Gordan's Mother

Now Keith and Dianella were at the evacuation site. Curious people immediately approached them. It turned out that they came only to check the conditions. There was nothing special about the reason for their coming, so some people chose to go to sleep.

On the other hand, Radmilo was still with Joshua's friends. They should be asleep by now if only Dianella and Keith had not come. Their presence at the evacuation site made the atmosphere different.

"Keith Smith is really different. He does nothing, but the atmosphere can change immediately," Joshua whispered and got nods from his friends.

"I think it's because people know what his power is and are afraid of him. Moreover, he was one of the very first awakeners. Keith is definitely different from other hunters. He's on the list of people who have contributed to our country."

The person who spoke was Nathan, one of the most popular content creators in Australia. He often talked about hunters and anything related to them in the content. Today he went straight to the evacuation site after receiving news that the gate had exploded on Broken Hill.

Nathan had known Joshua for a long time, although they rarely saw each other since they lived in different cities. Because of their relationship, he could come to the evacuation site for the reason of wanting to visit Joshua. Though the real reason was to create content. In fact, he had been shooting videos since Dianella and Keith came.

"You better hide your camera before Keith finds it. He'll be mad if he finds out you're secretly filming him," Joshua whispered warningly.

However, Nathan did not care and continued recording. He thought Keith would not pay any attention to him because the man looked busy talking to people. Moreover, they were quite far apart, so Nathan felt safe.

Radmilo, who was observing the situation, noticed that Keith and Dianella watched over him. Checking the situation at the evacuation site was just a fake reason. He assumed Keith or Dianella would use Nathan as an excuse to approach him.

That assumption was not wrong because a few minutes later, Keith glanced at Nathan and put on an angry expression. He immediately walked towards Nathan with Dianella.

"What are you doing?" Keith asked just as he arrived in front of Nathan. Without further ado, he snatched the camera from Nathan's hands and slammed it to the ground. "Don't you have empathy? People here are having a hard time, but you're creating content instead."

Nathan could not answer, either because of fear or shock after seeing his expensive camera destroyed by Keith.

"Content creators are so annoying! They suck. They do anything to make money," Dianella criticized while crossing her arms over her chest.

Her gaze was full of accusations as she looked at the people there one by one. "Why would you all let him do such a thing? You should be angry because you were also victims of the gate explosion."

The people who were asked chose to look down rather than answered. They knew Dianella would still accuse them, even if they explained. Radmilo was forced to follow their action because he did not want to attract attention.

Dianella was about to speak again when an old woman arrived. She did not have time to take action when the old woman pushed Radmilo to the ground. Even after that incident, she could do nothing because Keith signaled her to stay still.

"You're a despicable killer!"

The woman's scream made the people glance at each other. They must have been surprised because the woman shouted those words while strangling Radmilo. The word killer was not suitable for Radmilo, who did not have a terrible track record while living in their country.

"Ma'am, what did you do to my friend? I think you misunderstood," Joshua said, while trying to pull the woman from Radmilo's body.

However, his hands kept getting pushed away, so he gave up on separating them. Keith finally had to take action because everyone was staring at him. He could not just stand up and let them put their suspicions on him.

The old woman was Emma, aka Gordan's mother. Before coming to the evacuation site, Keith ordered someone to give information about Radmilo to Emma. If the woman knew Radmilo was still alive, then she would speculate that Radmilo was the culprit.

Emma, ​​who was frustrated after hearing the news of her son's death, could not think straight. She needed someone to vent her emotions. That was what made her come here and make a fuss.

"Let me go! I have to get rid of that bastard!" Emma screamed, and continued to break out of Keith's grip.

"Please calm down. This is the evacuation site. You can't act on your own," told Keith, making Emma stop pushing him.

After the woman calmed down, Keith continued to ask, "Why did you suddenly come here and strangle someone? You could end up in the police station if you kill that man."

Emma gasped as she thought of the answer to the question. The memory of Gordan's death broke her heart, so she started to cry unconsciously.

"Today, my son Gordan did a raid with his team. But I got the news that someone slaughtered them," Emma explained, then pointed to Radmilo, who was being helped up by Joshua.

"T-this guy...!" Emma's voice was interrupted by sobs. The hand she used to point at Radmilo also trembled. "This guy joined the raid with my son's team. But why is he still alive? He should have died with them too!"

The death news about Gordan and his team was shocking enough for the people there. However, they had to accept another surprise after hearing Emma's explanation. The woman's behavior was bringing them around, so they looked at Radmilo with accusing eyes.

Keith noticed people's reactions and waited to see what Radmilo would do. If Radmilo was the mastermind behind the murder, then he would feel cornered and create a sudden alibi. That alibi could be used as evidence by Keith.

However, the one who gave the alibi was not Radmilo, but Joshua. He looked at Emma and explained, "Radmilo couldn't have killed your son. He was kicked out of the team by Gordan and was with me when the gate explosion happened. You could see that he had a wound on his leg. It was an injury from the traffic chaos at Broken Hill."

"But he could have killed my son and run to the city after that," Emma replied, still stuck with her opinion.

"Gordan and his team are hunters. They are stronger than Radmilo. How can an ordinary human like him kill them?"

"Maybe he had an awakening and killed them. I got reports that my son bullied him, but that doesn't mean he has the right to kill my son!"

"Ma'am, listen to me. A new awakener won't be able to kill an experienced hunter. At least it will take Radmilo years to train and kill a raid team."

When Joshua brought the experienced hunter into his explanation, everyone immediately looked at Dianella and Keith. The two of them were experienced hunters here. They could certainly clarify Joshua's words.

Meanwhile, Radmilo was silent as he rubbed his throat. He did not have to say anything because Joshua had represented him. At least Joshua's explanation would end some of Keith's suspicions.