Regarding Yusuf Zuck’s various miraculous abilities, Ruth Wilcox had gone from initial shock to calmness. Yusuf Zuck did not feel reassured about her, so he entered the cabin with her, and she felt her hand being tightly held by him, not once did he let go. He was telling himself that he was by her side, all the time. "In freshman year of high school, the flight we were supposed to take had an accident, it was bombed, and I thought you were on the plane. I believed it was the work of my enemies, your phone was out of reach, so I went to the crash site to look for your belongings but found nothing." "Then I went back to the capital and killed a lot of my enemies’ people, and then..." Yusuf Zuck shrugged and bitterly smiled, "Maybe the authorities thought I’d gone mad, considered me too terrifying, so they sent someone I knew to kill me. And indeed, they did kill me, but I came back to life." "But I knew that, at least for the short term, I couldn’t stay in the country because up until now, they still don’t know I’m alive." "You’re so formidable, yet someone managed to kill you?" Ruth Wilcox said in disbelief. "The person was more formidable than me, a single palm strike was a few hundred thousand volts of electricity." "What’s happening to this world?" Ruth Wilcox exclaimed incredulously, "You’re , others too, have I crossed over to another world? Why are the people I’ve met in the past few days so entirely different from those I knew before?" Yusuf Zuck thought for a moment, "In our world, there exists a group of people, very powerful beings with miraculous abilities." "You’re one of them, aren’t you?" "I understand, go abroad without worries, I won’t go back to Los Angeles," Ruth Wilcox explained irritably, "Before boarding the flight in freshman year, I didn’t want to go back alone and was waiting for you, so I left the security checkpoint right before boarding and sat in the rest area waiting for you." "I didn’t find you but ran into Khloe Aguirre instead. After we talked for a while, she said she had something for me in her car in the parking lot and insisted on dragging me there. I couldn’t refuse her and went with her. Once in the car, she took a phone call from another classmate asking if she could contact me in the country because my grandfather was critically ill. When I heard this news, I didn’t stop to verify it and hurried into the international terminal, and it was only after boarding the plane that I thought to contact you. And then... after landing, I was taken directly home by the people sent by my grandfather; no phone, no internet access." "I was so angry I didn’t eat for days, but then I thought, if you could go to great lengths to save Mia, then surely for me too, so I started to eat and waited expectantly for your arrival!" "I didn’t know about the plane accident; now that I think about it, it’s terrifying," Ruth Wilcox said, hugging Yusuf Zuck tightly. "It won’t happen again, I will assign Fleur Carson and others to protect you," Yusuf Zuck reassured her, patting her hand. After reaching Central Sea, the two of them didn’t stay there but went directly north back to the capital. On February 19th, after Yusuf Zuck dropped Ruth Wilcox home, he immediately went to find Fleur Carson and met her downstairs of her house late into the night. "Don’t worry, it won’t happen again." After listening to Yusuf Zuck’s request, Fleur Carson smiled and indicated no problem. "You alone aren’t enough, I will find a few more people; you need to go home to your wife and kids at nights," Yusuf Zuck sighed. "Do you still have people you can use?" Fleur Carson looked at Yusuf Zuck, "Wen Shuai and Faye Webb are now unreachable, Khaza Zuck can’t be contacted either, Samuel Ross and Five Cents, as well as Mary Berger, have been sent to Ulanqab. I’ve heard that in the next few days more will be sent to Australia. Isaac Quintana and Anais Dillon have been left behind, but they obviously can’t protect Ms. Wilcox at nights, right?" "I have my arrangements," Yusuf Zuck glanced at Fleur Carson, "Take care of yourself, look after your own wife and kids. But where could Wen Shuai and Faye Webb have run off to? Why is there still no news?" "Who knows, their phones are unreachable," Fleur Carson shook her head. "Alright, I’ll look for someone else. Ruth is at home now; it should be safe, but I’ll make arrangements for others." "Okay." After their conversation, they quickly parted, and Fleur Carson, after thinking about it, didn’t go home but drove towards Ruth Wilcox’s villa instead. The Warm Spring Villa was still cold and desolate; typically, red lanterns should be hanging for the Spring Festival, but when Yusuf Zuck arrived, he was startled to find that the entire villa was hung with white lanterns. From afar, it looked very frightening, just like a ghostly inn. Ariel Higgins lounged on a sofa by the hot spring pool, clad in a silky robe, seemingly asleep as she embraced a large Winnie the Pooh bear. When Yusuf Zuck entered, he deliberately made a noise, so the vigilant Ariel snapped her eyes open and reached into the belly of the Winnie the Pooh bear. Yusuf saw it, a large-caliber Desert Eagle hidden inside the belly of the Winnie the Pooh bear. "You didn’t die?" Ariel was shocked to see Yusuf, as the news she received seemed very real, but now, there he was alive and well. "Would you believe me if I said I was a ghost?" Yusuf sat opposite Ariel, not shying away despite her scant attire because, in his heart, Ariel was a kindred spirit with no romantic feelings between them. True to form, Ariel showed not a hint of embarrassment, sitting up boldly, even though she might not have worn anything underneath. She took a cigarette from the tea machine and offered one to Yusuf. "It’s good you’re not dead. If you were, I wouldn’t have planned on repaying that one billion," Ariel said, the corners of her mouth curving up clearly delighted. She admired Yusuf, especially for how he had handled things in Japan, kneeling to ask for the severed head of Big Brother Tao. It showed that Yusuf was a man of affection and loyalty, honed by the codes of the underworld. A man worthy of her trust! "Help me with a small favor." Yusuf, not used to smoking such ladylike cigarettes for their lack of flavor, blew a smoke ring and continued, "My woman, Ruth Wilcox, who’s also the general manager of the New Century, might face some trouble in the future. Maybe not, but I hope someone can protect her around the clock. She’s very important to me." "What about you?" Ariel countered. "I’m already dead as far as the authorities are concerned. They want me dead, so I can’t show my face. I’ll be leaving the country in a few days, and it might be a year or so before I can return. It’s too risky now, and if people knew I wasn’t dead, even more might come after me!" "No problem," Ariel nodded. "I’ve taken on a few loyalists recently, good enough to protect your woman with ease!" "It would be best if there were a woman who could stay by her side twenty-four hours a day," suggested Yusuf. "Do you think I might work?" Ariel suddenly laughed. "If you have the time, sure," Yusuf said nonchalantly. "Actually, I don’t have the time, but go do what you need to do. I’ll go to the hotel and find her tomorrow, I’ll handle everything. Just give her a heads up in advance, so she doesn’t get the wrong idea that I’m your lover!" Ariel chuckled, covering her mouth. "That won’t happen," Yusuf grinned briefly before adding, "Quality over quantity." "I know, I know. It’s the first time I’ve found you to be so naggy," Ariel rolled her eyes at Yusuf. "Alright, I’m extra here, carry on!" Yusuf stood up to leave. "No more hanging around. Fancy joining me in the hot spring?" Ariel got up and walked toward the pool, inviting him along. "I’m leaving..." Yusuf rushed out of the grand hall, embarrassed, while Ariel giggled, quickly slipping out of her robe and slowly stepping into the pool. Her back was almost entirely covered in colorful tattoos... Yusuf, standing at a distance, stole a glance with his eyes closed, then once again made an awkward escape. Ariel Higgins, a natural beauty! PS: To the classmate who commented in the book review section that there have not been updates in several days, are you a time-traveler from outer space? I update four times daily at fixed intervals. How can you say there haven’t been updates for several days? Seriously, my efforts are wiped away just like that; I feel like running into a wall.