Chapter 76: Chapter 76 : Thief

The night had just begun when a sneaky thief made his way through the woods to the empty mansion. He was cautious and made sure that there were no guards in the premises before entering through the secret entrance to be welcomed by a desolate ruin.

The thief was so shocked that he dropped the sacks he was carrying as he looked at what remained of the building that had been standing tall this morning. It had turned into a pile of rubble.

“What happened ?” he wondered, as he began to inspect the surroundings carefully. He has been waiting all afternoon to return here and grab all that money. He even “borrowed“ a truck for the "job".

“Damn it, where is the money?” He yelled as he kicked one fallen stone with all his strength, hitting a broken wall and shattering it into pieces.

Tom was very angry at the moment. This was supposed to be his breakthrough. With the money he was supposed to get here, he planned to build a palace to house his parents and all his new wives.

“So it was you who was here this morning.” A man said from behind him then coughed a little...

“So what?” Said Tom arrogantly as he turned around, to see a very fat man approaching him from afar, he was covered in dirt and blood, looking at him with eyes full of hatred. His left hand seemed to be broken. And his left leg had a little limp. The entirety of his left side was heavily burnt. In fact, smoke was still rising from his scorched skin. He looked like he had just come out from under the rubble.

Tom frowned a little as he felt some threat. He wondered if he should fight or flee. The answer to that question was obvious. He never flees.
He quickly found a stone on the floor and kicked it toward the man, who to Tom’s astonishment, just grabbed it with his hand and threw it away. As if Tom was a toddler throwing a ball at an adult.

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