Chapter 1289


    “Are you the one carrying drugs for Ace?!”


    The little girl, who clearly had no idea what was going on, was terrified by Robin’s abrupt outburst.


    Crying out in shock, she burst into tears.


    “Grandpa, there’s a weird man here, help!” she wailed.


    On the dockside, an old man, having just finished unloading cargo, sat on the ground with his friends,


    puffing on a cigar. Hearing his granddaughter’s cries, he immediately turned his head, only to see the


    girl being held up in the air. He sprang to his feet and charged over.


    “Let go of my granddaughter, or I’ll beat you to a pulp!” he threatened.


    Seeing the man holding his unloading tool and a group of old men charging towards him, Eleanor


    quickly stepped in. She took the child from Robin’s grip, ced her gently on the ground, and handed a


    wad of cash to the old men to settle the matter.


    Having calmed the innocent bystanders, Eleanor turned her wrath towards Robin. “You didn’t think


    about asking the girl who gave her the note, instead, you used her of being involved with Ace. Are


    you out of your mind?”


    Robin, realizing his grave mistake, felt a pang of guilt. Yet, he stubbornly retorted, “The person who


    gave her the note is clearly one of Ace’s men. And who in their right mind would stick around after


    delivering the note? You think Ace would be stupid enough to wait for me to finish questioning her?”


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    Eleanor was speechless. Robin, on the other hand, pulled out his phone and dialed a number, asking if


    anyone had seen Ace handing the note to the girl. When the answer was negative, he hung up, clearly


    frustrated.


    Eleanor shot a nce at the fuming Robin and picked up her bag, heading towards the Harmonic


    Voyager No.1. Since they were handcuffed together, Robin had no choice but to follow her. They


    boarded the nearly empty ferry, assuming this was where Ace would strike.


    However, just as they were settling in, the ferry started moving. Robin frowned slightly, but he was


    confident that his men would be able to keep up. When they arrived at their destination, they found that


    they were still fully conscious. Puzzled by Ace’s tactics, they decided to confront the captain.


    They both suspected the captain was in league with Ace, but he insisted he had been operating this


    ferry for years. Regardless of the number of passengers, he followed his schedule every day. He even


    showed them his certificate to prove his point.


    Eleanor reasoned that Ace wouldn’t risk involving a regr ferry captain unless he was part of Ace’s


    crew. But if that was the case, then Bernard’s team would surely have found some trace. With this in


    mind, they decided to head to Area Opaca.


    Once they disembarked, they were immediately swarmed by passengers boarding the ferry. Among


    them was another little girl who handed Eleanor another note: Harmonic Voyager No. 2]


    They assumed the switch would happen only once, but it happened several times. Eleanor guessed


    that Ace must have noticed Robin’s men and was intentionally messing with them. This was a clear


    warning to her.


    After figuring this out, Eleanor told Robin’s men to back off. As soon as Robin ryed the message,


    they received new instructions: they were to set foot on the ind within two minutes. They quickly


    disembarked and headed towards the ind.


    They expected Ace act on them once theynded, but they waited until the wee hours of the night


    without any signs of activity.


    Frustrated, Robin was close to tearing up the ind’s vegetation. Eleanor, on the other hand, eyed him


    up and down. “They’re probably hesitant because there’s an extra person here…”


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    She was suggesting that Robin should back off and let her handle Ace. However, Robin was incensed


    by the disrespect from Area Opaca, and his resolve to take them down intensified.


    “If they’re so afraid of me, it shows how pathetic Area Opaca really is. Let’s see if they can handle me!”


    Just as he finished his sentence, he felt a sharp pain in his arm. He thought Eleanor was twisting his


    arm and looked at her, only to see her face multiply before his eyes. As he struggled to stay conscious,


    he cked out. At the same time, Eleanor felt light-headed, and then everything went dark…


    After they both copsed, a masked man in ck emerged from the bushes. He looked down at them,


    then kicked the handcuffs on their wrists.


    “Boss, this guy is hell-bent oning here. Let’s give him a piece of our golden leaf, see if he can


    handle us