Stephen accompanied Yvonne and stayed two days by the river.

He received a call from Jim on the same day. Since Yvonne was present, he put his phone on loudspeaker.

"As you guessed, two people snuck into Hope's treatment center. We found a large amount of tranquilizers on them.

"I handed them over to Curtis. After being tortured by him, they confessed that they were on a bounty mission issued by Emerald Group."

Jim was indignant. He said, "Emerald Group is so ruthless! They can't even spare an old man lying in a hospital bed! Aren't they afraid of retribution?"

"It’s personal behavior, and it has nothing to do with the group," Yvonne reminded Jim casually.

Jim was pleasantly surprised to hear Yvonne's voice. "Yvonne, you're there too? Do you two spend every day together now?"

"We’re together every day at the moment."

Yvonne glanced at Stephen and diverted attention back to the topic. "It's easier to investigate if Mark is releasing bounty missions through Emerald Group.

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