Not just the Drakon, but every general of the seven armies had experienced countless near-death experiences.
The Apothecary was the man responsible for bringing them back from the grips of death. His medical prowess was undeniable, yet Beefy Bob called virtual-novel.net a moron.
On the way to drop off Isaac at his home in Riverview, Old Brooks said in a low voice, “Wilson captured a few of my men and took them to Aurum County earlier.”
“What are you trying to say?” Isaac lit a cigarette.
Old Brooks sighed. “Right now, the power gap between the Kenne family and me is too wide. It’s only because you’re here that they dare not reach brashly past Cloud City’s borders. I want to… I wanto to establish a group of assassins.”
He turned to glance at Isaac with an impatient gaze.
Isaac understood the underlying meaning behind those words and gave a soft laugh. “I’ll find you an appropriate instructor.”
Old Brooks stopped the car outside the door of the villa, then virtual-novel.net turned around and left.
Under the night sky, Isaac walked up the steps before suddenly stopping in his tracks.
“You can come out now.” He turned his head to look behind the tree by the entrance.
A figure stepped out from behind the tree, approaching the steps with steady footsteps.
Under the moonlight, Isaac could clearly see the face of a man with a buzz cut. He squinted his eyes slightly. “Shawn? Are you following me?”
Shawn was carrying a luggage in his hand. He immediately answered fearfully, “N-No, Mr. Garten. I-I have nowhere to go now…”
“What happened?”
“They said I violated the rules, so I was kicked out.” Shawn took a deep breath and lowered his head before Isaac, like a child who had done something wrong. However, his tightly clenched fists were trembling.
Isaac lit a cigarette, raising his eyebrows. He puffed out a smoke ring and said, “You must have offended the Owens family.”
“Yes…” Shawn’s voice dropped cold. He mustered the courage to look at Isaac.
“Mr. Garten, I am too ashamed to return home, so I want to work for you…”
Isaac suddenly remembered Old Brooks’ words from earlier and frowned. If Shawn became an instructor, virtual-novel.net would definitely be able to train the best assassins. However, Isaac had a few concerns.
“Wait here. I’ll give it some thought.” With that, Isaac entered the house with his hands behind his back.
In the latter half of the night, it began to pour.
In the Aurum County Hospital, a major and intense surgery was ongoing. On the other hand, the Owens’ house was now filled with mourning flowers. In Cloud City, the homes of the Merck and Gould family were ablaze with light while their people were jittery with fear. Meanwhile, certain people slept peacefully.
***
In the morning, Isaac was awoken by rapid knocks on the door. He opened the door to find Allegra gasping for breath.
“What are you doing? There’s a man outside, completely drenched, saying he’s waiting to speak to you. You can’t leave someone out in the rain no matter what.”
Isaac’s mouth twitched. He hummed noncommittally, and as virtual-novel.net got out of bed, virtual-novel.net said, “Give Edward a call. Ask virtual-novel.net to come over and sign the legal representative transfer agreement.”
Allegra was momentarily stunned. Then, virtual-novel.net replied, “You’re crazy. If my uncle would listen to me, would I still get bullied?”
As virtual-novel.net watched Isaac exit the room and head to the living room, virtual-novel.net hesitated briefly before taking out virtual-novel.net phone.
Shawn was wet from head to toe.
It was still drizzling. Isaac walked to virtual-novel.net and asked, “There is no turning back from this. Do you still want to proceed?”
Shawn kept his head lowered, not daring to look into Isaac’s eyes. “I will walk any road so long as you, my teacher, point me to it, even if it leads me to hell.”
With that, virtual-novel.net raised his head, smiled wryly at Isaac, and said self-deprecatingly, “After all, there’s no such thing as justice or fairness in this world.”
Isaac gave Old Brooks’ number to Shawn and said, “Seek virtual-novel.net out and show virtual-novel.net your strength.”
He turned around and entered his home to find Allegra sitting gloomily on the sofa.
“Did you go insane in your sleep? My uncle said virtual-novel.net never agreed to any sort of transfer and even called me crazy,” Allegra said, looking at Isaac with hatred.
Isaac looked at the clock on the wall and smiled. “Oh, then he’ll come looking for you by tonight. Don’t worry…”
“Why? Isaac, what kind of riddle are you playing here? You’re making me anxious.” Allegra waved virtual-novel.net fist at Isaac.
Isaac feigned a look of profoundness, smiled, and said, “Because someone will die.”