Awakening the War God

Chapter 2 Criminal Law

Chapter 2 Criminal Law

"Oh no!"

Gabriel regretfully slapped his head.

He didn't remember one thing until he left Ava's neighborhood.

The folding electric bike he rode while working as a designated driver was still in Ava's car.

There was no way he could retrieve it.

That place was now so dangerous, and trespassing wasn't a good idea.

What the hell was going on?

He spent the whole night being played by a woman and didn't even make his meal money.

In the end, he even lost his electric bike.

Just thinking about it makes his heart ache.

With a gloomy mood, Gabriel returned home.

Stellar Estate, Silverwood.

It was a well-known urban renewal neighborhood with numerous high-rise buildings.

The place Gabriel rented was a small four-bedroom house converted from a 90-square-meter space.

He paid 550 dollars per month for one room.

Utilities were not included.

He shares the place with Christopher Evans and his daughter Zoe Evans.

There was also a one-eyed old traditional doctor who worked part-time as a fortune teller. People called him Blind John.

"Hey, Zoe, isn't today Thursday? Why aren't you at school?"

As soon as he entered the house, Gabriel was surprised to find Zoe at home.

She was sitting quietly on the sofa, holding a physics textbook for senior high school.

Zoe was a very quiet girl and looked weak, which made people protective of her.

And she was very beautiful, with delicate features.

In particular, her eyes were like stars in the sky, so bright.

She would be taking the college entrance exam in June.

Today was Thursday, so she was supposed to be at school.

"Gabriel, you're back! I took a day off today!" Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g

Zoe looked up, smiling at Gabriel while holding her book.

Her voice was soft, and her smile was gentle.

That gentleness had a magical quality to it.

It made Gabriel feel like he was bathed in a spring breeze.

Even his usual cynical demeanor disappeared.

"Gabriel, are you back?"

Christopher, who was busy in the kitchen, heard Gabriel's voice and rushed out with wet hands.

His expression was originally solemn, but when he saw Gabriel, he smiled kindly.

"Come on, let me tell you something!"

Wiping his hands on his clothes, he approached Gabriel, grabbed his hand, and led him toward the bedroom.

Gabriel didn't ask what it was about.

Because when he turned around, he saw a guilty expression on Zoe's face as she lowered her head.

His heart skipped a beat, and he sensed something bad.

"This morning, Zoe fainted again at school, and the teacher asked me to bring her back! She's about to take the college entrance exam. What should we do?"

As soon as they entered the room, Christopher anxiously spoke.

His face was filled with worry and confusion.

Gabriel furrowed his brows deeply. As expected, it was about Zoe's illness.

"Isn't Zoe getting better recently by taking medication? Why did she faint again?"

Zoe used to go to school in her hometown, Cedarville. Because of her excellent grades, she was recruited by Pinecrest School in Silverwood.

Not only was her tuition waived, but she also received a monthly allowance.

To take care of his daughter, Christopher also moved to Silverwood.

As an old farmer, he couldn't get a job here.

He relied on selling fried noodles at night to make a living.

Zoe lived up to expectations, almost always ranking first in her class in every exam.

The school predicted that Zoe had a chance of becoming the top scorer in Birchwood this year.

Everything seemed to be heading toward a bright future!

But earlier this year, God played a joke on this father and daughter.

Zoe was diagnosed with a rare blood disease.

Curing it would be very difficult.

For a long period of time, she would have to take a kind of special and expensive imported medicine to stabilize her condition.

The cost was so high that it would make an average family despair.

Christopher's eyes welled up with tears as he blamed himself, saying, "A few days ago, Zoe stopped taking her medication!"

"Did she stop taking the medication? Did you run out of money?" Gabriel was a bit surprised.

At that time, Christopher had saved up seventy thousand dollars, and he gave Christopher thirty thousand dollars.

The hospital expenses took a bit, and the rest was used to buy medicine for Zoe.

But in just two months, the money was all gone...

Gabriel didn't know whether it was the hospital or the society so cruel.

That was Christopher's lifelong savings, but it was all used up in just two months.

Christopher nodded, stuttering, "My savings and the thirty thousand dollars you gave me last time are all used up. I..."

By the end of his words, Christopher's lips trembled, and he couldn't speak anymore.

Guilt was written all over his face.

"Christopher, you don't have to explain. I still have over five thousand dollars in my bank card. The password is 147258. Buy a bottle of medicine for Zoe to take, and in the next few days, I'll figure out a way to get some money!"

