"Your uncle and aunt tortured your brother, Robert. That means she probably escaped a long time ago. And that's why they were able to incite your brother so easily because they had such a strong lure."That was what Aarav concluded after he, Robert, and Marcolin gathered in the living room. Robert had just cleaned up and had changed his appearance. As a result, Robert was now sitting with Aarav and Marcolin."What kind of mafia organization gives a lure to get members?" asked Robert as he sat with his back against the sofa.Robert immediately took a glass of hot tea that the maid-woman had prepared. While Aarav and Marcolin were still watching Robert."Is the mafia organization you joined not like that?" Aarav threw a question back.Robert shook his head. "No, it's not. The mafia organization I belong to doesn't look for members that way.""So, do you know which mafia organization uses the method Peter said?"While eating the cookies and occasionally looking at the snacks, Robert repl
"Why didn't you say this earlier, Peter?"After what Peter had told him, Aarav couldn't get rid of the possibilities in his brain. Aarav had thought that the mafia organization Peter was referring to had a connection between two other mafia organizations, including The Warlackson Organization. It turned out that what Aarav thought was right."They take young people under the age of thirty as bait to protect them. If drug distribution and other illegal smuggling activities are caught by the police, they will let the young members handle it."Peter's words made Robert immediately clench his fists and spontaneously hit the wall. Robert looked furious, his jaw hardened by a sudden surge of anger. Meanwhile, Aarav and Marcolin just stood there in shock."They really are assholes." That was the curse that came out of Robert's mouth.On the other hand, Aarav could not contain Robert's anger. Aarav knew and could imagine how things were inside the mafia organization Peter was referring to. Th
Aarav really didn't think that his bad feeling about Ezraf would come true. Upon arriving at the room that was used as a meeting place, Aarav did not expect to get a welcome from the guards who lined up in front of him. They all pointed their weapons at Aarav. Not a single one of them gave him a friendly expression.Aarav smiled wryly. His gaze shifted to Ezraf who was standing next to a stout man. A stranger he had never seen before."I didn't expect that this was your plan to bring me down, Ezraf," said Aarav who was still raising his hands low.Ezraf gave a grin full of satisfaction. It was as if the sight of Aarav, Benzala, and Marcolin trapped in the midst of the bodyguards was the most exciting thing."I thought you were pretty smart, Aarav. But you turned out to be very stupid," Ezraf said later. There was no guilt on his face as he swore at Aarav."How could you not realize that I just wanted to set you up?" Ezraf said once more. His hands were folded in front of his chest."
Aarav's eyes slowly opened as his head began to feel dizzy. The light of the room greeted his vision as it tried to adapt to the light. Aarav let out a small groan, looking down as he closed his eyes tightly again.Aarav could not see anything for a split second. But in the midst of dizziness and unconsciousness, Aarav was able to hear the laughter of several men who were quite loud. That's what finally made Aarav force his head to rise.Gradually, Aarav's eyes could see the figures of a group of men sitting not far from him. At first it was faint, then it became clearer than before."Hey, this little mouse is awake!" One of the men cheered as he realized Aarav was awake.At that time Aarav was still unable to make a sound. Amidst the silence, Aarav tried to take in the situation and digest who was in front of him now."Oh my. We need to welcome this great little rat after successfully messing with the inside of our organization!" Then another man cheered as he lifted the jug in his h
Aarav's eyes slowly opened as his head began to feel dizzy. The light of the room greeted his vision as it tried to adapt to the light. Aarav let out a small groan, looking down as he closed his eyes tightly again.Aarav could not see anything for a split second. But in the midst of dizziness and unconsciousness, Aarav was able to hear the laughter of several men who were quite loud. That's what finally made Aarav force his head to rise.Gradually, Aarav's eyes could see the figures of a group of men sitting not far from him. At first it was faint, then it became clearer than before."Hey, this little mouse is awake!" One of the men cheered as he realized Aarav was awake.At that time Aarav was still unable to make a sound. Amidst the silence, Aarav tried to take in the situation and digest who was in front of him now."Oh my. We need to welcome this great little rat after successfully messing with the inside of our organization!" Then another man cheered as he lifted the jug in his h
Aarav felt that Robert would definitely get fed up with his umpteenth visit. As planned since last night, today Aarav visited Robert as the same visitor. In the special meeting room for inmates and visitors, Robert had a look on his face that was very convincing to Aarav that he was indeed disgusted by his arrival."What else do you want to report to me? You know, I already told you, I don't have any information-""Robert, what if the project that you vehemently opposed four years ago is going ahead again this year?" Aarav cut off Robert's words as if he didn't care what the end of his sentence was.Instantly Robert's words stopped. As Aarav had expected, Robert fell into a giddy silence, the kind of person who feels intrigued."What do you mean?" Robert asked, then laughed wryly. "Did you find out who masterminded that organization?""The Warlackson Organization," then, a brief, silent pause, before Aarav continued, "do you know about it? I didn't really want to tell you earlier. Bu
Tap. Tap. Tap.Aarav did not want to lift his face at all when he heard the sound of footsteps echoing near him. The pain and soreness in the area around his face was still throbbing so Aarav just stayed downcast."Aarav. I didn't realize that you also have a careless side."That voice.Aarav recognized the owner of the voice that had just been heard. But Aarav still did not want to raise his face to see the arrival of the owner of the voice-Ezraf. The anger in his chest was still too great for what had just happened between him and Ezraf."I thought you were great, Aarav. Turns out you suck at trusting people too," Ezraf said once again. His steps stopped about two meters in front of Aarav.Sitting on a chair with his hands tied tightly behind his back, Aarav watched Ezraf's legs. Aarav silently gritted his teeth as he felt very angry."Why are you doing this to me?" Aarav's voice was low, but his tone was full of emphasis. His head was still bowed with no intention of looking at Ezr
"System on."[SYSTEM HAS BEEN ACTIVATED][WELCOME, MR. AARAV. YOU ARE GETTING FIFTY MESSAGE NOTIFICATIONS FROM WATSON ON MOBILE MODE][DON'T FORGET TO CHECK THE CALL BOX. TWENTY-FIVE MISSED CALLS FROM WATSON][FIFTEEN MISSED CALLS FROM DARIUS]A blue holographic screen flashed in front of Aarav's limp face. His eyes faintly looked at the screen that showed there was one incoming phone call. From Watson. It was certain that Watson must be looking for his and Marcolin's whereabouts.For so many hours Aarav had been unable to inform anyone, including Watson. It should have been easy for Aarav to give news to the people on his side since the system was equipped with a display feature like a cell phone screen.Unfortunately, Aarav was unable to activate the system after the fight. He didn't even realize he had passed out for hours, twice, which is a shame.[INCOMING CALL][WATSON][PICKS UP] [REJECTS]Aarav said softly, "Pick up..."Then the system screen changed to resemble a video call d