After all, Lassie was famous in the neighborhood for being quite good in a fight. The fact that Frank could easily punch him down meant Frank was no ordinary man and was trustable on top of that!

Even as he struggled to his feet, Lassie snarled, "You brat... You hit me! Just you wait—I'll make you suffer!"

And with that, he fled the scene right then.

Frank simply ignored him and walked up to Jeeves. "He's trying to stop us, most definitely because he wants to go looking for that coffin too, so we'd best be cautious."

Jeeves frowned. "Really? But we've known him since he was a kid... He's not that bad!"

Frank chuckled. "Not everyone can be as upstanding as you are, sir. People like him believe that wealth could be more important than their lives."

Jeeves kept shaking his head regardless, and Frank decided against explaining himself further for his part.

They were all going to Huxlem tonight anyway, and they would believe him when the truth was revealed right before their eyes.

Frank went to Jada and gave her a quick rundown of the riddle incident, leaving her unsure if she should laugh or cry. "How low do they

chuckled. "People are like that. It's understandable that they're wary- anyway, you can head back now.

Jada nodded, smiling.

vans came bounding down the road, screeching to a halt right in front

Lassie and around twenty burly men alighted, with Lassie smirking at Frank. "And here I wondered why you'd screw me over. So you're in league with that bitch! Well, this suits me just fine—I don't have to come after you one

on, go down on your knees and beg, or you might

these people not come up with anything original? They were always using numbers,

then sneered as she strode up in front of Frank. "You're the one who should be

these were really beneath Frank-even she could deal

to spend with you later!" Lassie snapped at her right then. "Right now have beef with that brat!

shrugged. "You're right.

behind Lassie collapsed on the ground,

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