Chapter 2737 âYou're playing with fire going out there on your own, girl. Next time, try to avoid doing these field investigations solo, alright?â
Regina offered a bashful smile, well aware that they were just looking out for her. Still, she believed in her own capabilities to handle the job just as well as anyone else and had no intention of heeding their advice.
After polishing off a bowl of instant ramen, Regina felt the warmth seep back into her body. She scooted closer to her senior colleague and asked, âThis is my first time handling a task like this. Where do you think | should start breaking through?â
The others looked surprised. âYour first time! Why didnât you have a mentor with you for your first assignment? Whose team are you on?â
âUm, well, they all didnât want to pursue the investigation any further, and | didnât want to give up, so | came alone,â Regina explained hesitantly, and they nodded in understanding.
â| was just like you at your age, full of energy and determination. | wouldnât touch a case unless it was a big deal or a wrongful accusation. But thatâs all water under the bridge now. Even if your colleagues are hesitant to put in the grunt work, they shouldn't have left you to fend for yourself here. Itâs always better to have a partner, at least for safetyâs sake.â
â| get it. Next time | definitely wonât put myself in a risky situation again. Thanks for the heads-up,â Regina said, nodding vigorously as the veterans began to open up.
âDid you do your homework on what used to be on this land before you came here? You should look into the whole backstory.â
Regina nodded again, pulling out her little notebook.
â| did some digging. According to the records, the residents of the old neighborhood moved out without a hitch, and they all received a pretty penny for their troubles or were relocated to decent housing. Otherwise, this project wouldn't have gone through so smoothly.â
This was where Reginaâs real confusion lay. Normally, if the compensation was right, residents were happy to move into new homes. Considering how much time had passed, it seemed odd that someone would suddenly show up, acting like theyâd been swindled by the developers.
But when she looked into that manâs eyes, Regina felt ashamed for harboring such dark suspicions. He looked so down and out;
how could she entertain such thoughts about him?
âYou're right; the info we have is just whatâs on the surface. But you find it strange too, donât you? Why does that man seem so distressed?â
They too were puzzled by the situation. It was either the develoren taking adyaiitageoPtte man, or the ran was lying. Those were the only two possibilities. evide Until now, they couldnât be certain who was at fault since the evidence they had was scant, and the man wasnât talking.
âAlright, we're all in the dark here. We need to get that man to speak up and share his side. of the Sr) At least)
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ow that the land has been tidied up and fallen into Nolanâs hands, branded with the Harris Groupâs name, how can we possibly uncover anything else?â
Regina whispered, âAre you suggesting that Nolan played dirty, and thatâs why we canât find anything?â
The senior colleague suddenly burst into a coughing fit, âCough, cough, cough! Good aaa girll-Ygu cart just biircout 4@dusations like that in the open. If someone overhears and it gets back to Nolan, you're toast. Your journalism career would be over before it even started.â