A couple of minutes earlier.Russell entered the building without any issues. The armed guard was flirting with the receptionist, and both of them completely ignored him, so he was able to go past them and look for the owner.As he searched for the owner in that medium-sized building, he saw a few diamonds framed on the walls, with the names of people and also abnormal prices mentioned under them. Most diamonds were worth over ten thousand dollars, but some bigger ones were worth as high as fifty thousand dollars.“Making business out of people’s emotions and lives…” Russell’s blood boiled as he remembered how the owner was all smiles as he gave the visiting card.In the owner’s room.The owner was talking with a friend on the phone, “Just cook the books and evade the taxes like I do. I help convert black money to white money through my businesses and take great commissions. It’s very simple to earn money if you find the loopholes in the system. Of course, you need to go the extra mil
The receptionist couldn’t keep her hands straight when pointing the gun at Russell. “Put it down, I said,” she raised her voice.“If I put it down, you are going to shoot both of us,” Gabe said. “So I’m not going to do that, but let me remind you… a bullet from your gun probably won’t kill him, but a bullet from this beauty will… Well, you can see how badly your boss’ shoulder got hurt. He’ll probably never be able to use his left arm well again. He will not even be able to properly sleep for months. Do you want that kind of pain in your life as well, catty eyes?”Gabe’s words made her put the gun down on the table.“Uh-ah, you should throw it away,” Gabe suggested.She frowned and then threw the gun a few feet away from her.Russell quickly went and picked up the gun and checked to see if there were bullets inside. And it was fully loaded.Holding the gun in one hand, he came to Henry and kicked him, telling him to get up. Both Gabe and Russell took Henry with them.Russell drove th
It was no ordinary explosion. The nearby buildings were rocked by it, and half-a-dozen people suffered serious injuries.At the same time, Henry, who was unconscious, suddenly woke up and began to convulse and then collapsed in a matter of seconds.Gabe touched his neck and checked the pulse. “H-He’s dead.”Russell’s eyes slightly widened. “It’s not you, right?”“Are you kidding me? Why would I do such a thing?” Gabe frowned. “You should stop doubting me for everything. Whoever did this must be somewhere nearby. Let me see if I can find them.” He used Systa’s help to intercept the wireless signals that were in that neighborhood.While Gabe seemed busy, Russell couldn’t sit still. Because of many people trying to trick him or take advantage of him in recent times, Russell had stopped trusting anybody other than the people that were very close to him. This was also part of the reason why he didn’t feel like meeting with his old friends.“I found nothing,” Gabe said.“They must have sent
A few minutes later.Russell and Gabe got back into the car. Russell drank what looked like a potion, and the bruises and cuts on his body faded away at a visible pace.Gabe’s eyes naturally bulged out. “What’s that you just drank?”“It’s something I got from a friend,” he replied. “If you want, I can get you a dozen of those, though you’ll need to wait a couple of months.”“H-How much for each of those?” Gabe hesitantly asked, wondering if Russell was going to ask him to pay millions.“I get them for free,” Russell said. “So, I’m going to give them to you for free. Even if you want to pay for those, I can’t take your money. You saved Jessica’s life, so this is the least I can do.” He started driving. “By the way, have you played the VR game Dream Creed?”“Nah, I’m not interested.”“Why not? It doesn’t cost much to play,” Russell said. “If you learn about the world, it’ll help you gain a stable income. A significant number of the world’s population is earning money by playing this gam
“Will it be possible for you to teach both of us how to cook? Just some tips and whatnot, Chef Nicole,” Jessica asked politely.“Uh…” Nicole couldn’t give a straightforward answer. “I’ve never taught anybody before.” She did teach Gabe how to cook, but she didn’t consider that as teaching. “And I don’t think it’s a good idea.”“Why not?”“You might come to hate me if I become your teacher,” Nicole said, surprising them. “I will end up being harsh on you, and you might not like it. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not saying you don’t have the patience to bear things, but young people these days are a lot different than they were twenty years ago. Even women are a lot more aggressive these days. They are not using the opportunities that are available these days, especially young girls who think that being independent means smoking, boozing, sleeping around, and rebelling against their parents. In the past, it’s hard to find tomboys, but now it’s hard to find a girl who properly covers herself
Russell entered the reception hall with the intention to threaten Heath with the video and audio footage he had so that Heath would never even look in his or his family’s direction. However, when he got onto the stage, and Heath walked toward him with a big smile on his face as if he was completely innocent, Russell lost it.He wanted Heath to pay for everything right there and then. And he ended up punching him in the face and sending him flying off the stage.Most people in the crowd were shocked, but there were a few that took their mobiles out and made a few calls.One of those calls went to a person who owned a grocery store named Bow’s Feet. He answered the call and listened to the order. “Alright. I’ll catch the little fish and the big fish and bring them to you nice and clean,” he said and ended the call. He then received Russell’s family picture on his mobile. “This guy?” he frowned after seeing Russell’s face. “Fuck.” He quickly called someone.Somewhere else in the city.De
Russell punched Heath in the face so hard, he flew off the stage and rolled on the floor, shocking many.Heath’s wife, also his niece, initially cried out in horror, but then angrily jumped at Russell and crafted a flying kick.Russell wasn’t even looking at her, but he managed to duck and dodge the kick. He completely ignored her and jumped down the stage with a smile on his face. “Relax, guys,” he told the onlookers. “I just gave Heath the wedding gift. He and I go way back. We always greet each other like this, don’t we, Heath?”Heath got back to his feet. He couldn’t hide the anger and disappointment in his face because nobody had punched him in the face like this before. Not even his parents. It was always him who punched others, but this was the first time he was at the receiving end. His pride was hurt without a doubt.“The punch was a greeting?” the people looked at each other’s faces, not sure whether Russell was joking or not.“You little bastard,” Heath attacked Russell wit
“Shouldn’t we also call the police?” Mia asked Jessica. “They could help us.” “No,” Jessica shook her head, wiping her tears away. “We don’t know if some of them work for our enemies or not. It’s too risky to take their support. We have to deal with this issue on our own.” Mia didn’t say anything because she also agreed with Jessica’s words. She would never forget the amount of circus the police had done when the snake gang had harassed her family members when she was a child. They even tried to kidnap her. Mia and her family didn’t have the guts to file cases against the snake gang in the court. Normally, it would be very difficult for anybody to make the courts accept their criminal petition as one would require tangible proof. Mia and her family could not get any proof against the snake gang because they couldn’t trust anybody. They didn’t know who was their enemy or ally and had suffered for months, not knowing when someone might attack them. Mia was quite young back then. Neve