�Chase, you can go back to your work. I�ll just be looking around.� Renee intentionally drove the man away so that she had the chance to dig into any illegal affair within the pawnshop. Chase wasn�t cautious around her either, nodding.

�Have fun then, Miss Everheart. If you�ll excuse me�� He took a few steps, then turned around all of a sudden with a mysterious expression. �Miss Everheart, we have a forbidden zone within the pawnshop. If you see any �Do Not Enter� signs, I hope you can suppress your curiosity and refrain yourself from entering. Else� you�d have to face serious consequences!�

After hearing this, Renee felt a wave of delight. �Tsk tsk, this is exactly what I was waiting for!�

�Don�t worry, I have a brain. I normally wouldn�t trespass unless absolutely necessary.�

�Good. I�ll be off then.�

After Chase left, Renee giggled to herself. �I normally wouldn�t, but I, Renee Everheart, am not your average girl! I�ll trespass when you don�t want me to so that I can reveal your boss� fake mask!�

At the same time, she was able to hear a woman�s weeping coming from a distance.

�A clue? So soon?!� Renee was thrilled for some reason, and she tiptoed in the direction of the voice. As the sobbing grew louder, she arrived in front of a small room at the far end of the pawnshop.

The shabby door was covered in long strands of spiderwebs, along with a� Do Not Enter� sign hung in front of it.

�Let me go! I�m so sorry! Let me go, please!� The woman choked on her tears, banging on the door as hard as she could. She sounded like she was in great distress. Renee tore off the tape barricading the door without any hesitation.

�Who are you? What happened? Who locked you up in here?� Renee demanded through the door gap. Oddly enough, the woman stopped crying the second she heard Renee�s voice.

�Hey, say something! Don�t be scared, I�m not with Carmine Pawnshop, I won�t hurt you. In fact� I might be able to save you!� Renee knocked on the door, trying her best to communicate.

However, what responded to her was dead silence.

�Did Mr. Q threaten you?� Renee narrowed her eyes, expressing righteousness. �I knew that guy wasn�t a good person! How could he be so sick in the head to have imprisoned a woman?! Adie and Abby have to stay away from him, especially Abby! She�s just so cute; who knows what that maniac is planning.�

With that thought, a chill ran down Renee�s back as she considered her options carefully. There was no movement inside the house as if the cries for help had just been Renee�s imagination.

�Okay. I know you�re scared. You don�t have to answer me. I�ll kick the door open and get you out. All you need to do is expose the ugly side of that guy to my two children after this!� As Renee said this, she prepared her hands, reaching out to break down the door.

Suddenly, a deadly vibe burst out from behind her, and someone reached out to catch her wrist in a deadly grip, freezing her completely in her tracks.

�Why are you in the restricted area of the shop?�

The man�s low voice gave off an eerie chill as it resounded from above her head.

Renee turned around to see Mr. Q standing behind her with a cold look on his face. In the darkness of the night, the name �Night Demon,� coupled with the black mask he wore, really suited his image. JrNovels.com