Day broke.
Hanks was in a splendid mood after finally taking charge last night.
He opened the door, intending to check whether Reed and the other three slaves were still alive.
If they were, he planned to treat their injuries.
The moment he opened the door,
he saw his longtime neighbor sitting outside, leisurely basking in the sun.
This neighbor was a thirty-year-old, white-haired old man. He looked like a walking corpse despite his age because of an expedition he had taken when he was young...
"Enjoying the sun, you old bastard?"
Hanks greeted his neighbor with a smile.
Yet, contrary to his usual behavior, his neighbor did not curse him. Instead, he smiled and nodded.
Then he even gave Hanks a thumbs-up.
Hanks froze, then hurriedly pulled out his Detector...
[Tier One, Stage One]...
Confirmed. This was his unlucky neighbor.
That sarcastic demeanor just now had made him think it was that bastard An Kai...
No!
Hanks suddenly realized that An Kai also showed up as [Tier One, Stage One] on the Detector!
Hanks hurried over to his neighbor...
"What? Want me to teach you a few tricks?"
Hearing those familiar, biting words, Hanks smiled.
He finally confirmed that this was his neighbor. An Kai would never say something like that.
An Kai would simply mock him. There was a difference between that and his neighbor's snide remarks.
"Forget it. You've never even touched a woman's hand in your life. What could you teach me?"
"Besides, if I catch you looking at her again, I'll gouge out your eyes and let you enjoy your retirement a little sooner."
Hanks patted his neighbor's shoulder. His tone was gentle, but his words were ice-cold.
After Hanks threatened him, the white-haired neighbor's face flushed crimson, yet he did not dare