“I hope you can tell me about the orphanage if you help me cook,” Perseus muttered.“My job here is cooking, not talking. If you don't mind, mister, I would like to see the pasta.” She stretched forth her hand and peered up at him expectantly.Zeppelin might be right. [It's like she is following a script.]Perseus wondered what the girl's age might be. [She's turning nine in three weeks.][Her name is Jose.][She doesn't have a family name. Abandoned when she was only seven months old.]Perseus felt bad for the kid. She must have gone through a lot after being abandoned. “I have the pasta with me, but I will have to get it. Since you are willing to help, why don't you help me bring it here?” “How do I find it?” Jose asked. “If you can find my brother, He is going to hand it over to you.” Jose hesitated. “I don't think it is a great idea for me to leave.” “It wouldn't take long. Find him, get the pasta, and we’ll get started with cooking.”Jose nodded before heading for the door.
“Well, we are asked to do as they say, and if anyone disobeys, They won't be found the next day,” Jose said, her eyes scanning the place. “I shouldn't be telling you this, but there is a book where she stores all the names of all the kids.”Perseus listened with keen attention as Jose continued. After listening, Perseus concluded. The kids were either being adopted or trafficked. He just had to be sure about it.“Does she hit you?” Jose flinched at the question. “Yes. Sometimes. He also said that if we told anyone about it, we would have a lesser chance of being adopted.” “Can I see the file?” Perseus asked. Jose nodded and rose to her feet. “Come with me.”Perseus followed Jose. She opened the store room and walked in, then pulled open another door inside and stepped in. Perseus was stunned; he had no idea there was a door there when he looked.“This is where the files have been kept,” Jose announced as she grabbed a flashlight from the wall. As soon as Perseus fell into step wi
Perseus glanced at the woman, who was shivering under his gaze. He didn't realize how scary he looked to the woman. “I don't understand what you are talking about.” Mrs. Jeremiah said. “You don't?” Perseus' voice was menacing. Mrs. Jeremiah took one step back and landed on her buttocks. “This is an orphanage, and the kids get adopted by families.” Perseus' silence made her continue. “Joey was getting adopted today. I was about to tell Jose about it.” “My sister doesn't want to get adopted,” Jose whispered. Perseus held Jose tight. “Who is adopting her? I have to meet them.” Blood drained from Mrs. Jeremiah's face. “There is no need. She is only getting adopted; all kids would be glad if they were adopted.” I saw that the woman wasn't willing to tell him anything. Perseus reached out for the system. “Truth potion, please.” [On its host.]Iris sprayed the potion in the air, and Mrs. Jeremiah sniffed it. “Now, would you tell me what is going on here?” Perseus questioned. Mrs
Lexi took the logo from him and glanced at it. “How do we do that?” Luke was already taking his leave. He didn't want to interfere in Lexi's and Perseus' investigations. “Since you have gotten these workers arrested, we will take them for questioning.”Lexi nodded. “Okay, Luke. Thanks.”“It's your vacation, after all.” Luke winked at her before leaving. [It sounds like someone is terrified of taking this case. That's why he is leaving it to us.]'Right, but he can still help by questioning them.’[I guess so.]Perseus glanced at Iris. “How do we find the owners of this logo?” [On it, host. This costs 12 full stat points.]Iris scanned the logo. [It belongs to the River Gang.][Tracing the location costs one point per minute.][Are you ready to go?]“Let me see.” Zeppelin appeared out of nowhere and snatched the logo from Lexi.“Hey–”“It belongs to the River Gang,” Perseus announced, making Lexi freeze. “What? The Rivers?” Lexi questioned. Perseus nodded. “Why do you look bewild
The huge man regained his balance. He wanted to throw Perseus off balance by nudging him on the shoulder, but he hadn't expected his body to react that way. “HX and Fanny are in the rings now!” “Keen attention to see who wins and who wins the bets.”“You can go ahead and vote for your preferred one!” The crowd began roaring in excitement, and all of them hurried to make their bets. Perseus was glaring at the huge man, who had a stunned expression on his face. “Is anything the matter?” Perse demanded. The huge man backed away and frowned when he realized it. “No! You are in my way!” The people next to them were staring at them expectantly. “I don't think we should get into a fight with him,” Lexi told Perseus. “That's going to draw unnecessary attention to us.” Perseus got out of the way and gestured for the man to pass. Surprisingly, the man felt insulted by Perseus' actions. “How dare you ask me to pass without any proper apology?” The man snarled. “I am going to hit you unt
A grin spread across HX's face. “Fine, since you are persistent, I won't hold back either.” Perseus smiled. “How about we make a deal? The loser would belong to the winner.” HX liked the sound of that. “I can't wait to make you my slave.”Fanny got off the ground and hurried over to the ring, but he was pulled back by three men, and in a few minutes he was in the middle of the audience. “I am the one that is supposed to be on that ring. Not him!” Fanny cried out, but no one was listening to him.The mood is charged with excitement and tension as spectators eagerly await the upcoming fights, their voices murmuring in hushed anticipation.“HX! HX!” The crowd cheered. HX widened his arms in the air and grinned from ear to ear as everyone chanted his name. “Fanny had been kicked out of the ring, and his fight is being postponed to another day!” The announcer yelled.“HX has been challenged by a man named?” He glanced at Perseus expectantly.“Rouka!” Zeppelin announced through glintin
Perseus nodded to what Luke was saying. HX had been handcuffed and taken to the car. At first, Luke thought of them as someone else before he heard their voices. “Are you going after the gang, Perseus? You are going to get yourself killed.” Luke blurted out. “I won't,” Perseus replied. “Thanks for worrying about me, but I am going to send each of them to jail. They bought kids, and no one knew what they did to them.” “You are sending them to jail for questioning, right?” “Yes.” “Great. I'm rooting for you.” Luke said, and the report was over.Luke waved Perseus goodbye before getting into his car and driving off. “What do we do next?” Lexi asked. Perseus shrugged. “We will wait for them to come for us next.”Zeppelin had a bright smile on his face. “Right. You did a good job out here, but I never thought you were going to end it so fast.”Perseus glanced at his watch. ”I wanted to get this all over with before my aunt gets worried about me.” “Then where do we go next?” Lexi in
Eriane's face went pale as Melody held her hand up to her. She snatched back her hand. “What are you doing? How could you?” Melody had the most evil grin. "Well, since you don't want to help me get your brother, I could give you away to them to do whatever they want.” “Grab her.” One of the men ordered, and the two next to him walked over to Eriane and grabbed her. “You have got the wrong person.” Eriane blurted out. The men glared at her. She was pulled out of the party as she squirmed and screamed, but it was of no use. “At least, make me take my revenge. She spilled wine all over my white dress!” “What do you want from me?” Eriane yelled as she was shoved into the back of a truck. “Hey,” the door slammed in front of her, and she began banging on it. “Get me out of here!” After countless trials, she could hear the men speaking to each other, but this time it was in a different language. “You are going to regret kidnapping me!” She growled. “I promise!” “Shut the crap up!” O