The Billionaire Twins Need A New Mommy! novel Chapter 574

Chapter 574: Strangers

[Gigante]

The townsfolk were gathered in the town’s small square. It was something unusual, a sharp contrast to the chaos that normally unfolded here.

"Down!"

A man’s shout echoed through the area as he shoved an elderly man to the ground. Those already crouched in the square rushed toward him, helping him up and checking on his condition.

"Tsk." The man who had pushed him clicked his tongue at the pitiful sight. "You... you are so fucking dead."

His gaze swept over the haggard faces around him. They stared back quietly. None of them showed fear, nor anger, nor defiance. Just blank, hollow eyes.

That only irritated him further.

"Motherfuckers," he hissed, then snapped his head toward his colleagues. "Move fast!" he barked. "Get all these pathetic traitors in here!"

He smirked, cocking his head back as he looked down at them. "Want to know why you’re here?"

No one answered. But this time, curiosity flickered in their eyes.

Before the man could continue, the elderly man he had shoved earlier lifted his head weakly.

"Good sir," the old man’s voice trembled. "Why are you doing this to us? We’ve already paid this month’s contribution to the governor."

The words hung heavily in the air.

Their brows knitted while a few frowns appeared. Still, none of them believed this would turn deadly. Perhaps just another beating, another spectacle they were forced to endure.

After all, Gigante had never failed to pay on time.

Even so, the money they gave each month for "protection" only spared them from unnecessary deaths. It never guaranteed safety if one of them crosses a line.

The man chuckled, licking his lips as he slowly crouched in front of the elderly man.

"Because the governor said..." he paused, leaning closer so the old man could hear every word, "...that he doesn’t need a town like Gigante anymore."

That finally broke them.

Everyone’s eyes widened, their faces drained of color, and their minds struggled to process what they had just heard.

"What...?" a young woman whispered. "Gigante... is—"

"That’s right!" The man rose to his feet, eyes gleaming with malice. "The governor has been lenient. Merciful towards all of you. And because of that, people like you think you can take advantage of it."

No one spoke, but their hearts swelled with bitterness. Merciful? Lenient? Take advantage of the governor? How were they taking advantage of the man who has everyone here in his mercy?

Yet, all they could do was stare at him.

"What that old lady did," the man continued, shaking his head as his hand rested on the rifle strapped to his body, "is something the governor can no longer overlook. So don’t blame him—or me—for being unmerciful. If anything, blame that hag for your deaths." 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

As he said that, the townspeople’s gazes shifted.

At the edge of the square, a man carried an unconscious elderly woman over his shoulder. Without hesitation, he tossed her into the back of a truck like a sack of grain. There was no gentleness—none at all.

That was the same man who had punched her earlier, knocking her out in a single blow.

"Granny Himari..." one resident whispered, covering her mouth. Tears welled in her eyes—unsure whether she should fear her own fate or worry for the old woman from the brothel.

The men clenched their teeth, fists tightening until they trembled.

Finally, emotions surfaced on their faces, something the man gathering them here found amusing.

"That’s right," he mocked. "You should’ve reported what that hag was doing. If only someone here had spoken up, none of this would’ve happened. But alas—"

"We don’t even know what’s happening!" someone cried out. "How could we report something we didn’t know?!"

The man scowled. "Then that’s your fault for being ignorant."

A suffocating silence followed his roar.

"What?" he scoffed, raising his rifle and pressing its muzzle into a man’s shoulder. "You glaring at me? Got a death wish?"

The man in the square didn’t look away. His eyes burned with rage, unflinching despite the threat.

"Heh."

A short laugh came out of the person under the governor, and then—

BANG!

BANG!

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