Without hesitation, Gabriel took out his own bank card and handed it to Christopher.

Three years ago, Christopher had saved his life.

A drop of kindness deserved a foundation of gratitude.

This was his fundamental principle.

Furthermore, in his heart, he had long considered Christopher and Zoe as family.

So he made up his mind that no matter what, this time he would find a way to get money and buy medicine for Zoe.

He absolutely couldn't let Zoe faint again because she didn't have medicine to take.

"I... Thank you!"

Christopher was just a simple and honest farmer, not good with words.

His hand holding the bank card trembled slightly.

Those two simple words of thanks represented everything...

Upon leaving the room, Gabriel did not go to the living room.

Instead, he pushed open Blind John's door.

The room was as messy as a garbage dump.

Blind John, wearing a black coat, was soundly asleep, hugging a blanket.

"It's late, but you are still sleeping!"

Gabriel picked up a Coke bottle from the floor and threw it right on Blind John's half-white-haired head.

"Oh, you're back?" Blind John sat up drowsily and yawned. "Just by looking at your expression, I know you had some good luck with women. If I guess correctly, you were fooling around with a woman last night!"

Gabriel was very speechless.

Every time this old guy told a person's fortune, he must be wrong.

But this time, he hit the nail on the head.

Gabriel walked to the bedside, sat down, and asked with a heavy heart, "I have a question for you. What kind of work can earn a million dollars in a day or two?"

Upon hearing this, Blind John glared at Gabriel with his only eye as if he were looking at a fool.

"Earn one million dollars in a day or two? If that were true, would I still be sleeping here?"

With a heavy snort, Blind John grabbed a wine gourd from the bedside and took a gulp.

After finishing the drink, he suddenly became lively and energetic.

Gabriel furrowed his brow deeply.

Asking this old guy was really pointless.

He couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Why was it so difficult for ordinary people to make money?

"Take a look at this book!" Blind John suddenly chuckled and pulled out a book from the bedside, handing it to Gabriel. "Everything written in here is about ways to make big money quickly. You can give it a try!"

"A book?" Gabriel snapped back to reality.

He glanced to the side and almost burst out cursing.

This old guy was actually holding a book on criminal law.

Just as he was about to get angry, he had a change of heart.

Actually... it made sense.

The things written in this book did bring in money quickly.

Thinking of this, he took the book on criminal law and smiled. "You, an old hoodlum, actually read this book? Did you do something bad and want to know how many years you'll be sentenced?"

As he spoke, he closed his eyes and casually flipped open a page.

He had made up his mind that no matter which page he turned to, he would use that page to make money.

With his skills, as long as his conscience allowed it, he could do it.

Blind John chuckled as if he had seen through Gabriel's thoughts.

Gabriel slowly opened his eyes and stared at the page.

"Article 236, kidnapping!"

This was a sign from heaven!

However, the annotations below were somewhat terrifying.

Light sentences ranged from five to ten years, while severe sentences could be ten years or more, life imprisonment, or even the death penalty.

After reading it, Gabriel narrowed his eyes slightly and closed the book.

He wasn't afraid, but he was thinking. Who should he kidnap?

"She was more like a beauty queen from a movie scene..."

As he was thinking, the loud ringtone sounded.

Gabriel took out his phone from his pocket and saw an unknown number. He impatiently answered, "Hello? Who is that?"

"Gabriel, it's me!"

A girl's irritable voice came from the phone.

Upon hearing this voice, Gabriel immediately snapped back to reality.

He was pleasantly surprised. It was Ava.

He squinted his eyes and said with a smile, "Why do you call me so soon? What's wrong? Do you want to sleep with me again?"

This call came as a bit of a surprise to him.

"You foul-mouthed scoundrel, come to my house tonight. I have something to discuss with you!"

Ava was furious, and she was starting to regret it.

She must have gone crazy to ask this b*stard for help.

"I'm busy tonight..."

He would be busy with kidnapping tonight and was about to refuse.

But then he had a change of heart.

Ava was quite wealthy, wasn't she?

Thinking of this, he changed his tone. "I'll go to your place tonight, Make sure you're all cleaned up and wait for me!"

Before Ava could scold him, he hung up the phone.

Kidnapping Ava was immoral.

But he had no choice but to consider it as compensation for the energy he had expended last night...