Chapter 28: New Friends

The red-haired man understood that the person they were messing with was not an ordinary person. When he saw that Raydon was still holding his brother's hand and twisting as he knelt in agony, he made the decision to step in before his brother's hand broke.

''Wait, wait, we had no bad intentions, we were just trying to help. '' The man with red hair yelled in distress.

''Hoo? Is that so? '' Raydon clenched the boy's fist harder and twisted it more.

'' Agghhh'' The boy screamed in pain due to his wrist being twisted to the point of getting broken.

''OK, please stop. We wanted to rob you and take your money. Please excuse us, don't hurt him. '' The red-haired man fell to his knees and pleaded.

He appeared to be deeply concerned about the person whose wrist Raydon was threatening to break. He was making every effort to calm Raydon down because he knew that his brother would have little chance of surviving with a useless hand in such a chaotic place.

Despite the man's pleading, Raydon had no sympathy. Anyone who was raised in such conditions would engage in any humiliating behavior, including begging for survival. Raydon was aware of this from his personal experience. He wasn't sure if the begging man was sincere, but he still let go of the hand and said.

''Okay. I just think I might really need a guide. But unfortunately, I have no money. What can we do about this? '' Raydon smiled wickedly as he said this to the redhead.

'Who the hell are we messing with? ' When he saw Raydon's twisted smile, he couldn't help but nod and approve. ''Yes, yes, we are very good guides. You can't find anyone better than us here. Also, the first time is always free so you don't need to pay anything. ''

''Haha, nice. Okay, then before we start, I'm Raydon, your new client. '' Raydon introduced himself and extended his hand to the red-haired man.

'He won't break my hand, right? ' The red-haired man nervously swallowed as he extended his shaking hand to shake Raydon's hand.

'' I-I'm Dan, '' He said and pointed to the blond-haired boy next to him, and he continued. ''This is my brother Karan and that fatty is also my brother Sami. ''

The blond-haired person, who was also as skinny as Dan, spoke, rubbing his still sore wrist. '' N-nice to meet you. ''

''Yeah, you can trust us, bro; we are the best here. '' The fat one walked closer, his belly wobbly, and extended his hand to Raydon. He pretended as if they had never attacked him just now and that they had known each other for a long time.

Raydon shook hands with him, smiling too, and asked. '' I don't know much about these places, so I want to get to know the area a little bit. ''

''You are not from here? '' Dan asked curiously.

''I live here actually, but anyway, we can say that I'm new around here. '' Raydon answered.

''Brother, you have to be careful when you're out here. People here can even gang up on people in the narrow, dark streets and demand money. '' Sami crossed his arms over his chest and shook his head, an annoyed expression on his face.

''This guy… '' Karan face palmed and felt shame for his brother.

''Anyway, let's start touring around. Here, our gang is more or less known and everyone knows us, so no one messes with you when you're with us. '' Dan said, pushing Sami aside with his hand.

''Okay, let's go then. '' Raydon nodded.

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''This is Uncle Samuel's clothes shop. There are not very high-quality things here, but you can find everything you need, and if you pay a little extra, he can even sew something special for you. '' Dan said, pointing to an old-fashioned but clean-looking store.

Raydon and the brothers had been wandering around for a while when they came to a more crowded and slightly more livable street than the one before.

While Dan was explaining everything in detail, Raydon noticed that almost everyone here knew each other and that it wasn't such a bad place after all.

As Dan pointed to another store, they became aware of a commotion ahead.

''Huh, what are those people doing there? '' Karan asked. He had a worried expression on his face.

''Are those bastards back to cause trouble again? '' Dan muttered through his teeth.

He apologized as he turned to face Raydon. ''I'm sorry, bro, but we need to leave immediately. If you come here at this time tomorrow, I promise we can continue touring around. As compensation, I'll buy you a sandwich from Uncle Park's buffet, '' As soon as he had finished speaking, they started running, without waiting for Raydon's reply.

Raydon had guessed what had happened based on his observations of the events. It looked like a gang fight. He too, reasoning that it would be useful to watch, kept strolling calmly behind the brothers.

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At the scene where Dan and his brother were rushing, five troublesome-looking men were yelling.

''The next time we come, if you don't pay our protection money, we'll take one of you and sell you to make the payment. Also, we heard you walking around saying you're a gang. There are no other gangs here besides the Ash Skin Gang. I'll kill you all the next time if I hear you say you're a gang again. '' The big man shouted to the young man lying on the ground in front of him.

''We don't need to pay you protection money, we can protect ourselves. And our gang is just as real as yours. '' The boy, who looked to be around 13 years old and was lying on the ground holding his head, bravely objected.

''I guess I didn't hit hard enough. '' The burly man said angrily and prepared to kick the boy.

''Leave my brother alone you asshole. '' At that precise moment, another young man came speeding up in his wheelchair and collided with the burly man.

The heavy man was knocked to the ground by the impact, and the young man tumbled from his wheelchair.