Ch. 1051..1060
Life After Prison Chapter 1051-Severin had a good night’s sleep, thinking that it would take about two or three days for him to locate Canis Hall after the mayor, the Maddocks, and the Millers sent their men to find out more information.
The next morning, he planned to do a bit of alchemy after breakfast but was caught by surprise when Chelsea came looking for him.
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“Handso I mean, Mister Severin!” Chelsea came up to him. She was more cautious when speaking to him after knowing his true identity.
Severin smiled and said, “Just call me Severin. I’d feel awkward if you address me in such a formal
manner.”
Chelsea nodded, and then said, “The mayor and his son are both here, and my father just welcomed them in. I was told to inform you about their arrival.”
“Is that so?” Severin’s eyes lit up as soon as he heard that. “I didn’t think they’d have good news for me so soon.” Severin immediately followed Chelsea down.
At this time, Richard was quite surprised that the mayor’s family would be so polite to him. He was flattered as a result. However, little did he know that Hamish and his family were being nice to them because they thought that Chelsea was genuinely Severin’s girlfriend. They had planned to cooperate more with the Maddocks on certain projects in the future. Such a relationship would likely allow them to secure Severin’s protection in the future.
Severin and Chelsea walked in as Richard and Hamish were in the midst of a discussion.
“Haha, Mister Hamish! I didn’t expect us to meet again so soon!” Severin came in and remarked with a chuckle.
Hamish and the others immediately stood up respectfully. He nodded and said, “We asked our men to find out about Canis Hall yesterday, and they managed to turn up some information.”
“That’s good to know! Where is Canis Hall right now?” Severin was elated, and he immediately wanted to know what was going on.
Hamish, however, had a slightly contrived expression. “Let’s have a seat and I’ll explain what I’ve found.”
After Severin sat down, Hamish continued. “Well, Mister Severn, we were told that such an organization does exist, but they have few members and almost no influence. In total, they have only about a thousand people.”
Severin nodded. He had already expected that. After all, if the hall was any stronger, Richard and the others would have already been able to tell him about them when he asked.
Unfortunately, Severin did not expect that there were only about a thousand people in the hall.
At that moment, Hamish continued, “They somehow provoked the Mount Blade Gang two years ago, so the gang brought their people to kill most of Canis Hall’s members. In the end, the hall master barely managed to escape with his daughter and two other elders…”
“What?” Severin clenched his fists after hearing that. “That damn Mount Blade Gang again? Guess I’ll have to get rid of them then.”
Hamish was taken aback after hearing that. He hurriedly asked, “Did the Mount Blade Gang offend you before?”
The anger he saw on Severin’s expression suggested that the relationship between Severin and Canis Hall
my not be as simple as it seemed.
Severin ther; explained, “No, at least, not directly. I killed their second-in-command last night because they wanted to kidnap Chelsea. I never thought they would have killed so many of Canis Hall’s members too. From the looks of it, I don’t see any reason why the Mount Blade Gang should continue to exist?”
“Are you planning to destroy the entire gang?” Hamish asked.
Life After Prison Chapter 1052-Everyone on the mayor’s side was startled. “The Mount Blade Gang is a strong force,” Hamish reminded.
Richard immediately said, “Do you need our help?”
“We can help too!” Hamish echoed to show his loyalty.
Severin refused with a smile. “Don’t bother. I can go alone. There’s no need to kill too many people. The gang will crumble if their gang leader and a few of their strongest elders are dead.”
“But they will have a lot of property and assets left behind if their gang crumbles! They are involved in plenty of different industries!” Richard seemed to have thought of something, and he wanted to see if he could reap some benefits.
Severin looked at Richard, and then at Hamish.
Credit was due to Hamish for finding out about Canis Hall, so he thought for a moment before saying, Well, you might not be able to handle everything if you take over all the assets, and you might even be in danger by the time I leave. You and the Wymount City Mansion can split whatever assets left behind equally.”
