Chapter 107

Chapter 107

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Silence filled the room. Everyone was at a loss for words, grappling with the awkward reality. They had hired a kid from the borderlands to help with their case, only to discover she had connections to the very company they were investigating

“Anyway, we’ve basically confirmed that this company is using loans as an excuse to harm women. The next step is figuring out how to gather evidence” Bennett finally spoke up, breaking the tension.

Quinlyn wasn’t fazed. After thinking for a moment, she said, “I can call and ask for you.”

Bennett paused. “Ask about what?”

“Ask if I can buy someone.” Quinlyn replied earnestly.

Bennett was taken aback. She must be kidding, right?

But Quinlyn wasn’t joking at all. She pulled out her phone and dialed a number from her contacts.

After two rings, a man’s voice came through. “Hello, who is this?”

The task force members in the office were caught off guard; they hadn’t expected Quinlyn to directly call the criminal. They hurried to activate the surveillance device, only to discover they hadn’t connected it to her phone.

“I’m recording,” Quinlyn mouthed, glancing at the tech officer, Ella, signaling that she was ready.

Ella was taken aback. Wow, how considerate she is.

At this moment, Quinlyn finally said to the phone. Is this John Smith?”

John on the other end hesitated, suddenly turning serious. “How did you know my name? Plus, this is a private number. What’s your purpose?”

Most of the time, they used aliases to protect

introduced

momentarily puzzled but then recognized her. “The lookout from the

I’ve come to the

place, huh? How’s it going? Isn’t the city’s vibrant life way more

she was, he instantly became friendly and extended an invitation. “So, when are you coming over? If you don’t

members reacted with surprise. They had heard about lookouts from the borderlands before, usually insignificant thugs

would even kill lookouts just to silence them. These low–level roles often went unnoticed. This was the first time they had seen a criminal treat a lookout with such respect, especially

old child.

it.” Quinlyn didn’t decline immediately, showcasing an innate ability for conversation. Even knowing she was speaking to a notorious criminal,

sense. A kid like you coming to the city without an adult might easily be

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for a victim of child trafficking John responded, understanding

with a somewhat troubled tone. “But it’s not easy to handle these things now. You

topics came up, John started making excuses. Everyone in the office frowned, eyeing Quinlyn with curiosity about how she would handle

up then Without further hesitation, Quinlyn said hung up

seconds to process

that? How are we going to do

Quinlyn remained calm. She turned to Ella and said, “Now we can trace the

was surprised–the call was over, so what was there to track? But under the intense focus of Quinlyn’s big eyes,

her

rang. A cheerful children’s song burst through the room, nearly shattering the serious mood. It was one of her latest ringtones. She wasn’t in a rush to answer, deliberately waiting until the intro

else?” she asked flatly, her tone a stark contrast to her earlier calmness.

having some trouble, there’s no way I’d let you suffer. How about this–come over to Yocriton, and we’ll talk

The earlier call had been a test run. It made sense

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