48 Hours a Day

Chapter 854: Belated Justice

Fabino anticipated his second meeting with Sotheby to be dramatic.

Sotheby and his men should still be thinking about robbery. Fabino had also imagined that they would be captured by the law enforcement officers when about to rob someone. It would be better if he was the one to lead the law enforcement officers. If that was not the case, he wanted to wait for the day where Sotheby was captured. He would question him in a deep voice to see if he still remembered him.

Sotheby should feel a little confused at first, and when he remembered who Fabino was, he would be terrified of him, worried that the other party would use his power to make him pay for what he did to him. After that, Fabino would walk up to Sotheby and stand face-to-face, allowing Sotheby to experience the fear and humiliation he had experienced that day.

This was the classic example of an “eye for an eye.”

However, when Fabino looked into Sotheby’s eyes, he realized that whatever he had imagined was something that he would never do. Brutus’ men would never abuse their power and bring harm to the weak. This was the difference between Sotheby and him.

It was also the difference between a good person and a bad person. Besides, Fabino knew that it was pointless to do something like that. Sotheby was already living a miserable life. No matter what he did, bringing him any further shame would be impossible. And Sotheby could not even recognize him anymore. So when Fabino walked out of the cell, he transformed into Aunt Xianglin and kept on repeating how this happened to him.

And Zhang Heng, beside him, also had to speak up, “I don’t know what you are thinking right now, but his situation is still quite common around here.”

“Quite common?” Fabino repeated Zhang Heng’s words blankly.

“Yes, this place gas a shortage of everything of everything, but not young people who want to improve themselves and their lives. As long as you have the money, you can continue recruiting to expand your territory. Everyone in this neighborhood has heard of the legend of Lockheed. But for so many years, there is only one Lockheed in the southeastern city. Most of them end up like Sotheby over there. They firmly believe that they would become the next Lockheed. So, they actively participate in all the gang fights. They are, however, considered cannon fodder by their leader, and when they can no longer work for the gang, their gang will abandon them and recruit new and younger people at lower prices. As I said, this place is short of everything, but there is no shortage of young people who want to become more powerful.”

Zhang Heng paused and continued, “When you were robbed, Sotheby had already robbed over sixty or seventy people on the street and had participated in no less than ten gang conflicts. It was only a matter of time before he became like this.”

“But, I haven’t made that bastard feel the fear and humiliation I felt,” Fabino complained, dissatisfied.

“Sorry, what did you say?” Zhang Heng raised his eyebrows.

“Forget it, forget it.” Fabino waved his hand in a disappointed manner. He was not stupid, but he had been struggling with this matter for a long time, and he could not snap out of it. Now he finally understood the message that Zhang Heng delivered to him. He and Sotheby were born in a completely different world. Sotheby was born in a world full of crime and sin.

Sotheby had seen and done a lot of horrible things. After he robbed a nobleman, he was not worried that the nobleman would come back and seek revenge. This was why Sotheby forgot about him completely when he met him again.

To Fabino, losing the engagement ring and being beaten up was the most traumatizing part of his life. But if they were to exchange positions, where Sotheby was the one who was beaten and robbed by Fabino, the most he would do was curse at Fabino and forget about it after that.

He had more important things to worry about, such as how to fill up his stomach, please his boss, and how to live to see tomorrow.

“Damn! Why did I hold the grudge for so long?” Fabino kicked a small stone on the ground. Instead of saying that he was annoyed by the fact that Sotheby had changed so much, it would be better to say he is unhappy with his immaturity.

The revenge plans that he came up with were nothing more than a joke.

Fabino raised his head again after venting, and he looked at Zhang Heng again, “Anyway, thank you for helping me retrieve my engagement ring, especially considering that this matter happened so long ago. It must have taken you a great deal of effort to do something like this.”

“That’s not true,” Zhang Heng said truthfully.

As Fabino said, the incident happened six years ago. Zhang Heng would have to spend a long time catching the person behind it if he went through routine investigation procedures. However, with the cooperation of the Jewish gang, getting back the ring and finding the assailant wasn’t too troublesome. The three major forces in the southeast city now had common interests with Zhang Heng, and they needed to help him get back to Commodus and deal with the senator, Diwoblyat, as soon as possible.

Technically speaking, Zhang Heng wasn’t the only one that had worked hard to make sure the place could pass the assessment. The entire southeast city now worked with him.

“Personally, I am very grateful for this, and I have decided to invite you to my house for dinner one day afterward. To be honest, some of my younger sisters and an aunt are very interested in you, but…” After expressing his gratitude, Fabino’s expression became solemn again. “You should have heard some rumors about me. You know what kind of person I am. I will not let personal relationships affect my work. Since the Senate chooses me as the assessor, I shall perform the assessor’s duties faithfully. I will give you the appropriate score based on what I see here.”

“Of course, it is our job to solve the case and catch the criminals.” Zhang Heng nodded and said, “The patrol team should be mostly responsible for the justice that came six years late.”

“You don’t have to be so humble,” Fabino waved his hand. “I still know the general situation here. It is great that you helped me find the ring. With or without personal feelings, I would still give you an extra point here. If you are ready, let’s start.”

…

After receiving Zhang Heng’s order, Aris gathered the patrol team members in the open space outside the building.

Fabino walked in front of them, carefully inspecting their weapons and armors that dazzled him earlier. He then nodded and said, “The appearance and equipment maintenance are all done well. No, I should be saying they are almost perfect. I think I can give you full marks for this section. That’s right. Now they look like Imperial Guards. Before that, they looked like a beggar.”

The veteran patrol members such as Aris and others almost cried when they heard the compliment. It was just a simple compliment. Yet, they had not heard anyone complimented them ever since they were transferred here.

Although Fabino knew about the situation here, he did not criticize them too much whenever he came and inspected them last time. However, the look of contempt on him had deeply hurt their self-esteem. They were so used to being at the bottom and getting the lowest score to the point that they had almost forgotten what it felt like to be praised.

Afterward, Aris showed the training results to Fabino. Although Fabino was not that proficient in martial arts, he was still quite observant. He saw that the patrol team’s combat technique had improved a lot. Fabino was very surprised. He thought that they did not know how to fight. If it was last time, they might even lose to the kids on the street.