The professor's face showed a relieved expression. He had been most afraid that Mr. Jiobaf neither wanted to completely break ties nor wanted their help to deal with Lance's people, which would have put them in a difficult position.
But if Mr. Jiobaf and Lance had already torn their faces apart, then everything would have been no problem. "I will arrange for men to go there as soon as possible. I can assure you they won't succeed easily this time!"
At that moment, when he heard these words, Mr. Jiobaf suddenly felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted and he let out a deep sigh of relief.
He sat at the table, looking out the window at the sky, his mind blank!
The next morning, an elderly man ran his razor back and forth on the strop a few times and shaved off the rather sparse stubble on his face.
After drying his face and styling his thinning hair with wax, he changed into a new outfit and left his home.
