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    “I’m sorry. What did you say?” Ethan asked, frowning.


    Ryan became enraged and grabbed him by the cor, yelling, “Don’t y dumb! You put the bug in


    Julia’s bag yesterday, didn’t you? You followed her and stole my sh drive. | knew it was you! You


    gave Ada that empty sh drive, didn’t you? | bet that you didn’t get anything from her as the sh drive


    has nothing in it!” as he thought of what had happenedst night, Ethan was furious. He clenched his


    fist and asked, “You fooled me?!”


    Ryan gave him a cold look and said, “Don’t think you’re a professional spy just because you studied


    detection in college for a few years. | don’t care if you work part-time, but how dare you do something


    so indecent and horrific?! You ruined our Military Academy’s reputation!”


    Ethan was not surprised that Ryan recognized him, but he appeared irritated at being used. He


    screamed, “I didn’t mean to hurt anyone! I’ve never heard of that Ada you mentioned. I’ve taken these


    missions from others and onlymunicated with the middleman. All | have to do this time is to


    eavesdrop and get some information. Is that going to hurt anyone?”


    “Middleman?” Ryan asked skeptically, but he almost believed Ethan’s words. He appeared to be


    interested in this middleman.


    “I’m beingpletely honest with you. That’s enough! | admit defeat to you! I’m not going to take any


    more nonsense assignments from him. Stop bothering me! Goodbye!*’ Ethan opened the car door and


    was about to leave after saying that. Then Ryan pped him on the back and stopped him. 490 tet For


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    “What the hell do you want to do?!” screamed Ethan angrily.


    “You’re cute, so we’re not letting you go,” Ryan joked, lifting one finger and hooking Ethan’s chin.


    Ethan had been molested by men before, but this was the first time he had been treated like this as a


    man. He was so taken aback that he covered his chest with his hand and asked, “Damn! What do you


    want from me?”


    At the same time, the four men in the car approached Ethan. He was Wearing a sexy party dress and


    had delicate makeup on his face, which made him appear very attractive.


    As they looked at Ethan, the four men smiled as if they wanted to do something to him. Ethan was so


    terrified and desperate that he patted the car door heavily.


    Ryan did this just to frighten him. Then, he became more serious and pulled out a folder, saying, “We


    are currently working on a critical case rted to the mission you were on yesterday. We want you to


    work with us and help us catch the suspect.”


    “Sure! But you must pay me.” Ethan’s eyes glowed, and he extended four fingers and replied.


    “We’re not going to pay you,” Ryan said as he punched Ethan on the shoulder.


    Instantly, Ethan’s eyes widened with surprise, and he eximed, “I don’t work for free, dude. You’d


    better find someone else to do this favor for you.”


    Ryan didn’t seem to care and just raised an eyebrow slightly. He pointed to the file he had just held out


    and said, “Ethan Murray, a junior in the Detective Department at Birmingham Military Academy. | also


    graduated from that school and am familiar with its policies. Students who 490 tet For Tat engage in


    illegal part-time work may be expelled. | heard you’re trying to.get into a master’s program, so if the


    school is aware of thi


    “I’m in!” Ethan covered his mouth before Ryan could finish his sentence.


    “Ill tell you exactly what you should doter,” Ryan said, smiling and patting his shoulder.


    After that, Ryan leaned over and took the phone from Ethan’s bag. He yanked Ethan’s hand and


    unlocked the lock screen with his index finger. Ryan then dialed his own phone number.


    Frowning in annoyance, Ethan snatched his phone away from him and stormed out of the car. He was


    about to shut the car door when he heard Ryan say again, “If we can work it out, I’ll give you the


    opportunity to get a master’s degree at our school.”


    Hearing that, Ethan immediately burst outughing. He blew Ryan a kiss and said softly in a coquettish


    voice, “Don’t worry, handsome. Leave this to me”


    “Can we rely on this guy?” Someone asked Ryan when Ethan shut the door.


    “Maybe; maybe not,” Ryan answered.


    When Joanna returned to the hospitalst night, she started to have a fever. Her attending doctor


    med both her and Irene the next morning.


    “Iwas the one who wanted to go out. It had nothing to do with Irene,” Joanna said to the doctor with a


    smile.


