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It sparked a heated discussion among the Team Five members.
“I wouldn’t say so.”
“Scarface is a notorious killer. Maybe his enemies got him finally,”
“Scarface is in a gang. It is either him killing someone, or someone killing him. There’s no other way out for him.”
Then, Fatty Frank saw Andrius walking into the office. He grinned and went over to him. “Boss, did you hear about Scarface?”
Andrius nodded. “I heard. What’s up with him?”
Fatty Frank sized up Andrius carefully and asked, “If you were to fight him, what are the odds?”
Odds?
There were no odds to consider at all. Scarface would meet his maker right away.
As soon as Fatty Frank’s words subsided, the others in the office surrounded Andrius, curious about his answer.
Andrius glanced at them. Before he could say a word, he heard a commotion from outside the office.
“Andrius Moonshade! Where are you?!”
It was Noelle with her team of police officers.
After going through the surveillance footage last night, she had a hunch that the culprit was Andrius, and it highly resembled him as well.
Therefore, she led her team to New Moon Corporation.
Luna heard the commotion as well. She brought her team outside together with Andrius to find out what happened. She had no idea what could have happened, but when she saw a group of officers at her entrance, she had a feeling that things might not be good.
She went up to Noelle and asked, “Captain Freely, what is this visit about?”
Noelle looked at Andrius and said sternly, “I suspect… that this man here is related to a murder that happened last night. I spotted a figure that highly resembled him.”
When her words echoed across the lobby, every employee of New Moon Corporation was shaken.
Fatty Frank and those from Team Five were astonished and shocked. They were just asking Andrius about the odds of him winning against Scarface in a fight, and now
Noelle came to take him away.
“Captain Freely.” Luna had a glance at Andrius and then explained, “This must be some kind of mistake. The employees of our company are all good citizens.
“Andrius… might be a little boorish, but he’s nothing compared to the notorious criminal, Scarface. Besides, there’s no way he would win in a fight.”
Athena, who was behind Luna, had an extra glance at Andrius. She knew that Andrius was hiding his skills, but she would never turn him over to Noelle now.
“Andrius, say something!” Luna signaled him with her eyes and added, “Tell Captain Freely what you did last night. Tell her that you didn’t kill Scarface.”
Noelle looked at Andrius with a stern glare.
Andrius said honestly, “Last night, I was having dinner with Dr. Artemis and his granddaughter, Lyra.”
“Is that so?”
The suspicion in Noelle’s widened eyes was brazen. She pulled her phone out and dialed Dr. Artemis‘ number to verify Andrius‘ claims.
“Is this Dr. Artemis‘ clinic? I am Noelle Freely of the local police department. I am trying to verify Andrius Moonshade’s claims. This is related to a murder, so please answer honestly. Dr. Artemis, last night, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., what were you doing and who were you with?”
Dr. Artemis answered honestly, “I was having dinner with Andrius and my
granddaughter, Lyra.”
The truth had been revealed.
Noelle was speechless.
“Captain Freely, I told you. There’s no way Andrius is the killer.”
Luna’s expression looked less frosty after the truth was revealed.
Noelle was silenced. She had one last glance at Andrius, seemingly a stern warning for him to stay out of trouble, before she brought her men away.
“Let’s go.”
“Andrius, come here.”
After Noelle left with her team, Luna brought Andrius to her office and asked him with a straight face, “Andrius, tell me the truth. Are you seeing Lyra? Do you like her?”
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“What? Is this a joke?” Andrius looked at Luna, speechless. He sighed and said, “How old is Lyra? She can be my sister. Why would I like a girl…”
Even he himself could not hold back his laughter due to how ridiculous it sounded. He was flabbergasted by Luna’s unusual thoughts.
Just because he had dinner with Lyra, things suddenly became romantic?
It was…
“Hmph. Age is not a problem,” Luna said with a grunt. “If you like her, you like her. There’s no need to hide your feelings or be embarrassed to acknowledge it.”
For some reason, her voice sounded different than usual, and it felt strange to Andrius, but it did not bother him.
He explained, “We just had dinner and we are already romantically involved? What is with your strange thinking?”
Women…
God must have closed the door of common sense in her mind while opening the others.
