“Halt, you can’t take weapons up there.”
On the upper level, two bodyguards directly stopped Robin.
“Hmm?”
Robin gripped the knife in his hand, a hint of murderous intent lurking in his eyes.
“Step aside, this is Master Nightowl.”
From behind, Tiger immediately cursed.
The two bodyguards were just doing their routine work. After Tiger’s outburst, they hastily made way.
“Master Nightowl, we apologize. These folks don’t understand the rules,” Tiger hastily apologized.
These bodyguards, they always maintained the same attitude towards everyone. After all, who was Master Lewis? The godfather of the entire Mountland underworld, a big shot among big shots. The guests who usually visited were of high status, but none ranked above Master Lewis. Even if they were rebuked this way, they dared not speak out in anger.
In no time, they progressed to the next level, entering an inner study where they met the so-called Master Lewis. He was bald, not very tall, about 1. 7 meters, with lines of wrinkles on his face. He exuded an air of banditry.
Banditry. That was the most notable characteristic of Master Lewis.
At that moment, he was inscribing a piece of calligraphy. Robin glanced at it, the writing was quite good.
Robin didn’t mind waiting a bit, observing the calligraphy. After a while, Master Lewis finished writing, put down his brush, and chuckled, “The young people these days have quite a bit of patience. In my time, everyone was always in a rush, lacking patience.”
“Tiger, go outside. Wait there.”
At this point, Master Lewis slowly walked over and directed Tiger.
“Master Lewis.”
Tiger froze, opening his mouth to protest, “If I’m not here…”
He didn’t want to say some things in front of Robin.
Everyone understood his concern. If he wasn’t there, there would be no protection, and Nightowl could easily harm Master Lewis.
“You would be the same if you were here. Now get out,” Master Lewis waved his hand, dismissing Tiger.
“Yes.”
Tiger obeyed and left, even closing the door behind him.
“Sit.”
Master Lewis gestured with his hand and sat down, “No need to be so tense. I didn’t call you here to steal your sword, but to tell you that whatever your plans are, I can support you. We’re on the same side.”
His banditry was still evident, intense even. But when he smiled, there was a hint of warmth.
“The underground information network in Mountland, is it yours?” Robin suddenly asked.
“Yes. My real name is Louis Berger, actually, I am your teacher’s younger brother. But my brother and I, we don’t get along. He always wanted to be a soldier, to protect the country, to protect the people. But I didn’t. I wanted to be a thug, better yet to seize a mountain during a war, become a bandit king, and do things like kidnapping village girls,” Master Lewis chuckled, the wrinkles on his face curving up.
“To be honest, my brother arrested me seven times, he doesn’t want to acknowledge me anymore. He said if it happened one more time, he’d disown me. So I left the capital, he doesn’t come to see me anymore, afraid that my wrongdoings would trigger his sense of justice, and he’d arrest me again. He’s stubborn and rigid, so we haven’t seen each other for decades.”
“Now, I’ve become the godfather of Mountland’s underworld. But my brother, he’s even more incredible, the highest military officer in the country, and I’m still the good-for-nothing younger brother,” Master Lewis sighed twice.
At this point, Robin began to understand how he came to know all this.
Everyone had underestimated Master Lewis, thinking he was just a mobster. But he was much more than that, after all, his information network had deceived Dylan Harding. Even Allie hadn’t been able to escape Dylan Harding’s investigation.
But Master Lewis could.
And who knows how much power he might be hiding underneath.
As for his identity, it was naturally acquired from the intelligence network. This wasn’t something only Dylan Harding knew. At least Betty Laydon and others were aware, as Dylan Harding had informed them.
They now belong to the same camp.
“Robin, in fact, you can call me Grandpa. I am of the same generation as your teacher. I have done a lifetime of bad things and I’m afraid of implicating the children, so I don’t have any of my own,” Master Lewis said sitting and chuckling.
However, in the end, Robin didn’t call him that.
What he called him was, “Sir.”
That was a term of respect.
“Not bad at all.”
Master Lewis laughed until his wrinkles creased, “In my life, I’ve never done anything good. I was born a rogue, but now that I’m nearing the end of my life, I want to make a contribution. Otherwise, when I die, I won’t have the face to meet my brother. He would probably scold me for being useless. Ah, he’s been scolding me since we were children. By the way, the underground world in Mountland is now in my hands. At your command, I can muster tens of thousands of capable warriors. I have people in every corner.”
What Alison and the others faced was just one of Mr. Berger’s tactics.
The real trump card was Master Lewis.
He didn’t seem as ordinary as he looked to the average person, being just a godfather.
However, this was something Robin didn’t expect.
“My teacher indeed has more tricks up his sleeve than I do, even at this time he has hidden weapons. If I’m not mistaken, without the news from Dylan Harding, you were already preparing to take action against me,” Robin said.
“Correct. In Mountland, not many people take me seriously. They see me as a street thug of a city. Even if I have ten thousand of them, they are just shrimp soldiers and crab generals, not worth noticing. Even if I took your sword, someone would come to snatch it from me. But what they don’t know is that I’m far more formidable than they imagine, a hundred times more formidable. These ten thousand capable warriors are no less than regular soldiers.”
Ordinary people cannot compare with regular soldiers.
Without experiencing blood and battle, without undergoing training, ten ordinary people may not be able to beat a regular soldier.
This is also why the forces in Mountland do not take Master Lewis seriously.
They are just a bunch of thugs.
The people they bring can take on dozens of them.
Not a concern.
“Alright, old man, from now on, you’ll have to follow my orders,” Robin said with a bow.
“No problem.”
Master Lewis agreed without hesitation.
He was no ordinary person, without relying on the power of the family, or the power of Mr. Berger, he came to Mountland alone, started from scratch, and built such a large foundation. Also hiding so much strength. His abilities were evident.
However, each profession has its own expertise, he knew that in Mountland, he might be strong, but on the battlefield of the entire South Province, Robin was the undisputed Primus, he trusted Robin.
Of course, there was another reason, Robin was Mr. Berger’s student, he trusted his brother.
“I want to slaughter, in the city, any family, any power that plans to join the enemy,” Robin said.
“Are you sure? In this city, what I reported to you before are just a few large powers, there are many small families, small powers, many even came to watch the spectacle, to see if there is an opportunity to share. Once you move, your reputation in Kisia will be ruined.”
“I’ve thought about it, I don’t care about reputation. When I came here, I was prepared to be a butcher, we should clean up Kisia, at this time, they still want to muddy the waters, they deserve to die. As for those families, powers, good or bad, I believe with your strength, old man, we can find out.”
“Of course.”
The two looked at each other and laughed.
But no one knew that beneath this laughter, a major massacre was hidden.