Especially since he was still injured and couldn''t perform at his best.


    “Hiss—” Just as Shanley''s mind was racing, a sudden cold sensation spread across his chest. He looked down and saw Juniper dabbing medicine on his wounds.


    "It''s usually a million for one application," Juniper said slowly. "But as a reward, I''ll give you half off."


    "So this is my reward?" Shanley lifted his gaze to her face, a hint of a smile in his deep eyes.


    "What else?” Juniper replied calmly, tossing the cotton swab into the trash and wiping her hands. "Remember to transfer the money."


    "You little money-grubber."


    As she turned to leave, Shanley wrapped his arms around her from behind, resting his chin gently on her shoulder. "But I already gave you all my money. I''m broke."


    “Then what should we do?" Juniper asked, a yful glint in her eyes as she wiped her fingers.


    "How about—” Shanley''s smile waszy and confident. He leaned in, his lips close to her ear, his warm breath fanning across her neck as his intoxicating voice whispered, “I pay you back with my body?"


    At his words, Juniper''s eyes flew open, and an unexpected heat rose in her cheeks. Their eyes met. After a long moment of silence, Juniper slowly uttered, "Ebony Fox may be weak, but she can still tear off three of your legs without a problem."


    Three legs? A smirk tugged at Shanley''s lips, a flicker of amusement crossing his stiff expression. She was ruthless. Wasn''t she afraid of bing a widow? "Alright," Shanley didn''t argue. It was just a joke. He gently ruffled her hair. "Go get some sleep."


    She was destined to be his, anyway. A day or two wouldn''t make a difference.


    As he thought about it, Shanley fell into a pensive mood. Juniper''s birthday wasing up, wasn''t it? Once her birthday passed, she would be twenty. And there were a lot of things you could do after you turn twenty.


    With two major organizations working together, information was found quickly.


    Juniper had just woken up when she received a call from Flint. "Ms. Payne, we have news on the A-NO you were looking for."


    “Where is it?” Juniper shot up in bed, pushing back her messy hair, all traces of sleep gone.


    "I''ve sent it to you," Flint exined. "Based on the photo you provided, Binary Oracle and Cybeic


    Shadows spent the entire night


    searching and cross-refight t


    global micro-data. They found that a photo of the nt appeared five years ago on an ount that has since been wiped clean."


    Juniper put the call on speaker and opened herptop, clicking the link her subordinate had sent. After careful inspection, she confirmed it was indeed the A-NO nt. It looked like it had just been sessfully.


    cultivated, its leaves a vibrant green,


    brimming with life. Sessfully


    cultivating A-NO was as difficult as


    getting Mars to collide with Earth.


    "Where''s the IP address?" Juniper asked. “Have you found the person who posted it?"


    "The address is on Liberty Ind," Flint replied respectfully. "We''re still working on finding the poster''s information."


    The user had wiped their data thoroughly. The photo itself was only found through sheer persistence and a bit of luck.


    Liberty Ind? Why would it be in that hell on earth?


    "Thank you for your hard work," Juniper said, her voice a bit raspy. "Keep investigating. There will be a bonus."


    "We live to serve you!"


    At the mention of a bonus, all other thoughts vanished from Flint''s mind as he practically snapped to attention to show his loyalty.


    After hanging up, Juniper took herptop downstairs. Shanley was already there, a coat draped over his


    shoulders, aptop also in hisp Several empty coffee mugs sat beside him.


    Had he gotten up early, or had he not slept at all?


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