187 The Gardener (1/2)
Jun took out a foldable table and chair from his dimensional storage, then stretched for a bit, before placing the laptop that Evo sent him on top of the table.
The swarm of bats disappeared after passing behind a building.
'They're probably sleeping now? No, wait. Bats should be active at night, right? Nevermind'
After pressing the power button, Jun inserted the USB stick into the laptop.
A popup showed up, and he clicked the open folder option. It brought him to the window, and he opened the only file inside named [ONLY FOR LITTLE JUN'S EYES].
Jun didn't forget to curse Evo a few times in his head before proceeding to read the file. The file contains a list of pictures with information beside them.
In the first part of the file was Mayor Yobet's innocently smiling face, which immediately irked Jun. He read the corresponding information and learned that the mayor was a Drug Protector.
The following pictures, names, and information were supplementary ones that lead to his father's misfortune.
A screenshot of a conversation goes:
His father reported the town mayor for corruption and illegal activities, which were intercepted by a subordinate of a Drug Protector on the higher part of the government system.
When Mayor Yobet learned about the news, he wanted to kill the man as soon as possible but got stopped by the higher Protector.
The man suggested that since excellent and honest people are scarce, so they should break him slowly. They threatened the man to kill his family if he ever does things unexpectedly. Since he believes in fairness, they would leave his family alone of he plays a game with them. If he ever wins ten million from gambling, they would leave his family alone.
With no other choice, Jun's father accepted.
On another screenshot, the other Protector was scolding Mayor Yobet for doing a poor job at handling the people in his town. The other person then suggested making sure to take pictures so that they could blackmail the person further. If the photos get released to the public, the man will lose credibility, and the mayor could easily dismiss anything he says.
Jun bit his lips until blood appeared. He scrolled down slowly as he etched everyone's face and name into his mind.
The stare he had while browsing the file was already declaring these people's deaths. These people better pray that he never sees them!
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On the cemetery, a R0 Carrier that was eagerly absorbing the moonlight got bitten by a 1-foot black bat. The fangs that sank deep into the neck started absorbing the energy from the carrier.
At first, the carrier only felt something sticking to the back of its head, so it ignored it.
When the carrier noticed that something was stealing its energy, it became angry and used its hand to slap it away as if it was killing a mosquito.
The carrier's hand was a bit slow, and the bat was able to react. It stopped eating the energy of the carrier and flew backward.