Mayor Gregory Fern, to Benjamin, was of little impression on the personal level. Before reaching out to him for aid on taking down the criminals in Sunspot Estate, Benjamin had merely deduced the kind of personality the mayor has through his many interviews and appearances on various Jews.In the end, Benjamin deduced that Mayor Gregory Fern was a somewhat trustworthy person, and thus, the remote partnership was initiated.From the start, Benjamin never actually met with Mayor Fern in person, but he had sent a series of private messages about their operation to take down those criminals. Then on the last communication they established, Benjamin initiated a video call to speak directly with the middle-aged man, Gregory Fern. Of course, Benjamin had his signature disguise on.Fast-forward to the current day when Mayor Gregory called Benjamin to attend the feast of gratitude made in his honor at his mansion, the mysterious long-lost young master of the Whiteridge family wanted to declin

Benjamin's expression couldn't be deciphered through the mask as he spoke with the distorted voice.“So you're mad at me. You must hate me, right? You see me as a thorn in your side that must be eliminated.”He scoffed.“Well, I'm not surprised. Trust me, you wouldn't be the first to come at me with such a perspective. The better question here is …What do you wanna do about it?”Veronica smirked with a cold look.“There are usually countless ways to deal with annoying pests. But the options get very thinned out when it comes to dealing with family members.”She leaned forward with a mocking smile on her face.“Sentimentality is definitely not one of those limiting factors though, not when it comes to you - someone I barely know. Someone whose face I can't even make out.”She leaned back with a satisfied smirk.“But you know, that's what makes this next part so easy. Without sentimentality, I really don't have to give a fuck about how you feel. I don't……have to deal with…..guilt; the

Benjamin didn't reply to this, despite knowing that his silence would be no different from affirming Veronica's question. There was no point in trying to deny something that was already obvious. It would only make him look….less tactical.Veronica wouldn't have gotten this far if she were incredibly smart and extremely good at reading the room. Thus, she broke into a mocking giggle with a look of incredulity on her face.“No way! You're kidding me, right?! Grandpa actually sent one of his elite lieutenants to protect you?!”Once again, she was met with silence, which actually pissed her off even more, making her momentarily lose her composure as she let out an outburst “Answer me!!!!”Once again, silence was all she got from her mysterious cousin.“Who the fuck are you exactly? Why is he going this far to shield an illegitimate bastard such as yourself? Tell me right now, who are your parents? I'm not going to ask a second time.”This time, Benjamin replied, speaking through his dis

The female Whiteridge soldier on Veronica's side led five other soldiers as she rushed over in an attempt to kick Benjamin away and rescue the young madam. But then Lieutenant Jason and Anthony both appeared before the group, and the two managed to beat back those six opponents, shocking them thoroughly.How on earth are these two masked Whiteridge soldiers so stronger than them? They had witnessed how Lieutenant Jason had defeated Veronica's lieutenant with great fierceness, and how Anthony had taken down two Whiteridge soldiers earlier.Though their faces were masked, the opponents were still soldiers from the prime estate barracks, and thus, they were able to note who was who solely based on the techniques they used in combat.With the group of six opponents knocked back, Veronica's lieutenant stumbled in front of them with a hand held over his stomach where blood was seeping through his fingers. He was bleeding, surely injured by Lieutenant Jason's lightswords earlier.“Let the y

April led Benjamin, Anthony, and Lieutenant Jason to one of the residences of the criminals who had been arrested at Sunspot Estate, where powerful lords and ladies of the underworld, spreading from New Stone City across the United States, were based.Inside this residence, they stood in one of the private cellars, where much of the irrefutable evidence had been gathered.Lieutenant Jason gazed around the room coldly before speaking respectfully to April.“Miss April, there's nothing here.”Anthony jabbed his elbow into his partner's ribs with a hard glare as he whispered softly to him.“If there really wasn't anything worth seeing, she wouldn't have brought us here.”April giggled at the lovers before raising a finger. “That's right!”She then turned to Benjamin.“Actually, ever since you apprehended those criminals, including the one who lived here, I've been getting an uneasy feeling. It's like there was still something hurried deeper, something that we were yet to uncover.”Benj