John replied, “It’s good to be vigilant, but if we are going to work together, we will need to trust each other. Do you take spicy food?”

“Sometimes,” replied Harry after deliberating for a while.

John scooped some chili and put it into Harry’s bowl and mixed it. After that, he got some of the latter’s ramen and put it in his own bowl.

Harry only relaxed after he watched John swallow the ramen that came from his bowl.

In order to show his trust, Harry started chowing down too.

However, he didn’t notice that when John got some ramen from his bowl, the latter’s thumb flicked ever so slightly.

A black pill, so small that was undetectable by the human eye, had slipped out of John’s thumb and landed in Harry’s bowl.

At that moment, Harry had swallowed the black pill.


After finishing their meals, John finally started talking business. “Harry, you know who Logan Hugh is, don’t you?”

Harry quickly nodded. “Yes. He is the staff officer of the Provincial Military District, and he used to be the major shareholder of Reagan Pharmaceutical.”

“However, he was suspected of working together with a murderer and apprehended. His shares had since been transferred to Zeke Williams.”

“Both he and Wilson Wood are currently locked in the same prison.”

“I’m glad you know about it,” said John, nodding slightly

He took three small bronze wind chimes out. They were only about the size of a palm, delicate and beautiful.

They rang up with a melodious tune when they shook.

John handed those wind chimes to Harry and instructed, “Go visit Wilson Wood, Harvey Hoffman, and Logan Hugh in prison today. Hand them the wind chimes and tell them to place these by the window of their cells at midnight.

My rescue party will be there, and they will need the wind chimes to locate the right cells.”

Harry seemed troubled and said, “John, that might be a little difficult. Food is the only thing we can bring to prison. Everything else is forbidden, and that is especially true for metallic objects.”

John grinned and hung a wind chime on Harry’s outfit before suggesting, “This is just a decorative on your clothes, so it is not a forbidden item.”

Harry smiled and gave John a thumbs up. “That is brilliant. By the way, you said you will let me replace Wilson Wood.”

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