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Chapter 168
They came like a wave.The front row, twenty men, closing the distance in a matter of seconds. Those on the left were carrying iron rods. Those on the right had fists already ready. Those in the middle moved in a practiced formation, trying to cut off every angle at once.Lein didn't step back.He stepped forward.One step ahead, and the man in the front running at full speed suddenly found that his target wasn't where it was supposed to be. Lein stepped to the man's left side in a motion that was barely visible, and his right elbow moved, driving into the man's jawbone from below.CRACK.The body lifted slightly off the ground before falling sideways, knocking into two people behind him.Three men down from one motion.Lein was already gone.He appeared two meters to the right, between two men who hadn't yet processed what they had just seen. His hand grabbed the collar of the man on his left, spun his body, and threw him into the man on his right. Both collided with an unpleasant so
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Black Rose Restaurant, a few minutes later.Lein set a few bills on the table, more than enough to cover everything they had eaten and then some. He stood, and Eiran followed from his side.At the exit, Eiran stopped for a moment."Thank you for the food, sir."His voice was different from before, warmer. The way his eyes looked at Lein was different too, no longer like someone still deciding whether to trust or not. That was already behind them.Lein gave one nod. "You're welcome."They stepped out onto the sidewalk, heading in the direction of the bus stop toward the city center.But they had only taken a few steps when a black Jeep appeared from one end of the street. Then another, then three more, then more still, moving from two directions at once, cutting off the road ahead and behind them in a way that had clearly been planned, pulling up side by side until the entire stretch of road was sealed off.The pedestrians who still happened to be nearby didn't need long to decide. The
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It didn't take long before plates started arriving one after another, carried out by two servers at once. The table that had been empty slowly filled up, and the aromas that filled the air around them were anything but ordinary.Rice with a rich red sauce and a boiled egg on the side. Tom yam soup with large red prawns, steaming hot, the sharp smell of lemongrass and kaffir lime leaves cutting through in a way that was entirely inviting. Grilled chicken with yellow spices caramelized at the edges, the meat still letting off a little smoke. A salad with thick peanut sauce poured directly at the table. And in the middle of it all, a glass of teh tarik with foam still sitting on the surface.The server set down the last plate carefully, then gave a slight bow."Please enjoy your meal, sir."Eiran didn't move. He sat with his hands in his lap, looking at all the dishes in front of him with eyes that didn't know where to stop. Aromas coming from every direction at once, warm and real aroma
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Lein looked at the boy."What's your name?"The boy raised his head, hesitating slightly, then answered, "Eiran Caldwell."Not a name that sounded like it belonged to an ordinary street kid. A name that sounded like it came from a wealthy family.Lein gave a slow nod."Eiran. Right now, what can I do to help you?"Eiran didn't answer right away. He looked at Lein from his seat, his eyes moving from one side of his face to the other, like someone reading something that wasn't written down. A child who had already learned that not everyone who offered help actually meant it.A few seconds passed, then something in Eiran's shoulders came down a little."Sir." His voice was quiet, but there was a certainty in it that hadn't been there before. "Please help me get to one of the government offices." His hand moved to his chest, pressing against something beneath his shirt. "There's a secret I need to tell them. And I have all the proof."Lein didn't answer right away.A government office?A
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The man on the left moved first.His fist came straight at Lein's face, an attack with no technique in it, just mass and speed and the hope that it would be enough.It wasn't.Lein stepped to the side with one small step, and at the same moment his right fist came back the other way, catching the man's nose in a motion that looked almost lazy.Not a punch Lein put anything close to full force behind, not even one percent of what he had. But the effect didn't look like that.The man flew backward, his back hitting a bus seat, then his body slid to the floor. His nose was already crooked before he touched the ground, blood running immediately, and the expression on his face was the expression of someone who had just driven their face into a concrete wall.It was enough to keep him down.The man on the right didn't even get to choose whether to attack or back away.Lein was already in front of him.One punch to the solar plexus, short and precise, and the man folded forward like crumpled
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Corholt Airport, early morning.Lein walked into the departure terminal with a small bag in hand, bought a ticket at the counter, and waited in the seat at the far end of the waiting area.His flight departed forty minutes later, destination the country of Vaelthorn, city of Dreskhar.---Dreskhar was not a friendly city. That was one of the gentler ways to describe it. A port city at the far western edge of Vaelthorn, surrounded by aging industrial districts that were never fully clean, black markets that operated almost out in the open, and a reputation that was already enough to make people think twice before stepping off a plane.One of the most dangerous cities in the world.Lein landed there just as the sun was reaching its highest point, twelve hours after leaving Corholt. The air outside the terminal was different from Silverlake, heavier, more humid, carrying the smell of the sea mixed with something that couldn't be accurately named.He didn't waste any time.The intercity b
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