Steam Old Days: The Extraordinary Begins with a Corpse Collector

The old sailor's bar was a mess after the battle; blood had seeped into the floor, and even a brush with steel wire embedded in it couldn't clean the bloodstains.

In this battle, all of Tommy's men were killed.

Even Cyril's henchmen suffered losses of nearly two-thirds.

Violet slumped in the room, leaning against the bed, her thick fingers nervously scratching her scalp.

Her heart pounded as she listened to the sounds of bodies being moved outside the room.

She couldn't believe Tommy would betray Cyril, and she couldn't believe he had actually lost.

In a daze, Violet remembered what Lucy had said to her last night.

Four hours before Tommy's rebellion.

Violet suffered from insomnia for several days because Cyril had confined her to her room.

Just as she was once again unable to fall asleep, Lucy knocked on Violet's door.

As soon as she entered, Lucy threw herself into Violet's arms and began to sob about her recent experiences.

Lucy complained that Cyril was ruining the bar.

She and her sisters are almost out of money.

Violet was also unhappy with Cyril's recent actions, but what could she do?

Cyril was, after all, the owner of the shop and their boss, and besides, there were more than thirty of Cyril's thugs in the shop.

"Are we just going to watch Cyril mess things up? Mom, can't you think of something?"

"My sisters have been living in fear these past few days. We know nothing but how to please men, so we can only rely on you, Mom."

Lucy wiped away her tears, her eyes filled with vulnerability.

She wiped away her tears, took Violet's hand, and said, "If Cyril doesn't even spare Mother, what are we supposed to do? Are we supposed to beg on the streets?!"

Violet was very unhappy to hear this.

Lucy's words were so offensive; she was practically cursing herself and hoping something bad would happen to her!

"Alright, alright! After all these years in the business, Cyril wouldn't dare to mess with me!"

Violet pulled her hand away from Lucy's, carefully wiped her hands with a handkerchief, and comforted Lucy, telling her to relax.

"Besides, not only do I have connections with the upper echelons of the Brotherhood, but Tommy, who's with Cyril, also owes me a favor. With Tommy around, he'll keep us safe!"

As she spoke, Violet poked Lucy's dimple and said, "You guys, just wait for the bar to reopen and make some money for me! I, your mother, won't let you down!"

After Violet said that, Lucy nodded and left the room.

Watching the door close again, Violet lay back down on the bed, crossing her arms and placing them on her navel.

The surroundings were completely quiet, but her mind was in complete chaos.

Although Violet offered Lucy a series of comforting words, when it came to her own safety, she wasn't entirely confident.

After all, she had seen and remembered Cyril's recent erratic behavior.

Aside from Cyril, the only other person who knew about Arthur's secret was Violet.

Sometimes, the more you know, the more trouble you can cause.

What if Cyril suddenly goes crazy and tries to kill me to silence me?

Thinking about this, Violet, who already suffered from insomnia, became even more unable to sleep.

She tossed and turned in bed, her back soaked with sweat.

She only began to feel sleepy when a sliver of light peeked through the gap in the curtains.

Violet hadn't been asleep for long when she heard the sounds of fighting outside.

She was so frightened that she crawled under the bed.

She covered her mouth, listening to the screams outside.

Fresh blood was seen flowing into the room through the crack in the door.

The fighting outside lasted for nearly half an hour.

As the sounds of fighting gradually subsided, Violet dared to crawl out from under the bed, then tiptoed to the door and carefully opened it a crack.

Suddenly, the moment the door was opened, a blood-soaked hand slipped through the crack and into the room.

Violet screamed in fright.

She tried desperately to close the door, but the bloody hand got stuck between the door and the door frame.

Violet tried kicking and stomping with her shoes, but she couldn't push the hand out the door or close it.

I guess he was annoyed by Violet's cries, which were caused by her vocal cords being compressed by fat.

A thug carrying a knife kicked open the door to Violet's room.

The force of that kick was so great that even Violet, who weighed over 100 kilograms, was knocked to the ground.

The thug pointed a knife at Violet and told her to shut up, threatening to chop her up if she made another sound.

Therefore, Violet could only endure the pain in her buttocks, covering her mouth and daring not to make a sound.

The thugs grumbled and cursed as they looked at the bloated Violet.

From the thugs' profanities, Violet learned that the commotion was Tommy's rebellion, but judging from the scene outside, she guessed that Tommy had lost.

Violet nearly had a nervous breakdown.

She never expected that Tommy, whom she relied on, would rebel!

The crucial point is that the rebellion failed!

Everyone in the bar knew that Violet and Tommy had a special relationship, even Cyril was no exception.

Now that Tommy has rebelled, Cyril will definitely take action, and it will probably be another major purge.

Therefore, he naturally wouldn't let go of Violet, who had close ties with Tommy.

Who knows what important role Violet might play in this rebellion?

Just as Violet was lost in thought, Lucy came to her room again.

Seeing Violet trembling, Lucy couldn't help but feel sorry for her.

She held Violet's body and gently comforted her.

With Lucy's reassurance, Violet's nerves gradually calmed down.

Just as Violet was about to calm down, Lucy told her another piece of bad news.

That was when she overheard Cyril saying on her way here that he wanted to clean up everyone who had close ties with Tommy.

Violet was completely devastated.

She had to find a way out for herself.

Violet gripped Lucy's shoulders tightly, her expression extremely solemn, as if she were entrusting her entire life to the person before her.

"Lucy, you have to help me! You absolutely have to help me. I've taken such good care of you before! Now I can only rely on you!"

Violet was acting like a madwoman; her hair was disheveled, and she was uttering incoherent words.

At this moment, Violet's rationality was suppressed by her survival instinct, and she had no choice but to hand over her last trump card to Lucy.

After confirming that no one was outside, Violet opened the hidden compartment under the dressing table.

Her fingers trembled as she fumbled around, and then pulled out a hardcover booklet wrapped tightly in oilcloth.

Those were her private accounts, secretly kept over the years while she worked for Cyril.

She remembered every single one of Cyril's cover-ups and false accounts over the years.

The concern is that Cyril might do something like discarding someone after they've served their purpose.

In this way, she could use this to blackmail Cyril.

Violet carefully handed the ledger to Lucy and told her to walk east along the street, turn left at the third intersection, and then walk straight for one block.

There was a grocery store there, and he handed the account book to the grocery store owner.

"Then what are you going to do?" Lucy asked.

Violet gripped Lucy's hand, her face filled with anxiety, and said, "Oh dear! Don't worry about me! I have things to do and can't leave! You must get the ledger safely to the grocer; my life is in your hands!"

With that, Violet lifted Lucy's clothes and tied the ledger around her waist.

Violet urged Lucy to get dressed again, walked to the door, carefully looked to both sides, and after confirming that no one was around, told Lucy to leave quickly and go through the alley behind!

"Remember my words! Make sure you get the account books into his hands!"

Lucy nodded and left Violet's room with the account book.

Watching Lucy's departing figure, Violet collapsed to the ground as if deflated.

She sat on the ground for a long time.

Then Violet stood up, walked out of the room, and went upstairs.