Jackson glared at his little brother.“What the fuck are you talking about?”Freddy chuckled with a mocking tone.“Oh, come on, Jack, we know you well by now. You only come here wagging your tail like some fucking lost puppy every time you fuck shit up! Otherwise, you're always avoiding coming home. I dare you to prove me wrong!”Jackson grabbed his little brother by the shirt, glaring heatedly at him as he whispered in his face. “I fucking dare you to repeat those words to my face.”At that moment, a loud boom erupted in the air, and both brothers froze on the spot. The housekeepers nearby went down on their knees, hands over their ears, as they struggled not to make any sound reflexively out of fear.A gunshot just rang in the living room of the Blanks' family's estate. And the culprit is none other than the head of the family himself, Goliath Blanks, who had a gun raised to the high ceiling, the bullet he had released from his magazine dropping to the ground with an echoed clank

Mrs. Bricks nodded her head with a smile.“That's….pretty much sums it up. But it's been causing a bit of trouble for the tenants, especially with the children.”Gerald raised an eyebrow at this.“The children of my complex building? Are they being bullied by other children at school?”Lyra and Brody Jones froze as they held their cutlery, with food on them, halfway to their wide open mouths - formerly to receive the food, but now left open in awe of Gerald hitting the nail on the head. Brody Jones was the first to recover from the surprise of Gerald figuring out the real issue before they could even tell him. He chuckled as he decidedly placed the food down.“Big Boss, you never cease to amaze me every time I meet you. I haven't seen a smart ass like you in a while.”Lyra recovered from the Initial shock as well, before proceeding to lay the truth out for her landlord.“Mr. Stark, I had multiple complaints from our tenants. Their children would return from school or activities wher

Lyra froze momentarily as it finally clicked for her. She calmly turned to Gerald.“Sir, are you really going to the Black market within Red Alley? It's…it's quite…..”Gerald cut her off, finishing her sentence.“...Dangerous? I know. Don't worry about me, Miss Bricks. Why did you think I came with fifteen bodyguards this time?”Lyra kept her mouth shut, trusting that the young man who conquered the status quo of Marvelous Street definitely knows what he's doing.“Then good luck on getting what you need.”After finishing the meal, Gerald spoke again.“Actually, I came here first to get input from you guys. I'm currently on a hunt for rare gems, antiques, and even fossilized items. Do you have any idea where I can get them?”Lyra and Brody exchanged a glance before they each took turns giving their superior every piece of information they could remember. Meanwhile, somewhere in the wealthy district of the city,Bianca kept walking back and forth in her private cell, a look of impati

Meanwhile, in the slums of Sole Wood City,Gerald intended to leave Complex Building-07 early so he wouldn't have to deal with his tenants. He wasn't in the mood to be treated like a celebrity today.Unfortunately, whether the celebration of his mere visit happened or not, was not up to him. Gerald realized this late.The second he stepped out of his apartment, a little girl suddenly let out an ear-piercing scream, alerting the rest of the tenants.“Landlord Stark is awake! Everyone, come out now!”It was like a floodgate had just opened up, but it was people goofing towards him instead of water. This left him completely stunned.In the end, Gerald had to celebrate his own visit with the entire tenants of Complex Building-07 for the next two hours. He was reluctant at first, but soon got into it, smiling from ear to ear. He didn't even realize how peaceful he looked being amongst these people until Lyra pointed it out.“Landlord Stark, you look at peace. That warm smile looks great

Child trafficking. It was taking place right in front of Gerald's eyes.He looked around, noticing that the stalls near the area where these children were being forcefully taken away, pretending like they saw or heard nothing unusual, and yet, the subtly tense shoulders revealed otherwise. These grey market traders were obviously disturbed by the screaming children being dragged away, but they wouldn't say air do anything about it. Rather, they couldn't do anything about it, not unless they wished to deal with these scary-looking thugs.They were scared, and Gerald understood this. He turned to Kevin, and Kevin watched these thugs shove dirty rags into the mouths of these children before dragging them away. The sight was truly unsettling.“H.B Kevin, have any of your men trail those guys. If they leave the boundary of this grey market, have them taken down and captured for interrogation later. If their hideout is found within this grey market, then capture them, interrogate, and the