Chapter 444 Meeting Aunt Jean (Part Two) (1/2)

”Yes, the token, ” the boy replied dryly. ”I've heard that its owner can rule two gangs and possess a lot of money. The person who sent that email to my father said so, and I think some other people know too.”

Joe was deep in thought and was astonished. He thought to himself, 'I've never heard this thing. If it is true, will my Daddy be in danger?'

Joe asked, ”Mike, are you sure?” Joe gazed steadily into the distance.

Mike started nervously flicking the pocket on his school clothes as he watched Joe. ”I'm sure, ” he replied. ”There must be a token. But...” His words ended abruptly.

Joe looked back at his friend and asked, ”But what?”

”I...I think a lot of people may be planning to take the token.” Mike hesitated before speaking again. ”So...your Daddy might be...”

He didn't get a chance to continue his thought, for Joe immediately interrupted him. ”My Daddy will be fine. No one can hurt my Daddy.”

”Well, you might be right, ” Mike conceded. ”My Dad told me that no one would dare challenge your Daddy.” He was reluctant to continue, but Joe needed to know. ”But people who want that token will usually do anything to get it.”

A new thought suddenly occurred to Joe. ”Does the token have any meaning?”

Mike pondered before responding. ”I don't know. But the guy who sent the email to my father said the token was a symbol of power and wealth.”

Thinking fast, Joe spoke just as quickly, ”Mommy and Daddy must already know this. But they haven't told me. If I'm right, Uncle Derek knows too. But does Mond know?”

Mike thought of something and quickly shouted, ”There might be one thing related to the token, Joe.”

Joe turned his attention back to Mike, asking, ”What is it?”

”It's about your butler's death, ” the other boy explained. ”Your Daddy buried this, but some people still know your butler died in a car accident.” Mike thought back to the news he would watch every day to see what was going on in the business world.

Silence befell the pair of boys on the stone bench. Mike had guessed at what Joe had been thinking. He'd seen quite a few odd things happen in his home around his Great-Grandpa's death.