Chapter 300 Hellhound Bruce
In fact, Luke had a tremendous amount of clips and bullets in his inventory, but since he had the time, he naturally didn’t mind creating cover for himself.
If a battle did happen later, nobody would really be able to tell how many clips he had used, or which bullets were his.
Later, Samantha drove them to a hotel in town, which was next to a fast food restaurant.
Luke and Selina were satisfied with this arrangement, which was very convenient for them.
They checked into the hotel and then ate at the restaurant next door.
In a corner booth, Selina asked in a low voice, “Is it bad?”
She was too familiar with Luke, and could infer from many small details that Luke was in a sombre mood.
Luke took a bite of his hamburger and looked out the window. “I’m not sure, but it never hurts to be careful.”
Selina nodded. “I know. Why else would you ask for a double room? You’re scared that the spiders will attack me at night, right?”
Luke nodded. “You’re too sound a sleeper. It’s not improbable that the spiders will capture you and bring you back to their cave in the middle of the night.”
Selina was lost for words.
Suddenly, they saw many of the townspeople, including the customers in the restaurant, gather in one place.
Luke observed them for a moment, before asking the waitress at the counter about it.
The waitress, a middle-aged woman, replied unconcernedly, “They’re joining the town meeting. Wade is once again trying to make them sell their houses and their land.”
Noticing that Luke was confused, the waitress asked, “You’re not from around here, are you? I’ve never seen you before. Wade is the mayor, and a bloody capitalist and leech.”
Luke thanked her with a smile and turned around, but he murmured inwardly that the townspeople only had themselves to blame, for electing Wade as mayor; he would’ve already been kicked out of office, if he didn’t have supporters.
Once they knew what it was about, Luke and Selina lost interest in the matter and went to their room.
The owner of the hotel had quite a complicated expression when she watched the two of them return to their room, as if she was recalling the good old days of her youth. The next morning, Luke and Selina set off for McCormick Mining Corp.
This company was the biggest mining company in town.
However, after Mr. McCormick, the owner of the company, passed away a few months earlier, the company had gone bankrupt, and was waiting to be liquidated.
Gladys McCormick, McCormick’s sister, was running the company for the time being.
When Luke pushed open the door of the so-called company, the bell over the door rang, letting the owner of the house know that a visitor had come.
This was actually just a small bungalow. Luke saw a fifty-year-old lady who was typing, a cigarette in her mouth. Without turning to look, she said, “We’re not hiring anymore.”
Luke chuckled and was about to say something, when the black-and-white bulldog next to the old lady ran over and bit Luke’s pants, growling intimidatingly.
Luke was amused. He gestured at Selina to talk to the lady, before he crouched down and petted the naughty dog. “Oh, are you a hellhound? What a fearsome attack!”
The little guy threatened Luke at first, and seemed to ignore Luke’s hand. Very quickly, however, it lay on the floor to reveal its belly at Luke’s comfortable scratches.
Luke picked it up with a smile and kept scratching its belly and chin as he went forward.
The old lady was a little embarrassed. “Bruce is a little naughty, but he isn’t really a biter.”
Luke nodded. “I know, Ms. McCormick. He’s just a good boy who wants a playmate. Isn’t that right, Bruce?”
The bulldog grunted in his arms and narrowed its eyes comfortably.
This old lady was none other than Gladys McCormick, who was the manager of the mining company for the time being. She would soon lose that identity, however, since the company was about to close down.
Naturally, Luke and Selina had come to her about the mines in the mountain.
The caves dug out by the enormous spiders which they had found last night probably led to the mines.
Anyone who knew about mines understood how dangerous an unfamiliar mine could be.
One could easily get lost inside, or encounter a collapse or an explosion. Anyone who rashly entered an unknown mine might very likely die down below without a sound, and their bodies might never be found.
Naturally, Luke had come to the mining company for information on the mines, including maps and dangerous locations, so that it would be easier for him to find the spiders’ nest.
Mines were undoubtedly still safer than the small, newly dug out caves that he had found yesterday. At the very least, Luke could fight in the mines.
After hearing their explanation, Gladys frowned. “Although this company is shutting down, my brother said before that he had discovered a new mother lode in the mines,
So…”
Luke and Selina looked at each other, and were somewhat at a loss.
It couldn’t be said that this old woman was being stingy. McCormick Corp had always mined gold, and it was possible that the deceased owner of the company had left some clues in the files.
If new gold lodes were found, that would mean a huge fortune.
Luke didn’t try to convince the old lady, since he would have the same concerns if he were in her shoes.
Besides, she wouldn’t believe him even if he told her that there were big spiders in the mines.
Luke and Selina could only say their goodbyes. Putting the bulldog down, Luke said, “Goodbye, Bruce. I’ll bring you a bone next time, alright?” Bruce scrambled around his feet, and only went back reluctantly after Gladys called for it a couple of times.
After they left, Selina looked at Luke. “What do we do now?”
Luke said, “Let’s go look for Samantha. The residents here trust her. After all, she’s lived here for 38 years; she’ll be much more persuasive than two strangers.”
When they went to Samantha’s house, they saw a handsome middle-aged man talking to the beautiful sheriff at the door.
Samantha was holding a bunch of flowers that had obviously just been picked.
Luke parked the car at a distance as he didn’t want to disrupt the sweet moment.
Selina said enviously, “I haven’t received flowers for a long time.”
Luke chuckled but didn’t say anything.
Luke didn’t drive the car over until the man was gone. He greeted Samantha. “Hey, you’re looking pretty good today, Samantha.”
Samantha was smiling, and was clearly in a better mood than yesterday. She invited Luke and Selina into the house.
Luke and Selina didn’t have time to waste, and simply told Samantha about the information they wanted on the mines as well as Gladys’s attitude on the matter.