In his mind, Gerald thought, ‘That unlicensed tour guide I met with earlier might be our next best shot.’
‘Come to think of it, that slick plump man cheated me of three hundred dollars!’
Gerald recalled the moment when he had heard the uproar near the hot spring area just as he was about to give that man a piece of his mind. Because of that, Gerald had failed to get him to share more information about the girl.
However, Gerald was certain that that man definitely knew more about her. After all, the middle-aged man had said himself that the girl had been there twice.
After making up his mind, it wasn’t difficult for Gerald to locate where the man lived.
It was around noon when Gerald and his men drove to the unlicensed tour guide’s house.
Upon arriving, the tour guide—who was thankfully at home—recognized Gerald and instantly became nervous.
After all, he had only cheated the three hundred dollars off Gerald knowing full well that Gerald wasn’t a local.
Unfortunately, local or not, Gerald was now at his home with a group of black-suited bodyguards standing behind him.
“Um… Good day sir… What exactly are you planning to do?” asked the middle-aged man as he chuckled nervously.
“Oh, I don’t plan to do anything. I just came here to meet you!” replied Gerald as he slid his left hand into his pocket before casually entering the man’s house without even waiting to be invited in.
Once he was inside, Gerald immediately sat on the man’s couch as his subordinates entered as well. Each of his subordinates looked like men who shouldn’t be trifled with.
Finding the television remote, Gerald then began flipping through the channels. He was deliberately acting like he owned the place, not even bothering to say a word to the middle-aged man.
Seeing that, the man gulped, uncertain of what to do since he had no idea what Gerald had in plan for him.
Not knowing what else to do, he went toward Gerald before saying, “Um… Sir, I really don’t think I need that three hundred dollars anymore… If you look around, you’ll notice that my family’s condition isn’t all that optimal. In addition, there are both old and young ones living in this house… I’ll get straight to the point. I’m in quite dire need of money and I admit to cheating you of three hundred dollars… However! I’ve not touched a single penny of that money, and I’ll gladly return all of it to you!”
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