“Fine! That’s enough.” Luna interrupted him and added, “I’ve said it before–our marriage is just a pretense for a few months. You have the freedom to be in a relationship with someone else or see another woman.
“But!” Luna suddenly raised her voice and her expression turned strange. “Do not show off your relationship in front of me, or anyone else, especially Grandfather! Did you hear me?”
Luna had mentioned it before, but Andrius did not take it so gravely. He never thought she was so serious about it.
He found it amusing and wanted to explain things. He also wanted to talk to her about her irregular menstruation.
However, he soon realized it was not an appropriate time to talk about the topic.
To his surprise, before he could say a word, Luna stopped him again.
“You don’t need to explain. I don’t want to listen to any of it and I am not interested. Get out.”
Luna pushed Andrius out of the office without giving him the chance to explain. She slammed the door on him, almost smashing his face.
Then, she lay down at her desk and drowned in a sudden emptiness. It felt like her favorite toy had been taken away, and it felt terrible.
“What is wrong with me?”
Luna also felt strange but she did not know what was the root cause.
Then, she crumpled the papers on her desk and tossed them into the trash can.
Unfortunately, it was not enough to vent her grievances.
“What the…”
Andrius touched his nose after Luna slammed the door on him. He said to himself, ‘ Maybe this is the side effect of her irregular menstruation.‘
Then, he turned around and returned to Team Five’s office.
On the way back, he ran into someone–Athena.
She walked up to Andrius when she spotted him. It seemed like she had been waiting for him for some time now. “Andrius, hold on. I have something to ask you.”
Andrius said, “What is it?”
“Scarface… Did you kill him?”
Surprised, Andrius looked at her with fluttering eyes, surprised by her sharp instinct. He nodded and said, “Yeah.”
Since she already knew, there was no point in hiding it.
Even though Athena was prepared for it, she could not help but feel helpless and ridiculous when she heard the answer from Andrius himself. Her eyelids twitched. She did not understand how Andrius could be so indifferent and nonchalant about it.
It was like killing a notorious criminal was nothing to him, which somehow shocked Athena.
Scarface was a vicious man, and he had killed more people than she could count. Now that he had died by Andrius‘ hand, it might be karma.
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Athena put on a serious look and asked, “Tell me who you really are.”
Her eyes were glued to Andrius when she asked the question, attempting to spot a clue in his expression,
With skills like his, not even Scarface and Tiger, the Wild Tiger of the Army, were his match, yet he simply stayed with the Crestfalls as the son–in–law that received no respect.
Nothing made sense.
If Andrius simply wanted to be with the Crestfalls without any hidden agenda, Athena would never believe it.
Andrius shrugged. “I’m me, Andrius Moonshade.”
Athena frowned and walked closer to him. She grunted and then asked, “You really think I’ll believe that? You killed Scarface. It means that you know more than meets the
eye.”
She clearly remembered the astonishing scene she saw when she followed him.
The Wild Tiger of the Army was knocked down to the ground with just one move.
It was unbelievable!
It also reminded Athena of the assassination attempt a while back when Solomon had tried to remove Luna from the picture.
Andrius had just arrived at Sumeria back then. Had he pretended to be a weak and cowardly person? Was there any hidden agenda behind his actions?
The more Athena thought about it, the more she realized that Andrius was hiding something.
Andrius had no idea what she was thinking about. He simply said, “I never said I am a simple man. It’s what you people think of me.”
Athena was stunned. She asked, “If you are not a simple man, then who are you?”
Andrius lost his patience. “I said, I am Andrius Moonshade.”
Athena sensed his refusal to speak the truth. She narrowed her eyes that glinted dangerously. She warned him, “Andrius Moonshade, I don’t care who you are, or why you don’t want to tell me the truth. I am paid by the Crestfalls to protect Luna, so I intend to carry out my duty to the very end. If you have any ill thoughts for her, I will never let you go.”
The conversation suddenly took a strange turn.
Andrius did not want to waste his time on her. He walked past her and returned to Team Five’s office.
Athena stared at Andrius‘ back and pondered deeply.
Time flew. It was time to clock out for the day.
Since Andrius had no appointments for the day, he went to Noir’s garage to ask him out for a drink.
A few steps out of the office, he received a call from Lyra.
