Frank scratched his head and replied, "I'm not sure what happened with their business. The only thing I know is that the Luo family's business just went bankrupt within half a month. They were in debt and forced to sell the house."
"This..." Fade frowned deeply and immediately asked, "Who asked you to stand guard here?"
Frank answered, "I'm not sure about this. I was sent by my company and every month I earn five thousand for guarding this place. As for who is the one who asked for this place to be guarded, then I'm not certain about this."
Fade paused and asked again, "Where is the Luo family now?"
Frank shook his head, indicating that he didn't know. But when he saw Fade's frown, he quickly added, "I don't know the exact address, but I heard that they moved to Pinewood Temple."
"Pinewood Temple!" The moment he heard this name, he knew that the Luo family was in quite a bad situation.
Although Capital City was considered one of the poorest states in the country, Pinewood Temple was the place where the poorest in Capital City gathered.
The people who stayed in that place were mostly poor people and even foreign workers.
After asking some more questions, Fade realized that Frank didn't seem to know anything else. Thus, Fade turned around and left.
In the car, Moore and Joey were curious and wanted to know what was going on with the Luo family. Fade didn't keep it a secret and told them everything, including that the Luo family was currently living in Pinewood Temple.
After driving for almost two hours, they finally arrived at Pinewood Temple.
The moment he entered the neighborhood, he could clearly feel the difference between there and the bustling cities.
The houses in the city were all high-rise buildings and the houses there were all old and wrecked. They were densely stacked together, and various landline cables hung from pole to pole, weaved into a huge net.
Stalls were placed on both sides of the road and all kinds of noises could be heard. The sound of the cars honking and people chatting made the entire place very noisy.
Along the noisy streets, it was nothing like the magnificent cities. Only when he turned back to loo, did he see a high- rise building that was located in the urban area of Capital City.
Fade didn't have the exact address of the Luo family, and he couldn't get in touch with them through the phone. Therefore, they could only wander aimlessly around Pinewood Temple.
Fortunately, Fade was lucky. After a round of inquiries, he actually got some clues. He found out that the Luo family was living in an old house not far away.
After all, the fact was that the downfall of a wealthy family still attracted quite a lot of attention. Hence, everyone in Pinewood Temple was talking about the Luo family.
Fade followed what he had been told and drove to the location. There was an old two-storey building. The walls on it had turned black and yellow. There were large portions of the wall missing and it didn't seem sturdy, like it might collapse at any moment.
Fade went up and knocked on the door.
After a moment, there was a reply from inside, "Who's there?"
"I'm a friend of Centro, and I'm here to see him."
"Centre's friend?" The man seemed to be a little suspicious. After hesitating for a moment, he came over with slow footsteps. With a creaking sound, the door was pried open, revealing a pair of eyes.
"Mr. Chen, it's you!" When the man saw Fade, he couldn't help but exclaim. Then, he opened the door and came out to welcome Fade.
Concurrently, Fade also recognized the person at the door. It was the old master of the Luo Family, Dormer.
Because of various reasons, Borton had been in a conflict many times, and this was the second time he had been beaten up this month.
As they talked, the car drove up to the entrance of a logistics company. From a distance, Fade saw a lot of people gathered there. The entire place was bustling and it was chaotic.
The car couldn't drive in, thus Fade had to stop and walk in.
Pushing through the crowd, they came to the entrance of the logistics company. They could see a lot of goods piled up in front of the door and in the warehouse. The staff were dressed in blue uniforms, helping load large cartons into the truck.
However, meanwhile, most of the workers stopped working and gathered around a pile of scattered goods, as if they were watching a show.
In front of this pile of scattered goods, Fade saw two middle-aged men in uniforms. One of them had blood on his forehead, and the other was supporting the man and helping to stop the bleeding.
With further inspection, they found that these two people were the sons of Dormer. The person that was bleeding was the youngest son, Borton. The one that was stopping the bleeding was the person who was supposed to be the head of the Luo family, Leroy.
Who would have expected the head of the Luo family and his younger brother to be working as movers carrying goods.
"Borton, are you alright?" Dormer was anxious as he limped over.
When the two of them saw that Dormer was here, they were anxious and they quickly said.
"Dad, why are you here?"
"Dad, we're all right. You'd better leave now."
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