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Chapter 616 There Was No Way Back
Chapter 616 There Was No Way Back
The man in the crowd fell silent after his words echoed through the air.
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His gaze shifted toward Robin, who was clad in military camouflage training attire, then to the few men standing behind him, one of them holding an urn.
A heavy, almost oppressive military presence radiated from them.
But what struck him even harder was the photo on the urn-it was of Santiago Howell, Crispin's son.
"W-who are you? Are you soldiers from a nearby base?" the man stammered, clearly taken aback.
We are comrades of Santiago, Ernest answered gravely. "We're bringing Santiago's remains back home."
Without hesitation, the man shouted to the crowd, "Make way! Make way!
"The comrades of Crispin's son, our hero Santiago, are bringing his ashes back home! They're all his comrades!"
At his loud proclamation, the villagers quickly stepped aside, clearing a path.
In the meantime, Crispin and his wife. Skye Howell, still pleading with Draven Group to stop the demolition of their house, stood frozen. They stared, dumbfounded, at the urn in Ernest's hands, the photo of their son staring back at them.. Skye collapsed immediately to the ground.
Freya and Talia rushed to her side, helping her to a nearby chair.
Crispin, pushing past the Draven Group thugs, stumbled forward toward Ernest. Falling to his knees, he clutched his son's urn tightly, tears streaming down his face. "Santiago... you've finally come home!
"You'll never again taste the stew your mother used to make for you in our house!
"These monsters are destroying our lives!
"Santiago... I'm so sorry! I couldn't give you a peaceful place to rest. They're tearing down our home!
"Santiago, I'm so lost. I don't even know what's happening anymore. We're suffocating! Just suffocating!
"They took your sister, and now they've stolen our home. I feel so powerless!
I'm worthles couldn't protect our family, couldn't protect you or your sister or your mother! I should Just die!"
His desperate sobs echoed through the crowd, moving everyone around him to tears.
His cries were a raw, frantic protest against the injustices he had faced, a father's desperate shout against Draven Group, who had ripped his world apart. 1/4
Chapter 616 There Was No Way Back
What could an honest man do, powerless in the face of such cruelty, but shout, plead, and beg
The soldiers who had brought Santiago's remains clenched their fists, their faces contorted with rage.
They wished someone would give them a sword to slatthe evil in this world, or some kind of weapon to wipe out the monsters and devils!
They wanted nothing more than to tear apart the villains who plaqued this world!
"Santiago, I'll join you in leaving this hell! I can't take this life anymore
Crispin clutched the urn to his chest, tears falling freely, a man broken by a lifetime of hardship
His last ounce of hope had snapped. There was no way back.
Let it end!
Death, at this point, was his only escape
The world around him held no meaning anymore.
In a final fit of despair, Crispin hurled himself against the bulldozer blocking the gate.
It was the act of a broken man, a father lost in grief, a cry of pure anguish.
Robin reacted instantly, rushing forward and catching Crispin before he could fall.
"Sir, let me go. I want to take my son with me out of this world. I've had enough of this life!
I've been poor my whole life. I worked so hard just to get this old house, and now these animals want to take it from me!
"My son is gone. My daughter has been taken by Draven
"This crumbling house, with only a few meager belongings left, is all I have, and even that, they want to take from me! We can't even find a place to lay my son's ashes! "What kind of world is there for people like us?!
"I'm useless, I'm pathetic, I'm suffocating People like me shouldn't have been born!
"Sir, please let me go. I don't want to drag you into this fight these b*stards till the end!"
Robin tightened his grip on Crispin's arm, his voice calm and unwavering "Mr. Crispin, Im Santiago comrade. A comrade's family is my family. This is my 6ght now. Anyone who dares touch my family will pay His words struck like a thunderclap, immediately silencing the crowd
Crispin trembled as he locked eyes with Robin, confusion and pain mingling in his gaze. Slowly, he composed himself. "Sir, don't do anything reckless. I don't want to drag you down with us.
These people are deeply entrenched. We can't fight then!
Chapter 616 There Was No Way Back
"You have a career in the military. Don't ruin your future!"
Robin offered a faint smile. If fighting evil means ruining my future, then let it be ruined."
Gavin, who had been following closely behind, looked Robin with admiration, his chest tightening with a surge of respect.
Such strength!
I admire this man!
Robin turned to the others. "Comrades, gather in front of Santiago's house. Anyone who dares threaten our family will regret it! If a soldier can't protect his family, then what's the point of holding a weapon or eating rations?
"Protecting home and country is a soldier's sacred duty!
"Yes, sir!
Gavin, Ernest, Bill, Mark, and the others immediately took their positions in front of Santiago's house, standing tall and resolute.
"Good!" a voice in the crowd shouted, and the villagers, moved by the soldiers determination, began to clap.
Robin, still holding onto Crispin, carefully placed the urn on a table in the center of the yard.noveldrama
Talia and the others quickly set up floral wreaths and draped white satin over the area.
A simple, dignified memorial hall for Santiago took shape before their eyes.
The villagers assisted, making it even more solemn.
Meanwhile, the Draven Group thugs with their short clubs stood by the bulldozer, unsure of what to do.
The leader, a man with blonde hair, immediately pulled out his phone and dialed a number.
Five minutes later, Shere Jensen, Draven Group's second-in-command, arrived with a convoy of Land Rovers.
The blonde-haired man rushed up, bowing slightly. "Mr. Shere, the soldiers have set up a memorial for Crispin's son in the yard. What should we do?"
Shere narrowed his eyes, scanning the scene. "How many of them are there? What's their rank?"
Oswin Jenson thought for a moment. "About a dozen. They didn't arrive in vehicles, and I can't see any military ranks. I'm not sure who they are."
Shere mulled it over. "No ranks, no cars? Could they be retired soldiers?
"If they're retired soldiers, this should be easy. Even if they're on active duty, they won't dare take us on.
"I've heard military discipline is quite strict!
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"We're upstanding citizens. If they cross us, they'll be locked up. Hahaha
"Oswin, go tell them they have ten minutes to clear out, or III bulldoze the whole place!"