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The man stormed into the meeting room, his face twisted in a scowl. "Did you all not know that Marcus is alive?" he thundered, his anger palpable. The room fell silent, the others avoiding eye contact, their gazes cast downward.

"Answer me!" he barked, slamming his hands on the desk.

"We knew, sir," they murmured in unison.

The man's expression turned even more disdainful. "And you didn't think it was important to tell me?" he spat, his voice laced with venom.

One of the attendees hesitantly spoke up, "We didn't think it was significant, sir, since he doesn't know us."

The man's eyes blazed with fury as he took a step closer to the speaker. "Repeat what you said," he growled, his voice low and menacing.

“Sir….uhh….emm,” The man's anger boiled over, and he pulled out a gun, shooting the speaker in the leg. The room erupted in chaos as the injured man screamed in agony.

"That's for assuming!" the man roared, his eyes blazing with fury. "Did you forget he was already investigating us b