Chapter 510 A Wise Man Submits to Circumstances

The guy stayed cool and casual. "Does it matter who?"

Ryan was practically grinding his teeth. "Of course it matters!"

It mattered a lot! He thought bitterly.

The guy shook his head, looking helpless. "I can't tell you that."

Seeing Ryan's anger flare up again, the guy quickly added, "You can ask anything else."

Ryan took a deep breath before finally asking, "Is Clara in on this too?"

It was almost a given, but Ryan needed to hear it.

"Yes," the guy nodded.

Ryan's face darkened at the confirmation.

He remembered how he had initially dismissed Clara when they first got involved.

But he never expected Clara to be scheming against him, too!

"Clara, you snake!" He slammed his fists on the table, his nostrils flaring with anger.

"Mr. Martin, do you have any other questions?"

Ryan glared at him. "What are you here for? Are you here to help me?"

Even if this guy wasn't sent by Clara, he was sent by the person behind her, which was essentially the same thing.

If it weren't for the fact that they were still in the police station, he would have loved to punch this guy to vent his anger.

"I'm here to help you, Mr. Martin, but whether you want my help is up to you."

The guy answered Ryan's question slowly, then continued without waiting for a response:

"You have two options in front of you. One, you keep going after Clara but can't really harm her, and you still end up in prison for the drugs. Or two, you admit the drugs are yours and that Katniss gave them to you, and then you just serve your time without worrying about anything else."

Ryan almost laughed out loud but didn't make a sound.

He remembered the guy mentioning his family earlier and asked directly, "What about my family? Do they know?"

"Yes," the guy nodded with a smile, looking as friendly as ever.

Ryan bit his lip hard. "You won't even tell me who's behind this. Why should I listen to you?"

"Mr. Martin, even if you don't know exactly who it is, you should realize it's someone you can't afford to cross. Even if you don't want to follow our instructions, maybe your family will. The choice is yours."

"But, a wise man knows when to adapt," the guy added meaningfully.

"I want to see Clara!" Ryan finally said. "Let her come see me, and I'll do what you say."

In the end, Ryan gave in to the guy's threats.

From the moment the guy mentioned his family, Ryan had already lost, completely and utterly.

But he couldn't make it too obvious. He couldn't let the turning point be about his family.

Otherwise, he'd be manipulated again.

He couldn't mention his family, so Ryan immediately thought of Clara.

Thinking of Clara made him sick. Even if he had to stop going after her for his family's sake, he wanted to give her a piece of his mind!

He wanted Clara to come see him in person!

Clara had secretly deleted photos and repeatedly lured him into targeting Katniss.

He had known some of Clara's intentions before, but he had been too eager to use her to get close to the Anderson family to care about her little tricks.

Thinking of the Anderson family, Ryan suddenly felt a chill.

He looked at the guy, trying to figure out if he was hired by the Anderson family.

The guy noticed Ryan's shocked stare and raised an eyebrow. "So, Mr. Martin, have you made your choice? If you follow through, I'll pass on your request to see Clara."

Passing on the request was one thing; whether Clara would agree to come was another.

The guy looked at Ryan but didn't voice his thoughts.

Lost in thought, Ryan suddenly asked, "Are you sent by the Anderson family?"

The guy was initially surprised, then looked at Ryan with confusion.

He wondered how out of touch Ryan was to think he was sent by the Anderson family.

Anyone with a bit of information would know that Ethan and Katniss were training together and had a pretty good relationship.

And if he remembered correctly, Clara had a past with Ethan, right?

How could Ryan not know this?

Ryan misinterpreted the guy's expression, thinking he had guessed correctly.

"Did I guess right?"

If it were the Anderson family, it wouldn't be so hard to accept. After all, Clara had implied she had a good relationship with them.

The guy replied, "Mr. Martin, there's no benefit in guessing. It won't help you."

The implication was that Ryan hadn't guessed correctly.

Ryan was stunned.

Not the Anderson family? Then who? Had Clara connected with someone else?

In that moment, Ryan's desire to call Clara over and berate her diminished significantly.

Or rather, as he speculated about the Anderson family, he had already made up his mind.

He thought, for the sake of the Anderson family, he wouldn't be too harsh on Clara when she came.

He had lost this round, and he accepted it. But his family couldn't suffer anymore.

In that brief moment, Ryan thought a lot.

The guy, however, didn't care if Ryan was lost in thought. He checked the time and said directly:

"Since Mr. Martin has made his choice, you will follow through, right?"

He was about to leave and needed to confirm one last time.

Ryan snapped out of it, looking defeated, and finally nodded. "I'll follow through."

"Good. As long as you cooperate, your family will be fine."

After finishing his business with Ryan, the guy left.

Meanwhile, Clara soon received a message from Emma's subordinate.

"What? Ryan wants to see me?" Clara's heart sank.

Ryan had called her several times before, but she had ignored him.

She thought she could cut ties with Ryan and sever all connections with Huang Jianjun.

"What does this mean? Didn't Ms. Kate say she'd take care of the Ryan problem for me?"

When she met with Emma, she had specifically mentioned Ryan's potential harassment, hoping Emma would block and teach Ryan a lesson.

But she never expected Emma to help Ryan!

"Ms. Manners, you misunderstand." Compared to Clara's agitation, the guy's tone was calm and even.

"Ms. Kate has already negotiated with Ryan. He won't hold you accountable for the Katniss issue or even mention you, but he has a request."

The guy paused, and Clara immediately asked, "He wants me to see him?"

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