Phineas knew he'd be making the trip back to New Oasis City even before his contact texted him the address. Neutral territory and all that. But, most importantly, here in New Oasis City Phineas Erwin Erancus was well-known—by the university, by the men and women who worked under his father's company, and even by the state officials who've been good friends with Gratia Clan all these years.
He wouldn't be allowed to make a scene here without expecting it to make the news the following day, which was why this was definitely the safest place to be. At least, for the person he'd be meeting.
The address he'd punched into his car's GPS brought him here; a small, hole-in-the-wall ramen shop in one of the busiest, most crowded places in the city. Given the amount of street vendors, the run-down
