Chapter 1034: What Kind Of Friend

Chapter 1034: What Kind Of Friend



There was a stunned silence for a moment before David lost his temper.

"What the hell did you let him go there?! That sly old fox was a hundred percent going to keep Gu Fang there, at the very least as a torture candidate, for leaving his post! How could you even think letting him go there was a smart move?!" he shouted, this time vocally, alerting

the others to their conversation.

Kary looked at him, shouting in the back of the narrow tunnel, and stepped in their direction. "What's going on?" she asked Alex in a whisper.

Alex looked at her with a worried smile, unsure telling her was a good idea. He knew Kary was of good heart, and, like David, they would want to storm the place, albeit for different

reasons.

But he couldn't hide it from her either. David was already making a scene out of it.

"Have you even tried getting him back?! Or are you too much of a coward?!" David shouted again.

Alex leaned closer to Kary so that the shouting wouldn't drown out his voice.

"Gu Fang apparently went to the Zhong Kui four days ago when we entered the dungeon, and Jack hasn't been able to reach him for three days. His last message said I'm sorry, boss," Alex explained, all the while David kept shouting at Jack over the line.

"Don't you think I know that, you asshole?!" Jack finally shouted back.

David shut up instantly, the roar of Jack's voice making his voice choke in his throat.

"What, you think I can't connect dots so obvious that a child could see the full picture? Do you think me a fool?" Jack asked, his voice lowering back to normal.

David gritted his teeth, trying to calm down as well.

"Then why did you let him go?" he asked through a clenched jaw.

Jack sighed loudly, the tiredness of his body audible in that exhale.

"Because Fang wasn't just my assistant, Mr. Magnus. He was also my friend. What kind of friend would I be if I stepped in between a man and his family?" he asked, sounding exhausted.

"They only changed the name in 2016 to include both since tourists kept getting confused at being told two different names for the same mountain. But this mountain's principal attraction is seeing the first sunrise of the year. It quickly becomes crowded that day," Jin-Sil explained, giving them a brief history lesson.

Killian looked at the young lady and chuckled.

"You know your history well, Jin-Sil. A bit of a history buff on your off times?" he asked, teasing her.

"Hey, you can't blame a person for being patriotic. I love my country, even though I feel like everyone here wants to move to America," she giggled.

It was common amongst the younger generation, who wanted to move to America and see the American dream for themselves. The older ones knew better than to believe all they saw on

television.

Killian smiled at her.

"Indeed, I can't blame you for being patriotic. I'm just surprised you know even more minor things like these. In England, some people barely know the history of their own town. It's sad, really," he said, his expression turning mockingly sad.

The sun was high in the sky above their heads, and as Alex and David made it to the peak themselves, hanging back from the others for a discussion they would rather not have

everyone hear, they looked at the ocean themselves.

"To think home is so far out that way," Alex mockingly said, looking eastward.

"Far? The hell you mean, far? You can literally teleport, asshole. Out of everyone, home is the closest to you," David joked, punching him on the shoulder.

"In any case," Alex said, rolling his eyes at David.

"We know everyone is excited to return home, but we might have a detour to make. Of course,

I won't force anyone to come, and we can bring the ones who want to return home to their country before going on that errand. But your help would be appreciated," he added.

"What errand?" Liu Yan asked, his curiosity piqued.

Alex looked at him, sighing internally.

"Well..."