Chapter 169

"Why bother putting that device on a flimsy old metal gate? It'll fall apart if someone kicks it anyway." Analise entered the garbage dump with young Gideon. "Yeah, it used to be like that. Those bullies often stopped by to do some damage. The door had been torn down many times." He lowered his gaze and quietly pushed a tiny button behind the door. "But things are different now. They learned their lesson last time." "How did they learn their lesson?" Her gaze traveled with the movement of his fingers. The ground behind the door vanished, and a complicated-looking mechanical doll ascended to floor level. He pushed another button again. The doll slowly lifted its arm and unfurled its fist. Every single finger was equipped with a weapon, ranging from knives, arrows, to guns. After the initial shock, Analise regained her composure. "That's great." After they stepped into the yard, she exclaimed, "Oh, do you plant flowers too?" "Yeah," he replied truthfully with a nod. "The garbage