Chapter 27

Wilbur observed lan carefully. He seemed to recall hearing his last name being mentioned by Lightning Hank earlier.

“Can we talk inside?” lan said politely.

Wilbur smiled and then turned to look behind him. Faye had sat up with the blanket on her legs.

He bowed slightly. “Come in.”

lan made his way to the living room slowly, sitting down on a corner of the couch. Wilbur sat down next to Faye and lit a cigarette. “How may I help you?”

lan looked at Wilbur and said, “Lightning Hank’s dead.”

“Oh well. He deserved it,” Wilbur said calmly.

lan frowned. “The Owens clan started out as a small escort business before switching to corporate when the new Dasha was formed. Nevertheless, we’ve always been good fighters in the past centuries.”

“What does that have to do with me?” Wilbur asked calmly.

true strength hidden to the outside world, and we’ve built up enough of a name for ourselves to deserve a decent

you’re referring to Lightning Hank,” Wilbur said.

and I have to speak up for him to some extent

Owens nurtured someone of Lightning Hank’s

“We might not know what he’s been up to, but what we do know is that he’s part of the Owens clan. Now that he’s dead, someone has to be held responsible

like Lightning Hank

into a rage at those words. “Anyone who dares insult a member of the

replied, “Is that so? Aren’t you afraid that I might kill

first?”

clan would just pick

courageous of

in a deep voice, “You’ll get an invitation letter in three days. The biggest clans of Seechertown will be there. I hope you’re brave enough to

I’d like to see what all those clans are

did not continue the conversation. He turned around and walked out of the house.

once. “The clan seems pretty strong.”

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with me if they knew who I was,” Wilbur said.

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