🍁Nine Ancient Obelisks

Asmidul successfully breaks free from the grip of the suspicious man and returns home.

"And after this, you're supposed to believe journalists!"—having reached his doorstep, the southerner angrily kicked the first stool he saw. "Even in broad daylight, criminal elements are trying to kidnap honest people!"—he added, rubbing his bruised toe. "Where is the guard looking? Oh, right, everything has probably been bought off a long time ago!"
The young man didn't feel like going anywhere in the evening, so he spent the rest of the day on a not-so-successful attempt to cook dinner.

Revan, is it possible to start reading a book one day and finish it the next?