“Mr. Valor, I... I did as you instructed, so please let me live!” pleaded Yuri nervously.

Jackson’s gaze was dark. This man was one of the main culprits behind Serenity’s wrongful conviction. “As long as you don’t say a word about what happened, I’ll let you keep your life.”

Upon hearing that, Yuri let out a sigh of relief.

If given a choice, he would have stayed abroad and never surrendered himself to the authorities. He had only done so under Jackson’s coercion.

Even when it came to someone who was hiding abroad, Jackson had many ways to assert his influence.

“Then, my family...” Yuri spoke with a panicky tone.

“Your family doesn’t know what you’ve done, and I won’t lay a finger on them. However–” Jackson’s abrupt pause brought back Yuri’s fear. “You’re gonna have to pay a steep price for Serenity’s wrongful conviction all those years ago.”

Yuri was about to protest when Jackson rose from his seat abruptly as if he couldn’t be bothered to hear what he had to say. “Mr. V