Animal Whisperer: Take Back My Life and Love Chapter 222: A Stranger In The Hallway

The leader of the group spotted Jack and immediately hurried forward, grabbing his hand and thanking him repeatedly. "Thank you so much! You truly saved our company!"

Jack remained calm, responding with professional modesty. "You flatter me. I simply did what needed to be done within my capacity."

Commissioner West looked on with curiosity and asked what had happened.

The man turned to the Commissioner, his voice still thick with excitement. "Commissioner, you have no idea! Our company spent five years and invested a fortune developing the Lingxi AI core algorithm. The source code was stolen, and the company was on the brink of collapse! The culprit's methods were incredibly covert; we searched internally for a long time but had no leads."

He took a deep breath and continued, "Thanks to Professor Grant stepping in, he tracked abnormal international data flows and complex virtual currency transaction chains. He finally identified the mole. He recovered our priceless core assets! This didn't just save our business; it protected the nation's core competitiveness in the field of AI!"

After hearing this, Commissioner West nodded with approval. "I see. Young and talented with excellent technical skills!"

Jack maintained his humble attitude, bowing his head slightly. "You are too kind. It was just part of the job."

The man was a well-known entrepreneur in the Southeast province, and since this was a major case, Commissioner West and Captain Simmons began discussing the details of the investigation with him.

Meanwhile, Jack changed his usual cold and impatient demeanor toward Nancy. He suddenly lowered his voice, speaking with a gentleness that felt almost alien.

"Nancy," Jack said, leaning in slightly to close the distance. "Would you like to collaborate with me on solving cases in the future?"

When Nancy heard that abrupt "Nancy," a chill shot up her spine, and she felt goosebumps break out all over her skin.

In all those years with the Summers family, when had Jack ever used that tone with her? It had always been coldness, neglect, or even annoyance.

What shocked her even more was when Jack pulled a box of exquisite imported gummy bears from his suit pocket and handed them over, his voice carrying a forced familiarity.

"These are the ones you used to like, right? A friend happened to bring them back from a business trip."

Nancy did not take them. Instead, she took half a step back, her eyes filled with suspicion and irony.

"Why are you talking nonsense in broad daylight? Have you been possessed?"

Jack's face paled instantly.

He had thought that if he softened his attitude slightly and offered a small treat as a gesture of charity, Nancy would be overwhelmed by the favor and accept it just as she used to.

Jack kept his face neutral, maintaining his facade of a warm and considerate "good brother." He continued his pitch with apparent sincerity.

"My invitation is genuine. You have a unique talent for communicating with animals, and I have professional investigative strength and extensive resources. If we join forces as siblings, we can quickly solve those major cold cases that have been piled up for years."

Jack calculated coldly in his mind: although Ginnie was already studying animal language and had hired many so-called experts for guidance, the progress was disappointingly slow!

Ginnie could still only barely train common birds like hawks and parrots. To reach Nancy's level of communicating with all creatures and commanding them at will—who knew how many years that would take?

Thinking of this, Jack threw out an incredibly tempting condition.

"Furthermore, for every case successfully solved, in addition to the bonus issued by the police station, I will personally give you an extra reward. The amount will be double what the station pays."

The corners of his mouth curled up slightly as he tried to display his maximum sincerity.

Nancy had indeed thought about tracking down cold cases the police hadn't solved, but the only person she ever wanted to fight alongside was her own brother, Simon.

She looked up at Jack, her tone casual but every word sharp as a needle. "I'm sorry, I'm picky about my partners. I'm not used to collaborating with strangers."

Nancy's lips curved into a smirk, and she pointedly emphasized her final words. "After all, the chemistry I have with my real brother—"

"Money can't buy it."

The warmth on Jack's face froze instantly.

He never expected that after lowering his guard so much and offering such generous terms, Nancy would reject him so bluntly!

A surge of anger from being slighted flared up. He grabbed her wrist almost frantically, a look of disbelief and a cold sneer in his voice.

"What can that pauper Simon give you? Resources? Connections? Or his miserable salary?"

Jack pressed a step closer, his voice mocking. "Are you saying I'm not giving you enough? Just say it. What else do you want?"

Nancy violently shook off his hand. Her gaze was as cold as ice, and she used the exact same tone of voice Jack had used countless times to reject her when she lived with the Summers family.