Her special qualities were a mystery to most, but he knew them inside out.

"Sir, should we show some gratitude to Mr. Burke?"

"It's probably best to steer clear of him right now."

Gordon said, "If they're hoping to cash in on our efforts, let's give them what they want and find the treasure's hiding spot for them."

"Won't that just throw Devonport into a bigger mess?"

"Devonport's already in chaos."

Gordon frowned, "I intend to stir the pot a bit more in this uproar."

As night settled in, Sophie and the crew returned to Burke Estate.

Rick greeted them warmly, "Ms. Sophie, Colby."

"Rick, what've you been up to?"

Jenna approached, noticing Rick juggling a bunch of old, dusty scrolls.

the town, from decades ago. The boss said they needed some airing out to lose that musty smell,

want to see everything, even if it's covered

peek! These old things can be

I'll spread them out. Feel free to check them out, but watch out for the

"Awesome, let's see!"

like they were hidden

the Aldridge family's got loads of treasures, and now

rubbed his hands,

Rick laid out the scrolls, they

was already developing back then, but nothing

town, aside from the central area, was a

"Wow, this is ancient."

Devonport really

boom is recent. I can't

before development. There were mountains behind and the sea in

fishing villages by

to the map, "Back then, the Aldridge family had

raised an eyebrow, "You're saying these mountains were

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