A retired reincarnator from a certain American film studio

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"It's yours, isn't it?"

"……Yes."

"That's good."

Luke nodded: "David took something he shouldn't have, and a lot of people are looking for him. Luckily, I got there before the Sentinel Service and saw these photos. If I hadn't gone there and the Sentinel Service had seen them, you might have been in trouble. Put them away."

It's not possible.

It is certain.

Clarice thought to herself, then silently folded the five photos back up and put them in her pocket, intending to go home, throw them into the barbecue grill in the backyard, and burn them to ashes.

Lu Ke looked at Clarice, who had put the photos away again, took a sip of his drink, and then spoke again: "By the way, do you know where David is now? I just went to his house, he saw me, but before I could finish three sentences, he ran away."

As he spoke, Luke kept an eye on Clarice's expression and said with a smile, "Moreover, judging from his posture, it seems he's received some information and is preparing to run away."

Upon hearing this, Clarice composed herself, took a deep breath, and looked up at Luke: "I was the one who let him run away, Mr. Dann."

Lu Ke raised an eyebrow: "Oh."

Clarice suppressed her instinctive trembling as she looked at Luke: "He told me what he did in Atlanta. After I found out about it, I knew he was in big trouble. If he stayed here, he would be in trouble for himself and for the rest of us mutants who have awakened but haven't done anything wrong."

Lu Ke chuckled.

"big trouble?"

"David didn't cause any major trouble."

"He's really caused a huge upheaval."

From David's perspective, this matter was indeed a major scandal.

Clarice pursed her lips and looked at Luke: "I know, I've seen those things, and I also know where they are."

Lu Ke: "..."

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I know.

I've seen those things.

and……

I also know where those things are now.

Upon hearing Clarice's words, Luke's right hand, which was holding the wine glass, paused slightly, and the smile on his face gradually faded.

Clarice stared directly at Luke under his bright gaze, biting her lip without saying a word.

The atmosphere seemed to suddenly become very quiet.

quite a while!

"You're very honest."

Lu Ke withdrew his gaze, said this, and then lowered his head to drink his wine again without saying anything more.

Clarice didn't say anything, but took out the file bag with the 'SSS' Sentinel Special Operations Bureau label that she had brought back after returning home, and handed the file bag, which was still a little warm from being held in her arms, to Luke.

Lu Ke looked up, glanced at it, then reached out and took it, immediately opening the file bag and emptying its contents.

Five photos and a CD.

What's on the CD is unknown.

But in these photos...

Chief Horton Lewis, along with his sister and younger sister, are shown in a clean, clear image that is somewhat jarring to the eye.

Even Lu Ke, who considered himself well-informed in the Main God Space, couldn't help but gasp when he saw this scene.

Good guy!

It turned out to be the case.

Looking at the contents of the photo, Luke finally understood why Chief Louis was so concerned and anxious about losing something.

Sleeping with women is nothing, so what if it gets exposed?

In any case, once this thing is exposed, its impact on men is always the least.

This is the truth.

Again.

If photos were made public, they might be damaging to a politician, but for the head of a federal law enforcement agency, the damage would be negligible.

but……

If it's about sleeping with one's own older and younger sisters and it gets exposed, that's a different story.

Especially her older sister and younger sister, whose husbands' families are prominent figures in California.

no doubt.

If this photo is leaked, Chief Horton Lewis could face more than just a disgrace.

Luke held the five photos in his hand, his thoughts racing, then looked up at Clarice, who had been silent since handing him the file folder.

"How did this thing end up with you?"

“I stole it from David.”

"is it?"

“David has lost his mind; he wants to use these photos to blackmail the important person in them.”

Seeing that the most important thing had been handed over, Clarice was no longer as nervous as before. She looked at Luke and explained in detail why she had taken the information from David: "I told him that if he did that, he would die a terrible death, and he would implicate many people, many innocent people who knew him."

Luke agreed with Clarice's statement, nodded, chuckled, and then looked at Clarice with a hint of amusement: "You mean David wants to use this to blackmail Louis?"

Clarice nodded: "Yes, that's what he thinks."

Lu Ke chuckled to himself.

That's right.

This thing can indeed be used to blackmail Director Louis.

but……

The prerequisite for blackmail is that you have the right to blackmail.

This may sound contradictory.

But that's the truth.

Simply put, when you're blackmailing someone, you must at least ensure that if they choose to overturn the table after being blackmailed, it won't affect you at all. Only then is it legitimate blackmail.

If you deny that someone will flip the table and chop you up the moment you open your mouth to threaten them, then what are you threatening them for?

Lu Ke thought to himself, somewhat speechless, shook his head, put the photos aside, then grabbed the film negatives that had been poured out along with the photos, looked up, held them up to the light, and after confirming that they were indeed the negatives of these five photos, put them away again.

Clarice sat silently opposite Luke, watching his examination.

After examining the photos and film, Luke fiddled with the CD in his hand and looked at Clarice.

"what is this?"

"do not know."

"You didn't see it."

"No."

Luke didn't speak, but instead observed the expression on Clarice's face.

Clarice's gaze did not waver at all.

She hadn't actually seen the contents of the CD because her home computer didn't support reading CDs.

Nowadays, most computers, at least home computers, no longer come with an optical drive.

That's common sense.

After confirming that Clarice wasn't lying, Luke nodded, then put the disc aside and looked at Clarice with a serious expression: "Clarice, I'll ask you one more time, and you must answer seriously. You don't have a backup of these photos, do you?"

Clarice quickly waved her hand.

"No, I know these things are troublesome, and keeping them in my possession would put me in danger."

Are you sure you don't have a backup?

“I assure you, Mr. Dan.”

"What about David?"

"This……"

Clarice hesitated.

She was certain she didn't have a backup, because she truly didn't.

But David...

Luke looked at Clarice's expression, smiled, and nodded: "I understand."

Clarice was slightly taken aback.

Luke then changed the subject: "Have you seen these photos?"