Becoming the Richest Man Alive

Chapter 54

Casper’s heart sank when he heard their words. He now realized this was a place where human traffickers gathered. Judging from their voices, he figured there were three of them. Piecing together all the information he had, he was also certain that Mandy was inside.

Furthermore, given that these men were extremely dangerous, he knew he had to tread carefully.

In truth, what relieved him was the fact that the lookout didn’t get a good look at his face. Therefore, he still had the element of surprise.

“Should I let Felix and the others know?”

Casper carefully scrutinized his surroundings. After the brutal training he had gone through, his sensory perception was so attuned that he could see and hear everything.

Even the most minute detail would not escape his perception.

“Jason, go check the back and prepare lunch while you’re at it. Once the deal is done, all of us will get a hundred thousand each.”

At that moment the boss reminded, “The few of you better look sharp. We can’t tolerate any mistakes.”

“Boss, we have stayed in this ancient monastery for half a year and dug up the surrounding land. However, we haven’t found the treasure mentioned in the legends,” said one of his subordinates.

“If we can find the treasure, we will be rich! We can then put criminal life behind us,” another man added.

“All of you know nothing. We’re doing all these just so that we can continue surviving. Do you think there’s no need to sustain ourselves just because we’re holed up in here? Anyway, we will check the

backyard tonight. The treasure map has clearly indicated that this is the place. I doubt there are any mistakes…” the boss explained.

Crack!

A crisp sound rang out. A wooden stick that Casper was stepping on broke as it couldn’t hold his weight any longer.

“Who is it?”

Given that the boss had sharp hearing, he yelled in Casper’s direction, “John, Jason, go and check who is it that has trespassed.”

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Both men quickly dashed toward the backyard. They were holding a sharp dagger each and had a fearsome look in their eyes.

However, despite looking everywhere, there was no sign of anyone.

“There’s no one at all. I got a fright over nothing,” John complained as he sheathed his dagger.

It was obvious he was reluctant to come out at all.

“Close the back door. Let’s go back in.”

When Jason saw that the backdoor was open, he quickly closed it before returning to the ancient monastery with John.

Despite the dilapidated condition of the monastery, it still had a main hall, a backyard, and monk quarters. It was a relatively large monastery that had fallen into disrepair.

From afar, it looked like an abandoned monastery that would be the perfect setting for horror movies. As it was located on the back of Terragon Hill, it naturally had few visitors. Even those that occasionally stumble upon it would leave after seeing how decrepit it was.

The moment the two burly men returned to the monastery, Casper jumped down from the rooftop and landed outside the perimeter wall.

Although the ground was two to three meters away from the ground, it wasn’t difficult for Casper to jump on top of it.

Just before the two men came out, he had leaped up the rooftop by launching himself with a step.

Lucky for him, the two men were being sloppy and impatient. If they had looked up the roof, they would definitely have noticed him. Therefore, Casper was at high risk of being discovered.

“F*ck,” Casper cursed under his breath.

He didn’t expect such violent criminals to be so vigilant and to have reacted so quickly.

Despite the short time he spent watching them, it wasn’t wasted at all. At the very least, he found out that these human traffickers were not ordinary criminals at all. They definitely pack a mean punch.

Earlier, he had wanted to get Felix and the others to come, so that that they could overpower the criminals with numbers.

But now, it seemed like the boys were of no help at all.

After locating some bushes that provided good cover, Casper dived into them at once. Hidden inside, he took out his phone and send Felix a message, instructing them to wait at the foothill. He also told them that he had found Mandy, but she was being held by human traffickers. Therefore, he was racking his brains on how to rescue her.

The moment Felix heard that there were human traffickers, he wanted to quickly gather Colton and Remy together. So that they could rescue Mandy with their numbers. However, Casper shot down his idea at once. If they came up to join him, it would only increase the risk of the rescue.

Despite how rich Casper was, money was of no use to him now. Furthermore, he had even gotten Felix and the others involved.

Therefore, he finally told Felix to gather everyone from the two dorms and return to their cars. There, they were to wait for further instructions from him.

Once the discussion was done, Casper put his phone back into his pocket and climbed out of the bushes. After checking to see that he was alone, he smeared some mud over both his clothes and face. That way, he would look like someone shabby who lost his way.

Once he was done, he hobbled toward the monastery looking as miserable as he possibly could.

When he arrived at the main door, he realized that it had been boarded up. Hence, he knocked on it and asked in a throaty voice, “Is there anyone in there?”

“No one!” an equally gruff voice replied.

Casper sneered in his heart before adding, “Sir, I’m lost. I just want some water.”

No matter what, he had to infiltrate the building to see what condition Mandy was in.

“Young man, please wait a while.” The boss’ voice rang out.

Casper could hear his footsteps getting close while there was also another person behind him.

When the monastery’s door opened, the boss blocked the gap with his burly body.

“Young man, it has been a while since we had any visitors. Please come in and have a seat,” the boss replied calmly.

He was dressed in a brown-color monk’s robe with matching shoes. He had a bald head and looked exactly like a monk.

It was just that he had a few knife scars on his face that made him look fearsome, as if he was someone with a bloodthirsty history.