A Talent Indeed... You Still Found Me

Modo's heartfelt words moved Jeans to the point that he wanted to spit in his face.

This is indeed shameless, but it's shameless to drag him down with them and use him as a shield to take the blame.

After catching the young master, he will definitely focus his attention on the leader.

When the Butler and guards stand together, it's obvious to anyone with eyes that they are in charge. At that time, the guards' sense of presence will decrease significantly, and their sense of security will naturally increase.

Jeans looked at Number Three and Number Four, who were looking at him earnestly, and sighed helplessly, "We're so familiar with each other, can't you just say what you want to say?"

Ah, this...

Modo and Dika were a little taken aback; such a direct approach wasn't quite right!

"I trained you all, you're practically my protégés. Do you think you can hide your little schemes from me?" Jeans sneered. "Do I really have to spell it out for you?"

"I've lived more than a decade longer than you; you're just playing with games I've already finished."

Upon hearing this, both of them felt somewhat embarrassed.

"Boss, I, we..." Dika stammered, gritting his teeth, "It's all Number Three, he's the one who reminded me."

"Yeah?"

"I suppose so!" Modo scratched his head awkwardly. "I admit I have some selfish motives, but I'm also genuinely worried about any unexpected incidents."

This Compass is good, but you've watched the young master grow up, so any accident seems perfectly normal to him.

"In the Gaius family, besides the old patriarch, the patriarch himself, and his wife, you're the only one who can keep him obedient."

"You're quite honest, no wonder you're an elite I personally trained," Jeans said with some satisfaction. "But I'm sorry to disappoint you, I still have to refuse."

"Okay!" Modo and Dika exchanged a glance, not feeling particularly disappointed. "You're the boss, we'll listen to you."

"Don't worry, young master isn't that petty. At most, he'll make things difficult for you for a few days later."

He won't be too upset; he'll just have to bear with it.

Besides, I do have important things to do. The head of the family and his wife are coming back soon, and as the Butler, I have to go and pick them up!

Therefore, you all need to be as fast as possible to ensure that the head of the family and his wife can see their son as soon as they return. Otherwise... I'll have to lose face with you all again.

The two men instinctively shivered. They had no doubt that if they messed things up, Genes would make them suffer before Jeans himself did.

Moreover, they know the remaining four people too well. If they can't find the young master even without knowing his exact location, the two of them will probably be ashamed for a long time.

"Let's go right now," Dika said immediately, pulling Modo as they followed the direction of the Compass needle.

Jeans also returned to the auction house to deal with the mess left by Aaron.

Meanwhile, Aaron, thinking he had gotten rid of the Butler and two guards, was skipping and hopping along the main street.

He knew he needed to keep a low profile at this time, but this time he had managed to leave home on his own merits, leaving behind a Grand Archmage and two High-level Archmage. It would be difficult for him not to get cocky!

An untimely voice rang out.

The man and the dragon looked at each other, and then laughed in unison.

Aaron hadn't eaten much in the morning, and besides running away, he had also fought a few times. Meanwhile, Abei had worked hard to distract Jeans, and his physical exertion was not much less than Aaron's.

"Hey, let's go eat." Aaron rubbed Abei's ear. "I'm in a bad mood today, I have to take you out for a meal."

Abei nodded excitedly, his tail almost wagging.

Aaron frowned after only a few steps. They didn't have Muggle currency with them, and it was definitely not allowed to use gold coins to pay at the restaurant.

Thinking of this, he grabbed a handful of gold coins from Abei's pocket. "I need to get some money before eating. Muggle don't use gold for transactions."

We arrived at a gold shop, where the owner was a woman in her thirties.

Her gaze lingered on Aaron for a few seconds before settling on Abei. Compared to a dashing and handsome teenager, the adorable pet was more appealing to her.

"What an adorable cat, may I pet it?"

"Of course." Aaron smiled politely, letting the Muggle aunt experience the joy of Petting Dragon before taking out a few gold coins and placing them on the counter.

"Sister, I want to exchange this gold for cash."

"Hey, let me see."

The shop owner was quite professional; he carefully examined each gold coin and weighed them meticulously.