“Thank you, Mister Severin!” Hamish was ecstatic to hear that and immediately nodded in respect.
“Yes, thank you, Mister Severin!” Richard was also quite happy too. After all, it was a good bargain.
That way, the Maddocks will be able to make progress and become a first-tier family. Severin’s decision to let them split the assets with Wymount City Mansion is-in Richard’s view-the correct approach. With the Maddocks and Wymount City Mansion sharing the spoils, any other forces would be led to assume
that the Maddocks would be under the protection of the mayor. That would deter them from causing trouble with the Maddocks.
Severin smiled and said, “Okay then. Can someone bring me there? I know where their headquarters are.” “No problem, Mister Severin. We’ll bring you there right away,” Hamish said immediately.
“Yes, we shall!” The mayor’s two elders nodded one after another with beaming smiles. Severin then said, “Just wait for me outside when we get there!”
They soon arrived at a villa area where several bodies lay strewn on the ground.
“Who the hell did this and killed my right-hand man?” The leader of the Mount Blade Gang looked at the corpses on the ground and clenched his fists in anger. The four other men who were killed along with the gang’s second-in-command were all very strong members too.
“I’ve already sent someone to investigate the matter. I’m sure we’ll be able to find out who did it!” The second elder clenched his fist angrily too.
The other elders were also fuming.
Unexpectedly, Vinn-their leader-said with a frown, “I think we shouldn’t pursue this any further.”
Life After Prison Chapter 1053-“What?! But why?!” The great elder looked at Vinn with a confused expression.
After all, they suffered numerous casualties, and it was unlike Vinn to just back down.
Vinn then said, “You, of all people, should know how strong our deceased comrades are. And yet here they are, dead as a dodo. I don’t think there are a lot of people in Wymount City who would be strong enough to kill him. If there are, then they would either be from a first-tier family or Wymount City Mansion. Even if we know who did it, what can we hope to do about it? We can’t afford to mess with them, can we?”
All of a sudden, the elders who had been so eager to kill the culprit became silent in an instant. They shut their mouths right away, knowing that they were unable to provoke the opponents. At that moment, however, they heard a quick succession of blows. Several of the guards flew back and crashed lifelessly to the ground.
Severin walked in leisurely and said calmly, “I am the culprit that you’re looking for. I saved you the trouble of having to look for me. I’m right here.”
“Just how brave can you be? How dare you barge right into our base?” A group of strong men surrounded Severin in an instant.
“Who are you? Why haven’t I seen you before?” the great elder frowned and glanced curiously at Severin. Severin smiled and said to them, “Just treat me as a practitioner who isn’t affiliated with any group. Who! am is none of your concern!”
“Haha, if you’re not an elder of a certain force, then we will happily kill you and avenge our fallen men.” Vinn was stunned for a brief moment before a look of ecstasy appeared on his face.
After all, if Severin was not under the purview of a first-tier family or the mayor, then Vinn’s men would stand a very good chance of winning if they attacked Severin all at once. That way, they would be more confident of successfully avenging the gang’s second-in-command.
Severin laughed. “Whether or not you’ll be able to avenge your second-in-command or whether I end up avenging Canis Hall will depend on which one of us is stronger.”
“Canis Hall? You’re from Canis Hall?” Vinn looked at Severin in surprise.
Severin smiled subtly. “You can put it that way. I am the true leader of Canis Hall.”
“Hehe, I don’t care who you are! You’ll be dead within minutes!” The great elder chuckled. A strong spiritual energy surged forth and covered his clenched fists.
As soon as he threw a punch, a huge dragon made out of spiritual energy appeared out of nowhere. The giant dragon was several feet long, and it even roared like a real dragon when it charged forward.
“Hehe!” Severin chuckled and waved his hand, sending forth a ray of spiritual energy.
“He’s not even going to use any techniques?” The great elder frowned after seeing Severin’s attack. Although Severin used spiritual energy to attack, it was just a run-of-the-mill attack instead of a specialized technique.
