Renee found it weird, but because she still had an important business to attend to, she had to leave the


    matter there.


    With Chase leading her, she passed through the whole of Water Dock unimpeded and finally arrived at


    the center of the downstream zone, where Carmine Pawnshop proudly stood.


    “So this is the legendary Carmine Pawnshop?” asked Renee as she stood at the door. She looked up


    at the gilt letters proiming its name on the door que and very bluntlymented, “It looks so…


    ordinary!”


    From the outside, the pawnshop looked like any other mansion. It just looked too “normal” and not at all


    befitting the wlessnd of heinous crimes’ reputation that Water Dock had garnered over time. In


    fact, it looked too simple and clean if anything.


    Renee found it hard to believe that such a mundane building had been hiding priceless treasures from


    all over the world that inspired great fear and trepidation in the hearts of many!


    “What did you expect?” Chase turned around and smiled gently. “Carmine Pawnshop has always been


    an ordinary ce. It was you people who have elevated it into a powerful, godlike establishment… or


    should I say, twisted it into an evilir of demons. The truth is, this ce is not at all as terrifying as it’s


    rumored. At the end of the day, we’re just another pawn shop like any other.”


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    “You say that,” argued Renee, “but you still ept everything under the sun, whether legal or not.


    You’d ept it as long as it’s worth good money, wouldn’t you? I hear that you’d even let people pawn


    their own lives-a deed sinister enough that befits your reputation.”


    What was truly frightening about Carmine Pawnshop was that no legal rules applied there. If anyone


    wanted to pawn something valuable in exchange for the life of an enemy, as long as Carmine


    Pawnshop deemed their offering worthy enough, they wouldn’t hesitate to kill to get it, which was a


    horrifying thing!


    “The way you put it,” said Chase, ‘it’s as though Carmine Pawnshop is some purgatory. In truth, as our


    boss has mentioned before, this ce is more like a charity hall than hell.”


    “What?”


    “Think about it. In your most desperate times when you have nowhere else to turn to, you bring the


    most valuable thing in your life here to solve the most pressing problem in your life. As long as you gain


    enough strength to pay the agreed priceter, you can always get that most valuable thing in your life


    back. If you can’t get it back, then it means that thing that you pawned wasn’t really the most valuable


    thing in your life, since you didn’t strive enough to earn back what you lost. You can’t me Carmine


    Pawnshop for being cruel or unfair, don’t you think that makes sense?”


    “Well…”


    Renee stroked her chin, thinking that what the man just said did make some sense. After all, it was


    precisely for this reason that she decided to make this deal with Carmine Pawnshop, confident that


    she’d one day gain enough strength to get back the most valuable thing in her life!


    “You’re back, Mr. Cheever!”


    A beautiful female employee in a traditional dress was standing at the door, politely greeting Chase.


    “Mm-hmm,” Chase nodded, then led Renee into the interior section of Carmine Pawnshop.


    Renee was instantly mesmerized by the sights around her when she finally got inside. She was now in


    the courtyard of Carmine Pawnshop, which had traditional architecture, making it look like a museum


    where every little room was a small exhibition for countless rare items.


    But she was in no mood to admire these items right now. She followed Chase closely behind and


    asked, “Can you take me to your boss now?’


    “Not yet,” replied Chase inly. Then, in a voice filled with pride, he added,” Right now I’m bringing you


    on a tour around the ce. Witness the true scale of our business and see how remarkable and


    wealthy we are.”


    He had acquired all these treasures himself by traveling to famous corners of the world, sometimes


    even crossing oceans, to take them back here. He’d proudly show these trophies that spoke of his


    achievements to anyone he met.


    This rendered Renee speechless for a while, until she told him through gritted teeth, “Can’t you show


    me around some other time? Please just take me to your boss first. I’m in a bit of a hurry.”


    “I can’t even if you’re in a hurry,” Chase exined with his hands stretched out helplessly. ‘Because our


    boss is really busy right now. He’s got a million things to do every day. I don’t even know where he is,


    when he’de back, or when he’d leave…”


    When he noticed that Renee was so angry he could tear him into pieces at any moment, he added,


    “But you can take a chance and wait for him here in the internal section. He oftenes back here


    lately, so you might really get the chance to see him after all.”


    “Is that so?’ Renee’s fists were tightly clenched. She really wanted to punch Chase right now. “Well, I


    must really thank you for your help then!”


    After all she’d been through, she might not even get to meet that legendary boss everyone was talking


    about tonight! So why the hell did Chase have to take her here in such a hurry? Was it all simply to


    show off his precious treasures to her?