“Do you think that your leader is someone who would use malicious means and assassinations to achieve their own goals?” Ste asked, a faint smile on her face. She knew Jasper all too well.


    “If he were the kind of person who would do it, he probably would have been the President a long time ago. But he isn’t, and it’s not because he doesn’t have the ability to, but rather because he didn’t want to,” Ste said firmly.


    “I’m sorry,” Anthony realized that he had misspoken. “Truth be told,I felt that there was something different about the Chief when Ist saw himin your house. I was too worried and I have unfortunately let my imagination run wild.”


    “You don’t have to apologize. On the contrary, I want to thank you. Apart from me, Jasper still has a group of good buddies who are willing to take care of him. I’m grateful to all of you, truly,” Ste was choked with emotions.


    “We will follow the Chief no matter what andwe will never betray him,” Anthony said firmly. After that, he softened his tone, “Mrs. Milton, please have a good rest. We won’t bother you anymore. We will contact you if there is anything else.”


    “Alright.”


    Ste then hung up, but her phone rang again momentster.She saw that it was from Sean. She got off her bed and walked to the window. She looked at the gloomy winter night and answered the phone in a low voice, “Yes?”


    “Ste, Christian is dead,” Sean said.


    Sean said calmly, but Ste’s tone was even calmer.


    To know things without telling others was an unspoken rule of the world.


    “I know, Anthony just called me,” Ste said.


    “This is a very bizarre case. The police have already sent Benjamin over to investigate itand he hopes that you woulde along with him. What do you think?” Sean asked her calmly.


    Ste smiled, as though she had thought of something, “Is there anyone else apart from you?”Original from N?velDrama.Org.


    “Yes, Lincon’s here too.”


    “Hand the phone over to him.I will speak to him,” Ste said.


    Sean put his phone on speaker mode beforehanding it over to Lincon.


    Lincon took the phone in his hand and said, “Hello Ste, it’s Lincon. I believe that Mr. President has already told you about the situation. We hope that you could assist us in our investigation.”


    “Didn’t you already know that I have never gotten along well with Christian? Wouldn’t it be inappropriate for me to investigate Christian’s case?” Ste refused.


    “Indeed, back then, Christian suspected that you were the one who removed him from his position of Secretary of the Finance Department. However,we all know that you felt sorry for him, so it is unlikely that you are the killer, yes? I believe that you are not one of the suspects, so we would like to request your help with the investigation,” Lincon tried to persuade her.


    Ste chuckled thensaid, “Thank you for your kindness, Chief Lincon. However, I still have to decline this offer.”


    “Why? You always agreed to help with the cases before,” Lincon asked in confusion.


    “If you really need a reason,it is simply because I dislike him. So, I don’t want to help find the murderer,” Ste said directly.


    “What if we insist on having you investigate it?” Lincon was reluctant to give up.


    Ste said seriously, “I am not a policeman, and I have no obligations to work for you, so there is no need for me to work with you. I’m sorry, if there is nothing else, please return the phone to Mr. President.”


    Lincon had no choice but to hand the phone back to Sean.


    “Hi, Sean here. I put the call on speaker mode just now, so I heard everything you said. I will respect your decision,” Sean said respectfully.


    “Alright then,” Ste replied and hung up.


    She had studied psychology back then to treat her mother, and she learned a little about criminal psychology too.


    She was not interested in criminals or their process ofmitting such acts of crimes. Therefore, she was not excited nor was she interested in even the most brilliant of criminals. She was not like Benjamin, whose career and interest was in solving cases.


    She ced her phone on the bedside table and went to the bathroom to freshen up and brush her teeth. After a while, her phone rang again.


    She looked at the unfamiliar caller ID. She knew that it was either Bemy or Frederick, so she answered the phone.


    “You should already know about Christian’s death, right?” All the evidence points towards Zoah. Could Quinn be behind this?” Bemy guessed.


    “No, the person who orchestrated all this should be Sean. Even so, he would’ve used someone else to kill for him so he didn’t have to do it himself. He just needed the right opportunity,” Ste exined.


    “Sean?” Bemy did not expect this. “It seems that he doesn’t need Christian’s help anymore.”


    “Christian knows too much. To Sean, his existence will bring more harm than benefit. So, Sean was only waiting for the right moment to nt the seeds of hatred. Also, Christian has too many enemies, naturally, one woulde to end his life. Sean might be able toe outpletely unscathed in this case,” Ste exined it to Bemy.


    Bemy sneered, “Once the little wolf bes independent, the first thing it does is to bite that wretched beast. He does not need him to reign anymore, so why does he still need to put himself into more danger for him? He is so much better at scheming and strategizing than his father.”


    “There are no simple rulers. On the path of power, only one survives. The one who reaches the top would never be ignorant fools. Perhaps only the strongest would survive, as such, only the most intelligent could improve a country. As long as he is diligent and loves the people, he would not mind sweeping away some scum,” Ste said thoughtfully.


    “Yes,Christian did deserve it. He was too arrogant, which waswhy he ended up dying so tragically. By the way, did Sean ask you to handle the case?” Bemy was concerned.


    “I’m going to B Country with you tomorrow, so I don’t have time to get myself involved in this case. Secondly, I don’t care about Christian. And thirdly, I don’t want to help him find the real murderer, so I directly declined his offer. Have you received the letter from B Country?”


    “Not yet.I will definitely go to B Country tomorrow regardless of whether B Country has sent me a message. I have ordered someone to impersonate me and special makeup will be provided for that person in the afternoon. If B Country does not contact me by 3 p. m., I will take the initiative to contact them,” Bemy expressed his opinions.


    “Alright then. Are youing over for dinner tonight?”


    Bemy smiled and said, “Of course. I wouldn’t miss it for the world.”


    “Would you like to see your motherter? It’s New Year’s Eve tomorrow. You’re going abroad and she misses you a lot. Anthony and the Dark Shadow miss you too,” Ste said softly.


    “Now is not the right time to see them. Let’s bear with it for a while, it won’t be long before we will reunite again. After all, it’s not easy to control my mother’s emotions, but it will be easy for those cunning enemies to see through us,” Bemy refused.


    Ste thought that Bemy’s reasoning made sense. Although Suzi was much older than them, she was, after all, a simple person, and it would be easy for her to be deceived by other people.


    Furthermore, it wouldn’t be good for too many people to know about Bemy’s existence. They were living in risky times, and they had to be more careful.


    “Let’s meet in the library then.I will prepare the bait now. Be careful,” Ste reminded.


    “One more thing,” Bemy stopped Ste.