341: Where's that damn clown?

Where's that damn clown?

Meanwhile...1

"Hmm..." 

Gray arched his brows as he glanced at his side. Currently, the bodyguards working for Dominic were scattered in the hospital, and their small units were stationed just right outside the establishment. 

"What are you thinking?" he asked Tiger as the latter kept humming loudly as if the latter was thinking deeply. "You kept humming and doing those strange noises."

"I'm reconsidering my employment."

"Huh?"

Tiger smacked his lips, dropping his hand from his chin. "Come to think of it, we applied for this job because of that damn Moose. He kept talking about this girl and her resemblance to a certain person, but so far, I didn't find any joy in this job. Well, aside from the tempting paycheck, it's pretty boring. And now, the girl is dead."

"Oh."

"I don't like this feeling too." Tiger let out a sigh, snapping his eyes back to the establishment. "I hate hospitals."

Gray pressed his lips, eyes on his colleague. Of course, they had this unpleasant memory about hospitals, especially with their last memory of a particular facility. 

"So, are you going to resign?" asked Gray out of pure curiosity.

"Why are you asking me?" Tiger arched a brow, setting his attention back to his colleague. "Don't tell me you're planning to stay?"

"I haven't thought about that much right now. Considering everyone was busy, I don't think it'll get approved easily."

"Oh."

"The Zhu family will be busy with the funeral, so I'll use this time to reconsider my employment as well."

"I'll miss you two then." This time, the Fig, who was with them, chimed in. He was busily munching on a biscuit, darting his eyes between Gray and Tiger. "I like the daily menus and I don't think I will find any job that offers such benefits."

"Sometimes, I think you will throw me under the bus if someone bribed you with food," Tiger said.

Fig shrugged. "As long as it's worth it."

"Damn piggy." Tiger snapped his tongue but was not surprised at Fig's response. He would do the same to them, after all. 

"Anyway, I haven't seen the old man since the situation broke out." Gray broached, looking around their surrounding. 

There were a few bodyguards working under their same employer around, some hospital staff going in and out, and civilians. It looked ordinary and peaceful, but then he caught a few officers heading to the building. 

"Dang... until now, I'm not used to this," said Tiger as he also had his eyes on the officers. "Back then, they wouldn't just walk past me. Somehow, this feels like an insult now."

"You're just crazy, that's why," Gray remarked, watching the officer's head straight to the entrance without even casting the three of them a look. "This is what she wanted. It's amazing how her plans succeeded."

Tiger opened his mouth to say something crazy, but he ended up shutting his mouth again. There was no point in recalling the person who had given them the chance to start anew. A life that each of them wasn't used to. 

"Say... now that I think about it, do you think if she was given a chance to start such a menial life, would she feel bored about it?" this time, Fig couldn't help but wonder since the topic was already up on the table. "Considering how wild she was, I guess not."

"Stop talking about her now, will you?" Tiger frowned at the fatty. "We already talked about this. If you can't stop yourself, then stop mentioning her when I'm around."

"What if I don't want to?"

"Then I'll make you stop talking all at once." Tiger cast Fig a nonchalant look. "I'm not joking, piggy."

Despite the lazy look plastered on Tiger's face, Fig knew he meant his last remarks. However, that wasn't enough to scare Fig away. Instead, Fig blinked while chewing slowly. 

"I'll try," said Fig just to not add more trouble for everyone. "But if I can't, you should learn how to cover your ears or walk away from the conversation. Boss is not here anymore, so I don't mind crushing you."

"Tss... as if you can."

"Want to try?"

"Wait, hold on." Sensing the building tension between the two, which was quite too random, Gray stepped in between them. His hands were on their chest, laughing awkwardly. "I know this incident tonight is quite a shock to all of us and everyone is just tired from the rollercoaster of emotions we've seen tonight. But can you please watch your temper? This isn't the night we should fight each other — we're past that stage!" 

Gray raised his brows, looking from one side to another. His smile was wide, but the corner of his lips trembled a bit. 

"I'm not looking for a fight, Gray. But I think Tiger needs to release some tension." Fig shrugged, peeling his gaze from Tiger to Gray in between them. "Don't worry, I won't fight him."

"Hah." Tiger clicked his tongue, taking a step back. "I'm going to take a cigarette break."

Tiger didn't idle as he turned on his heel, about to walk away from the other two. However, just as he did, he caught a familiar man from the corner of his eyes. Turning his head in the person's direction, deep lines appeared between his brows. 

"Old man…" came out a whisper, making Fig and Gray shift their gaze to the approaching Bear. 

The three of them narrowed their eyes just to see Bear clearly. The moment the light from the path shone on Bear's face, the three of them froze on the spot. Their instinct told them to run as it looked as though Bear would tear the three of them just to release the tension in his stiff shoulders. However, they were so shocked to see that look on Bear's face that their feet wouldn't move.

"Gray!" Gray flinched when the old folk called in a growl, but before he could even run, Bear already sprawled his arm toward him. 

Bear immediately grabbed Gray's collar, pulling him aggressively. However, his pull stopped as Fig immediately held Bear's wrist. 

"Old man, is there a reason to beat up Gray?" asked Fig even before anything could happen. 

Bear ignored him, eyes borrowing through Gray's eyes. 

"Where's that damn clown?" Bear's voice rumbled down his chest.

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