North American detective: From scoundrel to god among men

Chapter 10 Steve

The man used one hand to parry the fruit knife that was thrusting at him, causing the thief to lose his balance. He then punched the thief in the abdomen, grabbed his arm, and executed a beautiful over-the-shoulder throw. With a dull thud, the thief collapsed to the ground.

The entire set of movements was sleek and powerful, yet effortless and graceful.

"Titus, great! My wallet!"

Fiona called out the man's name and hugged Titus tightly, then grabbed the wallet and kicked the thief hard.

Xiao Wei followed closely behind, hands on hips, panting, her chest heaving.

"Well done, Titus!"

Seeing the man suffering on the ground, a surge of resentment welled up within her!

"You made me take off my heels and chase you this far! Don't eat the pickled radish!"

Xiao Wei put on her high heels and kicked the thief hard in the groin!

The thief let out a bloodcurdling scream, and Xiao Wei cursed "Ah So" twice and tried to kick him again, scaring him so much that he scrambled away.

Then, a handsome young man in black ran over, looking somewhat regretful.

He had intended to help, but it was clearly unnecessary now.

Most importantly, he saw Fiona embracing this handsome, tall, and mysterious man, which made him feel terrible!

She's already taken, but he's made a complete mess of things like an idiot.

The night, which was originally clear and refreshing, has now become exceptionally dark and gloomy, like the dizziness after a hangover, the whole world is so dark it's infuriating.

Xiao Wei, seeing his soaking wet appearance, joked:

"That's absolutely stunning!"

"That was truly heroic, Fiona, did you see it?"

Fiona glanced at the man, then smiled without saying a word.

"Titus, I'm telling you, you just didn't see it..."

Xiao Wei enthusiastically recounted the whole story.

Titus nodded repeatedly; in fact, he had already recognized the handsome young man.

Judging from his performance in the TV series, he treated Fiona fairly well, but unfortunately he was often involved in gang activities.

It's not that gangs are bad; it's normal to be involved in this kind of underworld activity, and Titus can accept that. What he can't accept is his affair with the gang leader's daughter. He needs to be seriously reprimanded for that. Moreover, this job is dangerous for him, and Titus intends to make him quit as soon as possible.

Furthermore, Titus remembers that Fiona met her cousin during the first season of the story, which means he is likely to encounter a series of troubles.

We'll have to face it eventually; at worst, we'll just have to eat another meal at Frank's.

Thinking this, he looked at his brother-in-law, but strangely, this handsome young man seemed to be in a bad mood.

Turning his head, Titus saw the look in Fiona's eyes, a look of affection mixed with adoration.

He got it.

Titus began:

"Hello, I am Titus Gallagher."

The elder brother-in-law hesitated for a moment before shaking hands with him:

"Steve"

Titus gripped Steve's hand, which he was about to let go of.

"OK, Steve, let me introduce you to my hot neighbor, Veronica Fisher."

Xiao Wei let out a small exclamation, clearly quite pleased with the title of "hot girl," and deliberately puffed out her chest.

Steve nodded at him, but his interest was low.

"This is my dear sister, Fiona Gallagher."

Upon hearing this, Steve's eyes lit up, and the gloom in his heart was swept away.

Fiona smiled at him, her silver earrings sparkling.

"Steve, Steve Wilton."

Steve felt even more stupid for being jealous of his brother-in-law, but it felt strangely good.

At least that means he said there's a chance, doesn't it?

"OK, Steve, nice name, I like it."

Titus put his arm around Steve's shoulder and whispered:

"Since you've been relatively honest, I'll tell you something. I work at the FBL, and lately I've been driven crazy by Dr. Hannibal Lecter. Chicago is always full of chaos and disorder, isn't it?"

Steve's heart sank, especially when Titus said he was "honest," he knew that his brother-in-law was putting pressure on him.

The fact that a woman whose brother works in the FBL forced him to reconsider whether he could live a peaceful life after his gangster past was exposed.

Steve's eyes flickered as he glanced at Fiona.

Oh, damn it!

Steve replied, "That's right."

Titus smiled and released him.

"In that case, why not buy them a drink?"

"Live for the moment, you never know which will come first, an accident or tomorrow."

Steve breathed a sigh of relief, seemingly having received his brother-in-law's tacit approval, and looked at Fiona:

"Would I have the honor of inviting you two for a drink?"

Fiona and Vivi readily agreed, "Then what are we waiting for?"

Steve walked at the front, silently thinking that he had to make a good impression and get past his brother-in-law sooner or later.

The four arrived at the bar entrance, where the doorman was a black man wearing a large gold necklace, a cheap item costing only a few dollars.

The security guard stopped them: "You can't go in."

Xiao Wei said, "Why? We just came out of there."

The gatekeeper replied, "The seal? Where's your seal?"

Xiao Wei remembered that they had left in a hurry and put the seal inside, but that was no reason for them to be stopped outside.

She saw it clearly: when the thief ran out, the security guard stood motionless at the door.

Xiao Wei questioned, "If you were truly fulfilling your duties, would we need to come out?"

The gatekeeper smiled, revealing his bright white teeth: "I don't care, no stamp, no entry."

Fiona snapped, "What a joke! I suspect you're in cahoots with that damned thief, deliberately playing tricks on the guests!"

The gatekeeper said, "Shut up, two arms."

Steve chimed in: "Watch your mouth."

The security guard's eyes widened. "What can you do if I don't pay attention?"

As the situation continued to escalate, Titus stood quietly in the back without any intention of intervening.

In fact, he had a hundred reasons to shut down this underground bar. Given his location in the South District, he could shut it down for many days and then slowly wear it down with a whole host of procedures. He was fully capable of doing so; it would only take him a short time to go to the neighboring establishment for a chat.

Moreover, he noticed the gang tattoos partially visible on the doorman's chest, which belonged to a small local gang. This meant that if he rushed up and beat him up now, he could then use the excuse that the doorman was selling candy to get him in.

But now, he wanted to see how Steve would handle this.

Xiao Wei quickly stepped between Steve and the doorman, saying, "OK, OK, forget it."

"let's go."

Xiaowei pulled Fiona away; they didn't want the situation to escalate.

The doorman looked at Steve smugly, standing on the steps looking down at him, his thick, gorilla-like lips pouting proudly.

Steve felt like he had made a complete fool of himself today, and even the air was filled with an unpleasant gloom.

He felt he had to do something, as if a lump of anger was welling up inside him and was about to burst forth!

Girls can leave, of course, but if he leaves like that, what kind of man is he?

Steve hardened his heart, raised his head, and met Titus's gaze.

Titus nodded slightly to him...