Chapter 58: In the Name of Money

When this story was told, it was said that it happened in Michigan, which was very far from Florida, so how could it appear here?

Before he could think more.

A large number of footsteps sounded.

A group of townspeople from other directions gathered over.

The reason it was so late was because there weren't many people in the town, and the people in this room were a small group, and the house was also nearby, belonging to neighbors, while other townspeople were relatively far away.

Looking at the house burning with raging flames, a group of people was full of shock.

"Oh God!"

They also noticed Louis standing by the road, but before they could ask, a shout sounded.

"Louis! Louis!"

Not far away, David ran over panting. There was no help for it; people who didn't exercise all year round really couldn't run.

Seeing Louis safe and sound, David breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at the other townspeople, his gaze vigilant.

On the way he ran over, he met Angela and a strange woman. After a simple statement, he roughly understood the situation. Now in his eyes, none of these townspeople could be trusted.

"I've already called the police; you'd better not act rashly!"

David warned loudly.

"Hey buddy, this is the question we should ask you. Outsider, your child is at the crime scene."

"Ask what? I just arrived; I'm here to find someone. As for Louis."

"He's still a child; you wouldn't be so outrageous as to suspect him, would you?" David's "he's still a child" instantly choked everyone.

David didn't say anything about Angela and the others, because if he did, who knew what this group of people would do. Now the most important thing was to stabilize them and then wait for the police.

"This..."

Everyone looked at each other; the other party was right.

"Alright, since this gentleman has called the police, let's put out the fire first and wait for the police to come and investigate the truth."

A group of people quickly carried out fire extinguishing, because this place was a bit remote, so just in case, they really prepared some basic fire extinguishing tools.

Fire extinguishing bombs exploded in the fire, streams of water sprayed from small water pipes...

But the fire showed no signs of weakening.

Moreover, the speed at which the fire spread was abnormally fast. With this scale, it was already very difficult for the people inside to escape.

Louis, who had just finished calling, watched this scene with a smile. Just kidding, the fire produced by the Fire-Manipulation Art was somewhat different—flammable and difficult to extinguish. Did they want to extinguish it with this little water?

Then wouldn't I have practiced the techniques in vain?

Someone beside him saw Louis smiling and became even more upset. "Hey kid, what are you laughing at? Do you think this is a very happy thing?"

Louis glanced at him.

"None of your business."

"You!"

Just about to go over to teach this arrogant kid a lesson, he saw David wiping the pistol in his hand, looking at him suspiciously. "What's wrong? Why are you looking at me?"

Deep breath.

"Nothing."

When the police arrived.

The fire had almost gone out, and everyone was staring blankly at the charred, broken house, with the continuous cries for help still ringing in their ears.

"This is truly a tragedy."

After a simple survey, the sheriff, who found that there were no survivors inside and the state of death was miserable, had a sad face.

"No, Sheriff, this is just a ridiculous infighting."

David, who already knew part of the truth from Louis, stood out and said, successfully receiving the angry gaze of the townspeople.

"Oh? It seems you have something to say?"

"In fact, I don't need to say much; Sheriff, you will know soon."

Not long after, the police officer ran over to report that the female corpse and the golden arm had been found inside, which instantly made the sheriff smell a different taste.

At the same time, Louis watched the changes in the expressions of the people around him.

Because he suspected that the reason this golden arm appeared here might have something to do with the locals.

Sure enough.

He found that the mayor, who was the leader, had an unnatural expression, and there were a few men behind him whose eyes were drifting, quietly shrinking backwards.

……

The next thing was very simple. After Louis made the call, a lawyer arrived quickly, and the sheriff had no way to detain them.

And this fire that burned nearly twenty people to death, even though there were many suspicious points in it, was finally characterized as an accident caused by infighting due to uneven distribution of spoils.

Although the townspeople were full of slander about this, no one cared whether they were convinced or not. The case was settled just like that—from reporting, investigation, to closing the case, everything was unbelievably fast.

This was naturally due to the Kano family exerting force behind the scenes.

It had to be said that in modern society, before the techniques reached a certain strength, they were really not as useful as power and money.

In the name of money, there was nothing that couldn't be done in America; if there was, it could only mean you didn't have enough money!

"Little Louis, don't be impulsive in doing things, especially regarding your own safety. You could have just made a call; there was no need to do it yourself. This will only increase your risk."

"As for those townspeople, you don't need to worry about them; I will handle it."

Uncle Max on the other end of the phone educated him like this.

Louis didn't care either, and told Max some requirements. Max didn't ask what it was for, just agreed.

Hanging up the phone.

Louis looked at Olivier, who had just been found in the lake water, had an infected wound, and didn't know if he could survive, and Steve, who was found in the grave pit and was already mentally deranged.

The miserable state of the two made the two women cry bitterly.

They didn't understand why they would encounter such a thing just by going out for a trip.

Civilization and barbarism actually coexist.

Shaking his head, he didn't pay attention to them anymore. He didn't have any healing techniques and was powerless, so he could only trust modern medicine.

Maybe this was fate; at least they survived and didn't all die like in the original movie, which was already considered not bad.

Soon, the two women accompanied their men into the ambulance and headed to the hospital, while David and Louis drove back to the city.

The journey was very silent.

David had many things he wanted to ask, such as the abnormal fire, the strange golden arm, and the female corpse...

After wanting to speak several times but stopping, David chose silence.

He believed in Louis.

And even if it was Louis who did it, it was to avenge the poor Angela.

What could he say?

However...

"Louis, you said if I believe in the Kitchen God, would I be able to protect myself from being harassed by those abnormalities?"

"Also, so many people died; will they really not turn into evil spirits?"

Louis smiled. David didn't let him down. "Believing in other things is useless, but believing in the Kitchen God next to our house is useful, as long as you remember to carry the Kitchen God amulet."

"As for whether they turn into evil spirits... I don't know either."

"But even if they do, it doesn't matter; it's not us who are being harmed."

David was startled.

That's right!

We don't live in that place.

And even if they really come looking for us, we're not afraid!

Then what is there to worry about!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 59 =====