Chapter 3566

Matthew looked over at Ryan with a calm expression. "No big deal. Just saying—

if you plan to send them to the docks, I might be able to help a little."

Ryan raised an eyebrow, clearly surprised. "You know the guy who runs the place?"

Matthew shook his head.

That small gesture gave Ryan a sense of relief. The idea that someone could treat his injury on the spot and have connections at the docks felt almost too good to

be true.

Then came Matthew's next words-calm and matter-of-fact. "Well, in a way... you could say I run it."

Ryan's jaw nearly dropped.

undergone a quiet power shift. Mack, the previous spokesperson, had lost the people's trust. They were tired of instability. Even Mack knew when to step

stopped looking at him and started following Matthew instead. His name meant order. It meant survival. The new unspoken rule became: Follow Matteo

frozen, still processing it all. Matthew couldn't

a small island nearby. Life's better over there. If any of you have family somewhere else,

the wrecked ship still flickered in the background. Matthew glanced

vessel he'd arrived on began pulling in closer. The captain had already figured out what needed to happen and brought

tossed it over, securing it tightly. He turned back to the group and instructed. Let the kids, the elderly, and the women go

one, but that would've taken forever. A direct crossing like

first time in a while, there was hope. Some of the stronger men started removing their shirts, twisting them

gripped the makeshift rope tightly, and jumped. The glide was smooth.

the

One by one, the rest followed-moving steadily and without panic. Just as Matthew had arranged earlier, the mid-sized speedboat had enough

person made it across, only Matthew

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