Chapter 23 The gears of fate begin to turn

However, this goal seems unlikely in the short term.

Ryan shook his head, erased this idea from his mind, and continued to walk towards home.

When Ryan was about to reach the door of his house, he saw Anna, a girl from the neighborhood, who was wearing thin clothes, holding a small basket in her hand, waiting in the slightly cold autumn wind.

When she heard the footsteps and looked up to see that it was Ryan who came back, she immediately smiled, revealing a pair of sweet dimples, and stepped forward and said:

"Ryan, this is a pie made with wild blueberries and hazelnuts you gave me last time."

"That. I wanted to give it to you earlier, but Mint told me that you went to participate in the child servant training and only come back on Saturday night every week, so..."

Looking at the small basket handed over by the girl, Ryan's soft heart was hit!

This girl with such a miserable fate in front of him, but she always kept kindness and gratitude in her heart.

That day, he just asked his sister Mint to give him some wild fruits, but the other party kept thinking about how to repay him.

It was late autumn now. After dark, the evening breeze was very cool. The girl, who was lightly dressed, had been waiting for him to come back at the door.

Looking at the five neatly arranged pies in the small basket, Ryan didn't know what to say for a moment.

After a long while, Ryan slowly took it, stammered twice, and said:

"You gave them all to me, what about you?"

"I left a few pieces, enough for me to eat. Then I'll go back first." After seeing Ryan take the small basket, the girl smiled and turned away happily.

Ryan stared at the girl in a daze, and found that he seemed to have forgotten to say thank you.

When Ryan walked into the house, Mint looked at the little basket in Ryan's hand, fluttered her big eyes and came up to him, staring at him happily and asked:

"Brother, is this for me?"

Ryan smiled and touched his sister's head, saying: "This is made by your sister Anna."

"Ah? Is it made by sister Anna? No wonder she didn't play with me these days. She said she went to help Aunt Mary."

"Help?"

"Yes! Almost no one in the whole town is willing to hire sister Anna to work. Only Aunt Mary occasionally asks sister Anna to help."

"Sister Anna is very poor, but flour is needed to make pies. Flour is very expensive. Sister Anna can only earn enough money to buy flour by helping."

Mint looked at Ryan with a pair of innocent big eyes and spoke clearly.

Suddenly, Ryan looked at the pies in the basket again and fell silent.

After the family dinner, Ryan returned to his room early and lay down to rest.

But because of the pie given by Anna, Ryan tossed and turned for a while and couldn't fall asleep.

Suddenly, Ryan seemed to hear a faint cry of surprise from next door, and the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground.

"Is this Anna's house?"

Ryan's pupils shrank!

He immediately thought of the recent frequent cases of missing children in the town.

Could it be that the criminals have set their sights on Anna?

Suddenly, a surge of blood rushed to his head.

Immediately, Ryan jumped up from the bed, looked around, picked up the carpenter's hammer in the utility room, and ran out as nimbly as a civet cat.

As they got closer to Anna's door, the rustling voices that Ryan couldn't hear clearly before became clearer:

"This girl has a strong temper. Boss, after you do it, it's my turn to have a taste! I've checked and she's the only one in this family. Don't worry, we'll have a wonderful night, hehe!"

"Damn, I haven't met such a young girl in a long time! I'm going to have a good time this time!"

"Don't mention it, Scarface, you did a good job this time! This girl is still pretty except that she's a little thinner!" Another voice called the boss sounded.

"After you're done, you can sell her to the Wilderness Brotherhood. They've raised the price again recently, so we can sell her for a good price."

"Boss, you can rest assured that I can do it! I pushed the cart and walked all over the southern area of ​​​​Shine Gold Town two days ago. I know which families can be taken advantage of." The guy named Scarface said proudly.

"Woo woo." It seemed to be the sound of Anna struggling and crying with her mouth covered.

Ordinary people may not be able to hear clearly at this distance, but Ryan, whose physical fitness has greatly improved recently, can hear it clearly.

"Snap!"

"Crash!"

The movement became more and more obvious, and from time to time there were the sounds of earthenware jars falling to the ground and breaking.

