happened quite suddenly,


    and he did not have time to discuss with Charlotte. Ricky would not have known in advance that their


    video would be exposed during the party. After Ricky knew that we bought the gun for his fingerprints,


    he began to hunt us down frantically. After all, that could be the actual evidence of Ricky killing


    Thomas. Once we found anything, Ricky would bepletely done."


    "Later, the military imed that Ricky''s killing of Thomas was a personal vendetta. The offshore


    organizations Ricky had contacted, the dark web and the assassins, were all removed one by one by


    the military, but none of this affected Charlotte."


    "I know in my heart that I definitely could not bring down Charlotte. So I could only back up the


    evidence at that time and wait for a better opportunity. Recently, through special channels, I learned


    that there have been some new drugs developed by the military. None of them can be found in the


    market."


    "New drugs?" Joyce froze, "You mean, like biochemical weapons or something?"


    "Not exactly. In any case, they are drugs that are not normally used, but have a special use in the


    military. So, I was just thinking about the bizarre death of Mr. Walsh. How could the murderer postpone


    his death by about five hours. How exactly did it happen? Is it rted to these unknown drugs?" Karl


    held his chin in one hand and gently rubbed it.


    "I was once in Otis'' car and heard him calling someone else. He seemed to have mentioned that he


    was speeding up the development of some drugs and he mentioned something about drug trials. He


    said something like the drugs had been used before and why they could not try the drug now." She said


    and got more serious, "Could it be, Otis needs someone to try the new drugs?"


    This was terrible. If Otis''s purpose was to find someone to test the drugs and send her a "gift", he was


    then simply a devil.


    Karl waved his hand, "These are all guesses. Without absolute empirical evidence, it''s impossible to


    bring them down. We must understand that the difficulty now is far greater than before. Otis with


    Charlotte is like a tiger with wings. Otis has deep roots in the military and cannot be underestimated."


    "Hmm." Joyce nodded gently. She knew it wasn''t easy, and it might be even more difficult than before.


    "So, you don''t mess around, okay? Before you do anything, make sure you talk to me! Ask for my


    permission!" Karl suddenly reached out and gripped her arm tightly.


    His crystal eyes looked straight into her clear eyes, and after the reprimand, his voice was almost


    pleading, "Promise me."


    Joyce was shocked by his earnest gaze, and her heart was moved.


    She subconsciously responded to him, nodding, "I know."


    Between her nose, a sourness rushed up, and her eyes were steeply heated. She took a hard sniff and


    tilted her head up so as not to let the tears fall down.


    Knowing that the road ahead was full of dangers, this time, she still got him involved this time.


    She owed him, and how could she pay him backter?


    After taking a few deep breaths to calm down, she asked, "Okay, enough about me. What about you?


    How have you been and how is Juanita? Is she okay?"


    When she spoke of Juanita, Karl''s eyes dimmed.


    It''s been almost four years since he had sex with Juanita and was caught red-handed by his mother.


    Both families kept pushing for marriage, and they said he was a man and had to take responsibility for


    what he did, so he finally agreed to get married.


    Only, Juanita was dead set against it. For four years, she kept avoiding it and refused to get married.


    In fact, he knew that Juanita did it because she understood him.


    They still could not find Joyce, and she had sacrificed her own life for his. So how could he get married


    with such a burden in his mind? He would never feel relieved as long as they could not find Joyce.


    Even if he agreed to marry her, it was just him being responsible.


    So Juanita had refused to get married with him, because she really understood him.


    He was grateful, over the years, for her understanding.


    He said, "Juanita’s fine. Actually, her real name is Julia Sanchez. She''s the daughter of Governor


    Sanchez… Oh, no, it''s Senator Sanchez now. She''s the daughter of Senator Sanchez. She went to


    Khebury just to run away from her marriage."


    Joyce was stunned, and then she smiled, "What on earth did I get around me at that time? The


    ordinary detective is actually the son of a high official in the legal world. The simple and lovely assistant


    is actually the daughter of a member of parliament. Oh, that’s interesting. No wonder Juanita had got


    such a nice character, it''s not surprising that shees from such a well-educated family."


    "She also came to the Capital and is now the chief secretary of the municipal government," Karl said.


    "Wow, that''s great, and I am happy for you guys. What happened between the two of you? Four years


    and still not married?" Joyce asked curiously. She had been "dead" for almost four years, and there


    was no progress between them?


    She nced at Karl''s in finger, and there was no wedding ring.


    "Ahem." Karl looked around. He looked at the time and handed the phone back to Joyce, "It''s getting


    your identity..."


    Joyce immediately replied, "He doesn''t know, and please don''t let him know. Between him and me, we


    have a security system project to work on, and that''s all."


    "Hmm. Got it."


    Karl nodded his head and said nothing more.


    She must have had her reasons for not wanting Luther to know, and he would naturally respect her.


    Joyce smiled awkwardly, "I have to go back now, and we''ll talk more about it sometime." Anderson was


    at home, and Luther was at Blue Ocean, and it was not appropriate for her to be out for so long.


    She had a bit of a headache, and when she got backter, she didn''t know how to exin to Luther.


    Karl already had her phone number, so he dialed her number and said, "This is my number. save it and


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    call me if you need anything."


    "Good." She nodded gently.


    "Come on, I''ll walk you out to the door." Karl got up and walked her out of the office.