Joanna and the man’s DNA had a 99.1% match, proving that they were biological siblings.
"This... this is incredible!"
Her fingers shook as she glanced at the report, and her heart raced wildly.
"Do you believe I’m your twin brother now, Joanna?"
Quinton, on the other hand, was considerably more composed. He moved before Joanna grasped her shoulder and murmured, "We’ve finally reconnected. Let take a look at you."
His gaze was soft as he inspected her as if she were another version of himself. His eyes were filled with love.
"Bro... brother."
Joanna moved her head up slightly and gazed at the guy. Despite the fact that she was unaccustod to the term, she welcod him nonetheless.
She imdiately realized she wasn’t alone at that ti. She finally had soone on whom she could rely.
This was probably the magical power of family!
Joanna accompanied Quinton to Carmine Pawnshop on his invitation.
He owned the whole area, including the Water Dock.
The fearso Night Demon has returned!
However, when Joanna returned to this location, she noticed a significant shift in her feelings. She had far too many inquiries.
’If he’s Mr. Q, who impersonated him?’ She was perplexed.
When Quinton returned to the pawn store, the first person he harshly reprimanded was his once- trustworthy subordinate Chase!
"You’re a stupid being! You served an imposter for four years without realizing it. I believe you did it on purpose!" Quinton stood before the lion-carved bench. He stepped on Chase’s chest with one leg and yelled fiercely.
"Boss, it’s my fault that I was blind. Please punish !" Chase realized the grave mistake he’d made and kneeled with his back straight, eager to accept his punishnt.
"Since you know you’re blind, you don’t need your eyes."
"Drag him to the organ room, remove his eyes, and sell them!" Quinton ordered the subordinate beside him.
Despite wearing a face mask, he had a chilly sneer that made people uneasy. He was the devil himself since he had no tenderness in how he responded to Joanna before.
This was what the genuine Mr. Q looked like.
He wouldn’t have been able to expand his empire to the sa degree of power as the Moran Group if he wasn’t as cruel.
"Yes, sir!"
Two muscular guys approached Chase, who was now kneeling on the floor, and prepared to take him to the organ room.
"Hold on!"
Joanna sat beside Quinton, anxiously gulping. "Quinton, what is an organ room?"
Quinton instantly relaxed and calmly explained to Joanna. "The organ room is the sa as any other treasure room. It’s a facility for removing and storing organs. It is the best-selling service here at Carmine Pawnshop. However, it is a pity that the imposter halted the business, and the shop beca just another pawn shop."
He stated it casually, as if he were discussing sothing as mundane as the weather.
Joanna felt goosebumps crawling all over her skin, and she inquired gently, "Isn’t it illegal to deal with organs?"
"Joanna, the Water Dock lies on the border of three countries. There is no law here. The only concern is about making money. Do you know why the pawnshop is nad after the color red?"
In order to make money, Carmine Pawnshop relied on the red heart of humans. A beating heart would be extracted with a sharp blade that was sliced through the chest."
"Stop talking!"
Joanna paused in his detailed explanation of the procedure. She was mortified just thinking about the sight.
Despite the fact that she had witnessed many bloody scenes and was not afraid of blood, such slaughtering was unacceptable to her.
He sensed her discomfort with the subject and cald her. "Joanna, the earth has different dinsions. Each dinsion has its own thod of survival. Our parents raised you, so you have no idea how terrible the world is. If I weren’t harsh, I wouldn’t have existed till today."
Joanna attempted to control her emotions.
She wasn’t so naive as to be blind to the horror of the world so she could understand Quinton’s actions.
"Because I wasn’t present in your past, I can’t say whether your actions are right or wrong. But now that we’ve reconnected, there are so things I co across where I can’t just stand by and do nothing."
"Tell , what do you want to do?"
He raised his chin and stared at her lovingly.
"First and foremost, Chase is a good person who is capable of doing work," she pulled in a big breath and stated slowly. "I suppose he didn’t recognize you because he is too devoted to you and has no reservations about you. It’s not his fault. You can only bla the imposter for being too wicked."
"Also, you should cancel the organ room and run the shop as a regular pawn shop."
Quinton grimaced and declined her request without hesitation. "No!"
"What’s the harm? Do you need financial assistance? I have enough money to take care of you. Also, do you have a blood fetish that makes you happy only when you see blood?"
"I don’t have a fetish or a financial need. I’m just afraid of losing again. I’m worried that if I lose, it will be like four years ago, and I won’t be able to give you better protection. I don’t want you to be bullied, and I can’t do anything about it."
He clenched his hand and narrowed his eyes. "I understand better than anyone that wealth and power are built on extres. We will eventually be replaced if we rely accomplish the bare minimum."
"How many pawn shops are there in the City?" Carmine Pawnshop stood out from the crowd and took over Water Dock because we don’t do normal and lawful business!"
After hearing his remarks, she felt helpless.
"Brother, you underestimate . I’m not easily bullied, and you don’t have to put so much strain on yourself. Even though the Carmine Pawnshop hasn’t done any criminal business in years, the impersonator has kept it running well. Why don’t you emulate his business style and keep doing yours?"
Quinton could not respond for a long ti since it was indeed the truth.
He compromised out of not wanting to upset Joanna. "OK, I’ll think about it. We’ll talk about it later. In terms of Chase’s sight..."
"You can’t take Chase’s eyes from him!"
She cast a mysterious smile at Chase. "However, I found a way where he can make up for his mistake."
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