Despite that, the next scene came as a complete shock to them. A loud explosion was heard, and the great elder’s huge dragon was defeated effortlessly by Severin’s beam of spiritual energy.
“Ugh!” To maximize the attack, the great elder had incorporated some mental power into the dragon. The dragon’s destruction damaged the great elder’s mind too, and he vomited a mouthful of blood. He took a few steps back. Color had drained from his face, and there were countless beads of dense sweat on his.
Life After Prison Chapter 1054-“Great Elder!” Some of the stronger members of the gang shouted in fright after seeing what had happened. They all had a sour look on their faces.
“His attainment must be high. We need to attack him all at once!” Vinn immediately stood up and said to everyone.
“Yes, we’ll attack him simultaneously!” The second elder said without hesitation. He did not even stop to think of how shameful it would be for them to go up against Severin despite outnumbering him so greatly.
“Hehe, that’s the way to go!” Severin smiled subtly and produced the first-grade spiritual sword that he had just obtained not long ago.
“Did you think you could win against the six of us with just one weapon?” the second elder laughed.
The great elder reminded the others. “Be on your toes, everyone. That sword isn’t just an ordinary mystical weapon. It’s a spiritual weapon.”
“He has such treasures?” Vinn’s eyes lit up slightly when he heard that.
“Now!” They immediately launched an attack on Severin.
“Hehe, Rose-Petal Rain!” Severin chuckled. He infused his spiritual energy into the sword and slashed it across the air. Countless rose petals flew forth in a mesmerizing manner.
The rose petals seemed to float through the air, but their trajectory was not at all slow. Moreover, there were as many as a hundred such rose petals. As level six warrior kings, none of them were able to
withstand Severin’s technique. After all, it could kill even a level seven warrior emperor with the utmost effortlessness. In the end, their attacks were reduced to nothing.
“This can’t be happening! Why are there so many petals?”
“What kind of technique is this? It’s so surreal, yet so powerful!”
“We’re done for! We’re going to die!”
The six strong men yelled in desperation. Alas, the petals had already clung to their bodies, and what followed was the quickfire sound of explosions. In the end, they all fell lifelessly to the ground.
“No… even our leader is…” The rest of the Mount Blade Gang’s people were stunned silly, and they even began to wonder if they were dreaming.
Severin had made light work of their gang leader and five of their elders.
“Please spare us!” an old man knelt right away. Severin produced a hundred petals, but it took less than twenty to end six people’s lives. His skills were clearly a cut above them. They would all be dead if any one of those petals landed on them. Despite the gang members’ strength in numbers, there were more than enough petals to deal with all of them.
“Spare us!” The others knelt right away too. Every single person was dripping in cold sweat. They were fearing for their lives.
Life After Prison Chapter 1055-Severin glanced at the people in front of him. He said with a faint smile, “I’ll spare your lives if you hand over any spiritual herbs that are at least second-grade or higher. Just place them on the ground.”
Everyone was overjoyed, and they immediately took out the herbs that they had on them. None of them dared to pull a fast one on Severin because they knew that they would be facing the prospect of death if Severin checked each one of them. Severin was pleased to see the herbs, and he used his powers to levitate more than a hundred of those herbs.
After putting them safely away, he said to the people, “You may leave. I hereby declare that the Mount Blade Gang shall now cease to exist. I leave it to all of you to disband yourselves!”
“Thank you for not killing me!” Everyone who was kneeling on the ground stood up and left in despair.
Hamish, Richard, and the others were completely shocked by what they had seen. Those six strong men were considered to be the strongest individuals within the gang, yet Severin made easy work of them. Hamish glanced at Richard. He placed his palm on his chest and said with a smile, “Your daughter has found a very good boyfriend, Richard. Your family will have nothing to worry about in the future!”
