"Eric was watching the entire scene with a shocked expression.
He quickly released the man he had pinned to the ground and walked towards me.
"What do you mean by that, Franz?"
I answered without taking my eyes off the boy.
"This kid was stealing, using the cat as a tool. If he didn't, why would he have this bag with him?"
I tossed the bag to Eric.
As soon as Eric caught the bag in his hands, he immediately discovered what was inside.
"I have never seen so many gold coins in my life," Eric said with wide eyes.
A bag whose contents were worth more than Eric's annual salary...
"B-But then these guys..." Eric finally realized.
"...Yeah, they're probably not criminals. If I had to guess, I would say they are just from some business. This guy is probably the boss, while the others are just his workers."
In short,
We screwed it up.