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    The doctor said nothing except that they couldn’t have the surgery until she felt better. 490 tet For Tat


    Then Joanna shook her head, smiled, and said to the doctor, “It means I’ll be able to stay here for alittle


    longer. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, is it?*’


    “You’re in a hospital, not a hotel,” the doctor said with a frown.


    After chatting with her for a while, the doctor left. Irene arrived a littleter with an instrument to take


    Joanna’s temperature. She’d just handed Johanna the thermometer when she couldn’t help but re at


    her and say, “Why didn’t you listen when | told you not to go out? We’ll have to wait a While to operate


    on you.”


    “Actually, | haven’t thought about whether | will have the surgery or not,” she admitted after some


    thought.


    Irene’s eyes widened as she asked, “Are you serious?! Given your condition, how long do you think


    you can hold out? Stop changing your mind! Please!”


    Irene was worried and upset for Johanna, as she knew she was saying this because Bill’s death had hit


    her so hard. “Bill would have wanted you to live well, too,” Irene added gently.


    “Thank you, | got it,” Joanna said with a smile and a nod.


    “Really? Take your medicine, then.” Irene handed Joanna the medicine and poured her another cup of


    warm water. After Joanna had finished her medication, Irene added, “You have nearly $100,000 , which


    is more than enough money to pay for the surgery! You can hire a caregiver after the surgery to help


    you recover faster. Once you leave the hospital, you can do whatever you want.”


    “Yeah.” Joanna sipped her water and nodded.


    Irene realized Johanna wasn’t paying attention to her, so she said seriously, “Johanna, don’t even think


    about giving up! You must survive. You can work at my parents’ supermarket if you can’t find a job.


    Don’t 490 tet For Tat worry about it.”


    “Thank you very much.” Joanna forced another smile, but she appeared frail.


    As she retrieved the thermometer, Irene frowned, saying, “You still have a fever. I’ll bring you every


    meal to your ward for the next few days.”


    Saying that, she gathered the items in the tray and turned to leave when she noticed a strange man at


    the door. “Hello?” Irene asked cautiously.


    The man did not appear friendly and he directly ignored Irene. When he walked into the ward, he


    looked at Johanna lying on the bed. “I’m looking for her,” he said.


    Joanna frowned as she looked up at the man. She paused, realizing she had never seen this man


    before.


    “Do you want to see Joanna? She’s been here for six months, so howe I’ve never seen you


    before?” Irene asked, shaking her head.


    The man turned to face Irene and said, “It’s none of your business. | have something to say to her.”


    Irene was enraged by his attitude. She mmed the iron tray onto the shelf, crossed her arms, and


    said, “She has a fever and needs a good rest now. What do you want to tell her?”


    The man, however, did not appear to take her words seriously. He pushed Irene out of the way, walked


    past her, and went to Johanna. Then he said to Joanna, “I’m not looking for you, but I’m just here to tell


    you about it. Someone else is interested in seeing you.”


    Wide-eyed, Joanna felt foreboding and asked, “Who wants to see me?” 490 tet For Tat


    “She just told me to tell you that she’s paying for all your surgeries.”


    Joanna clenched her fists tightly beneath the sheets. She remained silent for a few moments before


    asking firmly, “Where is she?”


    “You just have to go with me. I’ll ead the way,” The man responded.


    Curious about who she was going to meet, Joanna jumped out of bed as soon as possible and put on


    the sweater she had worn the day before. She didn’t say anything, but her actions spoke volumes.


    In a hurry, Irene snatched Johanna’s coat from her grasp and tossed it onto the bed. She said, “Don’t


    leave! You still have a fever! The doctor just told you that you can’t go out anymore.”


    “Please don’t stop me, Irene. | must see this person.” Joanna was firm as if she couldn’t be easily


    persuaded. She bent down, picked up the trench coat on the bed, and put it on as she spoke. “Let’s


    go,” she said as she picked up her bag and looked up at the man beside her.


    Before realizing she couldn’t stop Johanna, Irene reached into the closet for a scarfs. She wrapped the


    scarf around Joanna’s neck,pletely covering her. With a relieved sigh, Irene patted Johanna on the


    shoulder and said, “I’ll wait for you.”


    Johanna blinked, then nodded. She then left the hospital, following the man’s lead. After they got into


    the car, the man started the car and moved quickly toward the meeting ce. In the passenger seat,


    Johanna gazed out the car window at the scenery that receded backwards. And she recalled


    something that happened in the past.