Richard was a little awkward after receiving such praise. He wondered if he should explain the misunderstanding and tell Hamish that Severin merely pretended to be Chelsea’s boyfriend. On second thought, he felt a little embarrassed if that were to happen, so he could only smile awkwardly at them.
However, Hamish’s next remark brought joy to Richard. As we have heard earlier, Mister Severin has already allowed the Mount Blade Gang’s property to be divided between our two families. Both your family and mine would have to forge closer ties in the future.”
Richard had long wanted to establish connections with the mayor but never had the chance to do so. It was therefore a bit of a surprise that Hamish would say something like that to him.
He immediately smiled. “Yes, you’re right, Mister Hamish. We should cooperate more in the future!” Richard then glanced at Severin and thought to himself, ‘My family would prosper even more in the future if he was Chelsea’s real boyfriend. It’s such a shame that he doesn’t see her in that way.”
“Now that everything is settled, it’s time you instruct your men to clear this place and seize their assets!” Severin came out and smiled at them.
“Thank you, Mister Severin!” Both Hamish and Richard thanked him.
“What will you do next? Are you still going to look for Canis Hall?” Chelsea asked Severin after some thought.
Severin frowned pensively before answering, “Their hall master and his daughter have already fled with the two elders, right? I would have to look for them, of course. Their members aren’t really important. It’s their hall master that’s most important. He just needs to be alive. The way I see it, I now need to find out where they fled to.”
He then walked to a nearby tree, sat down, and took out a cigarette to start smoking.
After taking a few smokes, he thought to himself and said, “The news of Mount Blade Gang’s demise will probably spread soon. Help me to locate the relatives of some of the more important figures from the hall. I’d like to try and see if I can get any information from them!”
Life After Prison Chapter 1056-Chelsea’s eyes lit up when she heard that. “That’s a great method! Perhaps you’ll be able to find new leads with that method.”
By noon, news of a certain man single-handedly destroying the Mount Blade Gang began to spread. Rumor had it that the man had a close relationship with the Maddocks and even lived there.
That night, Hamish made reservations at a restaurant and invited Severin along with the Maddocks to dinner. After dinner was over, Severin went back with the Maddocks back to their villa. As the car approached the gate, an elderly couple appeared out of nowhere. They knelt in front of the car and stopped it.
“Who are you? Are you trying to get yourself killed?” The bodyguard who was at the wheel got out of the car and scolded them.
“We’re here to thank the man who destroyed the Mount Blade Gang! Can we meet him? We just want to kneel to him and thank him for helping us destroy the Mount Blade Gang!” The old man said animatedly as he knelt on the ground.
Severin got out of the car after hearing what the elderly couple said.
“And who might you two be?” Severin asked. He could see that neither of them looked like bad people.
The old man then explained, “We’re the parents of the Canis Hall’s chief protector. Our son was killed by those animals, and you have avenged our son by destroying the Mount Blade Gang. May I ask what your name is? We would love to offer you our proper thanks!”
Severin immediately helped them up. “My name is Severin. I’m the one who destroyed the Mount Blade Gang. Please get up, you two. I appreciate your gesture, but you don’t need to kneel for me.” Severin then added, “I hope the two of you can come in with me. I have something to ask you!”
“Right this way, then,” the driver invited them in. His attitude, and that of others, improved tremendously. After sitting down, Severin asked the two of them, “Sir, I’d like to ask if you know where the hall’s leader, daughter, and the two elders escaped to.”
“About that…” The old couple looked at each other and seemed to be somewhat apprehensive. Severin saw how worried they were, so he immediately smiled and said, “Rest assured, the reason I destroyed the Mount Blade Gang was to avenge Canis Hall. You might not know this, but Canis Hall is a force under my purview. I hope you’ll trust me when I say that I won’t harm any of the hall’s members.”
The old man breathed a sigh of relief after hearing that. He then said, “They’ve all escaped together, but there were also others who took advantage of the chaos to escape. There aren’t many of those lucky ones though. Only twenty or thirty people managed to escape.” The old man stopped to take a breather and then continued, “My son is dead, but my daughter got lucky and was able to escape with them. In the end, they fled to Cherridom together.”
