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Rue vividly remembered Chuck—the chubby boy who knew his way around words.Adrian exclaimed, "Yes, that's him!""I haven't seen him in a while," Rue said, "Did you know that when you left, Chuck used to come to our house every day asking if you had come back? This went on for over a year."Adrian took a deep breath. He was surprised to hear this as he never expected Chuck to look for him so persistently."What happened after that?" Adrian asked.Rue replied, "Chuck would bring gifts every time he came to our house. He knew that our family was bankrupt so he bought a lot of study supplies for Ada. But then, after more than a year, he stopped coming.""Do you know where he went?" Adrian wondered."I asked around and it seems that Chuck's father was crushed to death when a building collapsed during his construction work. I don't know how it was handled in the end. Since then, I have not seen him." Rue revealed the sad news to Adrian.Adrian's face fell from shock and disbelief."
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Mya did not say anything else, and Reiss left the Battle Warrior Tower with the pass in hand.Reiss took a taxi directly to the funeral parlor located on the outskirts of Swallowston, which was quite far away. Unbeknownst to her, she was being targeted by two young men who were in a car behind her."That woman is Seth's sister. D*mn it! How dare she struts into Swallowston so openly. We'll give her a lesson later," one of the young men muttered angrily, looking at Reiss in her car.The other young man nodded in agreement and suggested, "Let's follow her and show her what happens when she messes with us."These two young men, named Cliff and Marlin Black, were cousins of Simon and part of the Black family. They had set their eyes on Reiss when she appeared near the Battle Warrior Department.Simon’s death greatly impacted the Blacks and they could not tolerate the humiliation. Cliff immediately made a phone call and quickly arranged for several people to follow Reiss.***Half an
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Upon saying that, Marlin snatched the urn from Reiss’ hands.Reiss shrieked, “Don’t do anything to him!“Gahhh!”Reiss screamed. She was having trouble accepting this.In a fit, she cried and shouted, “I won’t let you get away with this, you b*stards!”Unable to withstand the agony, Reiss charged toward Marlin in a fit of hysteria.Already boiling with anger since the start, Marlin roared, “Beat her up!”More than twenty people immediately ran over and swung at Reiss with the clubs in their hands.Reiss was shaking all over and was at loss for what to do.However, the moment these people moved to attack her, a loud shout was suddenly heard. “Stop!”The shout made Marlin and Cliff stop what they were doing and turned around to look over in puzzlement.Reiss looked in the direction where the roar came from, her face covered in tears. She saw Adrian coming from a distance to stop the attack.She was overcome with emotion when she saw him.Cliff recognized Adrian and raised an
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Reiss crouched on the floor in helplessness as she watched Seth’s ashes blow away with the wind before vanishing into the crowd.‘Is this retribution for what he did?’Reiss had no idea what she should do because everything happened too quickly. On all fours, she cried until her face was covered in tears.“This is his life. You don’t have to be too upset,” Adrian said upon seeing Reiss crying on the floor.Adrian was supposed to be resting at home yet he received a call from the department claiming that someone was following Reiss.Reiss looked at the urn on the ground in a daze, her body shaking.“He’s dead and didn’t even get to leave behind a pinch of his ashes. Is this his retribution?” Reiss sobbed.Seth had committed all sorts of heinous acts when he was alive. In his death, he received the retribution that he deserved.Reiss had always believed that good and evil would always be rewarded. It was only a matter of time. And Seth was no exception.Adrian patted her shoulde
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Hearing these words, Reiss felt much better.She had not expected her old schoolmate to be rather good at comforting women.Reiss said, “I’ll remember what you told me. Don’t worry, I won’t let myself be affected.”Adrian smiled. “Great. Well then, let’s eat!”Reiss was starving. She picked up her cutlery and began eating. Adrian sat opposite and watched her scoff down her food. The meal passed in silence.Reiss would occasionally wipe away tears as she ate. Adrian poured her a glass of water and asked, “Do you have any plans for the future?”Reiss inhaled a deep breath and flipped her silky hair.“I have no idea, I might return to Northrive but I don’t feel like going back. My parents have already been brainwashed. If I go back now, I’ll probably be heading toward the end of my life,” said Reiss with a bitter smile.“What do you mean?” Adrian asked.“My father has never been a kind person. Ever since Seth’s death, my parents have been hell-bent on avenging him. My father is p
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Reiss fell silent. She was pondering what Adrian had told her.Perhaps he was right.She would do everything in her power to handle this matter. If she failed to do so, she would still have the right to choose her destiny.Reiss clenched her teeth.Adrian advised her once again by saying, “It has been so many years, Reiss. You should change by now. You’ve already done your best under the circumstances so you shouldn’t put more stress on yourself. You’re a woman now so you have a choice.“It’s unnecessary for you to get yourself killed because of them.”“I… I will give it some thought,” said Reiss through her clenched teeth.Adrian nodded and stretched out his hand to wipe away the sauce stain on Reiss’ face.Reiss’ face blushed for a moment. “I… I’m sorry.”Adrian was about to say something when his phone rang. The call came from Daniel.Daniel said, “Sir, I found the information on that number you told me to investigate.”Reiss listened in on Adrian’s phone conversation.A
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“Great. Let’s go!”Adrian and Reiss walked out of the restaurant. He made a call and instructed Daniel to send him a car.Five minutes later, an MPV stopped next to Adrian. He got into the car and beckoned Reiss to get in.When she had settled in, Adrian sped out of Swallowton’s city center.***Dragonshire Prison 14 was five hundred kilometers away from Swallowston through mountainous roads.The location of the prison was very secluded. A person would not be able to find its specific location without a thorough knowledge of the mountain.Other than that, there was no signal coverage on the mountain. There was only Intranet available in the area nearby the prison. Moreover, the intranet was under constant monitoring by the governor’s office.Adrian was burning with anxiety on the way there. He knew that Chuck would have to endure more torment every minute he took to get there.He had no idea what sort of crime Chuck had committed over the years. However, he believed that his f
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Reiss was so scared that she started shaking upon spotting the prison guards with their guns out.She clutched Adrian’s arm, her face was ghastly pale.Reiss said, “Adrian… Slow down! They have guns!”Adrian ignored her as more than ten prison guards ran toward them. The car slowly came to a stop at the entrance.Before he alighted from the car, more than ten guns were already aiming at the car and were prepared to shoot at any moment. These people were working under the jurisdiction of the governor’s federation guard and not the Battle Warrior Department.Prison 14’s surveillance was extremely strict and the staff members here were equipped with the most advanced weapons. In fact, they even had armored helicopters in their possession.In case of an emergency, the governor warriors posted to Prison 14 would be activated to fight.Crack, crack, crack!The sound of guns being cocked rang out.One of the governor warriors shouted, “Step out of the car!”Reiss was shaking in fear