"The quality is quite good, and the quantity is sufficient." The shopkeeper pondered for a moment. "My buyback price is one thousand pounds per gold coin. What do you think?"

"Deal." Aaron was a little excited; this was twice as much as he had expected.

If Abei could just control its appetite a little, those two hundred gold coins would be enough for them to live a carefree life for several months.

"Little brother, do you have to be so decisive?" the shopkeeper said, somewhat amused. "I can assure you that I'm giving you the fairest price."

But have you considered what would happen if I lied to you? If I were you, I would compare prices from several suppliers and sell to whoever offered the highest price.

"The fact that you gave me this advice largely proves that you weren't lying to me, sister," Aaron said.

The shop owner paused for a moment, then found Aaron more pleasing to the eye. "To be honest, these gold coins aren't worth that much money at the current market price, but they have some historical value."

My husband likes these things, and since I like gold, I rounded it up to a whole number for you.

"Looks like I've come to the right place." Aaron took out a few more gold coins, making a total of ten with the ones on the counter. "I'll exchange these for now."

"This..." The shopkeeper was surprised for a moment, then looked at Aaron meaningfully, "Can you tell me where you found this gold?"

Don't get me wrong, this is a century-old establishment, and we don't pry into our customers' secrets. However, I must remind you that there are some illegal and criminal things you shouldn't do.

"Hahaha." Aaron couldn't help but laugh. "Sister, your worries are unnecessary. This is my pocket money, but the restaurant doesn't accept gold coins."

"Is that so?" The shopkeeper breathed a sigh of relief. "I believe you won't lie to me."

When Aaron came out of the jewelry store, he was carrying a light purple Backpack.

That was a gift from the shop owner, since it's easy to lose so much money if you keep it in your pocket; having a Backpack would be much more convenient.

"Equipment +1".

Aaron thought to himself, and then took Abei to a restaurant.

The waitress arranged a nice seat for him, but the way she looked at him was a little strange.

"Excuse me, but how old are you, sir?"

"You're asking this while we're eating?"

"No, that's not the case. Although our restaurant doesn't have any age restrictions for customers, it's still quite rare to see minors coming alone."

What a hassle, I wish I hadn't come to the restaurant.

Street vendors are actually quite convenient; at least they don't have as many problems.

Aaron noticed the waitress's curious gaze, slowly unzipped his Backpack, and placed a stack of banknotes on the table.

"Sister, today is my cat's day."

This is the first time I've ever eaten out without telling my family, so could you please refrain from asking pointless questions?

Gollum!

The waiter swallowed hard. "Of course."

"Very good." Aaron nodded in satisfaction. It seems that the principle of "money makes the world go round" applies everywhere.

"How can I help you?" the waitress asked respectfully, handing Aaron a menu.

Curiosity is insignificant when it comes to money; when money speaks for itself, the customer is God, and that is the only truth.

Aaron quickly became impatient after flipping through a page or two, because looking at the pictures made him even hungrier.

"Waaah..."

Abei suddenly opened his mouth and uttered a single syllable.

Upon hearing the sound, Aaron's expression became quite interesting. After hesitating for a moment, he placed Abei on the table.

The waitress was initially confused, but soon her eyes widened.

Abei opened the menu, slapped the picture of the lobster with his paw, followed by chicken liver steak, beef stew, red wine pheasant...

It wasn't until it turned to the last page that it nodded in satisfaction, indicating to Aaron that this was barely enough.

Aaron:...

This is outrageous! The pet has eaten more delicious food than he, a human.

"Sir, your pet... this is amazing." The waitress looked Abei up and down; it was the first time she had ever seen a pet order an order.

"I think so too. It eats better than I do every day."

Never mind all that, you go and prepare! Don't worry about us not being able to eat.

"Okay." The waitress put away the menu. "I know you might not care, but I still have to remind you that the items he ordered are not cheap, costing around two thousand."

"Money is no problem." Aaron chuckled. This was their first meal after successfully escaping, so it was of great significance!

Quickly, the appetizers are served.

