At the time, Dylan was reading in his study room. Permitting his butler to enter, Dylan then put his glasses down before rubbing his brows and saying, “Go on…”
“It’s regarding KortMoldell! While both Kort and Jett have been doing everything they could to go against our family in the past six months, we’ve just received news from a reliable source that Jett has gone missing!”
“What? Jett’s missing?” said Dylan as he stood up in surprise.
Jett was Kort’s third son who had slowly been building his power in the past six months. He was also constantly being a pain in the ass, intentionally causing trouble for the Crawfords whenever he could.
Though Dylan only saw him as a pest who didn’t need to be taken too seriously, it didn’t change the fact that Jett was a constant annoyance to their family. So annoying, in fact, that the Crawfords would often feel worn out just having to deal with him over and over again.
To think that the thorn to their family’s side had now gone missing!
“Him going missing isn’t even the best news, sir! You see, Kort’s withdrew most of his men last night and transferred them elsewhere! The Crawford family can finally take a breather now!” said the butler with joy.
Dylan himself nodded as a smile formed on his face.
“However… As I recall, Jett is Kort’s favorite son… Now that he’s missing, do you suppose that Kort will suspect that our family is involved in the matter?” asked the butler with a frown on his face.
“Of course he won’t!” said Dylan as he closed the book he had been reading before placing it to the side.
“Kort’s no fool, after all. He knows very well how skilled Jett is, and he’s also well aware that even the Crawford family’s top guards wouldn’t be able to lay a finger on him! I’m sure that Kort also understands that our family wouldn’t ever dare to do such a thing in the first place! Since you said that he withdrew his men who were keeping an eye on us, that obviously means that they know we aren’t the threat! Better yet, that means that they’re having their own major problem to deal with!” replied Dylan as he heaved a huge sigh of relief.
“You’re absolutely right, sir! It seems I was simply overthinking things!” said the butler with a smile as he watched Dylan take his cell phone out.
“Still, whoever it was that captured Jett, within Mayberry City of all places, must be an extremely skilled master… A master above all masters, even! Fynn!” said Dylan with a sudden serious expression on his face as the call finally connected.
“How may I assist, sir?”
“…However! Even if that’s the case, today is still a good day! After all, Jett’s gone missing! A tragedy of sorts occurred at Mountain Top Villa and all but one of Jett’s subordinates there were killed!” announced Dylan.
“What? That b*stard’s missing?” said Jessica as she stood up and laughed.
“Indeed! Some master has kidnapped Jett, and regardless of whether he did it for his own reasons or to help us, it doesn’t matter since his actions still greatly benefited the Crawford family!” replied Dylan with a smile.
“But who could that master have been? Are you aware of any other secret societies or families aside from the Moldells, dad?”
“If there are any, I’m not aware of them. Regardless, under these circumstances, I feel that our family is in dire need of such a powerful master to help deal with the Moldells. If we do indeed find him, I’m willing to offer a third of our family’s assets just as an incentive for the master to aid us!”
In response, Jessica and the others nodded in agreement.
Meanwhile, southwest of the Paradise Region, a bus was slowly making its way toward the Paradise Province.
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