Chapter 221

"What's up?" I asked. "Maximus has been looking for you recently. Today, he mistook someone else for you. He's currently on campus beating him up." "What?" I was struck dumb. How could he have made such a mistake? "Tell him about his mistake!" Crystal bit her lip and said, "No way. I don't want to have anything to do with him. Also, he's already beating the guy up. Even if I were to say anything, it would be too late now. Just let him get pummeled in your stead. We'll make up for it in the future." "Absolutely not!" How could we do that? An innocent man would be beaten brutally for reasons unbeknownst to him. I could not let something like this happen. I wouldn't be able to rely on Crystal for this. Thankfully, I had departed from Welsington 30 minutes ago. If I turned back now, it was likely I'd get there in time. However, I'd miss the cruise by doing so. Alan had told me that it was a public event with a high degree of transparency. Nothing seemed out of the ordi