Chapter 38 : You Can’t Have Either of These Two Things!

Facing the man’s respectful attitude.

Ron nodded lightly.

The man mistakenly thought he had received Ron’s approval and was just about to stand up, but Ron immediately spoke with displeasure:

“What’s going on here with you all?”

“The bandits are running wild inside, and only now are you sending people over!”

Faced with Ron’s rebuke.

The leading cavalry captain looked helpless.

“Apologies, Lord Ron.”

“We never expected the criminals would use poison gas to attack, so we…”

Hearing his explanation.

Ron impatiently waved his hand.

“Save your explanations for later.”

“It’s never too late to mend.”

“You take your men and go suppress the bandits.”

“Just leave one person to take us to the manager.”

Faced with Ron’s order.

The cavalryman nodded heavily.

“Yes!”

“Private Jon!”

“Take Young Master Ron to find the captain!”

“The rest of you, follow me—those criminals might still be in the market!”

“Everyone, stay sharp and alert!”

At his command.

The cavalrymen surrounding Ron quickly dispersed, and before long, charged into the market under his lead.

The sound of hooves gradually faded away.

Ron, under Jon’s guidance, arrived at the entrance of the market.

At this moment, the entrance was packed with people.

Countless wounded were being carried out in batches.

At the same time, many residents were clamoring and shouting to get into the market!

Their family and friends were still inside, their fates unknown. In their anxiety, the whole scene was thrown into chaos!

In such a chaotic situation.

The town’s security forces were stretched thin.

Just maintaining order on the scene had already exhausted their energy.

No wonder that after such a long time since the attack, only a single squad of cavalry had barely been organized to enter the market and suppress the bandits!

“Damn it, damn it!”

“It’s all a mess now!”

The Mayor of Jackson Town was a fat man.

At this moment, he looked at the chaotic scene, constantly wiping the cold sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief.

“Damn, this is trouble…”

“The former mayor kept things safe for over a decade, but as soon as I take office, I run into something like this…”

In sharp contrast to the flustered Mayor was a crew-cut man clad in armor!

“Everyone, please don’t add to the chaos!”

“The market is filled with poison gas right now!”

“We understand you’re worried about your family and friends.”

“But please, leave professional matters to the professionals!”

“Our Gendarmerie has already sent armed forces to suppress the bandits…”

Gendarmerie Captain David earnestly persuaded the agitated crowd not to make things worse.

Under his sincere request.

The crowd finally settled down a little.

Just then, Ron arrived in his carriage.

“Sir!”

“We ran into Young Master Ron on the way.”

Hearing this.

David’s brows rose.

“Ron?”

“The eldest son of the Castrellero Family?”

“Isn’t his residence still being finished up?”

“How did he…”

David looked surprised.

Ron, meanwhile, got off the carriage and greeted him.

“We caught two petty thieves.”

“They were trying to smuggle out a rare Magical Beast, and we happened to catch them in the act.”

Hearing this.

David looked ashamed.

“To think Lord Ron had to step in for something like this—this is a failure of our Gendarmerie!”

“Shameful, truly shameful!”

David knelt on one knee, face full of guilt.

Ron pulled him up.

“It’s not your fault.”

“These bandits are indeed vicious this time.”

After pulling David up.

Ron immediately asked about the details of the attack.

“Have you figured out where these bandits came from?”

“How many of them are there, and what’s the current casualty count in the market?”

Faced with the question.

David lowered his head in embarrassment.

“Sorry, we haven’t caught a single criminal yet.”

“The only good news is that all the wounded being carried out are still alive.”

Seeing he couldn’t get any useful information.

Ron sighed helplessly and temporarily gave up pursuing the matter.

David then instructed his men:

“Take the criminals and the recovered goods down.”

“Guard the criminals strictly.”

“The goods can wait for the rightful owner to claim them.”

Hearing this.

Ron reached out to stop him.

“Wait.”

“I can’t hand over either of these.”

David was dumbfounded.

“Why?”

He hadn’t even gotten an answer yet,

But the good impression David had just formed of Ron vanished almost instantly.

He’d thought Ron was a kind and approachable noble.

Now it seemed, this guy was just another one trying to pocket the loot for himself…

He could understand coveting the goods the bandits had stolen.

But why hold onto the criminals?

Under David’s puzzled gaze.

Ron calmly explained:

“I want to wait for the owner myself, because I’m interested in this item and plan to negotiate a suitable price.”

“As for these two criminals…”

Ron’s gaze turned cold.

“Weshco Town lies at the heart of my Castrellero Family’s territory, and has always been a byword for peace and stability.”

“It’s precisely because crimes are so rare here that the local trade market and fair dealings have flourished.”

“But today.”

“Such a major poison gas attack has occurred here.”

“The person who could plan such an attack is certainly no ordinary bandit.”

“If your people can’t catch the rest of the criminals.”

“Then the ones I have are the only prisoners.”

“For such a heinous event, as the Lord here, I have the responsibility to get to the bottom of it.”

“I need to interrogate them thoroughly, so don’t even think about taking them away.”

Hearing this.

Both Perica and David were even more confused.

“If you want the truth, just hand the criminals over to us!”

But as soon as he asked this.

David started to realize.

Ron didn’t trust them!

Realizing this.

David grew even more suspicious.

What had they done to make Ron, a mere youth, so wary of them?

While David was still puzzled.

A middle-aged man came running over, wailing loudly.

“Knight Commander David!”

“Oh heavens, you must help me!”

“My precious goods were stolen by those criminals!”

The middle-aged man was crying and sniffling.

But before he could get close to David.

Several gendarmes drew their swords and blocked his way!

“Back off!”

“There are plenty of people who lost things!”

“We can barely save the wounded right now!”

“Our captain doesn’t have time for you!”

Faced with the gendarmes’ scolding.

The man knelt on the ground, sobbing.

“My lost goods are different.”

“That was a Magical Beast seen only once in a hundred years, worth a fortune!”

“I was planning to send it to the Auction House!”

The man’s cries caught Ron’s attention.

That’s right.

This man was precisely the Merchant with the lion’s appetite for the Magical Beast!