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.

question but said, “Clans like ours place value on keeping our true strength hidden to the outside world, and we’ve built up enough of a name for ourselves to

referring to

the Owens, and I have to speak up for him to some extent if something happened to him. I wouldn’t

someone of Lightning Hank’s character. It truly

and said firmly, “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

a b*stard like Lightning Hank

dares insult a member of the Owens clan is courting death.”

“Is that so? Aren’t you afraid that I

first?”

unimportant. If you killed me, the clan would just pick another runner to talk to you. You won’t affect the Owens‘ power at

courageous of

in three days. The biggest clans of Seechertown will be there. I hope you’re

those clans are all about, anyways,”

conversation. He turned around and walked out of the

“The clan seems pretty strong.”

L

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too. They wouldn’t dare mess with me

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