His eyes twinkled as he looked ahead, “Yeah.”

I was confused. “Why not call the police then?”

“Idiot.” Mark chuckled. “Do you think the old lady celebrating her 80th birthday

today would agree to me calling the cops? Sometimes, there are other ways

to achieve the same result.”

That statement was intriguingly profound.

Surprised, I turned to Mark and smiled. “Mark, you’re different from the Mark I

knew before.”

“How so?” He paused, looking at me, “Or… do you not like this side of me?”

“No way!” I immediately protested, praising him, “You’ve become sharper and

the Mark I remember. I’m really impressed

you think

ours, we had no one to rely on but

deep in the treacherous waters of the

was a recipe for

seemed momentarily stunned, his eyes lighting up.

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“Absolutely.” I nodded earnestly.

but Mark

easing considerably as if my question had made

nervous.

banquet hall,

of RiverCity but also some new

saying, “I need to step out for

relax here, and call me if

smiled softly, accepting the plate of Western

with activity, and typically

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