Chapter 240: Behind the Drama
The crowd that was encircling the site of the ruckus perked their ears as soon as Omega appeared and saved the orc who was just about to get both of his hands cut down.
Most of the people were already scared and baffled after seeing how the old man and his guards didn"t think twice before physically harming the orc in public. As if they feared no law at all.
Omega gave a deathly glare towards the father and son duo as well as the guards who were acting erratically in front of the public despite having no authority to do so.
"Hey! Who are you?!" asked one of the guards. The group of 5 master rank guards already entailed that the old man was something very powerful and with a strong backing.
"All your matters with him are settled. He will be coming with me now." spoke Omega, ignoring the group as he walked towards Sirius.
"He must be one of his accomplices! That"s why he"s trying to save him!" shouted the son.
Sigh!
"Why is it that the weaklings and idiots are so loud in the world while the strong and intelligent keep their mouths shut?.." lamented Omega as he sighed with a helpless expression.
SHRILL!!
Instead of wasting any more time on elaborating, Omega quickly released his aura of a peak grandmaster and aside from the normal pa.s.serby and Sirius, everyone from the group of a.s.sailants, let it be guards or the office workers were instantly forced to fall on their knees under his immense heavy pressure.
Even the guards who had frisked Sirius before were swatted on the road and didn"t even have the strength to lift their heads.
"My master doesn"t have too much time to waste. So choose whether you want to waste your time here, explaining your innocence to the people who just tried to maim you for the rest of your life or come with me and hear what my lord has to say.." spoke Omega in a kingly voice.
Sirius, who was completely taken aback by this sudden revelation, felt like his world turned around in a minute. He was wondering if all of this was a dream.
Just a minute ago, he was falsely accused and publicly humiliated, then his colleagues turned on him and the man he had loyally served for a decade ordered the guards to cut off both of his hands. Even he was having a hard time swallowing it all together.
But before he could speak or question anything, a tyrannical pressure was released from inside of a luxurious carriage-like vehicle and a domineering voice resounded in the entire street.
"There"s no point in explaining yourself. Even for a pa.s.serby like us, it"s easy to see that the verdict of you being guilty of those accusations has already been made.
Otherwise, they would deal with the matter in secret instead of making a show for the public.
This is called putting an act for someone and you are being used as a sacrificial lamb." spoke Kahn from inside the vehicle.
Although no one could see him, the pressure release from the carriage already gave everyone a hint of the person inside being even stronger than Omega.
"But sir.." said Sirius.
"And that old man is also aware of you being innocent but during your conversation, I saw a change in his expression. It was a face of realization.
From what I can guess, he knows that it was indeed his son who embezzled the money but still chose to blame it on you. Because it would affect his family name and prestige as the owner of the company.
And you are a necessary sacrifice for maintaining that pretense." interjected Kahn before the orc could plead.
After his explanation, even Sirius had a bewildered expression.
In his mind, he started to connect the dots and one thing he realized was that despite all the evidence showing that he was innocent, and suddenly his colleagues turning on him indeed looked shady.
And then the owner"s son insisting that it was him after this matter was exposed also looked suspicious.
Other workers were trying to keep their jobs while agreeing with the owner"s son while the owner himself wanted to maintain his image despite realizing the truth.
And at the end, Sirius was discarded despite his years of loyalty to cover up a scam caused by the son.
At this point.. Sirius completely gave up.
In mere moments.. His entire life was turned around. This betrayal hurt more than being falsely accused of something he didn"t do.
All his sleepless nights and hard work he offered for the sake of the company like a workaholic employee went into vain for reasons he did not even know about.
"Come with me." spoke Omega as he put his hand on the shoulder of the orc.
After accepting the mental shock.. Sirius somehow mustered the strength and courage to follow behind Omega.
He knew one thing for sure at this moment..
If not for this peak grandmaster and his lord who showed up out of nowhere and saved him.. He would lose both his hands and tongue.. And then get put in jail for the crime he didn"t commit. And who knew how miserable the rest of his life would be.
To him, this sudden appearance of these individuals was akin to how a savior makes an entrance in the most perilous moments as they save weak and helpless people, just like heroes of the fairy tales.
After Omega escorted Sirius to their ride, he opened the door for the orc.
Sirius saw a handsome man dressed in black and golden n.o.ble clothes seated inside the vehicle.
Kahn gestured to Sirius to come inside and sit.
"What"s your name?" asked Kahn kindly.
"My name is Sirius.. Sirius Blake." replied the orc.
"Thank you for saving me, sir. I.. I honestly don"t know how to repay your kindness." said Sirius in a grateful tone despite Kahn being younger than him by two decades.
"May I ask why you chose to help me?" he asked in a cautious tone.
Because he was old enough to understand that there were no free meals in the world.
Kahn gave a light smile and nodded in approval towards the orc.
"It"s a very short and simple reason if I were to be honest with you." said Kahn and continued in a gentle tone..
"I want you to work for me."
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