Harlan could tell that I didn’t believe him, so he helplessly reminded me about the task at hand. “Debra, Gale entrusted us with this mission.
Whatever happens, the mission comes first.”
However, his words sounded more like a reminder to himself than to me.
“I know, I know.”
I held my hands up and stopped teasing him. We were here to work, and we couldn’t afford to gossip. “I’m free to talk now, and there’s something I need to tell you.”
Harlan’s expression immediately became serious.
“Have you found anything?”
“Yes. There’s a secret chamber in Adam’s study. And I found a way to enter it. If my guess is right, there’s bound to be evidence of him wanting to sell the town in that room.”
“Then we have to find a way in.”
“Adam is extremely cautious. He doesn’t Let anyone enter his study, not even his wife. I was able to enter the secret room today, but just for a brief moment. He nearly caught me.”
Speaking of this, my tone grew very serious.
“Moreover, he’s become suspicious that he’s being investigated. He might be able to pin us down if we’re not careful enough. Once we’re discovered, everything we’ve done up until this point will be in vain. How will we be able to save the town then?”
Harlan fell into deep thought. After a while, he exhaled loudly through his nose and asked, “Then what should we do? We can’t just wait, can we?”
“We have to wait for the right time.”
I looked at him gravely. “We have to stay calm. We can’t afford to act rashly. We’ll make a move when the time is right.
“But who knows how long it’ll take?” Harlan was a Little frustrated.
“If we wait around for too long, it might be too late.”
“No, it won’t.” I comforted him.
“I’ve been spending time with Adam’s wife these days, and I know that she’s a genuinely nice person. Maybe she’ll be help us change the fate of the town.”
After saying this, I bit my lip nervously. I thought that Harlan would be opposed to this, but to my surprise, I found him nodding in agreement. “Yeah, I hope that’ll be the case.” 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.𝘤𝘰𝘮
“You’re actually agreeing with me?” My eyebrows shot up in surprise
“I want to avoid violence as much as possible,” Harlan explained.
But his explanation only confused me even more
He had only been in Roz Town for a few days. How could he have changed so much? Previously, he had insisted on taking Adam back to Gale for a ruthless interrogation
Recalling how he and Zoe looked at each other just now, I guessed that the change in Harlan had something to do with her.
