*Knock, knock*
"Hmm? Who could it be?" since he practically believed no crime would occur in the daylight, especially in this age and place, he opened the door.
Standing in front of him was a tall man in a gray suit. He was burly and faint traces of beard having been shaven could be found. Except that, his eyes were sharp and were currently looking at him coldly.
With a cold tone, the person said, "Are you Kirt Kouteli?"
His tall height made the person slightly look down on Kirt.
"Yes, I am Kirt Kouteli. What was the reason?" Kirt replied back, in a calm manner.
Then, he looked towards the man and awaited his reply. It wasn't long before one came.
"I am from the government and here to inform you of your parents, Kouteli Toules and Corinna Feia's deaths. They have died due to a monster attack on 34th street. You will receive your inheritance 3 days later, on Monday, when another government official will pay a visit to you. Additional information is written on this paper"
Having said that, the man showed his badge before pushing two pieces of paper towards him. Unconsciously, Kirt picked them up without even thinking about it. Having seen that he picked it up, the man didn't even pay any glance at him before turning his back and leaving.
'...'
'What?' Kirt's mind blanked out.
He was taken by a surprise.
Only after a few seconds did he react.
"My parents died?" unconsciously, Kirt directly asked the person about his thoughts.
"..." no answer came.
Instead, only the sound of the man entering the elevator came as the doors closed shut.
Kirt couldn't know what to feel at the moment.
'My parents died?...' there was still a faint doubt in his mind.
Therefore, he looked down on the two pieces of paper held tightly within his hands.
They were almost crumpled but it wasn't much. Except some certain areas, everything written on it was readable.
"Notice:
Due to a monster attack on the 34th street, Kouteli Toules had died on 10049 / 10 / 10. The monster has been identified as a roaming monster of the 3rd level of Energy Realm.
Spouse: Corinna Feia
Children: Kirt Kouteli
Parents: Toules Yal (dead) - Deidra Yal (dead)
Siblings: None"
The paper showed this, the other one was also the same just that it was about his mother this time.
Except the content shown above, there was only the symbol of the government, indicating a scarlet phoenix rising into the sky.
With the badge the person showed him before, Kirt was almost certain this was real. However, he was still doubtful in his mind so he will wait for the message that will come next.
With a blank look, Kirt went back to his room. Then, he sat on his bed and calmly pondered things over.
...
After some time, Kirt heaved a sigh of relief.
"I guess this is just how life works... At least, I got my inheritance and it combined with the insurance money, should be enough to last me for a while"
There was neither any sympathy nor pain in Kirt's eyes as he said this. Only a pair of cold eyes that seemed to have become even deeper and colder.
Humans are humans, they are living creatures and will die sooner or later. He was prepared for it and fortunately, he was just on the minimum age to inherit his parents' legacies in case there are no other guardians to take it for him. Otherwise, he might have just transferred to an orphanage and then get his inheritance snatched from him.
Children in the Nation of Phoenix had the ability to inherit their parents' inheritance if there were no guardians to look after them starting from the age of 14. It was due to the large number of deaths that involved supernatural things.
So, the nation had set such a law.
The only thing about it was that 10% of the total fortune would become the government's property. Other than that, the children would also be offered a chance to enter the military and develop there until they had reached 18 years old, the age for adulthood.
As for his inheritance, it shouldn't be small. Even deducting everything like the 10% to the government and the debts his parents carried, it should still be a large amount of money combined with the insurance money.