Life After Prison Chapter 1057-“Cherridom?!” Severin was a little happy to hear that. At least there was a solid lead to where Canis Hall might be. Had he not been told that the other person has escaped to Cherridom, it would be the same as finding a needle in a haystack.
The old man nodded. “Yes. When they first left, my daughter didn’t dare to contact our family for fear that the people from Mount Blade Gang might target the elderly. We only learned about their whereabouts a month ago.”
Severin nodded. “That must’ve been hard for you.”
After expressing his sympathy, Severin realized that the two men were dressed rather shabbily. It was probably a sign that they did not have a good life. After all, their son had died, and their daughter had not been in contact with them anymore. Surely it would have been difficult for the two of them. With that thought, Severin said, “Could you please give me your bank account? I’ll transfer one and a half million dollars to you.”
“What? One and a half million dollars?” The old people were undoubtedly a little shocked by that because they had never received so much money in their entire lives.
Severin smiled and said, “Yes. It’s for the two of you to spend. Your son is from Canis Hall, and you never got any compensation after he died. You’re his parents, so I am overwhelmed with regret for you two. Please take it.”
“But… it’s too much…” The old man wanted to decline, but Severin was insistent on transferring them the one and a half million.
“Do you two know where are their whereabouts in Cherridom? I’ll head there and look for them. Your daughter and the others will soon be able to come back and visit!” Severin said with a smile.
“Really? Will you be able to bring them back?” The old man’s eyes were red with emotion.
Severin nodded. “Of course. Now that the Mount Blade Gang had ceased to exist, your daughter and the rest of Canis Hall will be able to return. With me around, no one will dare to bully them anymore.”
“I… I’m glad to hear that!” The old lady nodded repeatedly as she said to Severin, “You’re our savior. You truly are! We don’t know how else to repay your kind deeds.”
Severin smiled and said, “I would be very grateful if you can tell me where they are right now.”
The old lady immediately said, “They are in a place called Benfield City. That’s all I know.” “Benfield City. I see. Phew, It should be much easier to locate them now that we’ve narrowed their location down to a certain city.” Severin breathed a sigh of relief after hearing that.
After thinking for a while, he said again, “By the way, I’m sure you know the names of the hall master and the hall master’s daughter, right? It’ll help a lot if I can know their names when I reach there.”
“The hall master’s name is Yidel Zamarron and his daughter’s name is Alesha, but I’m not sure if they’ve changed their names after going there,” the old man said after recalling their names.
Severin nodded. “Thank you both.”
After that was done, Severin asked the Maddocks to instruct two of their bodyguards to send the old couple back to their place of residence.
Once the old couple had left, Chelsea looked at Severin and said, “Are you leaving Wymount City?” odded. “Yes. I’ll have to since Canis Hall’s members are there. I need to leave tomorrow morning.
Life After Prison Chapter 1058-“Okay. Remember to take care of yourself there. Cherridom might not be huge, but it’s different from Dracodom. The people there have always been hostile to us, which is why you will have to be extra careful.”
Chelsea felt a little lost, but all she could do was just remind Severin.
She was like a friend to him, so he nodded immediately and reassured her. “I will. Don’t worry.”
Severin then turned to Richard. “When I’m done, I’ll probably come here first so they can reunite with their family. Once you and the mayor divide the Mount Blade Gang’s assets, please leave a few villas empty for us so we can all have a place to stay.”
“Don’t worry, Mister Severin. We’ll have them ready before you return.” Richard nodded with a smile.
After making the arrangements, Severin went upstairs to rest.
“I can’t believe he’s leaving so soon!” Richard lamented. He then said to Chelsea, “Why didn’t you propose the idea of joining him over on his journey to Cherridom? At least he’ll have a companion there. Besides, there’s no telling if sparks will start to fly between the two of you during your time there.”
