Chapter 27: Faux Funeral (2)
The next day...
Adrian left the motel early after a quick nightcap. Of course, his return from the shop wasn't as swift as he learned the news of the death of the thugs he had fought earlier.
Moreover, his little parkouring stunt hadn't gone unnoticed by the residents, which got him branded as the killer of seven thugs. Thankfully, his shabby gear had helped him a lot, as innumerable people looked like him, and no one could identify him to the Ravens.
Adrian wasn't worried about the allegation, but he was pissed. After all, he didn't even get exp points or anything from them, and yet he was being blamed for killing them. Had he known this would be the case, he would have killed the thugs just to get some benefit out of it.
Still, with a warrant on his deformed head, Adrian didn't want to take any chances and sought the pub owner's help. For another Radian shard, the pub owner got him a change of clothes along with a new set of light armour to wear under the clothes.
But Adrian's actions made his secrets irresistible to the pub owner as he sent two 'helpers' along with the dress just in case Adrian needed their help wearing clothes.
Unfortunately for the owner, Lily knew Adrian too well to try to fool him. Instead, she informed Adrian about the owner's plan, which Adrian was more or less already aware of.
Still, he paid the girls a couple of Lumen shards to keep their mouths shut and deceive the pub owner by giving him a glorified fake description of the 'mystery man'.
That way, the pub owner would stop causing trouble for Adrian while having false information about him. Also, even if the Ravens somehow managed to make the owner speak, he would give them the wrong information, indirectly helping take some heat off Adrian's shoulders.