Chapter 133
“Ceci, I understand your desire for vengeance. But please, do not act impulsively and jeopardize your
safety. You cannot confront the mastermind alone. Do you understand me?”
Cecilia was well aware of the terror her adversary had instilled. “Don’t worry, Evan. I hold my life dear
and won’t behave recklessly,” she assured him.
She yearned for vengeance, yet she also craved survival.
It wasn’t just for her sake, but for the five lives she carried on her shoulders.
They had sacrificed themselves to protect her,pelling her to endure and nurture their family.
Evan felt a profound sense of relief, knowing Cecilia was someone who upheld her promises faithfully.
“Ceci, take care of yourself. If there are any developments, contact me immediately. My phone will be
avable around the clock for you. In case you can’t reach me, please reach out to Aiden.”
“Okay.”
“When you discover the necessary lead, I will request a temporary transfer ande back to the
country to handle this alongside you.”
“Okay! Just wait for my good news.”
After ending the call, Cecilia made her way to Christopher’s study.
There, she found Christopher seated at his desk with his eyes fixed on theputer screen and his
fingers moving swiftly across the keyboard.
Upon hearing her enter, he didn’t lift his head to acknowledge her. “Ceci, take a seat for a moment. I’ll
be done reviewing the
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surveince footage shortly.”
Cecilia wasn’t one to sit idly. Instead, she inquired, “Is there any way I can assist?”
“That won’t be necessary. I’ve already enlisted the help of a few individuals to review the footage
together. You needn’t trouble yourself,” he replied.
Upon hearing Christopher’s response, Cecilia ceased bothering him and retrieved her phone to
investigate further.
The reason she had been able to reach the furnace room swiftly earlier was due to the limited blind
spots in the hospital. In essence, there were only a handful of routes one could take to evade
surveince cameras entirely.
Through deductive reasoning, she was able to discern a feasible path.
Likewise, the mastermind had limited options for leaving the hospital without detection by the
surveince cameras.
Due to the hospital’s bustling activity, even if the mastermind managed to remain undetected by the
surveince cameras, evading every watchful eye seemed imusible.
Cecilia surmised that locating a witness might provide the lead she needed.
With that idea in mind, Cecilia promptly examined the
potential routes the mastermind could use to exit the hospital.
Her focus centered on the paths that offered easy concealment and direct ess to the furnace room.
She was convinced that the mastermind must have been observing her from the shadows!
Soon, she identified the mastermind’s escape route and located a potential witness.
Cecilia promptly reached out to the police and shared half of
the gathered clues.
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“If you desire theplete set of clues, trade them for your investigation results. What are your
thoughts on this arrangement?”
Cecilia understood that police interviews with witnesses were not only efficient but also more likely to
yield the truth.
After consulting with their superior, the police officermunicating with Cecilia responded, “We
ept your terms, but we will provide you with witness testimony only. We won’t disclose the overall
progress of the investigation.”
The crucial time frame for solving a crime was within the initial 48 hours after the incident, and every
clue held significant value.
Therefore, as long as the case could be resolved, the police were willing to ept a reasonable
Cecilia promptly agreed upon receiving the expected response. “Deal.”
After the call, she swiftly forwarded to the police the screenshots of the witness captured from the
surveince footage.
Just as she dispatched the images, Christopher made a discovery.
“Ceci,e and have a look.”
He stood up and offered the office chair to Cecilia, making it more convenient for her to view the
Cecilia observed that Christopher had been walking excessively that day, which wasn’t conducive to
the recovery of his leg injury. Concerned, she urged him back into the chair.
“Have a seat. I’ll observe from the side.”
Christopher didn’t decline her gesture of kindness.
He meticulously reviewed all of the hospital’s surveince. footage both before and after Juliana’s
incident, examining
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every detail from the moment the emergency doctor was reced to the time she was transported out
of the emergency
room.
Juliana’s entry into the emergency room was an unintended urrence, just as it was an impromptu
decision to pose as an emergency doctor for the mastermind.
The mastermind was dressed in a ck shirt and casual ck pants, sporting a mask and sunsses
when he entered the hospital.
