"Don't you think it's dangerous to let little Bryan handle everything on his own?" Linda asked while getting shielded by her husband who guarded the door of the stall with his body and stood there armed with the rolling pin!

  Alex shook his head while watching Bryan calmly walk towards the group which had more than forty people armed with a wide variety of melee weapons, "That little brother of ours is way stronger than my old man... I don't think things are going to turn out pretty for these thugs if they annoy him."

  Bryan stopped two meters in front of that baldy and didn't even look at his men who were trying to intimidate him by flexing their muscles or waving their weapons around like a bunch of excited kids, his rexed gaze only had boss Ryan in them and never left him from the very beginning.

  Simply because this baldy is the only one armed with a fire gun which is the only weapon Bryan is unsure if his body can withstand without suffering mortal wounds.

  "You keep saying the boss's name, better watch out in your dreams yo~" One of the thugs opened his mouth and cut the tense silence with a rap verse while waving and gesturing with his tattooed arms and fingers.

  The rest of the ckeys cmored and did another round of waving their weapons but Bryan's eye refused to leave the baldy and a smile decorated the corner of his mouth.

  "I'd recommend that you stop your people from taking another step behind my back because I'd take it as a sign of disrespect the moment you circle me." Bryan calmly said then waited for boss Ryan to decide what to do next, he didn't seem bothered at all by what result his decision would be anyway.

  "Humph." The baldy harrumphed without saying anything then gestured to his men who dared to stop and follow the commands of some stranger and what's worse in this situation is that this kid actually looks like one of the harmless civilians!

  "I-" Bryan made his move once boss Ryan opened his mouth to speak and appeared in front of him like a ghost then snatched him by the throat with one hand and simply let him hang in the air, the free hand instantly snatched the pistol from the baldy's waist and his fingers tightened around the muzzle until it bent and deformed.

  The members of this gang who were about to make a move to protect their boss who was just taken hostage immediately froze and watched with horrified expressions as the pistol their boss Ryan valued like his own baby was ruined in less than a second.

  "Now that you've disrespected me after I drew you out from that dirty hole of yours to generously pay you the debt which you forced a brother and a sister of mine to carry, I don't feel like you deserve to get paid anything you don't deserve... I don't think you should live either!" Bryan's voice was mercilessly cold and ruthless as he ignored the gangsters and looked upwards at the baldy who was struggling to breath and his red face was about to turn purple.

  "Don't!" Alex's voice was like a ray of hope to boss Ryan who looked towards the husband and wife but his blurry vision wasn't helping him any, he felt too weak and vulnerable that even filing his legs in the air to struggle seemed impossible to do.

  Bryan looked towards the fellow who smugly rapped earlier then tossed the baldy towards him which caused them both to crash back and take three more thugs tumbling and rolling on the ground for seven meters, "From this moment onwards you better remember that I know where you live, where you gather, and how you think." Bryan said while walking to stand next to boss Ryan who was hunched on the ground massaging his aching neck and coughing repeatedly while struggling to breath through his sore throat.

  "So... whenever your little spies inform you that I'm here to do whatever I want you better look the other way, only then would I compensate you with what you think you deserve from these people which you assume that you own but the truth is that I own you now." Bryan squatted next to the baldy and patted him on the cheek while adding : "The next time you try anything funny like that with me again I might get angry you know." Once Bryan frowned he was satisfied by the expression of fear and panic on boss Ryan's face as he shook his head repeatedly.

  "Good. I'll be visiting your street soon, and I expect you to personally greet me and act as my tour guide... only then would you receive a compensation for your work and what you think that you deserve.

  "Who knows? Maybe if you're doing a good job I might take care of you and this wonderful family of yours." Bryan stood up and frowned once he saw one of the thugs standing too close to him so he grabbed the poor fellow by the shoulder and simply tossed him over a nearby stall where he nded in a small fountain.

  The rest of the gang panicked once they saw Bryan gring at them with a deep frown on his face while saying : "It's too stuffy with testosterone around here!" And immediately afterwards their feet reflexively shuffled backwards to give him room.

  The one who nded in the fountain was safe but disoriented and dizzy after getting out of the water while the rapper and the other victims were massaging the parts of their bodies which suffered injuries.

  "I bring the nightmare, so forget about the dreams yo~" Bryan patted the rapper on the shoulder while saying that before walking towards the stall where Linda and Alex were standing while adding : "I need four volunteers to help my brother and sister move their stuff, the reward is a good meal and the chef and waitresses' gratitude." He didn't even look back to see the results of his offer and took his seat on the table after gesturing for Linda and Alex to get back to work.

