Law's face was being squeezed and distorted under Salin's hands, but he didn't dare resist, letting her have her way.
Sabro came over and kicked Law lightly, scolding, "You're something else, huh? Just up and leave without a word, abandoning the company like that?"
"Well, I knew I had you guys here," Law replied awkwardly.
"Is that any way to talk?" Salin finally released his face, suddenly noticing that Law seemed to have grown much taller… now a full head taller than her.
"My bad."
Law admitted his mistake honestly, then looked around. After so many years, it seemed nothing had changed.
Seeing Law admit his mistake so readily, Salin was taken aback for a moment before suddenly pulling him into a tight hug, whispering, "It's good to have you back."
Sabro shook his head beside them, thinking Law was utterly unreliable.
'Back then, he'd just sent a message and then vanished without a trace for years, as if he'd evaporated from the world. It had been incredibly worrying, but thankfully, he was fine.'
Salin's hand brushed against the empty left sleeve of Law's robe, and her expression suddenly turned fierce, her eyes filled with killing intent, "Who did this?"
At that, Sabro also noticed Law's missing left arm, and his face instantly turned cold as he silently calculated how much of the company's liquid assets could be used to hire assassins.
'Sigh.'
Seeing the siblings' reactions, Law had to explain everything all over again.
Afterward, Law gently extricated himself from Salin's embrace and briefly explained the reason, finally dispelling the siblings' murderous intentions.
Upon learning that Law had been to the Dark Continent, Salin took a deep breath and scolded, "You're too reckless."
"But I'm back now, aren't I? Anyway, let's not talk about that. I brought back lots of good stuff for you."
Law smiled, cleared a desk, and began taking out the treasures he'd brought back from the Dark Continent.
There were well-preserved fruits, dried meat, high-quality gemstones, items with wonderful effects…
In no time, the entire desk was piled high.
Salin and Sabro stared dumbfounded at the overflowing desk.
Both of them, one who had read countless books and the other who was active online, knew some information about the Dark Continent.
It was a forbidden place humans shouldn't set foot in, yet Law had not only gone there but also brought back so many things from it.
"If we put these up on the website for sale, how much would they be worth?" Sabro muttered in awe.
Law picked up a gemstone and smiled, "Only things like gemstones can be sold. Besides, is the company still short on money after all these years? I don't see you hiring any new employees."
The company remained unchanged… books scattered messily, the office area slightly empty.
These items from the Dark Continent were incredibly precious, and most would be kept for personal use.
If money was needed, the cheapest gemstones could be sold for tens of billions.
"I can handle it alone."
Sabro scratched his head. Ever since partnering with Clover long ago, the Lawlin Museum had gotten on track.
Back then, he was swamped with work, but once he adapted, he felt there was no need to hire employees and complicate things, so he handled everything himself.
'Just one person… It sounded pretty bleak.'
Law quickly changed the subject, "Where's Buhara?"
"He received your message a few days ago and said he'd come, but it's unclear when he'll arrive." Sabro said, his eyes fixed on a purple, banana-like fruit.
Hearing this, Law took out his phone and turned it on. Notification sounds instantly flooded in, and the red number on the icon in the lower left corner of the screen crazily jumped, almost paralyzing the phone's operation.
"Sabro, call Buhara and ask where he is."
Law silently turned off his phone and stuffed it back into his pocket.
Sabro had just picked up the banana but put it down upon hearing Law's request and went to call Buhara.
Meanwhile, Salin picked up item after item to examine, like a full-fledged archaeologist.
Seeing Salin engrossed, Law didn't want to disturb her. He walked over to the office area, casually turned on a computer, and prepared to sign up for the Hunter Exam.
He opened the Hunter Association's official website, registered, closed the webpage, and logged into the Hunter Forum.
"Long time no see."
Law smiled slightly, noticing that the number of private messages in his personal account had reached an absurd level.
Without hesitation, he cleared them all and jumped to the forum's help section.
He casually scanned a few questions and perfectly answered them.
His appearance instantly attracted many onlookers.
Law, who had disappeared for years, was back, stirring up some excitement.
Law ignored the attention, answered a few more questions, and soon grew bored.
His eyes then landed on the highest-bounty questions.
He opened the interface and paused slightly.
'Was the bounty question about the Kurta Clan removed?'
Law pondered, scrolling down the page to browse the bounty questions sorted from highest to lowest value.
Soon, a glaring red title caught his eye.
[High price offered for a pair of Scarlet Eyes. Interested parties may claim the bounty.]
Looking at this purchase request, Law's eyes narrowed slightly, a cold glint flashing within. He directly closed the help section and began searching for information about the Kurta Clan.
Soon, a stark news report came into view.
[The entire village of 128 people, all murdered.]
[From the crime scene, family members were placed facing each other, stabbed with sharp weapons, and their heads severed while they were still alive.]
[All purebred Kurta Clan members had their eyeballs gouged out. Although outsiders who married into the village had their eyes left intact, the number of wounds on their bodies was significantly higher than those on the Kurta Clan.]
[From this, it can be inferred that the perpetrators first targeted the outsiders to anger the Kurta Clan, then killed and beheaded them one by once their eyes turned scarlet from pain and rage.]
[It is said that Scarlet Eyes produced by extreme anger are the brightest shade of crimson and can fetch extremely high prices on the black market.]
[The children also bore numerous wounds, and the scene was too gruesome to describe. Based on this, it is judged that the perpetrators tortured the children to enrage their parents, making their Scarlet Eyes even brighter.]
[Among the many bodies, several children's heads were missing. Near the mutilated corpses, a message believed to be from the perpetrators was found.]
[We reject no one, so take nothing from us.]
After reading the hundreds of words in the report, Law's expression gradually turned cold. He continued searching for information and eventually found the connection… the Phantom Troupe.
A binding agreement had not saved the reclusive Kurta Clan from this fate.
The Phantom Troupe had violated their pact with him.
Then, he thought about his own intervention.
'Since I hadn't changed the Kurta Clan's fate of annihilation, could Kurapika have also died at the hands of the Phantom Troupe due to some twist of timing?'
At this thought, Law's face turned grim, and he felt displeased.
He had thought that with Machi, Uvogin, and Nobunaga in the Troupe. He thought they would uphold the agreement he had made with them.
Instead, not only did they not defend it, but they participated in the massacre.
From the news report, the torture methods were likely the work of Feitan.
Just then, Sabro approached, about to speak, but seeing Law's heavy and gloomy expression, he fell silent.
After a moment, Sabro asked, "What's wrong?"
Hearing Sabro's voice, Law snapped out of his thoughts, calmed his emotions, and closed the webpage, shaking his head. "It's nothing."
But Sabro had seen the webpage's content. After a moment's thought, he decided not to press further and instead shared the news that Buhara would arrive that evening.