Adrian Jennings was over on this side. Jessica Coleman was slain by the man assigned to guard her at the base, her throat slit with a knife, dead on the spot. The murderer was quickly restrained by other personnel at the base. Before Adrian Jennings could arrive, the murderer bled from all seven orifices and died. When Adrian Jennings reached the basement of the base, Jessica Coleman had already been covered with a white sheet, underneath which a pool of blood had spread. The man bleeding from his seven orifices lay in the pool of blood beside Jessica Coleman. That man was Ah Gang, who worked for Adrian Jennings at the base. Luke Langdon, the person in charge of the base, stood beside Adrian Jennings, trembling, "Master, tonight it was Ah Gang and Ah Qiang on duty. Ah Gang was suddenly instructed by someone to attack Jessica Coleman. His moves were fast, accurate, and lethal, hitting the critical spot. Ah Qiang tried to stop him, but it was too late." Adrian Jennings frowned deeply, staring at the terrifying, conspicuous pool of blood on the ground, his voice emotionless, "It’s the mastermind behind the scenes trying to kill to silence." Luke Langdon wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and suddenly kneeled down, "Master, please punish me!" Adrian Jennings spoke coolly, "Now that it has come to this, first call the police." Luke Langdon raised his head, "But if we report it, we would be implicated in the illegal detention case here..." Adrian Jennings cast a cold look his way, and before he could speak, Luke Langdon hastily said, "It was me who illegally detained Jessica, I will turn myself in." Adrian Jennings pressed his lips tightly, thoughtfully looking at the bleeding from seven orifices Ah Gang, "Who does Ah Gang have at home?" Luke Langdon replied, "He is forty this year, unmarried and childless, he has only a frail, sick old mother over sixty at home." Original content can be found at NoveI[F]ire.net "Where is his mother now?" Luke Langdon froze, "The incident was sudden, I... Master, it’s my oversight!" Adrian Jennings looked displeased, "He must have been coerced, and his mother should already be controlled by them now, it’s likely that she is in danger, Luke Langdon, you have truly disappointed me..." Luke Langdon bowed his head, "Master, I am willing to accept any punishment!" Adrian Jennings’s eyes turned icy, "Knowing about Ah Gang’s family’s situation and using his mother as a hostage to threaten him, it seems this mastermind..." Luke Langdon looked incredulous, "Master, you mean..." Adrian Jennings’s eyes flashed with chill, "We have someone internal who is a traitor. Let someone else turn themselves in, you better thoroughly investigate this incident." Luke Langdon nodded seriously, "Yes!" A bodyguard dressed in black reported, "Master Cheng, the matter has been resolved." "Resolve Jessica Coleman’s father and Ah Gang’s old mother as well, don’t leave any repercussions." After the bodyguard left, the man took out his phone and made a transoceanic call. "Bro Zhou, everything is settled." Adrian Jennings left the base and opened his phone to find Talia’s missed call. He immediately called back. "Talia, have you gone to sleep?" Talia’s voice sounded hazy and very sleepy, "Hmm... I’m already very sleepy, I can hardly keep my eyes open." Adrian Jennings got into the car, sitting in the back seat, his voice gentle, "Why not sleep when you’re sleepy?" Talia’s voice was laden with thick drowsiness, sounding soft, "Waiting for your call." Adrian Jennings’s cold heart softened, "I’ve just finished dealing with things on this side, want me to come over and keep you company?" Talia glanced at the time, murmuring, "Tomorrow, I want to sleep now." "Alright." Adrian Jennings said softly, "It’s cold at night, wrap up well." "I know, do you still think I’m a three-year-old who can’t cover themselves..." Talia’s voice wrapped in sleepiness grew softer, ending as she fell silent, only the steady, long sound of her breathing remaining on the other end of the phone. Adrian Jennings maintained the posture of holding the phone, quietly listening to Talia’s breathing, not willing to hang up even when his hand became sore. He continued the call, returning to his villa where he usually stays. Just as he got out of the car, the driver respectfully said, "Master, just now Luke Langdon called saying there’s an urgent matter and wants to contact you, but couldn’t get through." Adrian Jennings let the warmth in his eyes fade, and finally disconnected Talia’s call. As soon as he hung up, Luke Langdon’s call immediately came through. Adrian Jennings answered, his voice cold, "What’s going on?" Luke Langdon’s voice was tense, trembling slightly, "It’s not good, Master, just now our people called to say that Jessica Coleman’s father committed suicide by jumping off a hospital building. I suspect this isn’t a coincidence... and the person sent to find Ah Gang’s mother reported that... said..." Adrian Jennings squinted his eyes, his voice chilling, "What did they say?" "Said Ah Gang’s mother was poisoned by carbon monoxide while heating with charcoal at home..." Adrian Jennings’s eyes flashed sharply, "Can she be saved?" Luke Langdon’s voice quivered, "When our people found her, she was already not breathing." Adrian Jennings’s eyes spewed ice, his voice as cold as if tempered by frost, "Luke Langdon, if you don’t clarify the ins and outs of this matter within five days, you know the consequences for yourself." Luke Langdon replied tremblingly, "Yes..." Talia was woken up by the sound of knocking. Initially, the "knock knock knock" sound of knocking appeared in Talia’s dream. It went on for a long time. Talia gradually became conscious, awakening from the dream, the knocking sound becoming clearer, it turned out someone was knocking in reality. Who’s there early in the morning? Talia had gone to bed late due to troubled thoughts and hadn’t slept enough when woken from a dream early in the morning. Usually not prone to being cranky upon waking, she was compelled into a state of morning irritability. She got up from bed, slipped on fuzzy slippers, and went out of the bedroom to answer the door. Opening the door, Talia yawned lazily, "Who is it?" She rubbed her drowsy eyes, and Ethan Grant’s annoying face appeared before her. Ethan Grant carried a bag, smiling brightly, "Talia, I’ve brought breakfast for you. You have low blood sugar, remember to eat breakfast." "Are you crazy!" Talia was so angry that her sleepiness vanished, unreservedly cursing. Ethan Grant wasn’t offended, he raised the bag in his hand, "There are your favorite soup dumplings and osmanthus cake." Talia slammed the door shut, shutting out that annoying face. Ethan Grant froze for a moment, his smile stiffening. He pounded on the door and shouted, "Talia, open the door! You can be mad at me, ignore me, but don’t starve yourself, at least take the breakfast inside, be good." Talia was about to explode with rage. This person was so haunting. She shouted loudly at the door, "Ethan Grant, get lost! If you keep bothering me, I’ll call the police!" The sounds outside ceased. After a moment, Ethan Grant said, "I’ll leave the breakfast at your door, don’t forget to eat it later." Talia rolled her eyes and went back to her room to try to catch some more sleep. Yet with matters weighing on her mind, it was difficult to sleep again. She lay in bed for a while, tossing and turning, unable to sleep, sighed, irritably tousled her hair, and got up to wash in the bathroom. Adrian Jennings’s black Maybach stopped at the entrance of Brighton Court. After last night’s event, this was a special time, so Adrian Jennings didn’t want to stand out. He switched to a low-profile Maybach. He got out of the car, with bodyguards in black suits following behind. Reaching the building where Talia lives, Adrian Jennings instructed coolly, "Wait for me here." The bodyguard nodded, respectfully saying, "Yes." Adrian Jennings walked up to Talia’s door and knocked. Patiently, he knocked a few more times. "Ethan Grant, can’t you stop! I’m really going to call the police!" Talia pulled open the door, shouting violently. Adrian Jennings paused. A hint of confusion flickered in Adrian Jennings’s deep eyes, "Ethan Grant?"