Chapter 1439


    After paying the taxi fee, Nicole got down from the car.


    “Martin, I’ll talk to youter. Bye.” Nicole quit the surveince application and walked forward.


    It was still bright outside, but no one was on the road, and the shops on both sides of the street were


    mostly closed.


    Nicole pushed a door to one restaurant and walked in, “Hello?”


    Hearing someone’s voice, the owner quickly came out from the back of the shop. When he saw that it


    was a woman, he said, “How may I help you?”


    “Do you have noodles here?”


    “Yes.”


    “I’d like to have one.”


    “Alright, please have a seat.” As soon as the owner finished speaking, he went to the back kitchen.


    Nicole pulled a chair and sat down. She scanned the whole ce and looked outside.


    After a while, the owner brought a hot bowl of noodles to Nicole. ’Here are your noodles.”


    “Alright. Thank you.”


    Just as Nicole was about to dig in, two men in ck uniforms suddenly emerged from the opposite


    shop. Then, another man chased after them and talked to them. It seemed like those two men did not


    pay for their items.


    The next second, the man who was chasing the two men was beaten to the ground by them. One of


    them even wanted to take something out of his pocket, but he was stopped by his partner. Cursing, the


    two men left.


    Nicole and the shop owner witnessed the whole incident from the window. Then, Nicole asked the


    owner, “Who are those two men? Why did they beat him up?”


    The owner looked at Nicole and asked, “You must be new here?”


    Nicole nodded.


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    “The situation here is quiteplicated. A few days back, a group of people dominated this ce. No


    one knows where they’re from, either. They’ve been messing with the atmosphere and the lives of the


    people here at Mason Lane. No one dares to step out of their houses now. Even the shops rarely open


    for business. As you’ve seen, Mason Lane is like a living hell right now. Anyone who bumps into them


    would be in trouble!” After the owner had finished exining, he let out a long sigh.


    Nicole’s eyes gradually darkened. ‘These people must be from a gangster organization. There wouldn’t


    be any other group who could turn Mason Lane upside down.’


    “Didn’t the local authorities step in to solve this matter?” Nicole asked the owner.


    “They’ve stepped in many times. But this group of people is unstoppable. The authorities are at their


    wit’s end and have already decided to give up.”


    “I see.”


    “Enjoy your meal. You better leave here as soon as possible after you’ve finished eating,” the owner


    kindly reminded her.


    Nicole smiled at him politely and picked up her utensils to eat.


    After she had finished her food, Nicole settled the bill and walked out of the noodle shop. In order to not


    attract any attention from the gangsters, Nicole purposely covered herself up tightly.


    However, there was no one on the streets. No matter how tight she tried to cover herself, the gangster


    could easily spot her.


    Sure enough, a few moments after Nicole walked out of the shop, the two men who had just beaten


    someone up blocked her way.