Chapter 169: Alger: What Are You Going to Do!
In the darkness, Alger carried the heavy black suitcase as he hurried through Bayam's tangled streets and alleys.
Just as he was about to leave the outlying area and head toward the city center, his steps suddenly faltered.
He sensed a faint feeling of being watched.
Someone was following me...
His heart gave a violent thump, and his grip on the suitcase tightened.
The "goods" in this case were worth several thousand pounds!
He immediately stopped and pretended to straighten his collar, warily scanning his surroundings out of the corner of his eye.
The dim streets, the tightly shut doors and windows, the gas lamps swaying in the wind... everything looked just as it always did. There were no suspicious figures in sight.
Strange. Was I imagining things?
Alger looked at the heavy case in his hand.
Was the sheer size of this transaction making me a little paranoid?
After all, these "goods" were worth nearly ten thousand pounds.
Despite all his years in the Beyonder world, this was Alger's first time handling a transaction involving such a large sum.
Only after looking around and confirming that there was indeed no sign of trouble did Alger resume walking toward the Fragrant Leaf Bar.
But with the caution of a seasoned Beyonder, he avoided a direct route. Instead, he deliberately took several detours, weaving back and forth through similar alleys in an attempt to shake off any possible "tail."
This also made him a few minutes late for the agreed meeting.
When he finally reached the secluded alley they had agreed upon, not far from the Fragrant Leaf Bar, "Giant Strongman" Ozil was already waiting there. He leaned against a wall, his figure almost blending into the darkness.
"You're late." Ozil's voice