When Riki and Jake arrived at the new apartnt, which was used as a house for fairies while they were human, Jake was very surprised to find out that the apartnt was across from his apartnt.
It was a new apartnt built by L.I Company. Due to its comfortable and luxurious tropical atmosphere, the apartnts there were in high demand and had sky-high prices.
And Jake didn’t expect Twaila’s apartnt unit to be a penthouse. Located at the very top, it was certainly the most luxurious.
"Is this Twaila’s penthouse?" Jake whispered as they entered the penthouse.
Riki shook his head and replied casually, "No, this is my penthouse. L.I Company gave it to at a discount, only ten million, and I got this penthouse, with all the furniture. Great, isn’t it?"
Jake stared at Riki in amazent.
"You said ten million? And you gave it to Twaila?" Jake asked in disbelief.
Riki furrowed his brow, "I didn’t give it to her, I lent it to her. This penthouse has a lot of rooms. The plan is to use this penthouse as a dormitory for the girl group. So, the mbers can stay here if they want. Moreover, it’s very close to Hayper, close to several television stations, and also located in the city center."
Jake raised his hands, "I give up, you really are the boss here."
Riki clicked his tongue in annoyance, "What do you an? Are you upset because I lent this apartnt to those girls? Or are you just upset because Twaila is here?" said Riki, with a sarcastic tone.
Jake cleared his throat several tis, until Twaila appeared from one of the rooms.
"You guys are here? Sit down, I’ve called the doctor and the authorities. The police will be here soon—oh, here’s the doctor."
A woman appeared from the room, smiling at Riki and Jake.
The doctor explained that the little girl they had helped did not have many injuries. She was only slightly dehydrated and traumatized. There were no signs of abuse or maltreatnt. However, judging from the look in her eyes and the way she looked at other people, it was clear that she had suffered severe trauma.
Shortly thereafter, soone from the police departnt that Twaila had called arrived.
It turned out that the police officers in question were Leon and one of his friends. Riki just stared at Leon in surprise. All he knew was that Leon was chasing after Hannah, who had gone on vacation. But suddenly he was there.
Leon glanced at Riki when he and his friend heard the explanation about the little girl’s condition from the doctor and Twaila.
After explaining a few things, the doctor left. Only Leon and his friend remained, wanting to see the little girl’s condition.
"Who found the girl first?" asked Leon’s friend.
"Boss Riki found her, then I picked her up at the hiding place as instructed by Boss Riki," said Twaila, pointing to Riki who was sitting calmly on the sofa.
Riki began to speak, "At that ti, I went to buy these snacks with Jake. The girl was very small, so not many people noticed her. Even Jake didn’t know about her. The girl hid near , begging to hide her from the bad guys who had kidnapped her. So I secretly hid the girl in a safe place. Not long after—oh, I have a recording of it. You can watch this video." Riki took out his smartphone and showed the video recorded by the system to Leon and his colleagues.
They took the video as evidence. Only Leon entered the room to see the little girl with Riki.
Leon looked worried when he saw the little girl’s condition. Then he took out a missing child report.
"It turns out to be a match. I knew it was their gang again," Leon muttered, which Riki could hear clearly.
"What happened, Leon?" asked Riki.
Leon sighed heavily, then smiled.
"You know I’m after Hannah, right? She gave the data that Jack Handerson had, which she stole before going abroad. Hannah said she really loved , so she stole all of it, pretending to love Jack. Jack, who was deceived by the snake nad Hannah, was even willing to do anything for her. One of the nas listed in the data was Brandon Lee, who was actually Brandon Smith. Brandon changed his na to Lee so he could remain popular and beco the number one film producer in the world in this country. He beca the only film producer capable of ranking among the top ten richest people in the country. In fact, he made very few films compared to other film producers. It turned out he got rich through a dirty business selling young children. Initially, they kidnapped children without parents, or children from broken hos. Then, they entrusted the children to groups of people living in the forests. These groups lived nomadically. They earned money by stealing, robbing, or mugging. They were a well-organized group. They were immune to the law because influential people protected them. In fact, I saw nas on the list that were familiar to the police. The little girl might also be entrusted to them. Once she grew up and was considered old enough, she would be taken away again. Then she would be sold at a high price. Either sold whole, or just so of her internal organs. This group has one distinctive characteristic. All of them have this characteristic, whether they have high status or are just ssengers. In fact, their victims also have this characteristic. I think that’s what makes this girl so traumatized and frightened."
Leon then lifted one of the girl’s hands and showed the butterfly-shaped scar on her small hand.
The wound looked like it had been cut with a knife, and it was quite deep. Once it dried, the wound would remain, but it would be faint.
"Hannah and Jack Handerson have wounds like this on their hands. Hannah said she received a large reward when she agreed to make the mark. I even collected photos of marks like this, either from victims or from perpetrators who were caught. And do you know what, Riki? Your uncle has a mark like this too. But I think he’s been discarded because he’s no longer useful," Leon said again. He motioned for Riki to leave the room.
"Wait a minute, uncle? Which uncles?"
"Of course, your two uncles who were caught, and also their wives. Many people wanted to join this large group. Because they promised instant wealth and success. But it was all a lie. All they did was order those people to commit serious cris."
"What about Edward and Sandra?" asked Riki.
Leon chuckled softly, then replied, "Of course they were included too. They even t regularly with important people in the big group to get advice on how to get what they wanted. All of this has been going on for years, under the radar. So, the conclusion is that your parents died because of a suggestion from important people in that large group. If you want to know the na, it’s Papillon. Butterfly in French, I think. And do you know about a company called Papillon Inc? It’s not in our country, but... the owner is a citizen of our country. It’s in a small country that they can use as a hideout. They even have a special hospital for dissecting and removing human organs to sell. They also have a large factory called Papillon Inc."
Riki was silent at that mont, trying to listen to what Leon was saying to him. But there were too many problems on Riki’s mind, he felt unfocused.
Suddenly, Leon tapped his shoulder.
"That’s all I can say for now, Riki. I have a lot of work tonight, so I’ll take this for a late-night snack, okay?"
Riki realized that Leon had taken a pack of spicy at tofu. Before Riki could protest, Leon had already left the penthouse.
Then Riki turned to Jake and Twaila, who were alone on the balcony. They seed to be staring at the night sky and chatting. Their conversation also looked serious.
Riki approached them to eavesdrop on what they were talking about.
"Being in an orphanage is also good, Twaila. The orphanage is under our company. The workers there are our workers, and the children are guaranteed to live well there," said Jake.
"But the girl is so young... she still has parents, Jake!"
"Are you sure her parents are capable of taking care of her? Let’s just offer her to the orphanage—"
"What if she doesn’t want to go? We have to respect the decision of a child, Jake!"
Riki was surprised to see the two of them arguing. Jake was arguing based on his own logic, while Twaila was arguing based on her sensitive and gentle feelings.
"Twaila, a child that small can’t think properly, can’t make the right decisions, don’t let her regret it like I did— I an... never mind, forget it. The child isn’t even recovered yet, we don’t need to talk about this now."
Suddenly, Jake looked very sad.
Riki didn’t know anything about Jake, and Jake didn’t want to tell Riki anything either. Jake had his own boundaries about himself that he couldn’t share with others.
But Riki really wanted to get to know Jake.
"Let’s go ho, Jake. Let Twaila take care of the girl," said Riki.
Jake nodded, "Okay, I’ll take you ho, okay?"
"Be careful, you two," Twaila said after Jake stood up and approached Riki.
The fairy looked worried about Jake.
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