Chapter 192 Why People Must Die

"Keep moving forward and be careful." "Yes, Ms. Calista."

The more they interacted with Calista, the more they found themselves believing in her. She was always composed, and her face rarely showed any emotion other than a cold smirk, a light laugh, or indifference. Though this made her seem somewhat unapproachable, it

also made it easy for people to trust her.

After passing through several stone chambers, the person leading the way up ahead came to a stop.

Elijah glanced at the instrument in his hand and reported, "Something's not right with the soil here. The detector found something beneath."

"It must be something like explosives," Calista speculated.

Levi said, "These are just trifles. Wait here for a moment."

After he finished speaking, he led his team to handle these minor nuisances. Once the bomb was defused, they smoothly made their way to a door.

The door, seemingly constructed from an unidentified metal, appeared incredibly sturdy. It was equipped with a password lock. Elijah informed her that this particular lock allowed only three incorrect attempts before the contents within would be destroyed.

"Ms. Calista, this isn't necessarily difficult. It's just that we're short on the right equipment. How about we come back tomorrow?" Elijah suggested, holding the instrument in his hand.

Calista glanced at the four-digit code. "Why don't we give it a try?"

"Try what?"

Why not give it a shot? We have

a bit," Elijah instructed. Then, with great

in anticipation. The only sound that broke the silence was a crisp "ding," followed by the mechanical

cave was illuminated by tube lights. As Calista stepped

so much money. But now,

finally revealed a genuine smile. Her eyes radiated a

lighter. However, upon seeing Rupert weeping beside the corpse, Calista couldn't help but feel a wave of sorrow. The pain of parting with a loved

was a mess from crying. He simply couldn't stop

am I going to do without my dad..." Calista pulled him up, meeting his

down the mountain Even though you're only thirteen, with your father gone, you're the one

with despair. "Dad's gone. Mom will be too...

Calista had no experience in coaxing people, but

Rupert continued to sob,

the uncertainty of the future. Coupled with the precarious state of his mother's health, his tears flowed so profusely that he

I can't be without my dad... Why did my dad have to die?" Rupert

corpse had already explained it to him, he still

patience. She abruptly removed

you.

Rupert was taken aback.

as though her focus was somewhere beyond him. Her eyes emitted

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