The young man vehemently shook his head in terror, answering, "My knowledge about him is quite limited. I'm aware that a young man visited our shop, but not much more..."
Without hesitation, Alex cut him off, "By 'shop', are you referring to the one I just exited?" Alex queried.
Upon hearing the question, the youth's eyes widened in horror - he realized he had made a grave mistake.
He had inadvertently provided crucial information he should have kept hidden from this intimidating stranger.
As he grappled with his response, the icy, threatening gaze in Alex's blue eyes forced a reaction out of him. In an attempt to save himself, he barely managed to whisper, "Yes."
Alex was taken aback by this revelation. He hadn't anticipated that the pursuers were from the very shop he had just visited.
