The giant octopus was taken to a marine research institute and locked away.
Because the octopus had been brought back by Ethan, the police found a way to unlock his phone.
From his phone, I learned the whole truth.
It turned out that Ethan had grown bored with life as a sailor and started gambling. He lost all our savings.
Not only that, he had borrowed money from the colleagues around him and gambled that away too.
When his coworkers pressed him to repay the debt and he had no money, he sold them my private photos.
To his surprise, my photos were popular.
After that, he became increasingly inventive. He sent me all kinds of sea creatures, coaxing me into taking photos and videos for him under the excuse of helping him ease the loneliness.
In reality, he had already filled the hous
