So, he continued, "Didn't you receive any news at all? With so many people suddenly disappearing, it must be a large-scale struggle. There's no way there wouldn't be any movement. Have you asked passersby? Are there any witnesses?"

After hearing his question, Morrison seemed to tremble even more. He said tremblingly, "No, Brother Murphy, nothing. Our people haven't received any news."

"As a close confidant of Big Sister Selena, our group's base is a secret within the organization. Apart from Big Sister and us, no one else knows where our base is."

Morrison changed the subject and said, "If they wanted to find us, they could only go to that meeting place because that's where our regular staff were. But even our regular staff disappeared... and no one from other groups has been there since then, not a single one."

"It's not like we haven't sent people out to look for them. We've also asked people around the base, but they don't know. No one has noticed anything unusual there. The people in the base are like... they've disappeared from the face of the earth."

Murphy listened to Morrison's words with a frown on her face, and her doubts grew.

For example, how could anyone get rid of so many people without a word? It was such a big thing, and not only had no news been received, but there wasn't even a single witness.

And even if the people in the base were really wiped out, is it really possible that not a single one escaped? How could there be no one left? What about those who were out on duty?

Murphy knew that some of the organization would not return to the base on normal days, but would be on duty outside, monitoring those who needed to be monitored.

At this moment, Morrison spoke again.

"While I was personally checking the situation at other bases, I also sent a few people to Big Sister Selena's restaurant. I hope they can report any anomalies to Big Sister."

"But there, we only found...Brother Wood lying unconscious in a pool of blood."

Chapter 116 Now is not the time to cry

"But there, we only found...Brother Wood lying unconscious in a pool of blood."

As Morrison spoke, he looked up and glanced at Murphy secretly.

He seemed to be observing Murphy's reaction so that he could stop what he was saying immediately if he realized something was wrong.

But Murphy just shifted his gaze and turned to look at Wood who was still lying on the bed. He looked very calm and didn't seem to have any special reaction.

"Selena, it's not there, is it?"

His tone was just as calm, though a bit colder than his familiar demeanor before, but not like it was at the beginning.

Although Morrison was very nervous, he still stared at Murphy's profile and said, "Brother Murphy... Big Sister Selena, we didn't find it..."

After saying this, Morrison noticed that the air around Murphy suddenly stagnated.

Although Murphy was still looking at Wood instead of staring at this side, Morrison was still a little breathless and he couldn't help but lower his head.

However, this feeling of shortness of breath did not last long and disappeared quickly.

Morrison still lowered his head. As the most capable of Selena's confidants, how could he not know why? Of course he knew.

Brother Murphy is now trying hard to suppress his emotions for their sake. One can tell from his clenched hands - his fingers seem to have pierced into the palms of his hands. If his nails were not so sharp, blood would have flowed out long ago.

In just a moment, Morrison's heart was filled with guilt.

Of course, he understood Murphy's good intentions. He knew that Brother Murphy just didn't want to show negative emotions in front of them so as not to make them lose hope.

Thinking of this, Morrison lowered his head even lower in shame.

As a close confidant, she failed to protect her big sister. Selena disappeared and her brother was seriously injured.

Not only does it make Brother Murphy feel sad, but he also has to take the trouble to take care of this side.

We really are... the most useless henchmen.

Morrison clenched his teeth tightly together, and the force he used seemed as if he wanted to bite them completely apart.

"Brother Murphy... I'm sorry, we... we... failed to protect Big Sister. I'm really... very sorry."

Hearing these words with a tearful tone, Murphy looked over in surprise.

Selena's confidant does not look young. He is tall and thin, with a side-parted slicked-back hair and a somewhat funny-looking mustache. His pointed face makes him look like a shrewd businessman.

However, this guy with an unpleasant appearance is now gritting his teeth and holding his head up, trying hard not to let the tears flow out of his eyes.

Seeing this situation, Murphy looked around and found that everyone in the room had an ugly look on their face after Harrison said those words.

Murphy closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and tried hard to suppress the strange feeling in her heart, which was not negative.

Then he opened his eyes again, gave them a familiar smile, and said, "Hold back your tears for now. It's not the time to cry yet. You can cry later when you are truly powerless. But I think... it definitely won't be now. It's still a long time before that."

After saying this, before anyone around him could react, he turned to Morrison and continued, "Morrison, go on. I think you left something unsaid. How did you get the injuries on your bodies? Was it done by that group of people?"

Just now, Morrison only talked about the time when they found the seriously injured Wood, and did not continue.

However, Murphy knew that they would be in big trouble next, and the person who injured them was most likely the culprit of all this.

Murphy also had some vague guesses about this person's identity.

But he couldn't believe it for the time being, and he couldn't understand why the other party would do this. More importantly, he felt that the other party's ability was not enough to do these things.

Even if she was the most powerful mistress in the slum, it would be impossible.

Morrison immediately sniffed after hearing Murphy's question. He had just wiped away the tears that had accumulated in his eyes.

Although it still looks red, there is no liquid inside.

And judging from the current situation, there probably won’t be any in the next period of time, and the same goes for the people around me.

Because he or they have found their backbone.

Morrison nodded to Murphy and said, "The men I sent to the restaurant found the unconscious Brother Wood, and I sent two people back to report back."

"Of course, they were very careful when they came back, and this is our territory, so even though they were indeed followed, they still managed to shake them off easily."

"We have plenty of time to hold off on them, but Brother Wood can't. Although his wounds aren't fatal, they're too numerous. So someone needs to help treat his wounds."

"After hearing the news, I immediately gathered the people in the organization and found a way to deal with those people who were watching around the restaurant. Fortunately, there weren't many people, otherwise we wouldn't just be injured."

