In My Desperate Time

"It is me, of course. I have prepared cash. As soon as I see the goods, I will send the money to you by helicopter."

It turns out Hilda transfers the money by helicopter every time.

No wonder the police can't find any evidence after trying for so long.

Before we come, Linda planted a miniature wire behind my ear. Now, everything they say will be recorded.

Hopefully, nothing will go wrong.

"Linda, can we trust this gentleman you've brought? He can't be a cop or something, right?"

Hilda glances at Linda and then at me with disdain.

Mike also frowns.

After whispering something to the woman beside him, the woman walks over with a tiny metal detector.

I am agitated.

Linda told me the bug was the latest technology, so ordinary metal detectors won't be able to find it.

But what if this isn't an ordinary metal detector?

with me, will he throw me into the sea and feed me to the

pounding so fast that I think I

comes to me. I only

breath and stand there motionlessly, watching her scan

Suddenly, the detector beeps.

I am finished!

in my mouth. Mike and Hilda

just a button. It's so

says and glances at

calmly and prepares to

Frances says softly,

ago. He was working for Terence then. He even

never kill a cop. Why is he helping

it be he

No one should be able to recognize me in

he thinks I'm an

no time for me to

look, so she sits back down with that terrifying

I finally relax.

are limp from

still,