Chapter 100: Kang Saruza

Chapter 100: Kang Saruza



Opening the door, Adam stepped through into the streets of Red Thread. The street was nestled in some obscure corner of the city.

It had some pedestrians moving by, but for the most part, it was eerily quiet.

'It's rarely this quiet. What's going on?' Adam lowered the cap further over his eyes and walked down the cobblestone road, trying not to attract any attention.

It only took him two minutes of walking before he heard some loud banging noises.

Adam looked around the streets-they were empty, and there weren't any pedestrians around either.

At that moment, from one of the buildings, a wounded man crashed out of the door and fell onto the sidewalk, gasping for air with a bleeding wound on the shoulder.

Then, another man stepped out of the building with a gun in hand, aimed it at the wounded man, and then pulled the trigger.

Bang.

A bullet pierced through the wounded man's forehead, ending his life.

The man with the gun raised his gaze and saw another person around-the person looked somewhat younger than most people in Red Thread and had a baseball cap pulled over his

eyes.

Without further ado, he lifted his gun and placed his finger on the trigger.

Adam's eyes shook, and he quickly rolled to the side alleyway.

Bang.

The bullet flew and landed on the brick wall beside him with a piercing sound.

'What in the world?' Adam's eyes shook. 'Did I accidentally waltz onto an ongoing gang war?'

The man removed the clip from his gun, let it drop to the ground, and then pulled out a fresh one from his pocket.

He cocked his gun and slowly headed in the alleyway's direction.

As he neared the corner, he quickly jumped out with his gun ready and fired multiple shots at the dark alleyway.

The bullets landed on nothing but air.

"Huh?" The man looked at the empty alleyway. "Where did he go?"

There were more paths at the end of the alleyway, which the baseball cap-wearing young man must've taken.

"He ran way..." The man shook his head. "Tch, tch."

At that moment, a loud bang resounded from one of the roofs and pierced through his temple, also ending his life.

On the roof, a dark-eyed man was standing with a gun in his hand, a smirk on his face.

"Fool got distracted."

Already far away, Adam navigated through the alleyways and soon exited into a street, which he recognized as one of the main streets of Red Thread.

Strangely enough, it was also quite empty and quiet.

"He entered that place."

"It's owned by the Saruza Family. We can't do anything crazy here, or they'll put our heads on

a pike." "Let's wait until he comes out, then we'll be able to do whatever we want."

Inside the store, Adam slowly removed his baseball cap and looked around the store with a

glint in his eyes.

The store looked different from its future counter-part-it was somewhat dimly lit with dusty shelves and a musty smell in the air.

Completely different from the bright, popular store it would eventually become.

A rusty chandelier hung from the ceiling, casting a dim light over the store. It was almost like the light bulb was on its last legs, barely emitting any light.

"Ah, a visitor..." A gray-haired man came from the back of the store, wiping his hands on his apron. "We're selling a variety of items that might pique your interest."

Adam approached the counter and saw some vintage cameras displayed in a glass case. There were also some antique watches and pieces of jewelry scattered on the shelves.

It was almost like this store was a jewelry store.

"Jewelry?" Adam asked with a raised eyebrow.

"That's right." The gray-haired man chuckled. "My name's Kang Saruza, the owner of this

establishment."

"I see." Adam slid his finger across the glass display case. "There's something I would like to

purchase from this establishment."

"Oh, please tell me." Kang said with a warm, elderly smile.

"Z Package." Adam said and the atmosphere of the store changed suddenly.

Kang still smiled, but his vibe was completely different.

"Z Package? What's that?"

"You're Kang Saruza, the owner of House Enforcement, aren't you?" Adam asked.

"I am not sure where you heard that, but you're mistaken." Kang said and pointed to the door.

"I am sorry, but it looks like you entered the wrong store. May I suggest a house decorating store down the street?"

"My name's Adam Palestar." Adam placed his ID on the counter. "And I do need your help."

Kang's smile vanished.

"Can you afford it?"

"I can afford the down payment." Adam said. "The rest I'll have to pay in installments."

"I see." Kang nodded and removed his apron before placing it on the nearby chair. "Follow

me then."