Upon hearing this, Angela pursed her lips, lowered her head, and gripped the hem of her clothes so tightly that it almost tore.

I guess she thought Wardman's crime wasn't serious, and that one time would be enough. She never expected it to be murder. How can she atone for this crime?

You can't possibly sacrifice yourself for Wardman, can you?

That way, she wouldn't be able to be with Wardman.

Do you know him?

Angela looked up: "I understand! He's very good to me. He said he'll marry me as long as I complete the mission on Gaim Island."

Angela then took out an engagement ring.

“He bought this with all the money he had on him. He was willing to give up everything for me.”

Good heavens! The diamond looks big, but is it a real diamond? It's just a shard of glass.

"He bought it at the bathhouse, right?"

"Wh...what?"

"All the money on you? It's all fake, the diamond is fake, and the ring isn't gold either."

"You're talking nonsense!"

As if I were going to steal it, Angela said, taking the ring back and holding it in both hands.

Sigh! It's not easy for someone as stupid as her to have grown up like this.

I looked around and said, "Come with me."

"Where are we going?"

I went up to the speaker, removed the back cover, and revealed the speaker with a magnet inside.

"Put your ring on there."

Now Angela knows what I'm going to do.

Angela was a little nervous holding the ring. She leaned close to the speaker, and with a "click," the ring was sucked onto it.

Angela was stunned, staring blankly.

"Impossible! He said it's worth millions!"

"If he really wanted to buy it for you, he could come up with tens of millions. He's a chosen one, and a minor leader in a powerful organization."

Angela turned her head: "He said he was Mr. Higg's student, and had a master's degree in oceanography."

Damn it, why doesn't he just say he's a professor?

"Alright, alright! He's a low-level leader in a criminal organization, a real executioner. If you don't believe me, I can take you to see him and let him tell you the truth himself."

"May I?"

Well! He hasn't given up yet!

Anyway, I have to go back to the city, so I might as well take her with me!

I took her directly to the construction site in the north, where all those who were arrested would be sent to labor camps.

"I'll talk to him in a bit, you can just sit back and listen."

I took Angela to the construction site office, where she crouched down behind me. Then I had someone call Wardman in.

"Island Master Zheng!"

He has been tormented to the point of losing all his arrogance.

Not having enough to eat or sleep, and having to do heavy work—even a tough guy couldn't take it, let alone someone who isn't tough.

I placed Angela's ring on the table: "Someone wants to use this to ransom you."

"Angela? Yes! She's someone you know."

Lord Zheng! That Angela is stubborn, but she loves me very much.

If you're interested, I can have her sleep with you for the night.