"Lieutenant Li, thank you..."
"You're welcome, miss. This was the Admiral's idea, anyway. If you want to thank someone, thank him. He asked me to help you."
Speaking of Albert Kingsley, he was in a pretty miserable state. That night, he was suddenly dispatched to Africa. Even he was utterly baffled, wondering how he ended up being sent to Africa without offending his uncle?!
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Inside the car, the atmosphere was tense.
From the moment Carla Carr got in, she felt the man sitting next to her was like a massive ice sculpture.
She paused, then initiated the conversation to break the eerie silence: "Alexander Kingsley, about..." Before she could finish, he suddenly leaned over, pinning her against the car window, startling her. The words she hadn't yet spoken were all swallowed back.
