That man was Albers!
The young "detective," Albers!
What was he doing here?
Could Albers have ties to the Rat Council?!
No, that wasn't right!
It couldn't be Albers. It was...
His uncle!
The moment he saw Albers, Arthur's mind raced-this young detective had left a deep impression on him. He was talented but young, and he had a good disposition.
Arthur had confirmed all of that over the three days they had spent together.
Someone so inexperienced and straightforward wasn't the sort of person the Rat Council needed.
And apart from Albers himself, there was only one other possibility in all of South Los: his uncle.
As it happened, Albers had also learned about the Rat Council from his uncle.
That made his reason for appearing here obvious. He had come to...
Save his uncle!
However, when Arthur noticed the guilt and reluctance on Albers's face, he immediately overturned his earlier guess-there was no doubt Albers had come to save his uncle, but not willingly. His uncle had forced him.
And that guilt?!
Why would Albers feel guilty right now?
It could only be because he had wronged Arthur!
And that could only have been the incident just now-
Pine Street!
Arthur drew a sharp breath!
He drew it inwardly. Assuming Albers knew what had happened on Pine Street, then his uncle was... a senior member of the Rat Council?
Only a senior member of the Rat Council could have known about Pine Street!
Likewise, only a senior member could have realized so quickly that the situation was hopeless and started looking for another way out!
As the pieces gradually fell into place in his mind, Arthur kept his brows tightly furrowed. He needed more information.
So, looking at Albers, Arthur said in a low voice-
"You shouldn't have