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  • The Caught Fish chapter 2 Cover
    by Emily Miller One day, Yamamoto was thinking about how to make more money from Mitsuda. Suddenly, Mitsuda rushed to see him. He looked pale and in a bad mental state. As soon as he entered the door, he said to Yamamoto, "Doctor, I've got another tough problem." Yamamoto was stunned. "What's the matter?" Mitsuda said, "It's blackmail again." Mitsuda told Yamamoto that he didn't know before that when he killed Peter, Peter was also blackmailing another man named Koyama. When Peter asked Mitsuda to send 2 million, Koyama…
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  • The Caught Fish chapter 1 Cover
    by Emily Miller Yamamoto was a psychologist. One day, a well - dressed man came to his private clinic. Yamamoto greeted him warmly, "Sir, I'm glad to be of service to you!" The man showed no reaction on his face. He just coldly retorted, "Can I trust you?" Based on his past experience, Yamamoto guessed that the man must be troubled by something annoying. So he tried to speak to him in a gentle tone, "How can I put it? I hope you understand that my duty is to help those who are suffering mentally return to a normal state…
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  • The Caught Fish Cover
    by Emily Miller Step into a world where secrets are currency and trust is a luxury. A well – dressed man walks into psychologist Yamamoto’s clinic, his face a mask of cold suspicion. Little does Yamamoto know that this encounter will be a web of deception. The man, Mitsuda, unfolds a tale of a hit – and – run, blackmail, and a desperate act of murder. Yamamoto, seeing a chance to profit from Mitsuda’s vulnerability, plays the role of a caring doctor. But as the story unfolds, who is really pulling the strings? Will Yamamoto’s greed lead him into a deadly trap? Dive in to find out!
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  • An Old Grudge chapter 2 Cover
    by Timothy Dudley This time, when they learned that Tom was the only eyewitness, Phil and Hill were delighted. They thought, "It won't be difficult to get this coward to testify. Just scare him a bit, and he'll tell us everything." Sure enough, as soon as Tom was brought to the police station, he turned pale with fear. Phil said, "Let me ask you one more time. Did you really not see the bandit pass by the small path in front of your house the night before last?" "Well... I really didn't see him, officer." Hill…
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  • An Old Grudge chapter 3 Cover
    by Timothy Dudley "In this way, the witness is dead, someone takes the blame, and the case can be closed. As for the stolen money, since the criminal is dead, no one will know where he hid it, and we can enjoy this money in peace." "Great idea!" The two immediately agreed on this plan. They were going to return to the police station right away to implement this flawless plan. They first took the money back to their homes and then quickly returned to the police station. Then they brought Jack to the interrogation…
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  • An Old Grudge chapter 1 Cover
    by Timothy Dudley Recently, a robbery took place in Grizz Town. Taking advantage of the night, the bandit shot and killed the bank's money escort, snatched $1.5 million, and then fled. Officers Phil and Hill from the town police station were ordered to investigate the case. At the moment, Phil and Hill were interrogating a young man named Tom. Coincidentally, Tom was their middle - school classmate. In middle school, Tom was the butt of their jokes. Once, they even took off his underwear and hung it on the school…
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  • An Old Grudge Cover
    by Timothy Dudley In the quiet Grizz Town, a shocking bank robbery unfolds under the cover of night. The bandit mercilessly shoots the money escort and makes off with a staggering $1.5 million. Enter Officers Phil and Hill, tasked with cracking the case. But when they discover the sole eyewitness is their middle – school classmate Tom, whom they’ve long bullied, they think it’ll be a walk in the park. Little do they know, as they pressure Tom and start uncovering evidence, a web of greed and deception will entangle them. Will they find the real culprit? Or will their own dark desires lead them down a path of no return? Read on to find out!
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