Torture

Xinghe and Sam's group got into one car and the mercenaries another. In the car, Wolf asked, "Is he going after Ryan?"

Sam nodded with a smirk. "He's not hiding the fact that he is."

Ali said with worry, "Will he come after us then?"

"He won't," Xinghe answered, "We hired them through the private bank, they need the reputation and I've paid them quite a handsome amount for their service."

"That's right, these people will do anything for money but ruin their own reputation and credibility because that's their long-time meal ticket," Sam explained and Ali sighed in relief.

"Are we going to save Charlie?" Ali asked.

Xinghe nodded. "We will, but we have to collect more information first."

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