At this moment, Sterling was still tied to the chair. He said to Section Chief Klin, "Section Chief Klin, now that the show is over, hurry up and untie me! Sitting tied to this chair is hardly comfortable."
Section Chief Klin nodded to his subordinate, and an agent untied the ropes around Sterling.
Freed from his restraints, Sterling bowed and scraped before Section Chief Klin as he asked, "Chief, could you advance me a portion of the reward you mentioned before? You know I still owe a little gambling debt. If I pay some of it back first, I'll feel more at ease."
Section Chief Klin pretended not to care as he said, "Naturally. You are our great contributor, so this treatment is only right and proper."
Their conversation also revealed why Sterling had been so cooperative with the German Security Department. A gambler would do anything for money without finding it strange. If he had been a normal person, not taking a detour around the German Security Department would already have been considered good enough, let alone cooperating with them.
Section Chief Klin instructed his subordinate, "Take Mr. Sterling to the lounge first. I'll go to finance and handle the procedures."
"Yes, Chief," the subordinate replied. Then he turned to Sterling. "Sir, please come with me first."
"Alright. Thank you for the trouble."
Without giving it much thought, Sterling agreed and followed the man out of the interrogation room. After Sterling and the subordinate temporarily left, a technician asked Klin, "Chief, are we really letting this guy off so cheaply?"
By now, all the warmth and amiability Section Chief Klin had shown while Sterling was present had vanished from his face. He sneered. "Hehe, how could we possibly let this guy off so cheaply? This matter must be kept