Look How Happy She Is Smiling

Three days had passed since Ike, the "culprit" behind the bombing, had been shot dead by Brian.

And today—

The documents confirming everyone in Sixth Squad as full members...

Were finally issued.

According to the notice in the documents...

The members of Sixth Squad would head to Ace Base together on Saturday, the day after tomorrow, to undergo formal training.

After the training ended...

Sixth Squad would receive its own office, its own fixed jurisdiction, and would also be allowed to recruit personnel on its own, purchase the weapons and equipment it needed, and strengthen the squad.

Yes.

Brian was not stupid enough to suggest that Ike was not the real culprit behind the bombing.

In order to retrieve the money he had hidden in the apartment, the man had openly used heavy weapons in the city and even shot two police officers dead. He was doomed either way, so he might as well be put to use, take the blame, bring peace to others, and count it as earning some virtue to atone for his sins.

Closing the case early.

The victims' families could have peace of mind.

The citizens no longer had to live in fear.

The dead police officers would also receive the honors they deserved.

Sixth Squad could also pass the assessment smoothly.

Even the true culprit hiding in the dark would relax and reveal the tail he had kept hidden.

This was the outcome everyone wanted to see.

"That damned assessment is finally over!"

Glenn was the most excited!

Only God knew how long he had been holding himself back these past few days to avoid getting kicked out.

Ivan was just as wildly excited, howling in the office and thumping his chest, imitating a gorilla's cry.

Susan watched everything before her with a smiling expression.

Sixth Squad becoming official meant that the scales of victory in the bet between her and her father were tilting toward her.

Old Harden, on the other hand, was much calmer. He merely held the little slip of paper in his hand in silence, sneaking glances at Susan from time to time, still thinking about getting his five hundred dollars reimbursed.

At his age, he had still joined the NW Department—wasn't it all for this pathetic bit of pocket change?

The only problem...

Was that he had previously thought joining the NW Department meant staying in base logistics, keeping people company and playing games, perfectly safe.

He had not expected to return to the front line after all.

Perhaps this was the guidance of fate.

Brian laughed along with everyone else, but there was not a trace of warmth in his eyes.

He was thinking about fulfilling his obsession.

Becoming official meant he had completed his uncle's arrangement.

If nothing went wrong...

The medical expenses on his adoptive parents' side could be considered resolved.

But this did not make Brian feel relaxed.

Without enough strength...

Even if he completed his uncle's task...

Could he guarantee that his uncle would honor the agreement?

Even if his uncle did honor the agreement...

Could he guarantee his uncle would not give him a new task?

An uncle like that was better off gone!

"All right, guys!"

Susan interrupted everyone's cheers and took out a document.

"There's still one matter to deal with now.

"That is, the deceased Kenneth took out two insurance policies before his death, and the beneficiary is his girlfriend, Shaina.

"Now that the case has been closed...

"I need someone to go and inform the insurance company's liaison and Shaina of the investigation results."

"I—"

Glenn wanted to raise his hand, only to discover that Brian had raised his first.

He glared at Brian. "Buddy, I was ready to make my move ages ago. This isn't right!"

Brian ignored him and looked at Susan instead. "Team leader, let me go. Shaina is pregnant. What she needs now is to heal quietly, not to have some scumbag cheat her out of her money and her body."

Susan looked at the handsome Glenn, then at the even more handsome, taller Brian, and nodded decisively. "Brian, you go."

Brian nodded, took the documents from Susan, and strode away.

After Brian left.

Susan sighed. "Good thing there are two claims. They should make Shaina's life a little easier from here on out. Otherwise, I can't even imagine how a single mother with a drug addiction and no income could escape her current predicament."

At that, everyone nodded.

As for Kenneth having bought insurance.

No one thought too much about it.

It was a basic requirement for running a food truck in the first place.

It also made perfect sense for Shaina to be the beneficiary.

After all, she was Kenneth's girlfriend, and she was pregnant with his child.

Now they actually felt a bit relieved for the poor woman.

With this large compensation payment.

Perhaps, with the baby to support her.

Shaina could break free of her addiction and live a different, clean life.

