Maybe afraid Randy would change his mind, Harris sent Randy another email.
The email was very long, almost like a short essay.
Its main purpose was to tell Randy about his family situation.
While making Randy sympathize with him, it was also telling Randy that he and Harris were the same.
At the end, Harris also explained why Randy had to delete the first email and keep everything secret.
Harris claimed that his family had been ruined by the company and its dirty business.
If the company found out, they would come to arrest him immediately.
That was why Harris hoped Randy would keep his secret.
Harris's move was ruthless.
He looked as if he were willingly exposing his weakness, but in truth, he was retreating in order to advance.
At that point, Randy was like one of the victims deceived and tricked by a cult. He completely believed Harris's story.
Therefore, no matter what Harris said, Randy would believe him. Harris used this to make Randy decide that he was trustworthy.
In the last few emails, besides keeping in touch with Harris, Randy also contacted someone named Natalie.
There were actually records of Randy contacting her earlier as well.
However, the emails exchanged between them were clearly far fewer than those between Randy and Harris.
This girl named Natalie also seemed to come from a very painful family. Because of that, she had learned to live independently from a very young age.
Su Xiao asked River, "Natalie—is she Randy's girlfriend?"
River nodded. "The girl is pretty good, and she and Randy have a close relationship. Even Joss likes her. She once told me that if Natalie became Randy's wife, she could rest easy."
Before disappearing, Randy had sent Natalie a website—the one operated by Harris.
Randy did not mention