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"Yes." Gale was fast. Luke had nothing to nitpick about.
"But the worst part is, I'm not sure if we have evidence of illegal activities at each of their
strongholds. If we call the cops, it'll be a gamble. Once the police catch one, it's certain,"
said Gale. In a situation where they could not tip their hand, their ability to gather
information was limited.
There was nothing Gale could do about it.
Luke did not seem too concerned about it. "With this list, we can double-team them. When
it's time to throw them down, we hand them over to the local cops and go all in on those
Russians."
Gale nodded, understanding what he meant.
To completely eliminate the power of the Island of Despair, they needed cooperation from
multiple sources.
They had tried once before but had overlooked some of the Island of Despair's overseas
strongholds, giving them a chance to regroup.
This time, they could not afford to let this group have another shot at survival!
"Plus, this is an IP address we tracked from an email. But here's the kicker, it leads to a
trendy coffee shop where the business is booming. Even if we snag the surveillance
footage, the chances of spotting anyone from the Island of Despair doesn't look too hot."
Gale did not investigate the coffee shop's surveillance himself as he did not have the
authority to do so.
His job was to provide the address to Luke, who would decide what to do next.
Luke took the investigation results from him and glanced at the address before putting it
back.
"Finding that person now won't be of much use," said Luke. Even the impostor Bianca had
not revealed anything about the Island of Despair when she died. Even if they spotted
someone from the Island of Despair through the coffee shop's surveillance, there was
nothing they could do to them.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtGale listened to him and nodded in agreement.
With business matters concluded, he decided to poke into Luke's personal affairs. "By the
way, Boss, how's your situation with Dr. Craw now?"
Luke's eyes darkened.
"I'm just curious. Now that your relationship is out in the open, has it brought you two
closer...?" Gale did not finish his sentence and instead gave a thumbs-up. He did a cheeky
smooching gesture, asking if things had gotten more intimate between them.
Luke looked at him expressionlessly. "Do you have nothing better to do?"
Gale shuddered and quickly realized that things were not going as he expected. He
immediately shook his head and said, "No, I'm really busy. I'm just concerned about your
love life, especially since you asked me not to stop Karen." "I did say that," admitted Luke.
Even though things were not progressing as he had hoped, he knew that eventually, Luca
would be on the same page with him. The process was just tough.
Luca was suffering, and he was too.
For instance, last night, Luke wished to get up and take a cold shower, but Luca was not
deeply asleep. If he got up, she would definitely notice. Hence, Luke endured his inner
discomfort and went to sleep while holding her in his arms.
Gale shrugged his shoulders and waited for his next words.
However, to his surprise, after over a minute, Luke still had not said anything else. Gale
tentatively called out, "Boss?"
"When is Matysh's case scheduled for trial?" Luke changed the topic.
"Just half a month from now," answered Gale.
Usually, court schedules for cases could be quite long, but the two cases related to Matysh
had garnered significant public attention. With the police having already completed their
evidence collection, the court granted some privileges, allowing for an expedited trial.
This was also a way to appease public sentiment.
After all, Matysh's actions had already stirred up quite a bit of disdain from the crowd. He
had shown utter disregard for women, causing harm to two lives and a family.
The situation has sparked intense anger among the masses.
"Ethan will arrange for a prison break. We'll get him in there too if that's possible," Luke
was talking about Ethan.
Based on their investigation, he knew that Ethan and his father had long been in service
to the Abaza family. They had committed numerous unjust acts against Marcos.
This also involved the shadowy fate of Sarah, who was forced to hide away in the outskirts
of A City. This was the handiwork of Ethan's old man.
Hence, Luke planned to help Marcos get rid of this trouble.
This would also strike at Ethan's father in Russia.
However, all of this depended on whether Ethan would participate in the prison break
operation.
If he were just commanding from behind, it would not be easy to get him into prison.
Therefore, Luke did not state it as a definite plan to send Ethan in.
"Don't you worry, Boss. I've got it covered. That awful guy is dreaming if he thinks he can
just waltz out of A City's prison. I'll make sure he experiences that moment when hope
turns into utter despair." Gale grinned, his eyes sparkling with excitement.
It had been a while since he had done something like this.
His hands and feet were itching to get started. He wished he could fast forward to half a
month from now.
He dared to make a move on his boss' woman?
Matysh deserved to spend a lifetime in A City's prison!
Unfortunately, his crimes were not severe enough to warrant a life sentence, unless
Matysh had a short life expectancy and could not endure the conditions in A City's prison.
"I look forward to your performance." Luke's eyes gleamed with anticipation.
Although he assigned Gale to handle these matters, it was solely because he was
swamped with company affairs and could not afford to free up his schedule. That was why
he had Gale take care of it.
Otherwise, he would be more than happy to personally send Matysh, who dared to scheme
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmagainst Luca, straight to the slammer.
Gale chuckled with a mischievous grin.
Luke noticed that it was almost time and sent a message to Johann.
At the same time, while Luca was on her way back to the company, she received a
message from Johann.
[I just saw Luke entering Ms. Rayne's hospital ward.]
Luca's heart tightened. Luke had indeed gone to the hospital.
[What's going on in there?] Luca immediately asked, wanting to know how Wanda's
conversation with Luke was going.
[I'm not sure yet. He had the caretaker leave the ward.] Johann continued to fabricate lies
while secretly cursing Luke a million times over.
As a doctor, he had told patients white lies before, but it was always due to considerations
of the patient's physical condition.
Typically, after telling a patient a white lie, they would tell the truth to the patient's family
members to have them mentally prepared.
However, lying to someone who was not a patient was a first for him.
If it were not for his relationship with Luke, he would not have agreed to this mess.
It was a real nightmare!
The thought of having to lie to Luca at any time made him feel like he lacked professional
ethics.
Luca's heart sank. She naturally hoped that Luke and Gale could persuade Wanda, making
her believe that there was no illicit relationship between them.
Luca replied: [I'd like to ask you for a favor.]
[Yes.] Johann raised an eyebrow as he sat in his office, reading his conversation with Luca.
He suddenly realized that his talent for lying was top-notch.
It seemed that the kind lies he had told patients over the years had significantly improved
his lying skills.
It was a surprise that Luca did not doubt the authenticity of what he was saying.
[Could you please check on Ms. Rayne's condition for me once he leaves?] Luca asked
Johann. There was no way she could show up at the hospital and in front of Wanda now.
Hence, she could only rely on Johann to do it in her place.
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