In Suesville, while Jasper and John were meeting.
As one of the two renowned older cities in Riversloth, Suesville’s air of grace was a quality that most other cities did not possess.
In a gray-bricked manor hidden within the mountains and rivers in the outskirts of the city, Ian stood courteously in the middle of the traditional-styled main hall.
A few servants were waiting soundlessly at the hall’s corners, waiting for orders.
Soon later, footsteps approached and were followed by a strong-looking old man who entered the hall from a room inside. The man had a head full of white hair and was wearing traditional clothes.
The man who seemed no different than any other old man who did daily morning exercises was Gale, the spiritual leader of the country’s Haddock Chamber of Commerce
Despite being in his 80s, Gale was still very lively and full of vigor. While he did need a cane to walk, his pace was not slow at all.
“Mr. Hurlbutt…”
Ian felt his body become taut at the sight of Gale. He nodded and bowed courteously when he greeted.
Gale nodded and sat on his grandmaster’s chair. He pointed at an empty chair beside him and spoke, “Come, sit and speak.”
However, Ian did not move and only clenched his teeth to continue speaking. “Mr. Hurlbutt, forgive me for my shameless behavior, but I’ve come to ask you to get justice for me!”
Gale’s white brows furrowed slightly.
While Gale had retired, his students could be found all over the world.
Ian was merely one of his many students, and as hardworking this student was, he was not one of the outstanding ones in comparison to the rest.
Yet to see Ian, a man in his 40s, tattle to him like a mistreated child, Gale immediately realized that something was wrong.
“What happened? Sit first and speak slowly,” Gale spoke gently and notified a servant to bring coffee over.
Ian finally sat and told him what had happened.
However, instead of Ian screwing with Jasper’s building materials, the story had changed to Jasper being arrogant and cornering them.
Then, it turned to the Hull family begging for mercy and giving in every time.
Ian had very rationally hidden the relationship between Jasper and the Law family since it was a significant relationship. After all, Gale might not wish to offend the Laws.
Ian also did not say anything about what Ben and Hans did to Wendy.
He claimed that he had started a small project in the Southeast Province and Jasper had stolen it from him with sheer dominance since they were in his territory.
“Not only that, but he also tortured my brother and my son. Now one of them is crippled while the other has gone mad!
“Oh, my poor son, Ben. Sure, he’s not some handsome youth, but he was still a polite, humble, and understanding boy. Now, he’s been driven mad!
“And my brother too! That Jasper just destroyed any chances my brother has of having children!
“Mr. Hurlbutt, he’s ending my Hull family bloodline here!
“And he still doesn’t plan to stop. He said he’ll come to Waterhoof City and crush all of us Hulls to death.
“I’m a man in my 40s. How am I supposed to just let him do what he wants? But Jasper and Dawson Schuler are very powerful while I’m all alone with no one to hang on to. I had no other choice but to come to you, Mr. Hurlbutt.”
Facing Ian’s agony, Gale remained silent as he heard the tale and did not comment.