Kenneth, that good man, could also rest in peace.

After leaving the insurance company.

Brian went straight to Shaina's home on East Street in Los Angeles.

In front of the coffee table.

Shaina, whose face was still bruised and swollen, set a cup of hot water in front of Brian and said gratefully, "Thank you for killing that demon Ike. Kenneth will bless you from heaven—"

Brian cut Shaina off.

He took an insurance company receipt from his coat. "I've already handed the case-closure certificate to the insurance company. A claims adjuster should contact you soon to discuss the payout."

"The payout?"

Confusion filled Shaina's eyes. "Sorry, I don't really understand what you mean."

"Before Kenneth died, he took out two insurance policies.

One was insurance for the food truck. The payout amount is nineteen thousand dollars.

The other was his accident insurance, and it had upgraded terms. The payout amount is as high as one million nine hundred and fifty thousand dollars.

The beneficiary of both policies is you.

Ms. Shaina."

"What?"

The cup slipped from Shaina's hand.

She stood frozen for a moment, then her body finally began to tremble uncontrollably. She covered her face tightly with both hands, bent over, face down, shaking violently, until the sound could no longer stay trapped in her throat and she let out a shrill, wailing sob.

Brian's nose twitched slightly. He sighed, silently took a pair of gloves from his pocket and put them on, then took out a syringe, removed the plastic cap covering the needle, and with swift, precise motion stabbed it into Shaina's neck!

As the liquid was injected.

Shaina's body hunched to the extreme, her toes clawing at the floor, and the sobs in her mouth transformed into satisfied moans that reached the depths of her soul.

He pulled out the syringe.

And stuffed it into Shaina's hand.

Whistling, Brian walked over to the cabinet in front of the television and said to Kenneth's smiling portrait on top, "Buddy, look at the love of your life. Look how happily she's smiling..."

Shaina's hands no longer covered her face. Not only were there no tears on her face as one might imagine, the corners of her mouth had split wide in a wild grin as she murmured in utter bliss, "Two million. Two million. Haha, so much, so much money..."

Brian silently watched it all.

Only after Shaina started foaming at the mouth and her mind had completely blurred did he crouch down, lean close to her ear, and whisper, "Whose child is in your belly, exactly?"

"Don't know. Don't know. Hehe, I don't know either."

Good.

Brian nodded, gave up on the idea of giving Shaina emergency treatment, turned, and left.

A little over ten minutes later.

A warm current surged through Brian's body.

This was the feedback that came after an obsession was fulfilled!

Kenneth's obsession had been fulfilled!

In the midst of extreme pleasure, Shaina ended the second half of her life.

The other party went very peacefully.

The client, Kenneth, also gave satisfied feedback, strengthening Brian's body once again.

In the car, Brian held out his palm.

He exerted just a little force.

Strands of muscle bulged, displaying the explosive power contained within!

He had gotten stronger again!

In truth, ever since he learned that Mad Dog Ike had been framed, Brian had set his sights on Shaina, the one who had provided the information.

He had secretly found the other girls who had been in the apartment before.

According to the information they provided, Shaina had been very favored by Ike before she brought Kenneth to him to borrow money.

And even more coincidentally, after Mad Dog Ike became the boss of the Wild Dog Gang, Shaina had attached herself to him.

Brian had been puzzled before.

Mad Dog Ike was clearly a brainless fool at a glance, so why would he think of "delivery service"?

Once the two clues crossed, Shaina became his suspect.

She was the center of this case.

Everyone was connected to her.

The insurance policy became Brian's final means of testing Shaina.

Unfortunately, she overacted.

Didn't she know that tears also gave off a special scent?

Fake-crying in front of a humanoid police dog like him—just how much did she look down on him?

So Brian decisively injected her with high-purity liquid happy water and sent her on her final journey.

After feeling the strengthening in his body, Brian sensed the two obsessions in his mind that belonged to Mad Dog Ike, still completely motionless, and sighed.

The real culprit was not Shaina.

There was still another executor behind this case!

But Brian had already guessed who it was.

Today was going to be a busy one.