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It was raining heavily in the darkness of the night. Raindrops fell on Timothy's window pane which making a sound like music. He was very tired that day but when he entered the room his eyes were caught by a strange scene. Ronnie, who is his roommate whom he had initially trusted was pulling out a black bag from under his bed. Timothy see that there is an Iron cutters, saws, a bunch of keys, a drill and even a small gun were shining in the soft light. Timothy's breath caught as he thought, why would an import-export businessman do all this? The question began to consume him.

The day Ronnie first came to the city and started living with Timothy, Timothy thought fate had been kind to him. His gentlemanly clothes, confident walk, and excellent language all impressed Timothy. Ronnie told him that he wanted to start an import-export business here. Your city is new to me, so I need some guidance.

Timothy sincerely wanted to help. He would explain everything to Rony about the city's business and commerce, the streets, and the habits of the people. And Rony would listen attentively and sometimes ask questions that seemed strange to Timothy. For example, one day he asked which branch of the bank had a vault in this city or how was the police patrol here?

Timothy had initially dismissed these as curiosity. But the scene inside the bag that night blew his mind. He didn't stop and asked Rony, "Why are these things in your bag? You said you would do business."
Rony flashed a mysterious smile in his eyes and said, "You have to make a lot of preparations to survive in the business world, Timothy." Hearing that, Timothy's heart trembled.

Rony would wander around the city during the day as a successful businessman. Expensive suits, new acquaintances, and polite conversation. But at night he would disappear. Timothy see him that he come home early in the morning become fresh and change his clothes. After that he goes back to sleep.

Once Timothy directly say to Ronnie, are you not telling me the whole truth?
Ronnie kept himself quiet and looked out the window. After a long silence and taking a long breathe he said that some truths scare people and some truths people don't deserve to know.
This answer increased Timothy's suspicions even more.

One day a national newspaper reported a daring robbery occurred last night at a jewelry shop. Glass was cut and iron locks were broken everything was done perfectly. As soon as he read it Timothy felt like a bolt from the blue. He thought that the saw, cutter, and drill in Ronnie's bag were all suitable tools for this.

He couldn't control himself anymore. He told Ronnie directly, "I know you're not a businessman. You're doing something else. Tell me the truth, who are you?"
Ronnie sighed and said, "Timothy, if you weren't like my brother, I might have shut you up right now." But listen, I'm not a professional thief. I am a freelance agent, sometimes for the government and sometimes against it. My job is to collect information and hand it over to the right people.

Timothy was in a dilemma. Should he hand Ronnie over to the police or keep quiet?
Ronnie came forward and said,If you don't believe me than I will leave from here tomorrow. But remember one things I came here to survive not to destroy.

The raindrops were still patter on the window. Timothy felt like he was caught in a strange battle between truth and lies.

A few days later, Ronnie suddenly disappeared. His room was empty, not even his bag. Only a small note was left on the table, which read, "Timothy, I have chosen my path. You choose yours. Always remember that in every story, there is truth, as well as a mask.

Timothy stood silently with the note into his hand. The only question that running through his mind that was whether Ronnie was really a spy or just a thief. He never find out his answer. But he learned one thing from that the unknown reality that hides behind people's masks is sometimes more terrifying than imagination.

Thus ends Ronnie's story in a mysterious ending where truth and deception are intertwined. The only question left in the reader's mind is "Who was Ronnie really?"

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