“Mr. Doctor, something happened at the clinic. Can you come over for a while?” Lyra sounded anxious.
“Sure. I’m on my way. Hold on,” Andrius said.
He scanned a rental scooter by the road and made his way to the clinic.
With his skills, even the tightest sidewalk felt like the freeway. He arrived at the clinic in just a few minutes.
At first glance, something bad indeed had happened. The clinic was flooded with people.
Other than Dr. Artemis and Lyra, even Tiger was there.
In front of Tiger was an old man. While he was old, he somehow seemed dignified.
Beside him was a beautiful girl. Her arms crossed and her expression spelled arrogance. She was running out of patience as her foot tapped ceaselessly.
Behind them were more than twenty bodyguards.
It was quite the scene.
When Andrius spotted them, they spotted him as well. Tiger pointed at Andrius and said, “Master, it’s him!”
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The old man was Bruce Timberland, the master of the Timberlands.
The Timberlands were one of the strongest and most influential families in Sumeria. Other than the Hendersons, the Timberlands were probably the most powerful in the city, which fueled Bruce’s extreme arrogance.
It was his arrogance that got him in trouble with someone even stronger than him, someone he could not afford to offend.
Hitmen and assassins were sent to kill him every once in a while.
Bruce lost a lot of his men in the conflict, so he hired Tiger as his bodyguard.
There was a short period of peace, but after his enemy learned that he got Tiger as his bodyguard, they decided to send even more notorious assassins and ferocious hitmen for his life.
Even Tiger was forced to take the matter seriously after learning who Bruce had offended. Tiger confessed that he had no confidence in protecting Bruce from the incoming attempts on his life.
Bruce was horrified. He asked Tiger for a solution, and Tiger recommended Andrius to him, hence their presence.
Tiger did not get Andrius‘ contact from the little spar, and since he ran into Andrius twice in front of Dr. Artemis‘ clinic, he figured he would bring Bruce here to wait to meet Andrius.
Lyra was forced to call Andrius when the group of men appeared before the clinic.
Bruce noticed Andrius‘ youth at first glance, but out of trust for Tiger, he decided to invite Andrius back for a chat.
Bruce brought Tiger and his men over to Andrius.
“Sir, actually…”
Tiger briefly explained the situation to Andrius and introduced Bruce to him.
“This is Bruce Timberland, master of the Timberlands. Due to some conflicts, he made an enemy out of someone powerful. The enemy will send formidable hitmen over tonight, and I am not confident enough to handle the situation. That’s why I wanted to ask for your help.”
Tiger then signaled Bruce, telling him to continue the explanation.
However, before Bruce could say a word, the girl behind him, who was his granddaughter, Sonia, said arrogantly, “You are the master that Master Tiger mentioned? Show us what you’ve got. I want to see why he recommended you so
much.”
She made it sound like Andrius was a monkey and must perform to prove his worth.
“There’s five million in this car, enough for the rest of your life,” Sonia added as she revealed a card in her hand. “Consider this a token of appreciation. If you are really worth it, you will be rewarded handsomely. 30, or even 50 million, it’s not a problem.” Tiger heard Sonia and he knew that she would suffer the consequences soon.
Andrius might not be susceptible to persuasion, but he certainly would not respond well to forceful tactics or an aggressive approach.
Sonia’s words were disrespectful, but her words had already escaped her mouth. There was no returning anymore.
As expected, Andrius‘ expression turned frosty. “What I can do has nothing to do with you.”
Andrius checked up on Dr. Artemis and Lyra to make sure they were okay before he left. He did not even spare a single glance at Bruce and Sonia.
Since Dr. Artemis and Lyra were fine, there was nothing for him to be worried about.
As for Bruce, they were no one to him and he did not need to care about someone else’s business.
“Tsk!” Sonia scoffed scornfully. “I think he’s worthless. If he’s capable, he would have shown us what he could do.”
Tiger sighed. “Ms. Timberland, you might not believe it but when I sparred with him, I couldn’t even take a single hit from him. If there is anyone who could help the Timberlands overcome this crisis, he would be one of them.”
Sonia remained skeptical and unfazed. She pursed her lips. “He’s at most in his early 30s. How capable could he be?”
