“Yeah, I’ll try,” Russell was talking with someone on the mobile. “I can’t guarantee that I will attend it, though.” Saying that he ended the call.“Are they inviting you to the super bowl?” Gabe excitedly asked. “Are you going?”“Nah,” Russell almost looked tired. “They have been calling me for the last five years, but I’m avoiding it.”“Huh? Why?”“Because they’re all hypocrites,” Russell said. “They tell the public to stop driving cars as it’s causing pollution, but you know, nearly 1000 private jets flew in and out of the location where they held the super bowl last year. That means they spent millions of liters of gas for their trip on just that one day. Surely, they don’t give a shit about the environment. And the climate change crap they push on the masses is just them doing what they’re paid and made famous for. I learned about all this hypocrisy while I had the Hacking System with me. I must say, the one good thing that happened because of that system is that my eyes were ope
“Mr. Samuel,” Russell called out his name from outside the front door. His left hand was near his waist, where he was hiding a gun. He was ready to use it in case the madman inside were to shoot at them.Gabe stood relatively calm. He was holding a six-tier lunch box.No response came from the inside.Russell looked at Gabe. “You said Mia fed him secretly, so why are we feeding him directly now?”“He probably hadn’t eaten in many days,” Gabe said. “So, we need to check up on him. I have seen him take food from others in the past, so if we offer him food, I don’t think he’ll refuse.”“I guess he’s not completely mad.”Gabe didn’t say anything, but one of the reasons he came here was also to make sure if Samuel was really not okay in the head, or was he acting? If it was the latter, then Gabe might never be able to forgive him for trying to harass and abuse Nicole.Just then, the door opened, but there was nobody standing on the other side.Russell immediately took his gun out.“Wait,”
“All I want is justice,” Samuel said. “I don’t care who gets it for me and for Mia. I was heartbroken when I lost my wife and kids. Still, I can’t even imagine how she must have felt when she woke up on the hospital bed and was told that her parents didn’t make it. We’re not an isolated case, Mr. Russell. So many other families were erased the same way for trying to stand against Charlotte Heller. Her family has a history of doing wrong things, though they keep it very secret. If not for the ‘thing’ in me helping me, I wouldn’t have known all this about Charlotte and the Heller family. I’m positive that you know more about them than I do. So, I trust that you’d make her pay.”Russell didn’t know what to say. “Charlotte has been suffering from loneliness these days because her daughter also abandoned her.”“That’s because she earned money by shedding others’ blood,” Samuel retorted. “Blood money brings nothing but grief. However, that’s not enough of a punishment for the things she’s
Gabe and Samuel kept on talking for more than an hour.Russell let them be and came outside, wearing a complicated expression. “My grandfather tried so hard to be with me, but Gabriel’s grandfather separated Gabriel’s parents from him. There really are all kinds of grandfathers in the world. It’s crazy to think someone would hurt their own daughter and grandson to this extent. And such a man is the head of the Agnar family, the strongest of the three supreme families?” he kept shaking his head. “Things can’t get more messed up than this. Also…” he looked at the file in his hand. “What should I do with Charlotte? Should I take the situation into my own hands? Is it the right thing to do? Or should I give this file to Kyra and let her decide?” He felt very conflicted, too, because giving this file to his ex-wife, Kyra, would mean that he’s putting all the burden on her now.Meanwhile, inside the house.Samuel put his hand on Gabe’s shoulder. “I used to fight in UTS with your dad, you kn
The next morning. At Tuna Waves. “They don’t say knowledge is power for no reason,” Russell was talking with all the employees. “If we know better, we do better. Thanks to a certain chef, we came to know a lot of new things. I’m someone who believes that old blood as well as fresh blood are both important to keep a business running longer. Though, Mrs. Nicole might not like being referred to as young blood, she still had the same effect on our restaurant. She surprised us and our customers in a good way. So the chef of the month award goes to her.” Russell handed Nicole three items as this was a tradition. The items could vary every month. Nicole received a check worth 10,000 dollars. And a wooden cutting board of pristine quality. Last but not least, she also received a golden spoon. Everybody clapped for her as receiving a golden spoon was only possible if more than half the chefs in the restaurant voted in the person’s favor. It was an acknowledgment of the chef’s skills. “You
Victor Fobb, the private investigation specialist, came to the address that Gabe had given him. He was told to come in the evening, but being an investigator, he came in the morning itself.“A meat shop?”However, he was rather bewildered and confused that the address Gabe gave was that of a meat shop.“Why does he want to meet here?” He used his scrutineer’s brain and then decided to enter the shop. Everyone in the shop looked very fat and big. These were not ordinary guys. They looked like they could wrestle with bears for fun. It was his first time seeing four men that were nearly 200 cm tall. And they were hacking beef bones like they were lamb chops.The moment Victor entered the store instead of staying in the line, the eyes of the big workers fell on him, but they didn’t stop him. They just continued what they were doing.Victor went to the deepest end of the shop and saw that there was another door. As he was reaching for the door knob, the old man standing by the door said, “
Victor entered the underground stadium which had 12,000 seats built around the arena. He initially thought it was just underground boxing, but as he began to ask the staff members and found out more details, he was repeatedly surprised. “Under the Skin… to think such a powerful organization exists in this place… I’m sure the governor and others know about this. They must be receiving their commissions.” However, he then saw the information board and realized that the governor was one of the chief guests. At the time, he didn’t know that it was the governor of UTS for this zone and mistook it for being the governor of the state, so he was genuinely shocked. “Why did you give me this address, Gabe? Does it hold any clues to my father’s death?” He continued investigating in his own way, and time passed very quickly. In the afternoon, Dave arrived at the meat shop. He was the guy that tried to shoot and kill Gabe for living in Zuri’s house. Dave also received the same treatment as Vi
Gabe’s POV: Recently, I broke out of the bubble of illusion and awakened to the reality of the supernatural and the evil that surrounds us… all too well. And it wasn’t a pleasant feeling, knowing the existence of wicked criminals and vampires who had no standards or morals and corrupted everything that was good, and these wolves in sheep’s clothing were the direct enemies of humanity and its integrity. Who can understand my frustration from knowing the truth that my parents might still be alive and yet not being able to find them right away? Who can help me gather evidence for what might be the craziest of journeys I’ve ever had? Who can help me seek the truth and fight the world in the process? Who can help me battle let alone kill the cancer plaguing humanity from the inside through pointless wars, divisions, and propaganda? Is putting an end to this reign of evil even possible? Sadness, disappointment, and anger embittered my heart ever so silently as I was staring out throu