Jamie reluctantly suppressed her thoughts and focused on resolving immediate concerns. Her first priority was arranging a caregiver for Mrs. Lopez at the hospital. After ensuring Mrs. Lopez would be well cared for, she turned her attention to the police station. The instigator of the old district riot, Daniel Lopez, was still in custody, serving a one-month sentence.

Back at the company, Jamie sought out Ben.

Before he could say a word, she launched into her thoughts. "I believe Daniel is being manipulated by someone behind the scenes."

Daniel, the ringleader, had incited most of the others to cause trouble.

Ben raised an eyebrow but remained silent. It was obvious he shared the same suspicion. The sequence of events seemed far too deliberate.

The dissatisfaction of the holdouts, Mrs. Lopez's sudden illness, and the escalation of the conflict all felt perfectly orchestrated. It was as if everything was being guided by an unseen hand.

Jamie succinctly relayed what she had learned during her visit to the hospital and brought the conversation back to Daniel.

"We should check his recent transactions. If there's an unexplained inflow of funds, we'll have our answer."

been checked," Ben replied,

that the

neatly organized file. "This is everything we have on Daniel. His accounts were reviewed, and there's been

Jamie skimmed the documents.

accounts showed no salary deposits, only large, sporadic withdrawals, mostly losses from gambling. Jamie set the file down, disbelief etched across her face. "Mrs. Lopez supports him, and he doesn't even visit her when she's

that moment,

been so angry. If

her own parents. What if they were treated

behind this is very cautious." A cold glint flickered in his

were eight holdout families in the old district. While the number of households

most challenging part was that forceful

that day. I'll go check on

said firmly, rejecting the idea without

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