After ending the call, Gwendolyn fell into deep thought before her computer before deciding to call Charles.

Having successfully completed his one-month assignment of cleaning the restroom, Charles had returned to Newton Group and was presently in a meeting.

His expression turned serious when his phone, set to silent mode, lit up, showing Gwendolyn’s name. Pausing the meeting, he excused himself and headed out to answer the call.

The higher-ups of Newton Group were left behind, baffled by his sudden exit.

“Gwen, why are you calling me at this hour? Is there an emergency?”

Gwendolyn told him sternly, “Something happened to the Cloud family. They have been wiped out. Do you know about this?”

Charles fell into a momentary silence. “I did come across the news this morning, but I didn’t delve into it. Is that the reason you called me?”

He quickly realized why she called. “Do you think I’m behind this?”

“The Cloud family was already on the brink of departing from upper-class society. Ignatius’ family had never had many enemies. The only recent conflict I recall was the one between you and Jessamyn.”

Charles listened to her silently before letting out a snort. “Is that why you’re suspecting me?”

Before Gwendolyn could reply, he added menacingly, “Gwendolyn, you think too highly of me. I’m not capable of killing over one hundred members of their family overnight. Even if I wanted to teach Jessamyn a lesson, I wouldn’t involve the others.”

Gwendolyn sighed. “I know it wasn’t you. I never suspected you.”

Charles’ expression relaxed slightly.

Gwendolyn’s analysis continued as she delved deeper into the topic. “I don’t believe it’s as straightforward as it seems. While the Cloud family may have experienced a downfall, they still wielded significant influence. If the culprit’s motive isn’t driven by a personal grudge against them, could it be that all the influential families in Salinsburgh are potential targets?”

As the gravity of the situation became apparent, Charles would undoubtedly be summoned for questioning by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

The matter was serious, so Cedrick would need to personally handle it.

culprit’s intended targets included the Harris, Jenson, and Newton families—considering their status

my meeting concludes, I’ll

“Okay. Be careful!”

the call concluded with Gwendolyn’s polite reminder, a sense of warmth

his phone, reflecting on the fact that it had been quite some time

he returned to the conference room to continue

concluded in a rush, and

a while ago. She told me she needs to talk to you in

Whitney wanted to talk about the horrible massacre of the

not Mrs. Newton here. She is simply an employee, still in her probationary period in the logistics department. Please inform her to concentrate on her work and refrain from entertaining thoughts of visiting

slightly.

and grabbed his jacket

scene, only to find the Federal Bureau of

tape was up, spanning a two-meter radius, with officers stationed to guard the entrance. The area surrounding the Cloud

of reporters and members of the media had gathered, eagerly awaiting the opportunity to

amidst the crowd, unable to make his way into the

feeling lost when his gaze fell upon Nico, who emerged from the Cloud residence and retreated to a secluded corner to

discovered him and ushered Charles past the

here? You’re not the boss of the Central Intelligence Agency now, so this important

and my past as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency,

a smirk and put out his cigarette. “Come

a hand in his pocket and trailed behind him

that spoke of the horrific massacre that had occurred

with white cloths, preparing them for removal from the Cloud residence using

scene, his countenance turned stern, mirroring the

surveillance footage from both inside the Cloud residence and the surrounding streets?” Charles

but the surveillance cameras were destroyed before the incident happened last night, and the internal memory cards were taken away. We couldn’t find any

glanced at the chalk outlines depicting where the bodies lay. “Did you find out what

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