Jerry, of course, is not a professional.

He hasn’t even mastered the most basic "Battle Skill", only learned some basically useless tricks from the pirated Battle Skill Books sold by the crate in the grocery store.

His actual combat ability might not even be as good as the strong laborers at the Wave-breaking Pier who move goods every day.

However, being an orphan, he doesn’t need to support parents, and being single, he doesn’t have responsibilities towards a wife or children.

Without family ties, he naturally doesn’t worry about his family being retaliated against after a fight, nor does he consider if anyone would be concerned if something happened to him during a brawl, or how the family could sustain without him as a pillar.

Those with a happy and fulfilling life always choose to avoid unreasonable provocations and conflicts.

This is why a skinny guy like Jerry, even among ordinary people, can be so brazen in the streets of the Saltwater District.

The extreme lack of regulatory institutions and the survival of the fittest jungle-like rules make it so that these idlers often live a sufficient life by leeching off ordinary residents, as long as they don’t cause too much trouble or push honest people too far. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

In his previous life as an ordinary white-collar worker, Xia Nan might not have been overly tolerant of such ruffians, perhaps due to his personality, but unless his bottom line was crossed, he didn’t think it was worth risking his life against these hooligans.

Now, on the Aifala Continent, the situation has changed.

The presence of Extraordinary Power has exaggerated the disparities between individuals to an extreme degree; and the backward and decayed regulatory system makes "death" a commonplace in some areas.

Especially when the deceased is an orphan hooligan who contributes nothing to society and no one cares about... who would care?

The shop owners being coerced into paying "safety gold"? Or the so-called brothers in the tavern who were laughing and drinking together one moment and turned cold the next?

Jerry obviously knows this very well.

Being very self-aware, even if overly excited just now, he remained restrained, not causing substantial harm to the unlucky stall owner withholding the "safety gold", and he has never killed anyone.

Right now, facing these two suspected professional-level strong adventurers, he has no thought of resistance at all.

Especially after two clueless fools behind him had their arms broken in the blink of an eye.

Jerry behaved more obediently than the most loyal house dog.

Kneeling on the ground, he clasped his head with both hands, bent over and pressed his face tightly against the wall of the alley, his already crooked nose getting more deformed.

He didn’t dare say anything tough, not even to take a glance.

Rubbing a small silver-black snake that had just returned to her wrist, Hai Yin stood behind the three, her expression somewhat strange.

"So you did see some Corner Shark Gang members tying up a young woman and getting her into a carriage this morning?"

"I, I really only know this much, sir!"

Jerry’s voice, filled with panic and fear, contrasted sharply with his earlier intimidating demeanor towards the vendor, and coupled with his trembling voice and quivering body, was even less convincing.

"I just happened to pass by and saw it, then got caught by them to keep watch, really know nothing else..."

"I swear by the name of the Sea Goddess, if I, Jerry, utter a single lie, may I fall into Hell and suffer eternal torment after death!"

In this world where Divine beings truly exist, daring to make such an oath is enough to prove the truth of his words.

Listening to this explanation, a more enigmatic expression surfaced on Hai Yin’s face.

Could it really be just a coincidence?

Hearing the Baron’s daughter from the Farrow family went missing, and shortly after finding relevant clues, it seems almost meticulously arranged.

With this in mind, she couldn’t help but glance at the silent black-haired young man beside her, recollecting all that happened in these few minutes.

The two were originally on their way back from the Association to the Three-legged Sea Dog Tavern, and she was eager to report the situation to the captain of her team, but before they had walked far, Xia Nan mentioned running into some "acquaintance", dragging her to the alley by the street.

Then they encountered these three ruffians.

Whether they felt guilty or the others had already noticed, when they broke the arms of two of the minion-like followers in front of the crooked-nose leader named "Jerry", he immediately knelt down and pleaded for mercy.

Without much interrogation, Xia Nan merely asked a few vague questions like "What did you do before going to the grocery store," or "You seem very excited," causing Jerry to panic and spill everything.

In fact, even Xia Nan himself didn’t expect the little ruffian in front of him to actually be connected to the disappearance of the Baron’s daughter.

With Perception Ability as high as 12, he had immense confidence in his intuition.

When he encountered these individuals at the "Salmon Roe" grocery store earlier this morning, he faintly sensed something unusual about them, appearing both excited and indulgent.

Furthermore, the sudden increase in guards on the streets, along with the specific situation learned from the tavern owner Hera, instinctively linked these hooligans to the disappearance of the Baron’s daughter.