Chapter 614

Maybe, maybe not. In any case, Kara couldn't make a confident judgment from Geralt's expression.

One thing was certain: if another lie was exposed, there would be no more room for discussion—

Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.

Kara hesitated briefly before saying, "I lied about something. Have you heard of Demon Hunters?"

Geralt said, "Uh..."

Susan had called Geralt "Mr. Winchester" in the Gates Group conference room, so Kara must have heard it too. Which raised the question: she seemed to have no reaction to the surname Winchester.

Was the Winchester name not famous enough, or was Kara also only half-competent?

Geralt rubbed his nose. "Uh... I know a tiny little bit."

Kara said, "Yes, I'm a Demon Hunter, though I haven't been in the business long. For certain reasons I can't explain, I have to find Daniel Gates. It's very important!"

Geralt smiled. Maybe it was important to you.

But what did it have to do with me?

Kara continued, "Your wilderness survival and tracking skills are amazing. I need your help. If we find Daniel Gates, I won't take a single Beli of the reward."

Geralt kept smiling.

The reward wasn't yours to begin with!

Seeing that Geralt wouldn't budge, Kara said, "No matter the outcome, I'll pay you another 100,000 Beli privately."

Geralt's eyes lit up.

Now you were speaking my language.

Kara said, "Ten thousand as a deposit. I'll transfer it right away."

Geralt shook his head.

Kara said loudly, "One hundred thousand isn't a small amount!"

Geralt said, "I mean, you can't make a transfer."

Kara chuckled. "I brought a satellite phone... Damn it, why isn't there even one bar of signal?!"

You didn't even know that? Definitely a rookie.

Kara rummaged through her pockets and pulled out