After talking with the police officers, George paid them 100 dollars secretly, and then they acted like no accident ever happened. If some part of the road or the divider was destroyed, then the police would have demanded more, not officially, of course.George then asked Jim to drink with him because Jim saved him from getting hit by a damned eagle which came flying out of nowhere.Jim, knowing that the eagle wasn’t after George but himself, couldn’t agree to drink with George. “Why would you want a drink with this useless guy?” Jim retorted.“I-I said those words on purpose. You shouldn’t take them seriously,” George said. “The wine I have is really good. I brought it from my sister-in-law’s house. Once you take a sip of that, you’ll go back to the time Jesus turned water into wine.”“Hoho, is it that good?” Jim felt tempted.“Well, obviously, it can’t be that good, but it’s better than anything you can find in your lifetime,” George assured. “I kid you not. It offers a taste better

Jim left the garage with the gun in his possession because he wasn’t sure who would attack him along the way.The first thing he did was buy a cheap jacket and cover his face with the hood.Then he took a taxi driven by an old man who had his family photo in front of his seat, so the chances of him being part of a gang were less.Jim had to be this cautious because he was anxious. Even though he wasn’t showing tension on his face, his heart was beating faster than usual. After all, a bounty was put on his head, and he had no way to know who’d aim for his head. So, he had to be sober and vigilant all the time and behave with the possibility that anybody could be his enemy.“25,000 dollars. It’s not big enough for infamous bounty hunters to act,” Jim thought. “That’s a good thing, but that’s the only good thing there is. If a random garage owner received a message, then a milk boy, pizza-delivery guy, or a taxi driver, anybody could be part of the gang. They might already be looking for

When Jim was heading back to his room, he could hear Rena talking loudly in her room, seemingly on her mobile. Jim, thanks to his enhanced sense of hearing, was not only able to hear her voice very clearly but was also able to hear the voice on the other side.Jim understood from the voice that it was Austin Woakes. Jim didn’t like it. “He may be her boss, but why is he talking with her at this hour?” He paid more attention to their conversation.“Your abstract was liked by Steve, but he wanted you to refine it even more,” Austin said.“Of course, sir, it’s just the barebones of the idea that I had,” Rena said. “If I work on it for a few more days, I’ll be able to make it concrete.”“Good. Good. But where exactly did you tour to?” Austin asked. “How did you get the idea of making it so concise and neat? I’m sure you yourself told me that day that the interior design is already optimized with no unnecessary things added.”“Yes, sir. I remember that, but back then, I was only looking at

Alarm bells rang in the sniper’s mind as Jim looked straight up at him. “What the fuck? Why is he…” He immediately aborted the mission and ran away with all possible haste.He climbed down the building, taking the stairs and then jumped over the back wall before getting into his rented car. However, just as turned the key on, a gun was pointing toward him from the other side of the window.“Show me your hands, or I’ll shoot you in three, two…” Jim stepped to his left and revealed himself as the sniper lifted both his hands.“Who told you that I was coming?” the sniper coming.“You don’t get to ask questions,” Jim said. “Why don’t you tell me everything you know, and then let me decide if it’s worth sparing you or not?”The sniper frowned and then told him what he knew.“So, you are telling me, the current deputy chief of police has sent you a message, telling you to deal with me?” Jim couldn’t help but frown. “Why would someone at such a high position want to kill me?”“Isn’t it obvio

Rena showed Austin one of the designs she thought for the main hall on the top floor, where the top financiers of Draknor Finance often meet.“So, you want to turn the pillars into elephant legs and use the dome structure above to build an elephant head at the top,” Austin could clearly see everything because she had drawn her imagination vividly on the paper. The elephant head was lifting up the Draknor Finance symbol with its trunk. It was wonderful to see, but Austin didn’t smile. “It seems like a nice idea. People roaming inside the hall will not think of the pillars as elephant legs, but it makes sense when they look at the full picture. However, isn't an elephant too simple of a symbol? The word Draknor sounds close to a dragon, so why don’t you turn it into a dragon head?”“Dragon would have a negative impact on many people because of the religious reasons,” Rena opined. “But if it's an elephant, it’s a kind and benevolent creature, but if you mess with it, it will destroy you.