EXTRA CHAPTER
"Done."
He hung the last corpse, dragged out by the wild dogs, onto the streetlight.
Looking at the row of streetlights covered with corpses, Ashes nodded in satisfaction and prepared to leave.
Just as he was about to disappear into the darkness, a voice suddenly called out from behind him.
"Um..."
A girl with curly brown hair, draped in a coat much too large for her, spoke softly, "Mr. Werewolf, are you just going to leave like this?"
"Do you need me to take you home?" Ashes stopped and asked.
"N-no need..." The girl waved her hand and quickly explained, "It's just... you haven't taken carpine's stuff."
"What stuff?"
"I don't know. I just know he locked something in the safe in his study."
The girl shook her head and whispered, "But it should be something valuable."
"Take me there."
The girl nodded obediently. Even though she was facing Ashes' ferocious wolf head, she only felt kindness at this moment. She knew that the 'Mr. Werewolf' in front of her was a good person.
Led by the girl, Ashes followed her to the study on the second floor. The girl skillfully moved a huge painting on the wall, revealing a metal door comparable to a bank vault.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Werewolf, I don't know the password..." The girl lowered her head apologetically.
"No need."
Ashes grabbed the handle of the safe, and with a grating sound that made one's teeth ache, he forcibly tore off the door, leaving the girl staring in shock.
It was more of a vault than a safe. Behind the door was a pile of gold bars, jewelry, cash, land deeds, house deeds, antiques, some letters, and a few books. Roughly estimated, the gold alone weighed at least half a ton. The Kingdom of Ruen commonly practiced the gold standard, with each pound containing 7.32228 grams of gold. This meant that just this pile of gold was worth at least 70,000 gold pounds!
After a brief thought, Ashes waved his hand, collecting the gold bars, jewelry, cash, and extraordinary materials into his soul space. Then he picked up the letters and glanced at them. These were records of carpine's correspondence with the royal family, specifically with MI9, the intelligence agency under the royal family. The books were his ledgers, likely meant to blackmail the royal family later or for self-protection.
It was unclear whether the Beyonder individuals staying at his house were blind or lacked the means to investigate, as they seemed unaware of carpine's secret preparations. Of course, they might have known but didn't care, as they would probably eliminate Carpine to cover their tracks.
After some thought, Ashes handed the remaining pile of land deeds and house deeds to the girl beside him.
"Huh?" The girl was startled, trembling as she took the deeds from Ashes. "Mr. Werewolf, these..."
"For you."
Ashes didn't wait for her to refuse and directly said, "carpine is colluding with the police. Don't go to the police station later; go directly to the church, preferably the Church of the EverNight Goddess."
After a pause, Ashes continued, "You can also give these things to the priests at the church, saying they are compensation from the person who saved you."
Gold, jewelry, and cash were easy to convert and hard to trace, but land and house deeds were fixed assets. If Ashes tried to convert these, he would be targeted by MI9 immediately. Instead of holding onto this hot potato, it was better to give it away as a favor. This would compensate the girls Carpine abducted and divert others' attention.
"But, I..." The girl wanted to say something but found that Ashes had vanished in an instant. She hesitated for a while before carefully packing the deeds into a small bag. Then, she led the other abducted girls out of carpine's villa, heading towards the nearest Church of the EverNight Goddess. As they looked back, they could still see the silhouettes hanging from the streetlights in front of the villa.
Unknown to them, a hunched figure with scarlet eyes was hidden in the shadows, watching their backs. Only when they entered the church did the figure silently slip into the darkness.
"Welcome back."
At 117 Birmingham Road, Hillsdon District, Fors lazily greeted the suddenly appearing Ashes. Initially, his sudden appearances would have scared her half to death, but now she was used to it because Ashes never used the front door, even though he had a key.
"Everything alright?" Xio asked with concern from another sofa.
"Very smooth," Ashes nodded slightly. Although it was unexpected that a human trafficker had four Beyonder individuals guarding him, one of whom was even a Sequence 6, it wasn't troublesome. After all, even Earl Hall only had a few Sequence 7 protectors. Overall, they were just minor obstacles, not even enough to trouble Ashes.
"That's good."
Seeing that Ashes didn't seem injured, Xio didn't ask further. Fors, on the other hand, stretched out her fair hand towards Ashes.
"Give it to me."
Ashes looked at Fors, thought for a moment, and placed a stack of gold pounds in her hand.
"Hmm?"
Fors eyes widened. "Why are you giving me money?"
"Hush money." Ashes looked at Forsi in confusion. Wasn't she the one who extended her hand first?
"I want Kurara!" Fors puffed her cheeks, feeling embarrassed and annoyed. What hush money! Was she that kind of person?!
Ashes shrugged but didn't refuse. With a slight shake of his sleeve, two small jellyfish quickly emerged from the gaps. One slipped into Xio collar, and the other quickly expanded to the size of a pillow, nestling in Fors arms.
"Kurara, my Kurara... fragrant, soft... eh heh heh~"
PS: In the original work, after Klein eliminated everyone and caused an explosion, he looted the scene. Within seconds, a demigod from the royal family rushed to the scene, indicating that the demigods were not constantly watching the human trafficker. This is reasonable, as a demigod wouldn't watch a trafficker daily, especially when there were other extraordinary individuals protecting him. So as long as the protagonist acts quickly, everything can proceed without arousing suspicion.
(End of the chapter)
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