Chapter 10 Aftermath

Qiantiao led Reina away from the "Musket Inn."

Sullen felt a sense of relief having gotten rid of such a hot potato.

He hadn't expected such a normal trial guidance mission to turn into so many accidents. After several fierce battles and a dozen wounds of varying sizes, he felt very tired.

Thinking that Qiantiao and the gang leaders would handle everything, and that there was nothing for him to do, he decided to stay at the inn for a night.

However, he didn't stay in room 304, but opened a new room next door.

If something happened and people tracked him down, he would have room to react.

...

The next day, Sullen's biological clock woke him up from meditation on time.

He checked the time and realized it was time for another day of gathering for the street patrol. There was nothing to pack, so he checked the bullets in his musket and walked out the door.

There were no signs of anyone breaking into room 304 next door, so he figured things had been properly resolved.

Seven o'clock sharp, at the unfinished building.

The Cross Society gang members responsible for Green Street had already gathered together.

Sullen greeted a few of the old-timers and squatted on the curb to listen to them chat and joke.

"Hey, did you guys know? I heard something big happened at the tenement building yesterday. A lot of inner city professionals came, a huge commotion."

"I heard too. I heard dozens of troop carriers came, like they were going to war."

"Hey, what do you think it was for? Did some powerful aberrant monster appear in the underground cave?"

"Not sure. I heard the secrecy level was pretty high. Several gang leaders went..."

"..."

Sullen listened to the side, not saying a word.

Not many people knew about Sullen guiding the Black Tower Academy trial group in the first place, and with such a big accident, the outside world was kept in the dark.

No one knew that Sullen, one of the people involved, was squatting right next to them.

Before long, Captain Kai also rushed over on his motorcycle.

This was the first time Sullen remembered him being late. He explained that he had just returned from headquarters.

Without saying much, the group began their daily street patrol.

The gang members were still carefree, flirting and joking with the streetwalkers, then strolling through the bar street and the casino street...

Kai found a chance to walk alongside Sullen and said with a face full of apology, "I'm sorry, brother, I didn't know things would get so messed up."

"It's nothing."

Sullen smiled.

Kai really meant well. If this mission had gone without incident, it would have been a great opportunity to make money.

Kai didn't seem to know too many details either, and thought Sullen was just a pure "passerby" in the incident. He pursed his lips and said, "Those inner city tycoons are really ruthless the richer they get. I heard it was because of a family feud, they sent assassins to kill a student, and then disturbed the young masters and misses of the trial group, that's why there was such a big commotion... Luckily nothing major happened, otherwise if it happened on Green Street, we would have been implicated..."

"Yeah."

Sullen nodded in agreement, not explaining anything.

Probably because the top financial groups didn't want the scandal to spread, even Kai didn't know that the Reis family's young lady had been assassinated. Moreover, two students and three accompanying instructors had died, but the news hadn't spread.

Kai seemed bored and said, "Forget it, I won't say anymore. The gang leaders won't let us talk too much about these things."

After a pause, he looked at Sullen and asked, "Brother, are you still going to the Scarlet Fortress?"

Sullen smiled and nodded, "Yeah. I got news that the gladiatorial matches at the Scarlet Fortress tonight will be very lively, I definitely have to go see it..."

Kai pursed his lips, looking listless, and said, "I probably won't be able to go. The leaders said there might be a big upheaval because of yesterday's events, and told me to patrol the streets more..."

Sullen and Kai were very familiar with each other, and they spoke without formality. He even said annoyingly, "Oh. Then you go patrol the streets, and I'll go watch the gladiatorial matches?"

Kai rolled his eyes: "..."

That was the trouble with being a captain, there were too many things to do.

That was also why Sullen refused when Kai said he wanted to recommend him as deputy captain, so he could be promoted to captain in the future.

...

Sullen was already a regular at the arena. He walked into the casino familiarly, greeted some familiar gamblers, and came to his usual spot next to the octagon.

Listening to the tips the betting girls revealed in advance, he learned that there would be professional gladiatorial matches tonight, and three in a row. He heard the gladiators were from the inner city.

Others didn't know the reason, they were just watching for fun.

Sullen guessed that it was probably because after the assassination attempt on Reina failed, the Reis family's higher-ups had started a purge. And this kind of excitement would probably last for a long time.

Then he repeated his daily "work": betting, cheering, reaping.

Sullen didn't know why, but he wasn't in the mood to watch the matches today.

He realized later that it was probably because the harvest from the corpses had made him lose interest.

In the underground cave, he harvested the soul fragments of two Black Tower Academy assistant instructors, a second-order professional, and an elite student... gaining a lot of knowledge.

Compared to those high-quality fragments, the ordinary corpses in the arena who weren't even professionals couldn't give him much of a boost in strength.

It was like winning the five million lottery several times, and then winning small prizes of three or five hundred, it was hard to get excited.

But as he was gambling, Sullen felt his arm sink into a soft touch. He turned his head and saw a gambling-addicted young woman leaning over with great interest.

Qiantiao didn't avoid anything, and boldly put her arm around Sullen's shoulder, and asked, "Sullen boy, who do you think will win the next match?"

