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“I followed the usual procedure and detained the man.” Gerry quickly added, “But before the detention, I made sure he was roughed up a bit. Broke a few bones.”

Cliff’s response was cold, unsatisfied. “It should’ve been his neck.”

“Cliff,” Gerry said, trying to reason, “With your status, can you afford to act recklessly?” He then asked, “How did you even find out about this?”

Cliff was about to respond but was interrupted. “If I hadn’t seen the marks on her neck, would you have kept this from me forever?”

“Why would I tell you?” Gerry retorted. “If you hadn’t pushed her away, would this have happened?”

Cliff clenched his teeth, fighting the urge to lash out at Gerry. He knew his own actions had contributed to the situation, and he regretted not going after Laney himself. Fortunately, the injuries were minor and nothing worse had happened. Otherwise, he couldn’t bear to think about the consequences.

man seemed to be targeting you. Cliff, I’ve been investigating for days and found nothing. Do you

calm his initial impulses.

a new journey on

intending to confront the attacker but restrained himself, aware of his volatile temper. Instead,

just an ordinary man from outside the city, someone Cliff had never encountered. So, where

in a tragic accident. This news hit close to home. He quickly sought more details about the accident, only to

Cliff thought of Juliet. She had overseen the tunnel project. Could there

contact explained, “We questioned him before. After his wife and daughter died, he initially protested but then

“What was

cut corners, leading to the collapse. But it was covered up. Mr. Hopkins, these things happen.

he felt something was off. His mind was in

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