Richard spent the rest of the day in Serenity, tending to issues that Maria would normally handle.He'd already intended to find people to help Maria out after all, Orion Corp would only keep getting bigger.One person wouldn't be able to handle everything and Richard wasn't about to allow Maria to get sick because of stress.So it was best to get helpers as soon as possible.Meanwhile, he had already assigned a few security men from the ones in his estate to head over to Zach's house and get his family to a safe place, preferably his own home so it would be easier to protect them.Now, all Richard had to do was wait for the evening so he could take care of the mission the black phone had given him.After a long day, the time for closing soon arrived and Richard immediately took his leave.As was mentioned, the black phone sent the address and it happened to be the location of a popular school back in the day.He drove over to the abandoned side of Intercity also known as Abbadon Dist

Richard picked up the phone and answered. “Hello, Zach. Have you made your decision?”[Yes sir, I'll help you get the records but…]“Your family will be safe, don't worry,” Richard remarked before adding. “We'll be heading out tomorrow so prepare all that you'll need.”[Sir, you are coming with me?]“Of course!... Did you think I'd allow you to do something so dangerous alone?... I would never do such a thing.”[But sir, it would be difficult for me to sneak you in considering how tight security are these days.]“Don't worry, just prepare to leave.”[Alright sir. Good night]With that, the call ended and Richard let out a tired sigh.It would seem the next few days would be quite busy for him.Putting the ghost mission on the back burner for now, he decided to focus on the best way to assist Zach in his endeavor tomorrow.It didn't sit right with him allowing the man to go into danger alone since if anything happened, he wouldn't be able to forgive himself.He'd considered using the d

Richard sat in a white van parked across from First City Bank headquarters.He couldn't afford to enter and jeopardize the mission but he also couldn't be too far away so he'd be able to react quickly enough in case of an emergency.Axel lived up to his name as a Hacker King as he hacked the cameras allowing them to keep track of Zach's movements in the building.Zach, who had a wire attached to his best, was able to communicate with them as he made his way to the record room.He was nervous but he kept moving regardless.Thankfully, no one noticed anything suspicious though it was a bit problematic when he tried to enter the record room.In the end, even that was resolved as Zach was able to convince the security guard that he was just there for a routine check.Zach got into the record room and copied the relevant files before attempting to take his leave.That was when troubles began.Cameras around the bank started shutting down all of a sudden and then the same happened to the on

“Are you feeling okay?” Richard inquired as he helped Zach to his feet.Flustered at first at the care shown, Zach slowly nodded. “Yes, he only hit me once.”“I'm sorry. I promised that no harm would come to you but this happened.”“It's not your fault and in any case, I'm a man just like you. If I needed your help for everything, would I be able to keep calling myself a man?” Zach joked earning a chuckle from Richard.It was good that even after experiencing something so terrifying, Zach could still make jokes.“Did you get the records?” Richard inquired with Zach nodding.“I hid it in the car because I was worried that the goons would try to take it from me. I was hopeful that if I made them focus on me, the driver would find an opportunity to run away.”“You are a brave man, Mr. Zach.”“You have faced off against much worse, Mr. Smith,” Zach remarked but Richard shook his head.“I have a backup, you don't. That makes all the difference.”Richard was truly grateful to Zach.He showe

Martins woke up early the next morning in a bid to try and spy around the house before Maddie woke up but unfortunately, just as he stepped out of his room, he was apprehended by the guards standing at the door. Stunned at first, Martins immediately tried to struggle. “Hey, what do you think you're doing to me?... I am a guest of Madison Smith, sister of Richard Smith. You'd best let go of me now or else I'll make you regret this.”The guards didn't even bother offering a response as they dragged him down the stairs.“Hey, let go of me!... Let go of me already!... Is this how you bastards treat a guest?... I'll have your heads for this!... Maddie, Maddie!” Realizing that his threats weren't fazing the guards in the slightest, Martins immediately knew he had to do something else he'd be taken away, so he called out for Madison.Scared that Madison was not around since she wasn't responding to his calls, Martins grew terrified at the thought that he might be taken away to some unknown