Then chaos erupted in the City Lord's Residence, catching everyone utterly off guard. By the time Samo had settled everything, a month had passed.
Over that month, he had been forced to grow into a capable City Lord.
Throughout it all, he had never stopped searching for Moglis.
By now, he considered Su Jiu completely unreliable. She had clearly promised to bring Moglis back, yet he had waited this long without receiving any news.
Su Jiu and her companion also seemed to have vanished into thin air. No matter how he sent people to search, there was still no trace of them.
Samo listened grimly to the guard reporting below him, his patience stretched almost to its limit.
The man giving the report was trembling with apprehension. "City Lord, I am sorry, but I must tell you the truth. There is still no sign of Miss Moglis."
Samo waved a hand, dismissing him. Just then, several more people entered the residence, two of them under escort.
The two being escorted in were none other than Moglis's irresponsible parents.
A month ago, when they learned that Samo had become City Lord, their shock had been outweighed by regret.
Who could have known the old City Lord would die so soon, or that Samo would become City Lord so quickly?
Had they known this day would come, they would have waited a little longer. Now, not only had they failed to attach themselves to the City Lord, they had earned the current City Lord's hatred.
Indeed, the City Lord had issued a wanted notice for Moglis's parents.
The couple had tried to hide, but where could they go? Hiding in the desert was practically courting death. Yet Bell City was only so large; if they hid there, it was only a matter