He kept his head lowered consistently, evading the surveince cameras and shrouding his identity in
mystery.
Following his guise as an emergency doctor and entry into the emergency room, the mastermind
mysteriously vanished from the surveince footage.
As Cecilia gazed at the screenshots from the footage, her eyes clouded with a deep sense of
solemnity.
“Given his level of caution and ruthlessness, it undeniably aligns with the mastermind’s modus
operandi!”
At the time, despite the borate scheme he had orchestrated, he executed everything wlessly.
Therefore, it was hardly surprising that all the current leads would lead to a dead end.
However, Quilton was within their home country, not in a foreignnd entangled in intricate situations.
Therefore, it would be considerably easier to uncover clues.
She turned toward Christopher and remarked, “The police have already started questioning the
witness. Perhaps we can obtain some valuable information.”
But it wasn’t sufficient. She needed Matthias‘ assistance.
“Christopher, could you please approach Mr. Quigley to help locate the mastermind? I am willing to pay
any price for his services.”
Christopher nced at Cecilia, her hostility palpable, and
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gently covered her hand resting on the mouse.
“Matthias is already on it. He will inform me of any updates. Right now, my concern is for your well–
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being.”
He believed that the mastermind wouldn’t take any drastic actions in Quilton, but the killing of Juliana in
such a high–profile manner seemed like a deration of war.
Observing the mastermind’s apparentck of fear regarding exposure, Christopher felt that they were
either confident in leaving Quilton safely or had a foolproof n.
If it were thetter, Cecilia would be in immense danger. Cecilia, on the other hand, harbored no
concerns about her safety. She was confident because she knew that the mastermind was not
intending to kill her.
Besides, revealing her identity as a racer and using herself as bait were calcted moves, all leading
to that moment. However, the manner in which the mastermind had revealed themselves was not what
she had anticipated.
That unexpected twist was precisely why she urgently sought to harness Matthias‘ power to locate the
mastermind as swiftly as possible.
“Christopher, you, Yvette, and the Yancey family are in a more perilous position than I am.”
The mastermind’s intention behind capturing her was to coerce the Shaw family intomitting
nefarious acts against the country.
Cecilia recognized the possibility of the mastermind resorting to the same tactic on her–threatening her
by targeting someone she cared deeply about.
Christopher held confidence in his own strength, believing that the mastermind wouldn’t be foolish
enough to directly confront him.
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However, he was aware that Yvette and the Yancey family were vulnerable targets.
“Ceci, you have to alert Yvette about the potential danger as quickly as you can. I’ll inform Calvin
instead. Regarding the Yancey family, it’s your call whether to warn them or not.”
Cecilia nodded and moved toward the balcony to call Yvette However, just before she could dial the
number, Yvette’s call came in first.
The moment she answered the phone, Yvette’s voice, filled with concern, reached her ears.
“Ceci, I saw the news. Who’s trying to kill you? Is it Juliana? Are you alright?”
“It was Juliana. I’m fine. Don’t worry about me.”
“I knew it was her! She was practically half–dead in the hospital. Why can’t she just behave herself?
Someone like her should be sentenced to death immediately!”
The police had kept the news about Juliana’s murder under wraps, so Yvette remained unaware of the
incident,
“She’s gone now. She won’t have a chance to cause any more trouble,” Cecilia informed her.
As Cecilia spoke those words, a pang of pity crept in, realizing that her revenge n hade to an
abrupt halt just as it had begun.
She had instructed the doctor to spike Juliana’s medicine with a substance that could lead to
septicemia.
Additionally, she had arranged for four men with illnesses to infect Juliana, but those efforts had
ultimately gone to waste, Juliana had passed away before enduring much pain. Cecilia felt that it was
almost too merciful for Juliana.
Yvette was momentarily perplexed. Once she regained her senses, she asked in a hushed voice,
“Cecilia, did you kill her?”
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“It’s not me. It’s karma catching up with her,” Cecilia replied. After stating that, she swiftly changed the
topic and asked,
“Yvie, you haven’t gone on your trip yet, have you?”