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
The file that Watson sent was data on the criminal history of The Warlackson Organization over the past years.Aarav read all the information for each year. The criminal acts committed by The Warlackson Organization were not just one or two. But luck seemed to be with them all, as none of the criminal acts were seriously prosecuted."I found the file from him," Watson replied to Aarav's question just now.Aarav swiped the system screen to the side to split the display into two: The Warlackson Organization's criminal history data and the video call view with Watson. At that moment, Aarav watched as Watson stepped aside, and then Robert appeared with a distinctive stern look on his face.Suddenly Aarav could not hide his surprise. Aarav was dumbfounded for a few seconds, completely unexpected and confused about how Robert could be next to Watson."Wait... why... Robert is beside you?" asked Aarav after a split second of trying to digest Robert's appearance.Robert crossed his arms in fr
Robby chuckled after hearing Aarav's question."Your question sounds very cruel. I just wanted to have a friendly chat with you. Is that wrong?"Aarav was thoroughly disgusted by the fake smile on Robby's face. Of course, someone like Robby would not be affected by Aarav's provocative questions at all. At that moment, Aarav was actually furious. But Robby would be very challenged to provoke him further.Aarav did not want Robby to be satisfied quickly. Because he himself did not know what Robby's purpose was to come to him now."I can't believe you didn't come to me for some reason," Aarav replied. His voice had begun to tremble as his emotions increased. Even so, calmness still prevailed in Aarav.Robby then lowered his body position to a half-bow to Aarav. One hand moved to take something out of his pants pocket.Aarav's eyes watched the movement of Robby's hand. Until finally Robby's hand was seen removing a small object like a taser. The object at first glance looked like a rather
"I've been asking you nicely since the beginning of our conversation, Aarav. You are not willing to negotiate."Cheers from the members of The Warlackson Organization could be heard all around Aarav. All eyes were on one spot: the man in the boxing ring tied to a pole, accompanied by three burly men. The three men seemed content to listen to the cheers of the other members."HIT HIM NOW!""OH, COME ON, I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THIS SHOW!""HEY, IS THAT GUY GOING TO DIE TONIGHT?"While the cheers for the three burly men, Robby's aides, to immediately hit the target rang out, Aarav was only dumbfounded. The look on his face radiated great worry realizing who the man they were targeting was.Aarav could not move at all. Both of his hands were held very firmly by Robby's two aides. The man who was targeted and tied to the pole there was very recognizable to Aarav."Marcolin," muttered Aarav who immediately fell silent in panic. "What are you going to do with him, Mr. Robby?"The eye contact be
"I've been asking you nicely since the beginning of our conversation, Aarav. You are not willing to negotiate."Cheers from the members of The Warlackson Organization could be heard all around Aarav. All eyes were on one spot: the man in the boxing ring tied to a pole, accompanied by three burly men. The three men seemed content to listen to the cheers of the other members."HIT HIM NOW!""OH, COME ON, I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THIS SHOW!""HEY, IS THAT GUY GOING TO DIE TONIGHT?"While the cheers for the three burly men, Robby's aides, to immediately hit the target rang out, Aarav was only dumbfounded. The look on his face radiated great worry realizing who the man they were targeting was.Aarav could not move at all. Both of his hands were held very firmly by Robby's two aides. The man who was targeted and tied to the pole there was very recognizable to Aarav."Marcolin," muttered Aarav who immediately fell silent in panic. "What are you going to do with him, Mr. Robby?"The eye contact be