“You old b*stard! There you are!”
The guards then immediately surrounded him.
“Apologies Mr. Crawford! This old man sneaked into the lobby after his bath when we weren’t paying attention to him! He apparently heard your room number from the female receptionist then he ruined all the machines needed to get up here! Apologies again, Mr. Crawford! We’ll beat him up then kick him out, right this instant!”
Gerald didn’t know how to respond at that moment. Everything about that old man just made him feel uneasy.
At that moment, Gerald’s phone began to ring. It was a call from Queta.
Gerald had earlier sent a Line message to her regarding all the new things he had discovered. She must have just read it.
Glancing at the old man again, Gerald then answered the call.
“I assume you’ve read the message, Queta?”
“I have… What should I do now, Gerald? Will I… Will I really be able to find my mother?” asked Queta anxiously.
“Yes, and don’t worry. I’m looking for her too. Just wait for a few more days for me to resolve all the things I currently have on hand. Once I’m done, I’ll go there with you! I’d honestly be worried if you went to the Salford Province alone!” replied Gerald with a faint smile.
“Sounds good! I’m feeling much more assured now!”
After a brief chat, Gerald hung up. Seeing that he had ended his call, the guards were just about to drag the old man out when the old man suddenly began shouting, “Salford Province? My grandson, I want to go there too! That’s my hometown! Being me along, my grandson!”
With a little struggling, the old man managed to break himself free from the grasps of the security guards. He then rushed toward Gerald before begging again.
“That’s my hometown! My grandson, could you take me home?”
Gerald scanned the man from head to toe after hearing his pleas. The old man looked like he was quite eager to go there. He seemed to be quite agitated as well.
As Gerald thought about it, he realized that he didn’t really have too bad an impression of that old man. He was just annoyed by how shameful and dastardly he was.
“Fine, I’ll get someone to send you there!”
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