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Chapter 968

Author: Oopsie Daisy
"Thank you for everything today, Grandpa. The information that you’ve given me is very crucial, and I know that this is all you can tell me."

After knowing that the hallucinogenic drug incident was linked to such a behemoth, Hesper more or less understood the reason why they had been at a loss all this while. The party that they were trying to investigate might be at a level that they had never dreamed of laying their hands on before.

‘We must find a way to get in touch with the people from that social level in order for us to make new progress.’

Ernest waved his hand, and Hesper pursed her lips, making up her mind to go back and immediately start investigating the matter more meticulously, as this was indeed a breakthrough point. However, before she could open her mouth, the door of the room was pushed open from the outside all of a sudden.

Both Hesper and Ernest turned their heads and looked in the direction of the door at the same time, only to see Rickard standing at the door,
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