Chapter 54: X"Aren't you that guy, X?" Steve asked for confirmation, afraid he had the wrong person.The person on the other side was smiling broadly without Steve noticing. "That's right. I'm X, Steve." Steve was surprised that the person contacting him was the one who gave him advice when he was about to unmask Milky. The man almost cheered with joy that someone he admired was contacting him."Ah, I didn't expect someone as busy as you to contact me," Steve said in a happy tone. A big smile was etched on his face.The man smiled a little while adjusting some accessories attached to his body. Then he spoke again."Ah, of course I contacted you because I have some things to tell you." The man paused his words to take a breath. "But before that, why didn't you pick up my call? Did something happen to you? Or did you not keep my number?"The question posed by X made Steve grimace a little. Steve didn't have the man's number because he forgot it. His mind was distracted by kicking Mil
Chapter 55: The Threatening LetterHearing the news that their father had been threatened by HK 0908, Steve and Ben immediately stood up and went straight to Barbara's room, leaving the documents and laptop in the library.Steve entered without knocking, which made the people in the room look at him with a straight face. But Steve ignored that and chose to go straight to his father, who was still sitting in his chair."Dad," Steve called in a quick tone. He stood in front of his father, who was now working on something on his laptop. "What threats did you get from HK 0908?" He asked in a tone of restrained annoyance.Barbara shifted his focus from the laptop to his son standing in front of him. Barbara loosened the glasses perched on his nose and took them off slowly. His hand reached out to massage his throbbing forehead."Calm down, Steve. You'd better take a seat at—""I won't be able to relax as long as HK 0908 continues to terrorize our family," Steve said in a firm tone. He in
Chapter 56: Breaking UpTerry rounded his eyes. The same was true for Kai. The two men who were fighting had to stop what they were doing because of a shout from the direction of the stairs. The person approached and slapped both of them on the cheeks. Kai had to release his grip on the shirt Terry was wearing.Both Kai and Terry immediately fell silent, as if their mouths were locked tightly. The person who slapped them looked at Kai and Terry with an angry gaze."Do you think fighting like this will solve the problem? Where are your brains?"Kai turned his body around, facing the person. He stared at the person with a sharp gaze. "Shut up, Jessy, if you don't know what's going on. Better keep your mouth shut!" Kai said, raising his tone of voice.Jessy closed her mouth. The courage that she had accumulated so far suddenly evaporated. Jessy looked a little scared as Kai shouted at her. Her body shook violently with rapid breathing. Her heart was beating very fast, as if it were goi
Chapter 57: Explanation (1)By now, it was seven o'clock in the evening. Steve, Ben, and Terry were already at the headquarters inside the alley. The three of them were now eating dinner with a simple meal, which was yesterday's leftover pizza with a bottle of fizzy drink given by Miya this afternoon. Terry's food was finished before Steve's and Ben's. He intended to go outside. But his intention was stopped when someone called him. "Terry," Terry turned his head towards the source of the voice and found that the one who had just called him was Steve. The man with dark purple hair looked at Terry with a straight gaze."What's wrong?" He asked rhetorically, sounding as flat as a wall."Can we talk for a minute?"Terry looked silent. He seemed to be considering Steve's request. His eyes closed for a moment, and a rough sigh came out of his mouth."Yes, we can talk." Said Terry, who sat back on the sofa, right beside Ben, who was playing his favorite game."So, what do you want to ta
Chapter 58: CaringKai hobbled out of the car he was driving. He held his jaw, which was sore and throbbing. Fresh blood dripped from his forehead, and there were several open wounds on his face and arms.His clothes looked very dirty and worn out from the fight with Terry earlier. Kai almost fell down when his foot accidentally stepped on a rock in front of him. Fortunately, there was someone holding his body."Sir, are you alright?" asked the man in a worried tone.Kai turned his head toward the source of the voice. As it turned out, it was one of his employees, who he remembered often getting the best worker badge in his department. Kai could see the look of worry and fear on the man's face.Kai didn't want to show the pain he was feeling. He didn't want to be labeled weak by others. So, he smiled slightly in response, showing that he was pretending to be fine."I'm fine," Kai said in a calm tone, hiding the crying as well as the blood that was still dripping from the open wound.
Chapter 59: Another Fact (1)Silence engulfed the room after Terry said that. The atmosphere became strange and very awkward. The air became cold and stifling.Everyone in the room stared at each other. They were reluctant to open their mouths as they were lost in their own thoughts. The sound of clockwork accompanied every second of the silence.Steve turned his head toward Terry. The man's expression was not good. He looked angry and upset. Terry clenched his fist so hard that the beer bottle he was holding was dented.The man's breathing was labored. His face looked flushed with bulging eyes, as if he were ready to destroy anything in his way.Steve turned his eyes toward Barbara. He could see that his father was equally silent, but with a different expression. The man's face looked so shocked. But Steve could see the sad look on his face."Dad? Do you know anything about what Terry said earlier?" Asked Steve as he broke the silence that trapped the four of them.Barbara seemed hes
Chapter 60: The Facts (2)It was getting late. The clock struck 9 p.m. The rain was pouring down, soaking the earth, and the air was getting cold. However, that didn't seem to apply to the four people currently talking inside Terry and Ben's secret base. Because in here, the atmosphere was hot.The words Barbara had just uttered were like a bolt of lightning striking in bright daylight. Terry stopped sobbing with his eyes wide open, as well as his mouth. He seemed to have forgotten how to breathe in shock. The same was true for Ben.Both men looked shocked by another fact they had just learned from Barbara. Their hearts seemed to stop beating for a few moments. Their bodies tensed up as their faces paled."What?"The word just came out of Steve's mouth, as if representing the shock felt by his two colleagues. His eyes looked perfectly rounded, as if they were about to pop out of their sockets.Although he was not in Ben's or Terry's shoes, Steve could feel what the two men were feelin
Chapter 61: AdviceBarbara was silent at the words that came out of Steve's mouth. The man seemed to have a flat expression. The line of his lips looked so straight, as if he had predicted that Steve would ask this.The man let out a long breath. Then immediately took back the canned beer from the table, gulping it all down in one go without sparing a drop."Why do you assume Kai is a bad guy?" Barbara asked back with a furrowed brow. The man threw the empty can into the trash by throwing it, exactly the same way Terry had done it earlier. Again, the sound of the can making contact with the trash can created quite a loud noise. Steve even covered his ears because the sound made by the can was too loud for him."I know because what he said was very suspicious," Steve said in a steady tone. He looked at his father with a straight gaze."And again, I feel that he has other intentions and wants to use me as his pawn," continued Steve, explaining what was in his head. His tone of voice