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“Where exactly is he?” Andrew asked. He didn’t hesitate, snatching the phone from Ethan. Tracking Phantom Healer had cost him dearly, and he couldn’t afford to miss a single clue.

“It’s showing the west side, Willow Lane,” Ethan said, pointing to the map. “It’s a residential area, perfect for hiding in in sight. Phantom Healer could be living here.”

Ethan gestured at the moving red dot, puzzled. “But the signal keeps shifting. Phantom Healer must have sensed something and is dodging us. Follow it, and we’ll nail him.”

“Lead the way,” Andrew demanded.

Ethan didn’t waste time but led the way immediately. The group followed the red dot to an exercise area at Willow Lane. Joggers and walkers used machines like treadmills and stationary bikes, while elders strolled or yed chess.

“Mr. Shea, I think Phantom Healer might be an old–timer,” Ethan said,ying out his hunch. He checked the crowd one by one based on the message on his phone.

After a while, he zeroed in on a pine tree. He wondered, ‘Wait… Could Phantom Healer be some kind of pine–tree spirit?‘

“Andrew, there’s someone behind the tree,” Jenny suddenly said. Andrew looked where she pointed and instantly spotted a child ying with the tracker.

Ethan saw it too and rushed over to check the tracker. The moment he got close, the red dot on his phone blinked wildly,

which indicated that the tracker was definitely the one they had nted.

Ethan couldn’t help thinking, ‘But how did it end up in a child’s hands? Could Phantom Healer really be a spirit?‘

“Hey, little one, you couldn’t be Phantom Healer, could you?” Ethan asked cautiously, though he had doubts.

“Who’s that? I only know ghosts.” The kid raised his toy doll, eyeing Ethan like he was crazy.

“So, how’d you get this?” Ethan asked and pointed at the small stuff in the child’s hands.

“This thing? A young man gave it to me,” the kid replied, and with that, he dashed off to continue his own game.

“Looks like we’ve been fooled.” Andrew gave a sharp, cold smirk.

Jenny, usually so cheerful around Olivia, turned serious. “Andrew, anyone who detected my tracking system isn’t ordinary. There might be just one person in the world who could do that.”

“Mystery,” Jenny and Andrew said at the bsame /btime.

Mystery was the world’s top hacker, hunted by cybersecurity agencies everywhere. He hacked into systems and stole secrets without care, being a lone wolf shaking half the Inte. Andrew admired him and wanted to recruit him for his

team.

Andrew thought to himself, ‘Could Phantom Healer and Mystery be connected? Or are they the same person?‘

“Andrew, I never thought I’d see you tricked.” Jenny burst outughing.

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Andrew sighed and muttered in his mind, ‘Forget it. She’s my sister. I’ll leave her be

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“Well, I made a dumb move. So you’ve got to help me find out who Mystery is and where Phantom Healer is,” Andrew said

softly.

Jenny replied, “That depends on my mood.”

Ethan’s mouth twitched, envy ring within. ‘Mr. Shea, you’ve never said such soft words to me,’ heined in his

heart.

Behind the distant bell tower, Olivia watched from the shadows, absorbing it all. Her fingers stilled briefly, and her eyes grew ice–cold, radiating an inner chill.

She had known someone had exposed her identity and nted a tracker in her belongings. She hadn’t done anything about it because she had wanted to see who was so desperate to find her.

“So it was you guys,” she said to herself, her expression remaining cool and unreadable.

At the Shea Manor in Kingtonelle, a phoney shattered. Winston fumed, “What’s happening? How did Samuel end up

critical? What the hell is Andrew doing?”

“Grandpa, calm down. Andrew’s tied up with something important,” Vivian said soothingly. “Don’t worry. Samuel’s doing fine now. I heard Jenny brought along a talented young woman who pulled Samuel back from the brink.”

“Oh, really?” Winston perked up at that. “A girl with such skills in Hirica? Howe I never heard of her before?”

“That just shows she keeps a low profile,” Vivian said. She picked up a cup of coffee and chuckled, “Jenny mentioned Andrew and that girl have a special connection.”

“That’s great news.” Winston couldn’t hide a smile. “That stubborn brat finally took an interest in a girl. He never paid

attention to women, and I was so worried.”

He added, “I’m really curious about that girl. When can I meet her?”

“Grandpa, seeing her is simple.” Vivian yawnedzily. “Just invite her to the party held by our family in ten days.”

Winston stroked his chin, mulling over whether it would work. “Alright, you arrange for it,” he said, looking forward to seeing his future granddaughter–inw.

Late that night at the Evans residence, word had spread about bNathan’s /bsuspension. He was standing in the living room being scolded by Henry. Henry was so angry that his chest pain red up. He sat on the couch, clutching his chest.

Cheryl had known the news for a while and was bustling around helping. Seeing Henry like that, she feigned concern and asked, “Grandpa Henry, what’s wrong? Why are you so upset?”

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Nathan snapped, “It’s all because of that poor student your family supports. If it weren’t for her, how could I-”

“Shut up!” Henry interrupted Nathan. He banged his cane on the floor, his face flushed crimson. “Nathan, sneaking around with women behind my back was bad enough, but to harass that girl in front of everyone? You’ve wrecked your

medical career.”

Cheryl looked puzzled as she thought, ‘A poor student? Could it be Olivia?‘ She asked, “Grandpa Henry, please stop scolding Nathan for now. Is the girl you mentioned Olivia?”

“Who else?” Nathan snapped angrily. “She picked up some basic traditional medicine, showed it off at our hospital, and

that’s how she screwed me over.”

“Olivia?” Margaret, who hade with Cheryl, sounded doubtful. “Mr. Evans, you must be mistaken. She only got through junior high and never made it to college. No way she knows medicine.”

Margaret wondered, ‘After Olivia got out of that ce, we held her back from studying. All day, she’d tinker with her things in her room or hang out with Grace. How could she possibly know medicine?‘

“She doesn’t know? She’s practically a pro,” Nathan yelled in fury as he pulled up the surgery footage.

When they recognized the person in the video, Margaret and Cheryl froze and couldn’t believe their eyes.

Henry shook his head with a theatrical sigh and said, “Margaret, bthat /bpoor student you sponsored… She’s a sly one. Her acupuncture today cost my son his job. Even Harold was so impressed that he wanted to hire her as a special consultant.”

Deep down, Henry muttered, ‘Even though our family owns half the hospital, the absence of my kin there leaves me uneasy. If anythinges to light, we couldn’t rush to the scene fast enough to handle it.