Chapter 37
Initially, Finn Taylor had wanted the four guardians to find the whereabouts of the beggar. If they found out about it, he wanted them to bring him back.
But now that his younger brother, Donovan Taylor, was involved, he would have to get involved personally.
It was inevitable for the two brothers to eventually fight it out over Peregrine Hall.
“How long do you need?”
“I’m not sure.”
“Why are you going?”
“I can’t tell you.”
“Will you return alive?”
“I’m not sure.” Finn Taylor answered his wife’s questions honestly.
After her interrogation, she very much wanted to punch him to death.
In the end, her thoughts were all condensed into a single word: “Scram!”
Finn Taylor stood up without feeling any anger and took his leave.
For some unknown reason, Yvette Larson’s heart tightened the moment her husband walked out of her office.
She walked to the window and looked downstairs to see her spouse walking further and further from the office building until he disappeared from her sight.
At that moment, she felt an overwhelming sense of loss. It was as though someone had snatched her most precious treasure.
“Will you return alive?” Yvette Larson had no idea why she had asked that question, but she truly felt that she wouldn’t be able to live without Finn Taylor anymore.
In the past three years, she had always thought of him as a burden and hadn’t spoken to him very much.
But at this moment, she was clear about one thing: She couldn’t live without Finn Taylor.
…
Finn Taylor walked out of the office and into the distance.
Finally, he arrived at Hunter Sullivan’s house at Pacific Heights.
All four guardians were gathered here.
“Tell me what’s going on.”
“Master Peregrine, that beggar’s name is Merlin.”
“Merlin?”
“Yes, he’s a special envoy of Peregrine Hall.”
Peregrine Hall was an alliance of five families. Logan Yeats represented the Yeats family of Chicago; Hunter Sullivan, the Sullivan family of New York; Alexander Scott, the Scott family of Seattle; and Zachary Kennedy, the Kennedy family of Washington.
The most powerful of the five was the Taylor family.
While each of the four guardians’ families had their own power, the family of Master Peregrine—the Taylor family—naturally had their own too.
These people were known as special envoys.
Merlin was a special envoy of Peregrine Hall.
In reality, what the Larson family didn’t know was that that late Old Master, Hugo Laron, had also been a special envoy of Peregrine Hall with the codename ‘White Crane.’
“Why did Merlin land up in this state?” Finn Taylor was confused. ‘Since he’s a special envoy of Peregrine Hall, there should’ve been no way he could end up in this state.’
As a special envoy to Peregrine Hall, Hugo Larson had established the Larson family alone.
“It has to do with you, Master Peregrine.”
“Me?” Finn Taylor got even more confused as he got more details. ‘I didn’t even know Merlin. How could I have anything to do with this?’
“The Second Young Master ordered Merlin to assassinate you, but he refused and chose to escape from Peregrine Hall instead. In the end, he was forced to become a beggar. He found out that you became the matrilocal son-in-law of the Larson family and decided to beg around the area.”
Finn Taylor was taken aback. He had never expected to have something to do with this matter. “Where’s he now? Why did he go missing?”
“We found out that Swallowtail appeared. He went missing because he tried to save her.”
“Swallowtail? Is she also a special envoy of Peregrine Hall?”
“Yes, she has something to do with you too.”
“What?”
“Master Peregrine, you should remember that your mom chased you out and forced you to stay with the servants, saying that it would build your character. You may not know about it, but you almost fell prey to an assassin that very day. It was Swallowtail who saved you, and because of that, she had no choice but to escape from Peregrine Hall.”
Finn Taylor furrowed his brows. He never imagined that so many things had happened.
“Donovan’s men found Swallowtail, and Merlin went to save her.”
“That’s right!”
Finn Taylor finally understood the full situation. “Interesting! How interesting! I never thought that Donovan Taylor had already planned on killing me so early on. Let’s go. We have to save Merlin and Swallowtail.”
The four guardians were stunned. “Master Peregrine, you’re going?”
This mission was full of perils, and the four guardians had never expected Finn Taylor to get involved in it personally.
“Since they’ve shown great kindness to me, I have to make the trip down personally.”
The man currently in front of them was not the Larson family’s useless matrilocal son-in-law, but Master Peregrine, Finn Taylor.
Since he had already said so, there was nothing the four guardians could do.
…
Along the outskirts of San Francisco lay Lushwood Resort. It was famous for being one of the largest holiday destinations in San Francisco.
Of course, there were also some unspeakable dealings going on around here.
The boss of the resort, Roland Kleine, was a well-known figure in San Francisco. It could be said that he dipped his fingers in all the business dealings toeing the line between legal and illegal.
According to the four guardians, Merlin had last shown up here.
With the four guardians, Finn Taylor entered Lushwood Resort.
The resort was decorated in a vintage style, and walking into the resort was like taking a walk through time.
A hotel staff hurried over. “You look very familiar. Which family are you guys from?”
“We’re not locals. Are we not allowed here?”
“Of course, you are. Please come this way.”
The group followed the staff into the resort.
To be honest, this place was more like a farmstay.
Finn Taylor had thought that the resort was going to be luxurious because of its name.
“What would you like to eat?”
“Anything will do. Just bring us some of the best dishes on the menu.” Finn wasn’t intending on showing his hand immediately. It would be better to get to know his enemy a little more. After all, that would give him an advantage.
Very quickly, the staff came over with seven to eight dishes.
“Oh, has one of the guests left?” The staff was confused. He clearly remembered that there had been five people here earlier, but now, there were only four.
“He went to the washroom.”
The person missing was Hunter Sullivan. Finn Taylor had sent him to look for Merlin.
The staff didn’t think much about it and went off to busy himself with other matters.
Before long, Hunter Sullivan returned. He shook his head, indicating that he hadn’t found anything.
Finn Taylor stood up and headed toward the reception counter. “How much does it cost to rent this whole place for a day?”
“You want to rent the whole resort?”
“I’m thinking of it. I want to know how much it costs first.”
“It won’t be cheap; it’ll cost at least 20,000. What are you planning on doing?”
“Place a corpse here and have a memorial service.”
The moment Finn Taylor said that, the expressions of the receptionists fell.
“Sir, please watch your words.” The staff seemed to be giving him a gentle reminder, but he pressed the alarm at the same time.
He had clearly called for help.
“I was just joking. Why are you so serious? Where’s your boss, Roland Kleine? I have some business dealings to discuss with him.”
The staff sized Finn Taylor up. “What business dealings?”
Because of Finn Taylor’s words, the staff was no longer as friendly to him as he had been earlier.
Finn observed the staff. From his muscular body, he could tell that the latter trained hard. “Important business. I want to ask him if he wants to buy a coffin.”