bookpower Chapter 115: Do You Think I Care About Your Stupid Brother? - 2
Chapter 115: Do You Think I Care About Your Stupid Brother? - 2
Vince could only remain kneeling on the ground, not daring to speak as he listened to the figure's words. He knew that he had failed his master, and he felt ashamed of himself.
The figure, without saying further, started walking inside the mansion along with the other hooded person.
"Ah..." Vince quickly got up and followed after them, not wanting to disappoint his master again.
The inside of the mansion was surprisingly simple. There was no expensive furniture or decoration, nor were there any fancy paintings or sculptures.
"This pathetic place is where you call home? What a disgrace." The figure said this while shaking his head in disdain.
Vince remained silent, knowing that whatever he said wouldn't make a difference. He kept his eyes downcast as they continued to walk through the mansion, not daring to look at anything in particular.
After the leading figure took a seat in the living room, the other mysterious figure got behind him and stood quietly.
Vince, who had been following closely behind them, kneeled before the figure once more, looking up at him with a pleading expression on his face. "Master, please tell me what I did wrong so I can fix it..."
"The only thing I asked you to do was give a person a simple drink in secret, and instead you messed up even that task," The figure said with coldness in his voice. "How could you possibly mess this up? It's just giving a simple poison-filled drink in a public place, yet somehow that person is alive! How can I not be disappointed?"
Hearing the figure's words, Vince felt his heart sink into the deepest pits of despair. His body trembled as his eyes widened in realization. His hands began to shake, and sweat ran down his forehead. "I-I don't understand...how could someone resist that drink?"
A dark expression flashed across the figure's face as he glared down at Vince.
"You say that you don't understand, but I am certain that you must have done something to cause this. Did you personally give that person the drink yourself?"
"I-I..." Vince hesitated as he thought back to that day. "I gave that task to my little brother Lucas. I trust him with everything, but...he disappeared without a trace recently. I don't know what happened to him either... That's why I have been looking for him ever since then, but..."
That was the question he wanted to know the answer to the most, but there was nothing he could do about it now. All he could do was focus on the task at hand and pray that everything would turn out alright in the end.
With that thought in mind, he finally stood up and began to prepare himself for what was to come.
...
The two mysterious figures soon got out of the area before the leading figure looked at the other person and asked, "Do you think he can succeed?"
The other figure bowed at the leading figure respectfully and replied, "He probably won't be able to pull it off as he is too incompetent."
The figure in charge frowned slightly, and his gaze grew colder. He tapped his foot on the ground as he contemplated what to do next. If Vince failed again, he would be in deep trouble, but if he succeeded, he would gain great benefits from it.
The figure in charge then said, "No matter what, I will ensure that this task is completed successfully. If it wasn't for the risk of being found out, I would have just handled it myself directly."
The other figure nodded in agreement. "Yes, that would have been best. But as it stands right now, we can only rely on the lowly thugs to ensure that our involvement is not revealed."
The figure in charge frowned even more. "Lowly thugs indeed. However, it seems like those thugs aren't good enough to finish the task. We will have to make some adjustments to the plan if we want to succeed."
"What shall we do then?"
"Hmmm, I guess we will have to resort to extreme measures if we want to eliminate that person."
"Extreme measures? What do you mean by that?" The other figure asked with a curious tone.
The figure in charge smiled sinisterly as he explained his plans. "We will use another method that is more direct, brutal, and efficient in order to deal with that person who has become a hindrance."