Chapter 72: Have you done something bad?

There's a saying that goes, to tell one lie, you have to tell countless lies to round it out. If you tell too many lies at once, it becomes difficult to cover up.

For a while, George didn't know how to explain. He couldn't come up with such outrageous lies, especially in front of Ellie...

"Why aren't you saying anything?" Ellie started to get anxious.

Thinking about the situation at home in recent years, although it couldn't be considered wealthy, the income seemed normal. But she always had a strange feeling, which she couldn't quite put into words.

Now, she finally understood what that feeling was. It seemed like nothing was amiss, but they never lacked anything. That lack of lack was eerie!

He was just a staff member at the Cultural Relics Bureau, yet whether it was housing or a car, the organization provided it all.

She never asked about his salary, but he never lacked money to spend. Whenever there was an issue at home, he immediately found a solution...

When her parents were raising funds to buy a house, they wanted a ground-floor unit because they were elderly. But ground-floor units were expensive.

Mr. and Mrs. Baker hesitated, and as their daughter, Ellie was planning to discuss it with him that evening.

He hadn't touched his salary much, and he had saved quite a bit, so why not give some to Mr. and Mrs. Baker since they didn't lack anything anyway?

But before she could say anything, he told her that the organization had provided them with a housing provident fund and took care of the house payment.

Every month, the organization automatically deducted the amount. No problem.

Then they bought the house, and he got a raise. He said he was lucky, and she didn't understand much, but she was happy to go along with it, thinking he was capable and that the organization was good to her parents.

But now... she didn't think so anymore. Each of these things, when looked at individually, seemed fine, but when put together, it was completely different.

In the world, nothing was that good.

Especially since he was just a survey recorder, yet somehow he was being targeted by a criminal gang...

The more Ellie thought about it, the more scared and anxious she became. After questioning him for so long, he still didn't make a sound, and tears slowly filled her eyes...

"You, you have to be honest with me. Have you done something bad?"