“Big sister drove six hundred miles from the capital just to see you, and this is how you treat me? I’m really heartbroken.”

Grace Brooks said this, even putting on a pitiful expression.

Ethan was speechless at the sight.

Seeing that he didn’t respond, Grace Brooks looked a bit worried.

She quickly changed the subject: “Ethan, if you really feel stifled at home, why not go stay with mother for a while? You can come back after the people from Black Triangle Star are caught…”

“No need.”

Ethan shook his head. “I’ll take you to get a hotel room.”

“Aren’t you living here? I can sleep on the sofa.”

“It’s not convenient.”

Ethan replied.

After all, there were three corpses inside; explaining that would be too troublesome.

It was better to just get her a hotel room and be done with it.

“Oh, I get it, my little brother’s all grown up now…”

Grace Brooks smiled mysteriously.

Ethan didn’t explain, just said, “Let’s go,” and turned to leave.

Seeing him like this, Grace Brooks felt a bit worried, but mostly helpless.

But considering what he’d been through, she didn’t dare force anything.

She could only turn to Lily and say, “Lily sis, I’ll have to trouble you these next few days. The family has already contacted local connections and is strictly investigating all criminals and lawbreakers. The Black Triangle Star will be found soon.”

“Don’t worry, I won’t let Third Young Master get hurt.”

Lily said solemnly.

Then she added, “But Miss, things can’t go on like this for Third Young Master…”

“I know.”

Grace Brooks replied, her expression also helpless.

The relationships between her, her parents, Ethan Brooks, and even Andrew Brooks were extremely complicated.

Over the years, she’d made many efforts to repair the family bonds, but her only brother was still drifting further and further away.

It used to be better, but in the past year, they’d barely even talked on the phone.

She didn’t know if she’d said or done something wrong that touched a nerve. All she could do was try to act as natural and close as possible, so he could feel the warmth of family.

Chapter 5: A Chance Encounter

Before Grace Brooks arrived, Ethan rode his bike every day, searching for martial artists and using secret techniques to sense them.

Demonic beings have powerful blood and energy. Even if they hide in human bodies, the host will visibly become more robust, and that fierce, terrifying aura is hard to miss.

Plus, demons generally dislike using their brains, so they often hide among martial artists, gangs, and other groups skilled in violence.

In fact, this method was much more efficient for him than wandering around aimlessly.

However, Grace Brooks’s arrival had disrupted Ethan’s plans.

To avoid harming innocents, he put his plan on hold.

Especially since…

Grace Brooks had clearly come to Yunmeng City to solve the problem.

After leaving Lily, she went to see the local Security Division, asking them to step up protection for Ethan.

This left Ethan speechless.

Once she left, Ethan returned home.

“The Su family found my location so easily… Even though I didn’t go out of my way to hide, this still proves that my counter-surveillance skills aren’t good enough.”

He pondered this as he entered the study.

In his mind, various tricks for changing his appearance and disguising himself surfaced.

At the same time, he turned on his computer, went to a website, and inserted the key he’d taken from the Black Triangle Star squad.

Soon, the website redirected.

There were various “services” listed.

Bodyguard, assassination, transport, cleanup—everything was available.

He clicked into the “cleanup” section.

There were many services inside.

Taking the blame, erasing records, cleaning up crime scenes, arranging new identities, and so on.

Ethan selected the corpse cleanup service, filled in the address, and marked it as urgent.

After paying a 100,000 operations fee, he posted a bounty.

Basic information on all martial artists in Tiannan.

Since he only needed basic info, the bounty wasn’t high—just 300,000.

After posting the bounty, he checked the orders in his “personal account.”

Every job the Black Triangle Star took was worth at least a million.

The most recent one…

Fifteen million.

He took out that black bank card.

This kind of card can’t be used online; it can only be spent with a card reader.

In other words, the fifteen million was still in there.

“With this money, I can buy some special drugs to stimulate my potential, pushing my physique to the human limit. Once I reach perfection, I’ll be able to change my blood and marrow, stepping onto the path of breaking human limits.”

He put the card away.

Then looked at his “personal account” balance.

Gone.

It had been withdrawn by the surviving Black Triangle Star member.

However, if Samuel Brooks was willing to spend fifteen million to hire a killer for him, then his assets must be far more than that.

When the Su family enforces family law, it’s not too much to ask for 150 million in compensation for emotional damages, right?

After a moment, Ethan shook his head.

Forget it, never mind.

It’s not a small sum.

Those who kill will be killed in turn.

A life for a life is enough.