Chelsea nearly fainted when she heard her father’s remarks. She smiled wryly at him and said, “Just forget about it, Dad. Can’t you see that he just treats me as a friend?”
Severin woke up early the next morning and prepared to leave after breakfast. As soon as Richard saw. that Severin was leaving, he asked Chelsea to bring along a few bodyguards and send Severin off to the airport.
“Thank you very much, Chelsea. I’m sure I’ll find them soon!” Severin said to Chelsea with a smile.
“Okay. Take care of yourself there!” Chelsea eventually said. Severin nodded and walked into the airport. At noon the next day, Severin arrived at Cherridom’s Benfield City Airport.
“Sigh, maybe it’s not so easy to find them after all. I don’t know anyone here.” Severin looked at the unfamiliar city and sighed. “I hope they’ve made some progress in the past two years, or else it’ll be difficult to find them.”
When Severin walked out of the airport, he saw a little girl on the side of the road. She held a broken bowl and begged for money in tattered clothes. “Spare me some money, please? I haven’t eaten for two days. Please spare me some money to buy food!”
A mustached man and two women happened to pass by. When the man saw the little girl begging him, he yelled aggressively at her, “Disgusting little girl. Stay away! Don’t bother me while I’m spending time with two beautiful ladies!”
“Please. Just give me a bit of money. I haven’t eaten for two days. I’m begging you!” The little girl looked at the man and took a step forward while biting her red lips.
“Go away! Damn it! You reek of poverty! I can tell from your appearance that you’re garbage from Dracodom, right? Ugh, just looking at you makes me sick!” the middle-aged man insulted with a chuckle and kicked the little girl to the ground.
Life After Prison Chapter 1059-“Hey, man. Don’t you think you’re being too hard on her?” Severin could not stand the man’s aggressive behavior and stepped forward to help. From her appearance, she did look like someone from Dracodom. It was therefore even more heartbreaking when he saw what the man did to her.
“And who the hell are you? Why’d you even speak up to help a beggar?” The man grinned sarcastically.” Could she be your daughter? Hahah! That’s the only logical explanation as to why you’re helping her!”
Severin’s expression turned sour. He glared at the man while saying, “She’s only begging for money because she’s hungry. You don’t have to give her the money if you don’t want to. There’s no need for you. to kick her.”
The little girl got up and approached Severin. She said to him, “Thank you, sir. But please don’t offend them. They’re locals. We can’t afford to mess with them.”
“Did you hear that, kid? Even a beggar knows not to offend me. Where’d you get the guts to talk to me like that, huh?” The man said arrogantly. “Scram. I’ll beat you up if you piss me off!”
Behind the man was two bodyguards. It was clear that he was no ordinary person.
Severin did not bother with the other party’s threats, though. He said with a cold smile, “Hehe. I think you’re the one who deserves to be beaten up!”
He then kicked the man in the stomach. That seemingly effortless kick sent the man flying several meters away. He crashed heavily onto the ground and was sprawled.
“Agh!” He winced in pain and immediately said to the two bodyguards, “Get him! Beat him to a pulp! That’ll teach him for beating me up!”
“Mister Chad! Are you all right?” The two women hurried over to help the man up.
“You must be trying to get yourself killed if you think you can get away with killing Mister Chad!” The two bodyguards clenched their fists and channeled a surge of spiritual energy. They were obviously both profound masters.
Their attainment was, unfortunately, mere child’s play for Severin. He knocked them down to the ground, leaving them wailing in pain.
The little beggar was taken aback at first, but she breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Severin had emerged victorious. She looked at Severin in awe. “You’re amazing, sir!”
Severin looked at her and said, “Come with me. I’ll buy you some food!” He brought her away soon after. When they came to a restaurant specializing in Dracodom’s delicacies, Severin walked right in with the little girl.
“I’m sorry, sir, but I can’t allow a beggar into my premises.” A woman stopped him at the door.
