Faced with my slew of questions, he replied, “I’ve been well. But how do you know Brandon?”


“Do you know him too?” I asked, surprised.











He nodded. “Yeah, Dante works with him. I’ve met him a couple of times. They operate in the black market, so why are you meeting him? Are you sick?”


I shook my head urgently. “No, I’m not sick. But my daughter is.”


Shocked, he said, “I see. It’s better to steer clear of them if you can, though. If you get involved in the black market, it’s hard to get them off your record.”





understand his warning but nodded.


up again. “Since you’re here, shall we grab


other things




leave, I called out to stop him. “Danny, how should I keep in touch with you


in the past. If you





were furrowed in impatience as he watched me. I couldn’t help but wonder if I’d underestimated the


“What are you doing in A


know what happened to Mr. Langston. As for my job in A City, it’s exactly what Dante is


frowned. “But


what I gotta do to survive. A City isn’t a good place to make a living for us foreigners. At


I couldn’t deny the truth in his words. We are


there’s money, you can carry out a perfect


knitted his brows uncomprehendingly at my question. A moment later, he said, “You should go home.


questions to ask but he’d already walked


shady dealings. I couldn’t imagine the number of innocent lives


participant in an illegal deal, and losses and gains always came hand-in-hand. My decision to seek out Amy in the countryside was entirely due to my wish


could bring himself to harm a perfectly healthy child to keep his daughter alive. It’s hard to


The phone rang for a while before he answered. I could hear his clear voice


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