Chapter 133: Why Do You Have That?! (2/2)

Bruce shot up from his feet and turned to look at Ashlynn, ”Uh... Sorry, I didn't expect them to be this weak.”

”Oh yeah, I forgot that this is your first time fighting against these gangsters. Yep, they really are weak.”

”Then, why are the Judiciaries so wary of them? Why not just send a punitive group to crush these bastards into smithereens?”

”It's not that easy...” Ashlynn shook her head, ”The waters of Ashmelion is incredibly murky, dear Bruce. Even the Judiciaries wouldn't dare to tread so casually. These people are weak for they are cannon fodders, but the roots of this giant tree known as the Quads are something that we cannot afford to underestimate.”

”Really?” Bruce found it hard to believe that.

”What else would be the reason why the Judiciaries and the Church are so wary of them?”

Bruce didn't know what to say.

Ashlynn shook her head and decided to place the matter in the back burner of her mind. She turned to look at Calvin and the woman whom he was assisting and said to Bruce, ”Can you shut these holes on the floor? You can't expect me to just jump over these holes, right?”

”Uh... Yeah.” Bruce nodded his head.

With a will, the floor seemed to have gained sentience as it repaired itself.

The bodies of the gangsters were nowhere to be found, that of course, included the body of the leader of these gangsters.

”Are you okay there, young man? Is that your wife?” Ashlynn approached Calvin along with Bruce.

”You guys... How did you know that I was here?” Calvin asked in shock. He then hurriedly hid the steel weapon that he was holding in his hand behind his back.

”You know that it's already too late to hide that thing, right? We saw what you did. You looked really cool.”

Ashlynn coyly commented.

Calvin let out a few dry coughs and he didn't know what to say.

He glanced at Bruce and stared at him for a moment. No words were exchanged but it was obvious from the look on Calvin's eyes that he greatly appreciated their assistance.

”Take your wife away, we will have to seal this place up since this is a scene of the crime.” Ashlynn seriously said.

Calvin nodded without saying anything.

”Ah, leave that steel weapon with you.” She added.

”Oh...” Calvin paused and then dropped the steel weapon onto the ground.

Bruce stared at the weapon with interest and then picked it up, ”Now that I think about it, Calvin. Why would your wife become the target of these gangsters? Is it because of money?”

Ashlynn almost keeled over from what she heard. Wasn't the reason why she ordered Calvin to send his wife away was for them to discuss all of these privately? Yet, what was this Bruce asking this question in the presence of a third-party?

Damn it, he was really a newbie.

Knowing that it was already too late to take back his words, Ashlynn turned around and faced Calvin with interest.

”Calvin, you should know too well how dangerous the Northern Borough. Why did you go back there? Didn't you tell me a few days ago that there's a robbery incident that happened in your house in the Nothern Borough and that is the reason why you had to rent an inn in the Southern Borough?”

”But what is this? Is there really a need for you to return to the Nothern Borough and court trouble? If not for us secretly tailing you, then you would've died at this place!” Ashlynn exclaimed.

”What?”

”You were tailing me?”

Calvin asked in apparent shock.

Ashlynn, having realized her Freudian slip immediately covered her mouth. But seeing the look on Calvin's face, she eventually nodded her head and said while turning her gaze to the side, ”We are fellow co-workers at the coffee shop, I was just concerned about, no! We were concerned about your well-being. Yes, that's right...”

”We were concerned about you after you told us about that alleged robbery.”

Calvin didn't know what to say.

He felt a sour sensation rising up to his chest.

But at the same time, he felt guilty.

To be honest, the only reason why Calvin was confident about coming here alone was that he knew that Bruce and Ashlynn were following him. In other words, Calvin used the two as his insurance. If not for the fact that they were tailing him, Calvin wouldn't dare to come here alone.

He would've enlisted the help of mercenaries and plot a safe route for them to approach the warehouse by pretending as seafarers and seamen. After all, the warehouse was just a few hundred meters away from the Revoir River. What's more, this was Ashmelion they were talking about.

A few dockers and seafarers roaming the streets weren't uncommon.

Charlotte who was silent all this while finally spoke up, ”I'm sorry...”

All eyes turned to look at her as she stepped forward and said, ”It's my fault...”

”I shouldn't have returned to the Northern Borough...”

”I knew that it was too dangerous, but after hearing about the impending road-widening project and demolition. I had no choice but to return. I was afraid that the heirloom that my late husband left for me would be buried under the rubble of the demolition and become lost.”

”Ex-husband?”

”Heirloom?”

Ashlynn and Bruce uttered at the same time.

Ashlynn made a sidelong glance at Calvin.

She didn't expect that Calvin was someone who fancied widowed women.

But Bruce's mind was on an entirely different matter.

”What heirloom are you talking about, madame?” His interest was piqued.

Charlotte reached inside her dress and took something out of her pocket.

”I was talking about this medallion. This is a memento that my late husband left for me. I can't afford to lose this.”

She opened her palm and the moment the medallion was revealed in the face of Ashlynn and Bruce.

The two exclaimed in utter disbelief and shock.

”T-That medallion...”

”W-W-W-Why do you have that?!”