Severin frowned and said, “Ma’am, I can tell that you’re from Dracodom based on the dishes you offer. Both I and the beggar are from the Dracodom too. I’m patronizing your restaurant out of support for my fellow countrywoman’s business. How could you refuse a potential customer?”
“Well, if I do let you in, then who would want to come in and have a meal with a beggar? I’m worried that having a beggar here will turn away all other potential customers. There aren’t any guests with me right now, but it won’t be long before it’s lunchtime!” the woman smiled awkwardly and said to Severin. Severin reciprocated with a smile and took out two or three stacks of cash from his bag. He threw them the table and said, “Your restaurant isn’t that big, so I’ll reserve the entire place right now if that is fine
After saying that she immediately took Severnis orderand placed a sign at the door to inform her potential customers that she would be out for a short while That way no one would enter inadvertere
Aile Severin and the girl were still there
The woman’s eyes italy when she saw the stacks of cash the nodded and said. “Of cou of course we can do that?
After saying that she immediately took Sevens orderand placed a sigh at the door to inform her potential customers that she would be out for a short while. That way, no one would enter inadvertently while Severin and the girl were still there with you.”
The woman’s eyes lit up instantly when she saw the fat stacks of cash. She nodded and said, “Of course, of course! We can do that.”
After saying that, she immediately took Severin’s order and placed a sign at the door to inform her potential customers that she would be ‘out for a short while’. That way, no one would enter inadvertently while Severin and the girl were still there.
Life After Prison Chapter 1060-After a while, several dishes were served on the table.
The girl went to the kitchen to wash her hands and salivated as she looked at the chicken thighs in front of her. “Are these… for me?”
Severin smiled and said, “Of course! You’re hungry, right? Hurry up and eat! They’re all for you!”
The little girl immediately started to wolf the food down. While eating, she took out a small plastic bag and placed a chicken thigh in it.
Severin was somewhat stunned when he saw that. “Why are you putting that into a plastic bag? If you want to keep them for later, I’ll give you some extra money so you come back and buy more.”
The little girl smiled and said, “My big brother hasn’t eaten yet, so I wanted to bring some back for him…”
Severin felt heart-wrenched as he asked, “Where are your parents?”
The girl said, “My parents died when I was still a small girl. It’s just me and my brother now. We rely on each other because our life depends on it. My brother isn’t feeling well today, so he can’t come out and beg for food. I want to bring back some food for him.”
Severin could only smile helplessly when he heard that. He said to the restaurant owner, “Ma’am, could you prepare some food to go, please?”
“Of course, sir! That’s very kind of you!” The owner went off to prepare the food.
After a while, Severin walked out of the restaurant with the girl, who was carrying all the takeout.
“Can you tell me your name?” Severin asked the girl with a smile.
“My name is Gilly, and my brother’s name is Gerald!” the girl said with a smile.
She soon led Severin to a bridge. There, a young man who was in his late teens was lying down under the shelter of the bridge.
The other party was still coughing non-stop. When he saw that Gilly had come back, he stopped coughing immediately, as if he was afraid that his sister might notice his worsening condition.
“Gerald! Gerald! I brought you some food! This kind man here bought lots of delicious food for us.” Gilly immediately ran over with the food.
“T-t-thank you!” Gerald was clearly in bad shape. He looked weak when he spoke, and his face was a little pale too.
Severin looked at him and asked, “You’re not sick, are you? It looks as if you got yourself beaten up.” Gerald glanced at Gilly before nodding. “Yeah. I was beaten up by a few guys when I went to beg for food yesterday. I didn’t tell Gilly the truth, so I just lied to her and said that I’m sick.”
“We have to do something, then! You need to see a doctor!” Gilly was shocked by the revelation. She placed everything aside and immediately said to Gerald who was lying on a piece of cardboard.
Gerald smiled wryly. “Don’t be silly, Gilly. Where are we going to get the money to see a doctor? Don’t worry. I’ll be fine in a couple of days.”