Abei glanced at Aaron, and after getting his permission, he swept the plate clean in the blink of an eye.

The waitresses served the dishes one after another, Aaron ate them slowly and deliberately. Abei knew that this was not home after all, so he only dared to eat and drink when no one was paying attention.

Meanwhile, Modo and Dika followed the Compass needle to the entrance of the French restaurant.

"Is this the place?" Dika's eyes twitched slightly. "Young Master must have gotten too cocky. I'd feel a little better if he were hiding in the sewers."

"Perhaps in his eyes we are busy recruiting people right now, just like when we went to the front lines, and can't take care of him for the time being," Modo said awkwardly.

"Give me a break! He must be getting too big for his britches."

"He probably hasn't mastered Apparition yet, but he's learned Teleportation magic, so he's less worried," Dika said. "I think we need to add an extra layer of security, like setting up anti- Apparition spells around the restaurant."

"I think so too."

The two smiled at each other and walked to the left and right respectively.

The Wand glowed faintly as they walked, casting Anti-Apparition Spell over the area around the restaurant.

A few minutes later, the two met at the restaurant entrance and walked in confidently.

They easily found Aaron's table, as it was the most conspicuous table in the entire restaurant, and food kept being served.

"Young Master."

Upon seeing the two people who suddenly appeared in front of him, Aaron spat out the red wine he had just drunk.

Seeing this, Abei immediately stood in front of Aaron, but his round, bulging belly made him look comical and had no deterrent effect whatsoever.

"What a talent!" Aaron said dejectedly, "You guys even managed to find me here."

"Please come back with us, young master."

Modo raised his sleeve slightly so that Aaron could clearly see his Wand, the meaning of which was clear: if you don't go back, we'll help you go back.

Aaron lifted the flailing Abei and placed him on a chair nearby, then forced a smile. "Could we finish our meal first?"

After a moment's hesitation, the two nodded in agreement.

"Thank you." Aaron breathed a sigh of relief. "I ordered a whole table of food, and we can't possibly finish it all. Why don't you sit down and have some too?"

It's already noon, I imagine you're all hungry.

"No, young master," Modo politely declined. "We won't do anything unnecessary before the mission is complete."

Dika had no objection to this. They were only one meal away from inviting the young master back, and they shouldn't let their guard down at this time.

"Also, let me remind you, young master."

We've cast Anti-Apparition Charm around here, so Apparition is no longer usable.

Aaron rolled his eyes. "You guys really went to great lengths for me!"

"That's only right," Dika said with a hint of pride. "Young Master has proven his strength time and time again, so we can't be too careful!"

Aaron chuckled and shook his head. "Can you tell me how you found me?"

Don't tell me it's a coincidence. If you didn't have a specific location, you wouldn't have found me so quickly.

"This..."

Dika subconsciously touched his pocket, a gesture that did not escape Aaron's notice.

"I only suspected it before, but now it seems you really do have a way to pinpoint my location." Aaron pointed to Dika's pocket with a half-smile. "Take it out!"

"Young Master, I'm afraid this is not appropriate!" Modo frowned.

"You'd better think about what you call me before you say that." Aaron looked at him seriously. "This kind of thing is dangerous to me. Do you think it's appropriate to put it on the two of you?"

I don't want to say it a second time, take it out.

Modo rolled his eyes at his partner, speechless. "Why couldn't you control your crazy hands?"

This is a child's life at stake, and the reason is irrefutable. I can't even help you if I want to.

After hesitating for a while, Dika reluctantly took out a Compass from his pocket and kept reassuring himself: It's okay, it's okay.

Now that we've found the young master, this thing has fulfilled its mission.

Besides, the young master will definitely ask about it after we get back, so letting him know an hour or two in advance won't hurt.

"Give it to me."

Aaron decisively took the Compass and examined it curiously.

Its structure is almost identical to that of an ordinary Compass; in fact, it could be said to be a modified ordinary Compass.

However, it was covered with various hidden spells, its complexity no less than that of an ultimate Magic Array. At its core was a Magic Crystal, the center of which seemed to have been completely hollowed out, sealing a drop of crystal-clear liquid inside.