Bruce sighed. “Master Tiger, I think this man that you’re recommending is too young, so young that even I have doubts.”
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“But…”
Bruce’s tone shifted. He looked at Sonia with a stern face and said, “Sonia, you were wrong to speak to him in that attitude as well. No matter how capable he is, you shouldn’t be rude to him. It’s disrespectful! If you see him next time, apologize!”
Sonia was not overly bothered. She muttered in a small voice, “I don’t think he’s better than Master Tiger, but you want me to apologize… Is that even necessary…”
“What did you say?” Bruce glared at her.
“Nothing! Nothing!”
After Andrius left, he headed to Noir’s garage.
As usual, Noir welcomed him with a case of beer and a box of cigarettes.
“Boss, cigarette?”
Andrius accepted it.
The two of them sat down and chatted.
“Wait a minute. I thought New Moon Corporation is that way. Why did you come from the other direction?” Noir asked as he pointed in the opposite direction. “Shouldn’t
have come from that way?”
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As the Black Wolf, Noir’s senses were sharp.
Andrius took a sip of beer and told him what happened just now.
“I thought of coming to your place after work, but Lyra called me and told me something happened at the clinic. That’s why I took a detour. Guess what happened? I run into some old man who wanted to pay me 50 million to protect him…”
“Pfft!” Noir burst out in laughter and spilled beer over the place. “Hahaha! Sorry, I just can’t stand it.”
After he wiped his mouth, Noir added, “50 million for the Wolf King’s protection? Is he dreaming?”
Back then, some queen from another country wanted to hire the Wolf King as her bodyguard and even offered him the pearl on her crown as a reward.
There was also a royal prince from the Middle East who had offered several oil fields to get his protection service.
The Wolf King rejected all of them.
A mere 50 million for his service?
Even though Noir was strictly trained and could hold his laughter back at the funniest joke, he failed this time and he almost got a stitch from all the laughing.
The two of them chatted until late at night.
It started to get breezy, and the clouds gathered in the dark sky.
Meanwhile, after Bruce failed to get Andrius‘ help, he returned home and set up heavy security around his house.
All the security guards, bodyguards, mercenaries, and sacrificial soldiers themselves were mobilized.
All the estate entrances, pathways, and backdoors had guards armed with guns and swords.
Everyone was on high alert as they were expecting an ambush tonight.
Swoosh!
Fwoosh!
Suddenly, sharp whistling broke the silent night.
Several arrows flew out from the dark and hit a few of the security guards. They collapsed to the ground and lost all signs of life.
With their death, the remaining forces of the estate were alarmed.
“The enemy is here!”
“Everyone, to your stations! Prepare for a fight!”
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A fierce battle broke out.
The Timberlands were a big family, hence they had strong resources as well. In
addition to Tiger’s assistance, they were able to defend themselves for quite some time.
However, the enemies came prepared.
Less than twenty minutes later, most of the security guards and sacrificial soldiers had died.
“Master Timberland…”
Tiger sighed. He was powerful, but the enemies overwhelmed him with numbers. He alone was not enough to fend the enemies off.
“I’ll go engage them, and I will do whatever I can to keep you safe.”
From the moment Tiger was hired, he was already prepared to fight to his death. It was the pride of the Wild Tiger from the army.
“Master Tiger…” Bruce reacted with a heavy expression. “Please protect me.”
Tiger charged forward into the enemies and engaged them.
“Punk!”
the opportunity to heavily injure a few of them.
Unfortunately, the advantage did not last long. While he was strong, he was just one man, and he was at a disadvantage. His stamina started to falter and flaws in his
The assassin leader seized the chance to land a powerful punch on him which successfully rendered Tiger defenseless.
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The two of them continued forward.
The assassin leader suddenly was in the mood for games. He allowed Sonia and Bruce to leave his sight to make them think that they outran him. He would then continue the pursuit like a cat chasing mice.
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“Yo, bruh…” The assassin leader cackled and sneered, “You little sh*t! I didn’t know you were such an arrogant a*s! Come on, tell me what will you do to me if I threaten you.”
Before he could finish, Noir appeared behind him and smashed his throat with a wrench. The words were stuck in his damaged throat, and he could bring them to his
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