The man quickly spoke up to soothe his girlfriend.
But after that incident, he was no longer in the mood to wander around. He glanced at the things in his hands, confirmed he'd bought everything he needed, and canceled their next stop, heading straight home.
Meanwhile, after Monkey returned, Barry Quinn fixed him with a serious expression, demanding an explanation.
Leaving the protectee's side during a mission was a serious dereliction of duty!
'He'd better have a reasonable explanation for me!'
Zoe Sawyer and the others, who had been walking ahead, had also stopped when Monkey left.
Now that he was back, they gathered around, wanting to hear what had happened.
"Something's off about that man from earlier. I suspect he's kidnapped someone and is planning to use violence to extort money from them. It's likely to involve serious physical harm, and there's a high probability the victim's life is in danger.
