Chapter 3 Three Days
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"John, it's him!"
Seeing Claud walk out, Deegan immediately shouted.
"You hit my man in my territory? You're quite arrogant." John held his cigarette in his mouth and raised his head.
"He deserves to be hit."
"Well, well." John spat out the cigarette butt, his face sullen. "You're still so arrogant till now? This is offending my dignity."
Claud looked up to the sky and laughed contemptuously. "Dignity? You think you deserve to talk about dignity?"
"f**k!"
John was furious and grabbed a baseball bat.
"I was going to let you slide after paying me 5,000 dollars, but now I have changed my mind. You have to pay me the money, and I'll teach you a lesson.
"Get him!"
John gave the order, and a few hooligans rushed over.
Claud didn't even look at them. He punched them and sent them flying. Then he took the initiative to attack. Like a ghost, he shuttled through the crowd and easily knocked down dozens of hooligans.
John was dumbstruck.
His face was full of disbelief.
Frank was shocked as well.
The kids ran out of the Welfare Center and cheered.
Suddenly, John quivered.
He felt a cold gaze fall on him, penetrating his heart.
"Well... We can talk before anything, right?"
John retreated step by step.
"You don't know me?" Claud sneered.
"What?"
John was startled. He sized Claud up from a close distance, his face full of doubt. "Tsk... You do look familiar. Have we met before?"
"There's more than that. We used to live together."
"Seriously?" John's eyes lit up. He extended his hand and smiled, "It's a pleasure to meet you again. I have a poor memory. What is your name?"
"Claud Allston."
"That's a great name... Huh? Claud?" John was startled, and then his pupils contracted. His mouth was wide open, yet he couldn't utter a word.
"You remember now?" Claud smiled.
"You... You didn't die!" John's face was deathly pale, as if he had seen a ghost.
"I was lucky enough to be saved by someone back then." Claud's expression suddenly turned cold. Then he shouted, "And you! You deserve to be burned in that fire.
"You bastard! You dare to bully Grandpa and snatch the supplies for the kids. What are you? You beast!
"Kneel!"
These few words of Claud sounded ordinary to Frank, but they shocked John utterly. His head buzzed, and he couldn't help but kneel on the ground.
"Grandpa raised you, but you bite the hand that feeds you. What's the use of keeping you?"
In an instant, Claud's killing intent filled the entire spot.
In John's eyes, Claud looked like a terrifying killer, surrounded by a sea of blood.
John's entire body trembled, and a strange smell spread out.
John pissed himself.
"Tsk."
Claud's face was full of disdain.
"Timid people like you don't have a place in the underworld."
John's face was burning, but he didn't dare to say a single word no matter how furious he was.
"Claud."
At such a juncture, Frank hobbled over to persuade Claud, "Let him slide. I think John already knew that he was wrong. Spare him. If you beat him up, you will be in trouble as well."
"He is right. Claud, Grandpa is right. I know I was wrong."
Claud wanted to take revenge at first, but since Frank had opened his mouth, he didn't want to disobey Frank.
Therefore, he kicked John away and shouted coldly, "I'll spare you for Grandpa's sake. Get lost with your men. If I ever see you again, you're doomed."
"OK!"
"Wait."
John had just gotten up when he heard Claud's shout, and he couldn't help but stagger. He asked nervously, "What... What else?"
"Give back all the goods and money that you have looted from the Welfare Center all these years. One penny less, and I'll break your leg."
"You know I can't. How am I supposed to get that kind of money? Besides, it has been years. I don't know how much I have taken."
John said with a helpless face.
Hearing that, Frank hurriedly ran inside. When he returned, he had a small notebook in his hand.
He flipped through the pages and said, "I've accounted for everything you've taken over the years. It is ... more than 250 thousand dollars in total. Let's call it 250 thousand dollars."
"Old bastard! You keep a record of everything! You...
"Ah!"
Halfway through his words, John let out a scream.
Claud rushed over and gave John a few slaps. With killing intent, Claud said, "Bastard. Watch your mouth! Since you've offended Grandpa, I'm asking you to pay back 320 thousand dollars in total. You have three days.
"If I don't see the money in three days, I'll go find you.
"Get lost."
John didn't hesitate at all. He brought his men and left. Frank was both happy and worried as he watched John and the others flee dejectedly.
The kids rushed out and danced around Claud.
"You are so badass!"
"You are our hero!"
"I want a hug."
Looking at the innocent kids, Claud recalled his childhood. He hugged a girl and kissed her cheek before helping Frank inside.
"Claud, play with them for a while. I'll go fix something for us. We'll talk while drinking later."
"OK."
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