As for Darius himself, he'd removed his disguise while on the way to the hospital. After all, it wasn't necessary anymore. The other party already had everything in place and had appeared before him to set the plan in motion, waiting for him to walk into their trap. Since they'd already gone that far, Darius figured there was no reason for him to ruin their plans. He breathed deeply and smiled, then headed into the hospital calmly.To be honest, Darius had been surprised to see Hansley in the hospital, and unconscious, too. He hadn't lied to Hansley about his phone number being mentioned on Hansley's phone screen—that was genuine. It was just that Darius hadn't shown up at the hospital because someone had called him.Darius figured whoever was behind Hansley probably no longer trusted him because of how many times he'd slipped up so far. This thought made Darius snort as he leaned back and crossed his arms. On the one hand, the person behind Hansley wanted to use him to get at Darius.
Even when he got to the end of the corridor, Darius could still hear the patient's breathing. However, as he turned the corner, he seemed to hear the patient's breathing change. It was almost as if he'd said something. Darius faltered for a second but didn't take this matter to heart. He continued looking around the hospital. There was something odd about it—it had a beautiful garden filled with various plants, but none of them were flowers. Also, everything in the hospital was white, including the instruments and equipment. This wasn't something one saw every day—there was something about this hospital that just made one feel off-color.It suddenly hit him—in regular hospitals, even if the patients all had different ailments, they still had different skin tones and complexions. They wouldn't all look deathly pale—even Hansley had looked like a corpse. In fact, all the patients in this hospital looked like corpses. It was extremely weird.With this thought in mind, Darius returned to
"Otherwise, it's just gonna expose the secrets you hide within these walls." Darius smiled mockingly.Hansley's jaw dropped. He couldn't believe Darius had actually discovered their secrets, especially when all he'd done was walk along the corridor and look around! He took a deep breath and tried to force out a smile. His hands balled into fists by his sides; hope welled in him. It was unfortunate that everything he'd said and done had resulted in him and Darius being on opposing sides. Even if he wanted to have a proper talk with Darius, he wouldn't have the chance to do so. Hansley bit his lip, then sighed. He looked at Darius and said, "Darius, you should get out of here while you can. I believe you still have plenty of things to deal with at your company.""Someone like him has a company?" one of the bodyguards blurted disdainfully. "He looks like he's broke! How could he possibly own a company? Are you working with him to lie to us, you piece of shit? After all, you two were alo
"He grew up in squalor and suddenly became wealthy overnight. Do you honestly think you can trust him?" said the bodyguard.Darius watched as all the bodyguards stared at him contemptuously. He put his hands in his pockets and sighed. Then, his gaze turned icy, making the bodyguards subconsciously shudder. "Before today, I was willing to play nice with you guys. Now, however, I see that it's only going to bring me disappointment. I was gonna live and let live, but it looks like you guys don't need me to do that."One of the bodyguards burst into derisive laughter. "You, live and let live? Do you hear yourself?" He stuck his hands on his hips. "There are eight of us, and you're on our company's turf. As long as you're here and you harm one of our own, none of us are gonna let you off the hook. Laying a hand on any of us isn't gonna bring you any good—I don't see why you'd do it." He gave Darius a frosty look. "Still, I'll be honest—it's surprising to see you speak to us with such can
Hansley took a deep breath and said, "You and your father have disappointed me equally. At the very beginning, I asked your father to work with me, but he refused. He even gave me a lecture about not working with the black-robed people. I didn't wanna admit it, but I knew he was right. I—" Before he could continue, Darius cut him off.His gaze was frosty as he said, "Tell me what you're gonna do while I'm stuck here for the next two days."Hansley stiffened, then forced out a smile. "What are you talking about? I don't understand you at all."Darius rolled his eyes. "I thought you were more cowardly than others, but I didn't expect you to be so shameless. I've already uncovered the truth, yet you're still playing dumb. If this is a game you're trying to play, it isn't fun at all—not for me, at least. You may enjoy it, but I detest it." He tucked his hands into his pockets and gave Hansley a mocking look. "If you have anything else to say, now's the time to spit it out. Remember: I on
Darius raised an eyebrow. "You've already spent a lot of time dealing with me, so just satisfy my curiosity. I can accept being locked up in this hospital for the next two days; it just comes with a condition. I believe it's a fair trade."Suddenly, Hansley had an ominous feeling. He turned pale and looked at Darius nervously. "What happened? What have you done to my office?"Darius smiled mockingly. "I discovered a tiny secret, that's all. You say the office is yours, but you don't seem to be able to enter and exit it as and when you like. Rather than saying you're the person in charge of this hospital, perhaps it'd be more accurate to say you've been forced to take charge of this place. So, tell me—did I guess correctly?" He crossed his arms. "That's why I told you to cut the crap and just give me what I wanted. Of course, you have the right to object or refuse to go along with me; it's just not gonna put me in a good mood. And I'm sure you know what'll happen when I'm in a bad moo
Now that he had a direction, Darius thought about the multicolored plaques he saw earlier. If there were any secrets in this place, those plaques would contain them. He wouldn't act rashly, of course, not when dealing with a nefarious organization that had been running wild for years. He headed out of the ward. If he couldn't dig up the secrets in this place, he would destroy them so no one would know! With this thought in mind, he stopped outside a room with an orange plaque above the door; the words "Gastroenterology Department" were printed on it.Darius lifted a hand and channeled his life force out through his palm to surround the plaque. A few seconds later, it disintegrated into dust. He retracted his hand, smiled, and turned to move on to the next plaque. Suddenly, a panicked voice rang out from his arm. "God, I'm so glad I decided not to merge with my body just yet. Look at what you've done, Darius!"This was Darius' first time hearing Teivel raise his voice like this, and i
Darius looked into Teivel's eyes upon saying that. "I knew I wasn't as capable, but I never thought I'd be this much weaker than you. You don't even have a body, and you've been bodiless for a while now."He snorted, and his gaze hardened with unprecedented seriousness and determination. "So, what must I do to detect those invisible streams that you can sense—the ones that I can't?"Teivel hadn't seen this side of Darius in a long time. Now that he did, his heart rate regulated, and he smiled. He then explained calmly, "Shut your eyes. Allow the life force flowing from your body to soften. Life forces tend to have minds of their own. However, I'm sure you've realized it long ago since Edward gained the power to read energies upon achieving enlightenment."Darius lifted his head, his eyes gleaming as though he were deep in thought. That ruminating look remained on his face as he shut his eyes. At that moment, it was like he had realized something he never noticed before.He then heard