Sullen wasn't a stranger either, and said, "I bet on the red side."

When Qiantiao heard this, she called out to the betting girl and shouted, "Red side, bet ten thousand."

Sullen was already used to it. This gambling-addicted young woman probably wanted to try her Xuanmen (mysterious sect) gambling skills again.

While the gladiatorial match hadn't started yet, Qiantiao took out a silver mechanical box that looked very exquisite and handed it to Sullen, "Here, take it."

"???"

Sullen cast a doubtful look, but took the box.

It was very heavy, as if it contained something good.

Qiantiao explained, "It's a thank-you gift from Reina. She said thank you for taking care of her in the underground cave."

"Oh."

Sullen showed a look of understanding, and was also very curious about what kind of thank-you gift a young lady from a top financial group would give. He was about to open it, but Qiantiao held it down.

She leaned in close and warned in a low voice, "If you open it here and let people know you have this thing, you'll probably be found dead on the streets tomorrow."

The consequences were that serious?

When Sullen heard this, he became even more curious about what was in the box.

Although he didn't know what it was, it must be worth a lot.

But obviously, beating around the bush wasn't Qiantiao's style. She directly revealed what the gift in the box was, and then said, "That girl doesn't know how to choose gifts. If these two famous guns appear in the outer city, who knows how many murders will happen."

"Famous guns?"

Sullen's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he muttered in his heart: Yo, that girl is quite sensible.

If she sent other things, he would really think it was dispensable. But "famous guns" had a strange attraction for a gunslinger.

What's more, it was a gun that even the gambling-addicted young woman valued so much, so it must be extraordinary.

At this time, Qiantiao took out another box.

This time, she didn't hide it, but directly opened a corner of the box, revealing stacks of green banknotes, and said, "This is five hundred thousand in cash. It's also a thank-you gift."

After a pause, she added, "That Leonard family's young master Charlie also sent someone to bring a message, asking if you're interested in being his personal bodyguard in the inner city."

Sullen looked at the box of money and immediately thought of that chubby student who looked like a Michelin Man.

That capable guy would never disappoint.

Sullen happily accepted the box of money and said, "I'll take the things. I'll pass on being a bodyguard."

Qiantiao raised her eyebrows and said, "I knew you wouldn't be interested, so I directly declined for you. It's better to follow me than to be a bodyguard in the inner city."

"..."

Sullen smiled and didn't say anything.

He used to think that Qiantiao was just a gang leader, but now that he knew she was Reina's aunt, he realized that this big shot's background was also not simple.

But he didn't ask too much. He could guess that this matter probably involved some of Qiantiao's unpleasant past.

...

At this time, the gladiatorial match in the arena had ended.

The blue side won, which was different from what Sullen had guessed.

Qiantiao lost ten thousand yuan, pursed her lips, tilted her head and looked at Sullen, "Who are you betting on for the next match?"

Sullen knew that he couldn't persuade her, and said directly, "Still the red side."

When Qiantiao heard this, she raised her eyebrows, beckoned to the betting girl, and doubled the bet in the opposite direction, "Blue side, bet twenty thousand!"

Sullen looked at her, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. This gambling-addicted young woman's metaphysical gambling skills were here again, probably wanting to bet against the unlucky guy.

Taking advantage of the break before the start, Qiantiao said again, "The matter has been mostly dealt with, there's nothing for you to do. That girl Reina blamed everything on herself, and even sent people to clean up the traces in the underground cave. But there was a little trouble during the cleanup process. A very terrifying aberrant monster emerged from the ground, causing considerable casualties. The entrance to the underground cave in the tenement building has also been sealed, and no one will be allowed to approach it again..."

"Yeah."

Sullen breathed a slight sigh of relief when he heard this.

The fact that the matter of killing Jack hadn't been exposed, and no one from the inner city had come to ask him questions, was the most ideal result.

From now on, he was still a small Cross Society gang member on Green Street, a small, transparent figure under Captain Kai.

Speaking of this, Qiantiao looked at Sullen with a slightly playful look and said, "It is said that this time, an old second-order instructor and two near-second-order assistant instructors from the Black Tower Academy's elite class died in the underground cave. So some people speculate that there must be at least a second-order professional among the killers. But they still failed to kill Reina..."

Sullen looked as usual, as if it had nothing to do with him.

It was normal for outsiders to be able to deduce this. As long as those killers weren't idiots, they would definitely act if they were sure, so there must be a second-order professional involved.

But the fact that the killers had prepared so well and still failed to kill Reina was simply "bizarre."

Qiantiao restrained her probing gaze, seemingly not caring what the truth was, and smiled slightly: "Now that a high-level aberrant monster has been discovered in the underground cave, so everyone finally decided that the problem lies with those monsters."

"Oh..."

Sullen also pretended to be enlightened.

Thinking about it, probably no one would think that an ordinary gang member from the outer city could deal with a group of killers with at least a second-order expert. Even if he was a "firearms expert."

That was good too. The monster took the blame, and the logical loopholes in the matter were also filled.