Frank then continued, "We need a reason if we have to hold someone against their will. And right now, we don't want that reason to come to light—it's that simple."Mona was left scratching her head. "I don't get it. He—""Don't worry. He's not getting away as long as I'm around," Frank said, glancing at the needle Yannick pulled out of his kneecap and left on the floor.The tip of the needle was dipped in a hint of scarlet blood.-Later, in a luxury hotel at the heart of Zamri…"Incompetent scum! All of them!"A middle-aged man wearing shades and sporting a blade scar on his left cheek was cursing as a blond youth stood gingerly by his couch.Then, as if ranting was not enough, Carlo Barzini, the middle-aged man, flung his phone on the floor, smashing it into pieces."Dad…"Fredo Barzini, the blond youth, tried to calm the man down, only for his father to wheel on him with a murderous glare."Have you any idea how much money I had poured into this venture into the east coas
However, when Jolie Queen charged into Zamri Hospital with the other journalists earlier, all they saw was green smoke spilling in from the vents, and the faint scent in the air was clearly something medicinal.And the official statement Zamri Hospital gave was as conventional as it could get—that the smoke was some aerosol antioxidant that purified the air.What was more, any interviews with the medical staff would only yield the same response.But as the top journalist for Zamri Daily, Jolie had the honed senses of a journalist and the innate female instinct that she was onto something big.That was why even as most of the doctors in Zamri Hospital were leaving work, she did not give up and checked every hospital room for her exclusive.She even chose a moment when no one was watching and slipped into the hospital storeroom where they kept most of their medical supplies.The nurse on duty could not be blamed either. She had already been taken ill by the toxic gas attack earlier
"These people are switching out Zamri Hospital's medical supplies… under orders from the commissioner?!"Jolie's heart was pounding even as she hid in her corner, clasping her hand over her mouth to keep herself silent. "If they use the switched medicine, that could well cause widespread malpractice cases in Zamri Hospital!"And the commissioner himself is coming after Zamri Hospital?!"Hehehe…"While Jolie was stunned by her own hunch, she heard the geezer's laughter while the grunts were done with their work.The old man then growled as he looked around at the grunts, "Alright! No one breathes a word of this, understand?!""Yes, sir!" all the grunts replied at once.The geezer nodded in satisfaction, but just as he was about to beckon for the grunts to close the shutter, there was a bright flash from a corner of the dark storeroom, soon followed by a loud jingle.Ring!!!"What?!" The grunt who was about to close the shutter paused.In fact, at that very moment, everyone,
"Just a phone?" the geezer asked in concern. "You didn't see anyone?""Nope." The grunt looked around waily with his cell phone's flashlight. "There's no one around here. Maybe someone from the hospital dropped it by accident.""Dropped it? I see…"The geezer patted his chest and sighed in relief at the grunt's reasoning. Still, he snapped, "Now listen here—keep looking. We need to make sure that there's no one else other than us here."You know what would happen if we're exposed—you, me, and everyone else here will become expendable assets for the commissioner and Carlo Group. None of us will survive!""Yes, sir!"The grunts were certainly somber at the geezer's grave words and continued to comb through every nook and cranny around him.Knowing that there was no escaping now, Jolie, who slowly approached the storeroom shutters, finally resolved herself to stay out of this mess involving Zamri Hospital.With a bigwig like the Zamri commissioner being involved, crushing a meas
Since they had to be quick, the truck engine was not turned off.And as soon as he got into the truck, Yannick spun the wheel while flooring the gas pedal, sending the truck bounding straight toward the shadow."You made me do this! Die!" He bellowed savagely as the truck closed in on the fleeing shadow, and as she turned in panic, he actually saw her face."It was her?!"Yannick did a double take since he recognized the face—she was one of the journalists who had been anonymously tipped by Carlo Group to check out Zamri Hospital earlier today.But now that she had found out about his plot, Yannick could not allow her to run and rat him out.Otherwise, the commissioner's plan would be foiled, and even he would be fucked!"Blame your own bad luck. You could've looked anywhere else, but you had to hide in that storeroom and see what we were doing!"Smirking savagely, Yannick jammed his foot harder on the gas pedal.Jolie could actually hear the thundering rumble of an engine c
"Alright, I'll be right there."Winter did not complain at all as she scrubbed up and followed the attending physician into the operating room.She actually flinched when she saw the terrible state Jolie was in as she lay bleeding and dying on the operating table."Prepare for surgery!"However, Winter was not cowed, immediately knowing that they needed an open chest surgery to save Jolie.As she worked gingerly, Frank arrived downstairs.He had found out from Trevor Zurich that Carlo Group was a sizable faction in the midlands. In fact, they could be considered giants, being involved not just in pharmaceuticals, but also in tourism and finance.There were even rumors that they had ties to Thousand Isles Guild of the South Sea.In fact, Frank had come to the hospital precisely to assist in an ongoing investigation, calling in several police officers.The body of Helen's alleged drunk driving victim was still here in the Zamri Hospital morgue, and he would prove Helen's innocen
"How'd you know?""Why wouldn't I know? The commissioner himself staged this whole thing!""Watch what you say, unless you have proof!"Frank entered just then, and the police officers who were whispering among each other quickly composed themselves.The policewoman earlier even cleared her throat awkwardly.Still, Frank did not demand the truth from them—they would not tell him anything and were just following orders.At the same time, he realized that the Zamri commissioner was in league with Carlo Group as he had expected, and they were out to take down Frank himself, Lanecorp, and even Zamri Hospital."Oh, right!"Still, Frank suddenly remembered the token that Stanley Durban, the mayor of Zamri, had given him.It was obvious that someone among the officers inside the morgue had mentioned the commissioner on purpose when he stepped outside to make his phone call.Was it possible that one of them was working for Stanley?Taking out the dagger and weighing it on his palm,
"Don't worry." Frank smiled, seeing both nurses' nervous reaction. "Many journalists came in yesterday, so I was wondering about the one you mentioned…""Huh?"Although Frank assured them that he was not going to scold them, the nurse studied Frank's expression gingerly to ensure that he was not angry.Screeching her head, she then said softly, "She's quite famous, Mr. Lawrence… and she worked for…""Zamri Daily!" Amber, the other nurse, quickly butted in."Oh, right!" Kali, the first nurse, nodded. "She's a special correspondent from Zamri Hospital, but we heard that she ended up the victim of a hit-and-run behind our hospital. And it was by a truck, too! It's terrible!""Yeah…" Amber sighed. "And that reminds me—the chief is personally operating on her! But everyone's saying that the journalist isn't going to live…""A hit and run behind the hospital? By a truck?"Frank was frowning, sensing something wrong just then.It was late at night, but it had to take place in an alle