On the bustling shopping street, there is an endless stream of people coming and going.
Franklin, with his burly and muscular build, stood out conspicuously in the crowd with his nearly 2.2-meter height, while the scars on his face exuded a fierce aura.
Whenever pedestrians on the street saw Franklin, they would inevitably show expressions of fear and subconsciously move away from him.
This resulted in a strange moving 'vacuum' area around Franklin.
Brrt brrt…
The phone in Franklin's pocket vibrated slightly.
Franklin took out his phone and looked at it.
On the small screen of the phone, which formed a strong contrast with his fan-like large hands, was a text message that read 'turn right'.
"…"
Franklin put away his phone and followed the instructions of the message, turning right a few meters away into an alley where several motorcycles were parked on both sides.
Among the disorderly motorcycles, there was a tall and thin man leaning against the wall, looking at Franklin who had just walked into the alley.
Amidst the disorderly motorcycles, a tall and slender man leaned against the wall, tilting his head to look at Franklin as he entered the alley.
This person's name is Ryles Edwin, and he is member No. 8 of the Phantom Troupe.
"Ryles."
Franklin looked at the blond man.
With a smile on his lips, Ryles spread his hands and said, "Franklin, did you not notice anything just now?"
"A young man?"
Franklin's face showed no emotion at all.
Just now, on the bustling street, although countless eyes gathered around him, he still noticed Moses's gaze.
The main reason was that when many passersby looked at him, they basically moved away. Only Moses looked at him a few more times.
Although he didn't sense any hostility from that gaze, it was enough to make Franklin aware of Moses's presence.
However, being aware of it was one thing, whether to care about it was another.
Since there was no hostility, Franklin didn't take it seriously.
But now, seeing Ryles mentioning it, he understood why Ryles asked him to turn into this alley.
It seemed that Ryles assumed he hadn't noticed Moses's presence, so he wanted to 'kindly' remind him here.
"So you noticed."
Rice raised his eyebrows in surprise and sighed: "I didn't see any reaction from you, so I was thinking whether I should help you deal with that little trouble."
"…"
Franklin still looked calm.
He didn't care about everything that happened in that short minute, but he also felt that Ryles' behavior was superfluous.
Seeing Franklin's ungrateful look, Ryles didn't feel awkward.
It was because he has something to ask from Franklin, that's why he called Franklin to come over to meet up in Yorknew City.
"Anyway, it's great that you made it here."
Ryles walked towards Franklin with open arms as if to hug him.
Franklin avoided Ryles's hug expressionlessly and said coldly:
"Ryles, you don't seem to be in any 'difficulties'. Now, I need you to give me an explanation, and then I will decide whether to leave or not based on your explanation."
"Ah, Franklin, don't be so cold."
Ryles naturally retracted his arms, not feeling any embarrassment although Franklin dodged the hug.
"I'm just calm on the surface, but I'm really facing a tricky problem right now."
"Cut the crap."
Franklin looked at him calmly, waiting for an explanation.
The corner of Ryles mouth rose slightly and he said seriously: "I spotted a rare target, but it's difficult for me to handle it alone. That's why I called you here."
"…"
Franklin remained silent for a moment, then asked: "Is it a woman again?"
"You know me so well, Franklin."
Ryles's eyes slightly curved when he heard this, and he stuck out his tongue and licked his lips lightly. A trace of greed flashed on his slightly pale face.
Franklin frowned slightly, and sighed helplessly.
Before coming here, he had guessed the reason why Ryles had called him over.
It's just that he couldn't ignore a request from his companion.
Seeing Franklin's reaction, Ryles slightly restrained his emotions and smiled: "Just snatch what you want directly, right?"
In Ryles' concept, whether it was jewelry, gold, antiques, or even living beings, they could all be referred to as 'things'.
Franklin tacitly acquiesced in Ryles's statement.
Snatching what you want was one of the operating principles of the Phantom Troupe.
Since Ryles regarded a certain woman as the target he wanted to snatch away, Franklin, as a member of the troupe, would respond to requests from fellow members under free choice.
Franklin looked at Ryles expressionlessly and straightforwardly asked: "What do you need me to do?"
"Hey hey, Franklin, aren't you curious about who the woman I'm interested in this time is?"
Rice didn't answer Franklin's question, but appeared excited instead.
His appearance seemed as if he would eagerly explain the value of the 'target' if Franklin asked out of curiosity.
Franklin said coldly: "I told you, cut the crap."
"Alright."
Ryles backed off when he saw the situation, spread his hands and said:
"The thing I've targeted is the eldest lady of a mafia family. She has quite a few underlings around her, and they seem pretty tough to deal with. It's a challenging task for me."
"Just get to the point."
"Okay, she has several Nen Users around her, and I need you to share half of the firepower."
Ryles makes the long story short.
Hearing this, Franklin nodded and said, "Okay, but as per the old rules, I won't work for nothing."
"No problem."
Ryles grinned.
According to his assessment, this operation only needed Franklin's 'fire suppression' and the success rate of this operation would be close to 100%.
Ryles seemed to have already envisioned the exquisite figure of that mafia boss's daughter.
Wherever he thought about it, Ryles didn't bother to conceal the desire on his face.
Seeing Ryles's lustful expression, a trace of disgust flashed deep in Franklin's eyes.
If it weren't for Ryles' special abilities and his status as a versatile talent...
Even though Franklin had an obligation to respond to requests from fellow members, he really didn't want to have too much involvement in Ryles' actions.
…
On the street.
Moses glanced at the alley where Franklin had turned.
"…"
After standing still for a moment, Moses withdrew his gaze.
At that moment, he received a location message from Wright.
'Is it just Franklin here, or…?'
Moses thought to himself as he checked the location sent by Wright.
[Orlum Casino]
Judging from the name, it is a casino.
In other words, Dis Mendeck dared to go to the casino despite being a B-Rank wanted criminal.
This is enough to show how weak the 'regulatory strength' of Yorknew City is.