Chapter 167. Need for Rapid Leveling Up

Enda’s eyes clenched shut, the harrowing events from ten years ago rushing back into focus. Back then, he was an exemplary young police officer, cautious in his duties and bolstered by many who wished to aid him. A misfortune led to betrayal by his colleagues, ensnaring him in a web of dr*g-related crime.

That year, Allan was the first to discover Enda’s secret dr*g dealings with nefarious figures, incarcerating him and employing all means to force him into rehabilitation. But Enda’s sudden disappearance raised Gideon’s suspicions toward Allan. Realizing he could no longer shield such a substantial human liability, Allan crafted an elaborate scheme. He marked Enda with bruises as though he had been beaten, tore his clothes, and staged a scene of kidnapping and assault.

Injecting himself with dr*gs to deflect suspicion from Enda, Allan professed his love the day before his arrest. Allan traded his future and career for a chance at Enda’s redemption—because Enda still had