Chapter 281: Economy

The windows to the house suddenly opened slowly with a creak.

"What happened? Go check, son," the mother said.

"Must be the wind, you keep feeding me, mom," the son replied.

The mother glared angrily at him.

Seeing this, the son begrudgingly stood up and went towards the open window.

"It must have been the wind, mom," he said upon inspection.

"Then close the window. The cold wind makes my spine shiver," the mother demanded.

"Fine, fine," the son said as he went back to happily eating his lunch.

Aur, who had been observing silently, went towards one of the rooms and lightly knocked on a certain part of the wall, revealing a hollow surface from the vibration.

"There is really a compartment here," Aur sneered as he lightly swept his palm, creating a hole inside that revealed a dark passageway.

Secret compartments were actually common in these places as long as you had something to hide.