"Yeah, my sister is beautiful!" Stout said with a proud expression. "She's not any less beautiful than you, Ms Knight. She's definitely a super beauty. If you don't believe it, you can ask my boss..."
Mid-sentence, he seemed to realize what he was saying, and his whole body shivered, almost driving the car into a ditch.
Billy heard this and his mouth twitched a few times. His wife had really good information.
"Uh, um, Ms Knight, don't listen to me bragging!" Stout hesitated for a moment before adding quickly, "My sister can't even compare to you, just look at my appearance, and you'll know what my sister is like."
Harleen laughed again and then turned to Billy.
"Billy, do you know Stout's sister? Is she very beautiful?"
"Uh... She's okay!"
"Look at your reaction, she must be a real beauty." Harleen smiled, "Stout, when can you have your sister come to Ozin to visit?"
Stout choked again. "Sure, but my sister is currently in seclusion, and she probably won't come out for another ten years or so."
"Seclusion? What kind of seclusion?" Sharon asked in surprise.
"Sharon, seclusion is a way for martial artists to cultivate their martial arts. Since you're not a martial artist, you wouldn't understand." Fletcher explained with a smile.
"Okay," Sharon responded and then added, "Ten years of seclusion is so long, doesn't she want to get married and have children?"
"Mom, don't listen to Stout's nonsense. He's just making things up!" Felicia rolled her eyes at Stout and then asked Billy, "Billy, have you known Stout's sister for a long time? Are you two close?"
Stout felt the conversation was getting a bit out of control and quickly changed the subject. "Well, Tasha, have you ever been to Leford before?"
"No, this is my first time!" Tasha responded. "Uncle Stout, what fun things are there to do in Leford?"
"Leford has a lot of fun places to visit," Stout continued. "Besides beautiful mountains and lakes, there's a huge children's playground that I'm taking you to today!"
"Really?!" Tasha exclaimed excitedly.
After that, the family didn't continue with the previous conversation.
At 10 AM, Stout parked the car in the most famous park in Leford. Just as the family got out of the car, Billy's phone rang, and he answered to find Judge on the line.
"Hey, boss, have you arrived in Leford?" Judge's voice came through the phone.
"We just got here. What's up?" Billy asked.
"Well, there's something going on," Judge replied. "Liam Anderson just called me and said that early this morning, a group of people went to the base of SHADOW in Leford, causing quite a commotion."
Liam Anderson was the inspector for SHADOW in Leford.
"who are they? And for what?" asked Billy.
"They're from the Bennett family in Leford." Judge confirmed. "The Bennett family went to negotiate with the Special Patrol Bureau several times after their patriarch was arrested a couple of days ago, but they were all turned away. So, they came to SHADOW to protest."
"The Bennett family?" Billy furrowed his brow. "The top family in Leford?"
Billy had been to Leford a year ago for a case, so he had a faint impression of the families in the area.
"Yes," Judge replied.
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