After analyzing the situation, I decided it was best to back down. After all, Catherine was gone, and no matter how angry I was, there was no way to confront her now.

"Of course! Vivian was saved because of you. It was all a misunderstanding!"

After hearing Vivian's story, Captain Zoro learned what Joey had done in that village. He rescued Vivian from the monster and took her and her daughter to Saipan.

His attitude towards Joey has completely changed; now he finds him much more agreeable.

With his order, the soldiers standing behind Joey immediately untied him.

Joey flexed his wrist and found it was indeed a little numb.

Vivian waited for Captain Zoro to tell her about Goodman's whereabouts, but Captain Zoro was so engrossed in seeing his granddaughter that he seemed to have forgotten all about Goodman.

"Commander Sauron, I suspect your son Goodman isn't here, and it seems you haven't seen him in a long time!"

Joey noticed Zoro's expression and, after he avoided Vivian's question, he made this guess.

He approached Vivian, not wanting her to become even more agitated after he said those words.

Is it true?

Vivian glanced at Joey, then looked helplessly at Captain Zoro, hoping he could give her a definite answer.

"You're really not an ordinary person!"

Captain Zoro looked up at Joey, his serious expression returning.

He handed the baby girl back to Vivian, but he didn't leave. Instead, he stood in front of Vivian and said solemnly, "Thank you so much for giving birth to Goodman's child and bringing her to my side!"

He raised his right hand and placed his index finger in front of the baby girl again. The baby girl excitedly stretched out her two little hands and hugged Zoro's index finger, pulling it vigorously.

“I haven’t seen Goodman for over a year. I lost contact with him after he left Saibanda for a mission. Although I sent people to look for him, they couldn’t find him!”

Captain Zoro became somewhat melancholy. It seemed that in his heart, he already believed that Goodman was dead, otherwise the boy would never have taken so long to return to Saibanda to report.

"He didn't come back?"

"But he told me that he would return to Saibanda after he finished his business in Gold Rush Town!"

Vivian couldn't accept the news. She had always believed that Goodman had disappeared because he no longer loved her, rather than because he was in danger and unable to return to the village to see her in time.

"No, no, it's thirty days, we agreed on that!"

Vivian's emotions spiraled out of control again.

"Calm down, Vivian!"

Standing beside her, Joey immediately stepped forward to reassure her, saying that it wasn't appropriate to talk about her being a witch in this place, and she couldn't tell Sauron about the juice her mother had made. If he blamed Goodman's death on that juice, Vivian's situation might not be good, since the plot of killing the mother and keeping the child was a common feature in court dramas.

"This at least shows that Goodman didn't abandon you, but loves you deeply, and of course, he also loves your child deeply. He's not a scumbag!"

Joey didn't want to see Vivian go berserk again. Although they were in Saibanda and the fighting power here was amazing, he didn't want to see Vivian's corpse.

Although Vivian didn't understand what the scumbag meant, she still took Joey's words to heart.

“Great traveler, thank you. You are right. I have decided to go to Gold Rush Town to find news of Goodman. I want to bring back even his remains!”

Vivian's emotions were no longer agitated; instead, she spoke with an unusually firm gaze.

"You can't go. Gold Rush Town isn't a safe place now!"

Captain Zoro directly rejected Vivian's suggestion.

"I've already sent a few people to investigate Goodman's matter, and we've made some progress!"

“But that place is really not safe. Although Goodman did not marry you, you have already given birth to a child for him, so you are now considered a member of my Derian family. I will not let you take any more risks and cause my granddaughter to lose her mother again!”

Captain Zoro's attitude was resolute; he already had his own plan regarding the fate of Gold Rush Town and Goodman.

"If you really don't trust the people I've already sent, you can hire someone to go and check for you!"

Upon hearing Zoro's words, Joey felt a chill run down his spine.

Sure enough, both Captain Zoro and Vivian were looking at him.

"Please, why are you all staring at me? I really don't want to go!"

"I don't have any adventurous spirit. I just want to make some money here, go home, buy a few acres of land, and be an ordinary farmer!"

Joey refused outright; he had no intention of continuing to do something with zero return and high risk.

"After this is done, I will give you 100 gold coins as a reward. If you are willing to stay in Saibanda, you can stay in my Second Knights Order!"

Captain Zoro said with a smile, but he seemed to be serious.

"Hey, as Vivian's friend, it's my duty to help her find her husband. As for the reward, consider it as travel expenses for this trip!"

"Also, could you reserve two of those spots for the Knights?"

Joey remembered the bearded man whose fate was unknown in Gold Rush Town, and thought he should try to find him. If he was still alive, he should try to get him a new job.

"Can!"

Commander Zoro answered very decisively, which shows that he has a lot of power in personnel appointments and dismissals.

Alright, now that the price has been agreed upon, it's time for Joey Brown to come back and raid Gold Rush Town for the second time.