48 Hours a Day - Chapter 183

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Chapter 183: Slaughterhouse’s Owner

Carina started to get nervous when she saw a couple of people staring at her with sly smiles on their faces . Unconsciously, she took two steps back . There were others too in this small alley, but none of them had the intention to help as they were used to these things happening around them . Poverty had made them numb with their surroundings .

Before the leader of the thugs could say anything to Carina, a black shadow covered him, and his smile froze .

“Cauchy?”

“She’s my guest, Andy,” said the black man that looked as strong as a bull .

The other young thugs looked at each other, and their leader named Andy quickly put both his arms up .

“This is all just a misunderstanding, Cauchy . We’ll never harm your guests,” said Andy with a wide grin on his freckled face .

After that, the young thugs quickly fled the scene .

“Thank you . ”

“Don’t thank me first . Check if your pouch is still with you . ”

Immediately, Carina checked her pockets and was unable to locate her pouch .

“That bunch of kids!!!” exclaimed a shocked Carina .

“Don’t worry . I know where they are . I will help you get your money back . Let’s go . He’s waiting for you . ”

Andy then brought Carina to the slaughterhouse . Several workers were busy slaughtering pigs in front of them . None of them seemed to care about Andy and Carina entering the slaughterhouse . After that, Carina followed Cauchy to go to the basement, and she finally met up with Laeli . The last time they both met was about a month ago . Zhang Heng had given Carina some money and asked her to pass it to Laeli . Laeli went dark after that, right up until two days ago . He was the one who had taken the initiative to contact Carina .

“Thank you, Cauchy . ”

The boss of the slaughterhouse nodded at Laeli and left the basement .

“Cauchy is not from my tribe, but he is someone I can trust . No one dares mess with him in this street . He’s helped me out a lot recently . I’m so sorry that we have to meet here in this basement . Malcolm is a very cautious person, but he has a weakness as well . He usually focuses on the enemies that could affect him more . He would spend hours studying your behavior, pattern, background, and even your childhood . He is determined to look for the most effective ways to crush you, people . Captain Zhang Heng and you seem to have become worthy enemies for him .

“However, there’s only so much he can do . When Malcolm focuses on one thing, he will not care about all the other unimportant enemies around him . For example, the slaves and me from Terrance’s Mansion; we’ve become no different from the trees around us . He no longer cares about me the moment I was dragged out from the banquet hall . The supervisor would also never tell him that he sold me to Zhang Heng . However, if he finds out that I’ve been talking to you, he will realize that I’m still alive . From there, he will start to assess all the possible threats that I can bring to him . This could cause me a lot of trouble . ”

“I can understand that . ”

“Let’s talk about your father . ”

Laeli was back to the topic that he wanted to discuss with Carina after explaining to her why he chose to meet up with her in this basement .

“I have used my methods to contact my people in the mansion . Just like what I told you earlier, my people do not matter to Malcolm . To be honest, there’s nothing they can help me with . All the young muscles are stuck at the farms and orchards, and most female servants are tasked with the cleaning and reception work . It’s not possible that they would come across anything valuable . However, there’s one exception . Her name is Leah . ”

“Leah?”

“She’s one special kid . She managed to differentiate herself from the others even when she was still in the tribe . Malcolm must have found out about how special she was as well . So, he focused on grooming her . He didn’t ask her to entertain the guests like the other female slaves . Not only did he teach her to speak other languages, but he even hired someone to teach her how to read . After that, she was tasked with settling Malcolm’s paperwork . For example, she would be asked to write some greeting letters and invitation letters . Every Saturday, Leah was asked to clean his study . No one is allowed to enter the room except for him and Leah . ”

“Anyway, I have managed to contact Leah . She’s agreed to help us search for evidence that Malcolm was behind your father getting into jail . However, she’s only allowed to clean Malcolm’s study for no longer than 15 minutes . So, she has to finish her task first before searching the room . She has to make sure that the guards won’t notice anything fishy as well . That’s why she needed a long time to find something useful for you . ”

Laeli then produced a letter .

“I don’t know what’s written in this, but Leah told me that it could help you guys . ”

Carina took the letter, and her face changed the moment she read it . It’s contents were relatively simple . Sent from Malcolm’s family, everything that was written on it sounded somewhat vague . It invited Count Slaughter to dine at his place, and that the problem had been dealt with . The letter was sent precisely half a month after Carina’s father was put in jail . After connecting with what Laeli heard from Malcolm, Carina confirmed that Malcolm did indeed have something do with her father’s imprisonment .

“Can this letter help you bring them down?” asked Laeli .

Carina had to try her best to overcome her blinding rage .

“This letter might be able to bring him some trouble, but it’s not enough . We need more solid evidence to prove that he was the one who had put my father in jail . ”

After a short moment of hesitation, Carina returned the letter to Laeli .

“Put this letter back to where it belongs . I don’t want Leah to get into trouble . ”

“Don’t worry . We are close . I will ask Leah to continue searching for more solid evidence . Once I find something useful, I will contact you again,” said Laeli .

“Please ask her to be careful . By the way, is the money enough? Do you still need more?”

“I still have more than half of it, miss . ”

“Come and look for me if you need more money . ”

At that, Cauchy returned her pouch to her before she left the slaughterhouse . He even escorted her out of Smoked Fish Alley . After thanking him, Carina went to look for Malone in her horse carriage . When she saw boxes of items being moved to the Gentle Breeze, she felt a sense of uneasiness looming over her .