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.

we’ve built up enough of a name for ourselves to deserve a decent amount of respect from everyone. But

to Lightning

pupil. He has done a lot for the Owens, and I have to speak up for him to some extent if something happened

a clan like the Owens nurtured someone of Lightning Hank’s

frowned and said firmly, “We might not know what he’s been up to, but what we do know is that

great if a b*stard like Lightning Hank came out of there,” Wilbur said

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

so? Aren’t you afraid that I

first?”

of the Owens clan, someone unimportant. If you killed me, the clan would

courageous of you,” Wilbur said.

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 bear the consequences of what you’ve

those clans are all about, anyways,”

He turned around and walked out of the house.

“The clan seems pretty

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too. They wouldn’t dare mess with me if they knew who I was,” Wilbur

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