"Hiss!"

The sound of linen being violently torn apart continued to ring.

Ryan stood at the door of Anna's house, feeling anxious!

He wanted to rush in to save people, but there were at least two gangsters in Anna's room. If he rushed forward rashly and failed, the consequence might be that he and Anna would lose their lives.

The cold wind at night made Ryan calm down!

Calling the night watchman now?

It would be too noisy, and it would be too late!

Moreover, if the night watchman came and forced the other party to jump off the wall, the criminals might kill Anna directly.

Calling his father for help?

Thinking of his father's old face and hunched body, Ryan shook his head and instantly erased the idea from his mind.

Ryan looked at the carpenter's hammer in his hand again. This hammer was used by his father to repair the old furniture at home. Although it was a bit old, it was well preserved.

Moreover, one end was pointed and the other end was round, which made Ryan suddenly think of something.

He showed a trace of ruthlessness on his face, and immediately turned the pointed end upwards and hid the hammer in his slightly wide cuffs. At the same time, he took a step forward and knocked on the door.

"Dong Dong Dong!"

"Anna, are you home?"

The room suddenly became quiet!

At the same time, extremely subtle conversations sounded. If Ryan hadn't had extremely sensitive hearing, he would not have heard it clearly.

"Boss, I'll go check it out. It sounds like a kid. How about I just catch him and sell him together?" The guy named Scarface said.

"Forget it. We'll have fun tonight. Let's get rid of him as soon as possible! Oh, don't make too much noise!"

"Fuck, this little girl is quite strong even though she's skinny!" The guy called Boss spat and said.

Soon, dull footsteps sounded in the room.

It seemed that the person inside first observed the outside through the crack in the door. After confirming that it was only a young kid like Ryan, the other party opened the door with a "creak".

What Ryan saw was a strange face.

There was no scar on the other party's face, and Ryan didn't know why the other party was nicknamed Scarface.

However, the other party's fierce eyes and tall and strong body gave Ryan a sense of oppression.

Moreover, the other party's hand was still on the hilt of the sword at his waist, and his expression was very alert. "

Little ghost, what are you doing?"

Scarface used a pair of fierce eyes to carefully look at the short and thin little ghost in front of him again. After confirming that the other party should not pose any threat to him at all, he relaxed a little.

"Who are you?"

"I am here to find Anna. Isn't this Anna's house?" Ryan pretended to be timid and said with a horrified expression.

"I am Anna's uncle. Anna and her aunt have left Shining Gold Town."

"From today on, this house belongs to me. Remember, don't come here again in the future." Scarface forced a smile and lied casually, like a weird uncle who deceived a child.

"How could Anna leave so suddenly? She didn't even say goodbye to us." Ryan lowered his head and murmured, at the same time, clenched his fists, showing a reluctant expression.

It was as if he was telling that a young love affair ended before it even began.

If it were normal, Scarface might have teased the little ghost in front of him, but now, he was in a hurry to get down to business, so how could he have the mood to chat with a little ghost.

"Okay! Let's go!"

Scarface touched his crotch and waved his hand impatiently, signaling Ryan to leave quickly.

"Okay!"

"However, this uncle from Anna's family, can you help me bring a small gift to Anna?" Ryan said obediently.

"Well? Okay, bring it." Scarface was stunned, but he didn't think much and stretched out his hand.

He wanted to get rid of this annoying kid in front of him as soon as possible, so that he could go back and have fun.

At this time, the carpenter's hammer slipped silently from Ryan's sleeves to his palm, and was held tightly in an instant.

At the same time, Ryan continued to say calmly: "I prepared it for Anna."

Just when Scarface was about to listen to what Ryan had prepared, he bent down slightly and was about to take the things in Ryan's hand, he felt a flash in front of his eyes, and then he couldn't see the hands of the kid in front of him clearly.

Suddenly, Scarface's heart palpitated and his scalp numbed!

Instantly! A strong wind blew in his face, and the strong wind pressure made Scarface's curly yellow hair fly wildly.

A small black dot suddenly appeared in Scarface's sight and quickly expanded. It was a small pointed hammer.

(End of this chapter)