When the carriage disappeared from sight, I couldn't help punching the wall to the side as I said, "Damn it!"
Both Nicole and Jessica looked at me as if they were waiting for orders, but I didn't have any orders to give.
After all, I had no idea who had even kidnapped Haley and why they had done it.
Even if I had guesses, that didn't mean a thing since they weren't solid leads. The longer that we wasted chasing these unreliable leads, the longer Haley would remain in their captivity.
In situations like this, the longer that the captive was in captivity, the more danger they were in…
So we had to find Haley as soon as possible.
But we had no idea where to go.
That was until Shaka said, "My men are following them right now."
I couldn't help turning to look at Shaka with a shocked look, but I knew that he wouldn't joke around at a time like this. So I gave him a nod before letting him lead the way.
Shaka quickly led us through the streets of the city until we came to a part of it that was not as clean. However, this wasn't the same place that I was led to the other day.
That shady part of the town was to the east while this shady part of the town was to the west.
In short, the outer rings of the town were where those that weren't as rich lived, so the neighbourhoods weren't as good.
There was only the main gate to the north that was well defended since that was the main entrance to the city. It was considered the official face of the city and the face of the count, so there were plenty of guards there keeping order.
As for the city itself, it was only the center that was well guarded since that was where the count and the other nobles lived.
In short, the further one got from the center of the city, the worse public order became.
But their carriage was the carriage of a noble and no one was crazy enough to mess with a noble in this city. They knew that the moment that they messed with a noble, it would mean their death.
Once we were close to our target, I had the carriage stop in a nearby alley and drop us off.
There was someone that was waiting there for us.
When this person saw us, he immediately bowed to me before turning to Shaka to say, "It's right over there." He was pointing at one of the buildings in the distance as he said this.
?α?dαsηθνε| This person was one of the men under Shaka's command and the one who had been following the carriage that had taken Haley.
When Shaka looked at the building that he was pointing at, he couldn't help slightly knitting his brows.
When I saw this, I couldn't help asking, "What's wrong?"
Shaka was silent for a bit before saying, "That's the hideout of the Crow Gang."
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The Crow Gang was the ill reputed connection of Haley's husband. They were one of the gangs that populated this city and they were considered quite powerful with over a thousand members.
As for our side, we had the four of us and a few other men that were under Shaka's command.
If we were to rush in to save Haley…
After a long silence, I asked Shaka, "Can we get the city guards to help us? This is a kidnapping, isn't it?"
Shaka shook his head and said, "They have already made bribes to the city guards, so unless it's the order of the count or one of the commanding officers, the city guards won't come to this place."
The order of the count or one of the commanding officers…that was impossible.
The count was definitely impossible based on how he had treated me in our last encounter. I would never have enough money to compel him to act and even if I did, with how shameless that pig count was, he would just take the money without doing anything.
So it was just up to us alone to face an entire gang.
In total, there were less than twenty of us adding in all of Shaka's men.
So this would be considered a suicide mission if we decided to take it…
After thinking for a bit, I asked Shaka, "Can your men get us in?"
Shaka gave a nod in response, though he was doubtful how that would help.
At the very least, if we could get in and see what the situation was, we would have a better judgement of the situation. It was better than sitting out here without knowing a single thing about what was happening inside.
Though sneaking in was without a doubt dangerous as well…
I just couldn't sit here and do nothing, that was what I felt.
Seeing that I had made a decision, Shaka gave a nod to the man who was there and then there were several others who appeared in this alley.
There were a total of fifteen of them and all of them were armed. They didn't have large swords, but rather small daggers that they could easily hide on their bodies if they were ever discovered.
When they appeared, Shaka gave them a few simple orders before they all disappeared again.
Shaka then turned back and said, "Give them ten minutes and they'll be able to secure a path in."
I gave a nod in response and then anxiously waited.
I didn't know what was happening inside, but I knew that the situation wouldn't be good for Haley who was trapped inside. For all I knew, they might be doing all kinds of things to her…
No, when I thought about it clearly, I knew that they wouldn't do that since they needed her in one piece for whatever plan they had.
But I just didn't know what plan they did have.