"Ryan? What are you doing here?"
Walter was very surprised.
Ryan was his good friend and he had always been in Ocean City. Why would he come to such a remote and poor place? Furthermore, he was the one issuing passes to the Underground City.
Then, Walter suddenly thought of the incident where Rainie was almost raped by him at the club a few months ago. At the time, it seemed that Ryan was also present.
He didn't know why he suddenly thought of this matter while he subconsciously glanced at Ryan.
Ryan himself was also surprised when he saw Walter. He was stunned for a moment and said with an embarrassed smile, "Hey Walter, what are you doing here?"
"Shouldn't I be the one asking you this question? What the hell are you doing here issuing the entry passes to the Underground City instead of being in Ocean City? Don’t tell me that you run this place."
"Ah, don't make fun of me, I'm not that capable. I'm just the ticketing usher."
Then Ryan's smile became even more unnatural.
"Ticketing usher? To who huh? I'm going to the underground city now. Based on our friendship, I guess you know what to do next."
Walter reached out his hand to Ryan.
However, Ryan was a little hesitant.
"What's wrong? What can't I see in the Underground City? Can't I go? It's not like you don't know what kind of person I am in Ocean City. I just want to see some new things, won't you let me in?"
Since Ryan appeared, Walter's mind had been running a million miles a minute.
Previously, he felt strange that he almost raped Rainie for no reason, but after investigating for a while, he still did not find any clues. Moreover, he remembered that he did not call Rainie that day, but he did not expect that she would call him instead, and it nearly spelled his doom. Now that he thought about it, the person who had been at his side that day was Ryan all along.
Before this, Walter had never suspected Ryan before. He and Ryan were good buddies since their youth, and they grew up together. No matter what happened, he had Ryan's back, just like an elder brother. Ryan had also helped him with anything without hesitation, so he had never thought to suspect Ryan.
Seeing that Walter had an unpleasant expression on his face while he spoke in a bitter tone, Ryan quickly replied as he knew Walter's temper very well. "Of course not. It's just that the people here are very complicated, so I'm afraid that you'll be pissed if you go inside."
"Am I really someone who shows that much restraint? I'm just going in to have some fun, and it'll be a bad day for the person who tries to stop me. Now, don't talk so much nonsense. Are you going to hand me the pass or not?"
As Walter insisted on entering, Ryan took out the pass and whispered, "After you enter, you'd better keep a low profile. If you just came to have fun, then don't talk and don't cause any trouble."
"What are you talking about? Do I look like a troublemaker?"
Walter expressed dislike at Ryan’ s warning, making him speechless.
After that, he gave the pass to Walter and told him about the rules inside.
However, Walter refused to listen and he took the pass before he entered the Underground City.
When the landlady saw that both of them knew each other, she couldn't help but step forward and say, "Mr. Ryan, since both of you know each other, can you give me the money for his pass? You see, you wouldn't have met him without my help, ain’t it?"
"Yes. Without you, we wouldn't have met at all, so you deserve to die."
Then Ryan's face turned gloomy all of a sudden.
The landlady was a little surprised. Before she figured out what was going on, someone covered her mouth and took her away.
Ryan narrowed his eyes and made a quick phone call.
"Boss, Walter is here and he just entered the Underground City. I don't know if he's here for Nathaniel, so it’s better to find someone to keep an eye on him. He's a tricky person, so maybe he just came for fun, or maybe not. Plus, he's quite skilled, somewhere on Nathaniel's level. If he's really here for the fun, we'd better not provoke him. If he's here for Nathaniel, then you have to pay attention to him."
After that, he hung up the phone.
After entering the Underground City, Walter pretended to tour the area, and he found out that someone was watching him.
Then he looked at the cameras and could not help but sneer.
A waiter came to show Walter the way, and he took Walter into a private room and served him well.
Of course, Walter enjoyed everything to his heart's content. Looking at the auction down below, he asked with interest, "How old are these girls? What happens when they were bought back home? Do they still need to be raised?"
"Well, well, it’s a matter of personal preference. Some people just like little girls."
The waiter's words were a little obscure, but Walter still understood it and his expression was more or less a little uneasy.
Although he was a playboy, he always had consensual relationships with girls, and he would never target minors, so he could not accept what was happening now after he heard the waiter's words.
"That's enough. Don't be an eyesore. I'll just stay here alone."
Walter started to feel that the waiter was extremely annoying.
However, the waiter replied with a smile, "Sir, you are a VIP customer. The rule here is that every VIP customer must have a dedicated waiter to serve them 24/7 and I am your waiter. My name is..."
"I told you to get out, didn't you hear me? Do you really want me to pick a fight with you? I just don't like being watched by others, and I don't give a sh*t about your rules. Do you have any problems? If yes, tell your boss to see me, and I will talk to him."
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