  While the gang were shocked and confused about this situation which kept shifting unexpectedly, Ryan and the rapper were the first to move forward to volunteer while the third pushed his soaked body between the bodies blocking his way to join them and the st one to realize the opportunity was a woman in sweat pants and a hoodie covering her head.

  "The rest of you can go back and y low for now," Bryan didn't even look back but everyone seeing what happened were shocked because it seemed like he had eyes on the back of his head, "You four go ask sister Linda for instructions and see if there's anything you can do to help brother Alex, remember... I'm always watching. Unless you want me to snap your neck you better not try and do anything to make me do it!" Bryan said then rexed on his seat and enjoyed the appetizers.

  Once his three ckeys looked towards him for instructions boss Ryan gred at them while feeling like there's this imaginary hand tightening around his throat, "What are you standing there looking at me for? You heard the boss! Get to work." The baldy shouted at them while taking the lead to go ask Linda for instructions.

  Linda on the other hand was at a loss for what to do and how to react once the person who kept both her and her husband under his thumb for a few years now is acting so humble and submissive in front of her like someone who's used to serve!

  But once she looked towards her little brother and found him smiling and nodding to urge her to rex and unburden herself, Linda finally allowed her true personality to surface and started to order these four around.

  Twenty minutes ter Bryan ate his food and took the wrapped box of apple pie then left the street after Alex and Linda refused to let him pay anything.

  Of course Bryan felt the need to make an important psychological assurance which is why he leaned next to Ryan's ear and whispered : "Remember. Everything can happen to Alex and Linda but I can always avenge them ter, we all die in the end don't we?"

  The baldy almost pissed himself that moment because the thickness and intensity of bloodlust and savagery contained in these words were too much for him!

  Which is why boss Ryan insisted on sending two of his loyal men to spend the night nearby Alex and Linda's apartment to watch over them that night after him and his three assistants packed everything from the stall and moved it into the house with the husband and wife.

  Bryan on the other hand just took his phone out and called Linnet, "Hey."

  "Humph." Hearing that answer made Bryan smile because in the background someone is being gagged while the voice of the person who answered actually belongs to Riley.

  "Go easy on my girl Riley she's a delicate one." Bryan said while calling a taxi with his hand.

  Riley gawked while looking at Linnet who stopped struggling and smiled with her eyes, "Meh. You're no fun! What's up?" She said while taking the straw between her lips and sucking on her cold drink.

  "Just took care of everything on my schedule for today and getting into a taxi, where are you?" Bryan asked while getting into the car.

  "I'm not telling you unless you promise to introduce me to a handsome friend of yours." Riley said boldly which made Linnet blush and punch her gently on the arm.

  Bryan thought about it then the image of someone who yawns too much surfaced on his mind which made him smile deviously, "You got it, Shawn is one of the most loyal and kind people I've ever seen in my life. But let me warn you, he smokes and he's kind of zy but don't let appearances fool you... he's as sharp as a tack."

  Linnet frowned because these characteristics do fit someone who works in the community store next to their building but she wondered if Bryan and that guy really are that friendly with one another to go on double dates and things like that, 'He's handsome though, his zy attitude does have certain charm to it and he never tried to flirt with me whenever I visited the pce and his eyes kept maintaining a respectful angle to them... good choice I think.' She thought while smiling widely once her friend looked at her with a wide smile and an excited expression after hearing her boyfriend's answer.

  Riley did her best to compose herself before saying : "You also need to take me with you to do the medical examinations and give me gym membership."

  "Ry! That's too much." Linnet protested while reaching for the phone but her friend giggled while avoiding her hands.

  "No problem," Bryan allowed it, "Now can you please tell me your address? The driver is getting quite confused here."

  "White Lotus Pza, Belle-Chic & Mani-Pedi Center, Fashion Mall 45 floor. Find us at the lounge near the par." Linnet squinted her eyes before shouting these words which caused Riley to pout because she wanted to squeeze Bryan for more!

  "I'm on my way. Don't worry sweet goddess, I have pie!" Bryan said then ended the call with a wide smile on his face.

  Linnet blushed deeply until her skin turned rosy red once she heard what he just said then snatched her phone from her friend and buried her face in it, clearly too embarrassed to say anything right now.