I searched and fought in America.

Chapter 105 Leaving the Casino

The gunfire gradually subsided.

The second-in-command of the Fangtooth Gang hid behind cover, his face ashen.

Another shot rang out.

Another old comrade has fallen.

This time, he didn't even see which direction the bullet came from.

"Oh shit----"

His voice was trembling.

It's not because I'm afraid.

It was because of anger, because of resentment, and because of a deep sense of powerlessness.

He gritted his teeth and roared at his brothers, "Retreat! Retreat now!!"

The fangs' gunmen, as if granted a pardon, scrambled back.

Someone tried to take Fang's body away, but as soon as they poked their head out, they were shot in the head.

The second-in-command's eyes were bulging with tears, but he dared not take any more risks.

He could only watch helplessly as his elder brother's corpse lay alone beside the gambling table.

"Walk!!"

He took one last look at the corpse, then rushed into the darkness without looking back.

The footsteps faded into the distance.

The gunfire completely stopped.

In the casino lobby, only spent shell casings, broken tables and chairs remained, and the air was thick with the smell of gunpowder.

The Cromi family's gunmen remained hidden behind cover, not daring to make a move.

A long time passed.

Finally, someone poked their head out.

"They... withdrew?"

No one answered.

But that extremely tense atmosphere began to slowly relax.

Olomi let out a long breath, leaned against the pillar, feeling as if all her strength had been drained away.

He turned his head and looked at Javi.

Javi remained standing in the same spot, motionless.

His gaze remained fixed on that darkness.

Those gunshots just now came from that direction.

Now, there is no movement there at all.

That man in black—

still there?

Just then, a series of hurried footsteps came from the side.

Everyone simultaneously raised their guns and aimed them in that direction.

"Don't shoot! It's me!"

A familiar female voice rang out.

Carla, carrying Nick, emerged from behind a pile of overturned tables and chairs.

Her skirt was covered in dust, and there were several black marks on her face, but the little boy in her arms was protected tightly.

Nick still had tear stains on his face, but he had stopped crying.

He saw Javi struggling to get down from Kara's arms.

Kara loosened her grip, and Nick stumbled over and grabbed Javi's leg.

"Grandpa! Grandpa!"

Jiawei lowered his head, looking at his grandson whom he had almost lost forever.

His eyes were slightly red.

But he didn't say anything.

He simply reached out and gently patted Nick's head.

Then he looked up at Kara.

The gentleness in those eyes was instantly replaced by seriousness.

"Kara".

His voice was deep.

Kara paused for a moment, then stepped forward and stood in front of Javi.

She knew what her father wanted to ask.

"You were assassinated?"

Jia Wei got straight to the point.

Kara nodded.

"Where are the family guards?"

"They're all dead."

Javier's pupils contracted slightly.

Kara continued, her tone calm, but beneath the calm was an uncontrollable tremor: "The Fang gang sent five men, five assassins. The guards around me were killed by them almost instantly. They desperately tried to get me out of there, but I was still caught up."

Olomi couldn't help but interject, "Sending out five assassins at once? Fang's men are truly full of talent."

Javi glared at him: "Don't interrupt."

Olomi shrank back, not daring to speak again.

Kara took a deep breath and continued, "Then, I met someone."

"Alone?" Javi frowned.

"A man dressed in black, wearing a mask, so his face was not visible."

Kara's voice unconsciously carried a strange undertone: "It was him who killed those five assassins, it was him who saved Nick, and..."

"6

She paused, looking into the darkness: "Those shots just now, he fired them too."

The room fell silent for a moment. Javi stared at Kara, a complex emotion flashing in his eyes.

"Who is he? Why is he helping us?"

Kara shook her head: "I don't know."

She recounted the entire scene in detail.

From the moment the assassin burst through the door to the moment the man in black blew his head off;

From the moment she thought he refused to help, to the moment the man in black pinched her cheek and said, "I quite like you, little girl."

By the end, Kara's cheeks had flushed slightly.

But she forced herself to remain calm and told her father everything about the conversation, down to every single detail.

After listening, Jiawei remained silent for a long time.

Suddenly, Olomi spoke up: "Father, do you think—that man in black has taken a liking to our sister?"

Kara's face instantly turned bright red.

"Big brother! What did you say?!"

She glared at Olomi, but there wasn't much anger in her eyes; instead, there was a hint of panic that she herself wasn't even aware of.

Olomi grinned. "Look, he didn't want to help at first, but when he saw you, he changed his mind. He even said he quite liked you, little girl." What else could it be but a crush on you?

"Big brother!"

Kara's voice rose, but her cheeks turned even redder.

Javi glared at Olomi: "Enough! As the young patriarch of the clan, how can your thinking be limited to matters of love and romance? How have you been raised?!"

Olomi quickly shut up, but the smile on his lips couldn't be hidden. Javi ignored his unruly eldest son.

He lowered his head, lost in thought, countless questions swirling in his mind, but he couldn't find the answers.

Just then, a gunman ran over to report: "Master, the Fang Gang has withdrawn, all of them have withdrawn, and the area around the casino is now safe."

Javi nodded, then suddenly remembered something and quickly said to the others, "Go find that man in black! He might still be nearby!"

The Cromi family members then realized what was happening and rushed towards the darkness, into every corridor and every room.

A dozen minutes later.

They are back.

They were all dejected.

"Master, no."

"We've searched over there too, but there's no one there."

"We've searched every room, but there's not a soul in sight."

Javi's brows furrowed even more. Why were they walking so fast? What were they planning?!

He hated this feeling of the unknown. He looked at Kara.

Kara stood there, gazing into the darkness.

In her eyes, there was disappointment, loss, and a trace of melancholy that she herself did not even realize.

he's gone.

And that's how they left.

They didn't even leave their names.

Kara looked down at her cheek, which he had just pinched; a trace of warmth still seemed to linger there.

"Father----"

She spoke, her voice very soft: "Who exactly is he?"

Javi remained silent for a long time.

Then he shook his head: "I don't know."

He paused, looking into the darkness: "But I have a feeling we'll see him again."

Kara's eyes brightened slightly.

But she didn't say anything.

He just kept looking in that direction.

Gazing at that now empty, dark expanse.