Morrison gave a bitter laugh and continued, "We found the doctor we had been working with before and had him treat Brother Wood's wounds. Then we took him back to the base..."

At this point, Morrison stopped talking again, and his face turned ashen.

Murphy knew that there must be something wrong with the doctor, and Morrison's next words confirmed his thoughts.

"Although the doctor had no chance to do anything to Brother Wood under our surveillance, after arriving at the base, the doctor suddenly disappeared when we weren't paying attention..."

"We knew he must have gone to tip off the enemy, and we definitely couldn't stay in the base anymore. So after sending a few people to seek help from other brothers nearby, I had the rest of us take Brother Wood and hide here."

"This place is safer and more secluded than the stronghold. It's the escape place that Big Sister Selena prepared for us a long time ago."

"Not only did we, uh... not only did we fail to find Big Sister Selena, but we ended up getting rescued by her. Uh... we really are... the most useless bunch of guys."

Perhaps thinking of Selena's current situation, Morrison choked up again, but he still insisted on finishing his words.

Chapter 117 Wish (5000 words long chapter)

"...Whose doctor is this?"

Looking at Morrison with a grim expression in front of him, Murphy sighed.

As far as he knew, Old Jed's branch in the slums did not have its own doctor, so the one Morrison had mentioned earlier was probably trained by someone else and then borrowed through cooperation or other transactions.

"Helena Alves."

Morrison gritted his teeth and said word by word, "Who else but her has the ability to train her own doctors? In the entire slum, she is the only one."

"She's probably the only one who has the power to make all of us disappear quietly in this slum."

Morrison's tone was as if if Helena were here, he would tear her apart completely.

The people around him also had similar ferocious expressions.

Then Morrison said a lot, and the people around him began to echo him with an ugly look on their faces, which was completely different from the silence before.

It was probably about what kind of cooperation Selena and Helena had carried out, and how deep the relationship they had established as a result, and how the other party actually betrayed them under such circumstances.

But Murphy hardly listened. Now his head was buzzing as if it was hit by a pendulum.

Yes, he could be said to have guessed who did these things a long time ago.

After all, there is only one person who has enormous power in this slum.

The person's light red eyes appeared in Murphy's eyelids - Helena Alvis.

My limbs felt a little cold unconsciously, but my heart was roaring fiercely no matter what.

If not carefully suppressed, that fragile container filled with negative emotions is in danger of bursting.

However, a voice appeared in my heart.

"Didn't you say to calm down? Go look in the mirror and see what you look like."

"Merphy, you are so ugly now."

Hearing this voice from the bottom of his heart, he couldn't help but look at Morrison who was still saying something.

He didn't notice anything unusual here, but continued to vent his dissatisfaction.

It was insult and contempt, not only from Morrison, but also from the people around him, as if as long as they made up stories about each other behind their backs, the woman would really pay the price as they said.

Murphy couldn't help but swallow the violent sigh that was about to come out at the scene before her.

He is different now. After two lives, some things in him have changed quietly, as if he has indeed become more mature.

At least he didn't follow the people around him in venting his emotions and scolding Helena, but instead he actually thought about the solution.

Murphy felt the hustle and bustle around her, tried hard to find words, and finally opened her mouth.

"...Morrison, was Selena taken away?"

His tone was calm, even soothing.

Morrison stopped insulting after hearing this question. After being stunned for a while, he finally realized the mistake he had just made.

Morrison's face flushed red, and he didn't know whether he was angry or embarrassed, but he still answered after thinking for a while: "...Yes, Brother Murphy, it's very likely that Big Sister Selena was taken back to Helena."

"The group of people who were monitoring the area around the visit that we wiped out at the beginning were also sent by that woman."

Hearing this, Murphy nodded.

Sure enough, just to confirm.

Moreover, just by listening to Morrison's first words, I could already imagine where Selena is now.

Although the reason is unknown, Helena betrayed Selena, broke off the cooperation with her, and then... took her away as a commodity.

After all, with Murphy's careful care and a relatively affluent life, Selena grew up to be more and more beautiful.

This is Murphy's evaluation from the bottom of her heart. No matter who sees Selena, they will admire her.

And what was Helena going to do by taking her away like this?

If you are lucky, you can become a maid or lover of a noble family and become their plaything.

If you are less lucky, you will end up like a slave in a brothel doing the same things that prostitutes do.

Murphy knew very well that this kind of business was the specialty of the slum boss.

And usually, it only takes a week at the shortest for a woman to be sold.

In a week, excluding the days spent on the road, isn't there only... two days left?

As a result, the long sword hanging on Murphy's waist tilted unconsciously.

In order to suppress the emotions accumulated in her heart, as if to vent, Murphy stepped hard on the floor below, and then turned around.

Behind him, the group of people surrounding Wood all turned a frightening, iron-blue color on their faces after seeing his actions.

"Brother Murphy...where are you going? The sun hasn't set yet, we'll be discovered."

Morrison's somewhat stiff words reached his ears, but Murphy had no intention of stopping: "No need to answer."

There was no disdain in Murphy's reply, and it wasn't meant to belittle the other person's words.

This kind of thing, you can probably tell without even having to say it out loud.

Anyway, what it means is, stop asking those stupid questions.

After exercising their power and demonstrating their skills, those in power always want to continue living a normal life.

No matter how tragic or terrible things may seem to others, they are just trivial matters to them.

Then things would be simple—that woman must be smoking a pipe in that luxurious mansion today.

Morrison opened his lips as if to say something, but then quickly closed them.

Because Murphy's arm was grabbed.

An arm with thick fingers and a miserable new wound.

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