Chapter 48: Enemies Meet on a Narrow Road
For two full hours, the old shop owner sat inside the shop, clutching a bottle of Slime Gel and struggling to bandage his own fingers and toes.
Several fingernails had been torn off, and every finger and toe had been pierced repeatedly by needles.
Even after the needles had been pulled out, the pain still made him miserable.
He glanced at Leon, who sat to one side with his arms crossed, waiting.
After hesitating for a moment, he spoke indistinctly:
“Help me deal with the wounds. Letting them see me injured like this won’t be easy to explain.”
Several wads of cotton were stuffed into his mouth.
Leon had pulled out his molars, so it was not very obvious when he spoke, but from today onward, if he did not get false teeth fitted, he would never be able to chew anything hard again.
However, Leon merely swept him with a glance and did not move.
