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Chapter686AlphaKingAppears Chapter 686 Alpha King Appears Hayley’sPOV: Hayley’s POV : Aswesteppedpastthecordon,Samsondismissedhissubordinates,leavingjustthetwoofuswalkingahead. As we stepped past the cordon , Samson dismissed his subordinates , leaving just the two of us walking ahead . Hereassuredmegently,“Don’tworryaboutthis.I’llhandleeverythingforyou.Nowthatyou’reincollege,focusonyourstudies.Noonewilltroubleyouagain.” He reassured me gently , “ Don’t worry about this . I’ll handle everything for you . Now that you’re in college , focus on your studies . No one will trouble you again . ” Iarchedaneyebrow,smilingasIreplied,“I’mnotworried.”Ifeltatcaseinstead. I arched an eyebrow , smiling as I replied , “ I’m not worried .” I felt at case instead . Afterabriefpause,Ichangedthesubject.“Samson,youbroughtthebestforensicexpertinthesystemandpersonallyshowedupastheAlphaKing.Asimplesuicidewouldn’trequireallthiseffort,wouldit?” After a brief pause , I changed the subject . “ Samson , you brought the best forensic expert in the system and personally showed up as the Alpha King . A simple suicide wouldn’t require all this effort , would it ? ” Samsonchuckled,buthisexpressiondarkened.“Nothinggetspastyou,doesit? Samson chuckled , but his expression darkened . “ Nothing gets past you , does it ? “You’reright–there’smoretothiscase.Inthepastsixmonths,fivephysicistsinthiscityalonehavediedthesameway.” “ You’re right – there’s more to this case . In the past six months , five physicists in this city alone have died the same way . ” Sureenough,itwasanothercaseinvolvingphysicists.Mymoodsank. Sure enough , it was another case involving physicists . My mood sank . / <![CDATA[ / fpm_start( "true" ); / ]]> / Those incidentswereconnectedtothemasssuicidesDominichadmentioned. Those incidents were connected to the mass suicides Dominic had mentioned . “Physicsisacomplexfield,andthosewhosucceedinitareraretalents,usuallyrankingaboveBeta. “ Physics is a complex field , and those who succeed in it are rare talents , usually ranking above Beta . “Itplaysacrucialroleinanation’stechnologicalprogress.Ifwekeeplosingbrilliantmindslikethis,wecouldfaceaseriousskillsshortageinthefuture. “ It plays a crucial role in a nation’s technological progress . If we keep losing brilliant minds like this , we could face a serious skills shortage in the future . “Astheleaderofthewerewolfpopulationonthiscontinent,Imustprotectthem.” “ As the leader of the werewolf population on this continent , I must protect them .” Therewasatraceofsorrowinhisvoice. There was a trace of sorrow in his voice . “Doyouthinkanenemynationisbehindthis?”Iaskedhimtentatively. “ Do you think an enemy nation is behind this ? ” I asked him tentatively . “It’shardtosay.”Heshookhishead.“Similarcaseshaveoccurredabroadtoo,so… “ It’s hard to say . ” He shook his head . “ Similar cases have occurred abroad too , so … Inoddedslightly,understandingtheimplication. I nodded slightly , understanding the implication . Everycountryvaluedhigh–rankingtechnologytalent,anditwasunlikelythey’dbesacrificedsoeasily. Every country valued high – ranking technology talent , and it was unlikely they’d be sacrificed so easily . “Youdon’tneedtoworryaboutthis,”Samsonsaid,takingonanelder’stoneasheruffledmyhair.“Justfocusonlivingfreely.” “ You don’t need to worry about this , ” Samson said , taking on an elder’s tone as he ruffled my hair . “ Just focus on living freely . ”

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