Suddenly, Zeke broke his silence and bellowed, “Keep him alive. I want to see to him myself.”
Very well!
Hearing this, Joseph wailed out in despair. He wanted to smash his head against the wall.
Unfortunately, Ares was quick to react. He used his dagger to knock Joseph out.
Zeke continued to perform acupuncture to try and expel the poison out of Lacey's body.
Roughly ten minutes later, he finally managed to clean out all the toxins inside her.
Her heart rate returned to normal. Besides that, her face had a flush of color again. Slowly, she opened her eyes.
When she saw Zeke, she cried in joy. “Zeke, is that you?”
He nodded in response. “It's me. Sorry it took me so long to get here. You must have suffered a lot.”
Tears rolled down the corners of her eyes. “Zeke, I thought... I thought I would never be able to see you again.”
He dabbed away her tears.
“Mommy, you're okay again. You've woken up now. I was so scared earlier,” Missy said worriedly.
“Good girl, Missy.”
Lacey wrapped her arms around the two of them with moist eyes.
From the corner of her eye, she saw Joseph.
A thought suddenly popped into her mind.
“Zeke, quick! Warren is planning to steal Eurasia's second Fortuna. We must stop them.”
Huh?
Zeke frowned.
He knew that every year, on the second day of February, the second round of Fortuna would appear in Eurasia.
Warren and the others must be very greedy.
They had already taken all the power from the first round of Fortuna back in Bloodshot Valley.
Now, they had set their eyes on the second one too.
With a low voice, Zeke asked, “Lacey, do you know where they went?”
Then, she replied, “Corleon! That's where they're headed.”
Zeke patted her on the shoulder. “This is a serious matter. We cannot delay any further. However, before heading to Corleon, there is something more important I must settle.”
He then turned his attention toward Joseph.
Despite being unconscious, Joseph still shuddered from the fearsome aura that Zeke was exuding in his direction.
It was a biological reaction from the fear he felt.
Zeke stood up. “Lacey, you rest for a while. Ares, please look after them.”
Ares nodded. “Don't worry. Leave them to me.”
Zeke continued to say, “Sole Wolf, grab Joseph and follow me.”
“Understood.”
The matter that Zeke felt was more important than saving the entire Eurasia was taking revenge on Joseph.
As they passed by the entrance to the Ministry of Celestial Affairs' warehouse, Zeke noticed that a third of their spiritual drugs had already been packed and sealed.
“Wait a second. Are these spiritual drugs meant to be shipped out to Warren?”
“Death is too lenient a punishment for him.”
“I await your orders. Your wish is my command.”
Sole Wolf got down on one knee.
Zeke ordered, “Bring Joseph over for questioning.”
“Understood!” Sole Wolf rushed off.
Soon after, Zeke and the others led Joseph into the interrogation room.
“Tie him to the pillar,” Zeke said icily as he put on a pair of white gloves.
Tyler and the rest wasted no time and quickly did as they were told.
Currently, Joseph was still unconscious.
Zeke grabbed his Ammo Needles and inserted three of them into different points on Joseph's body.
This method was to allow Joseph to stay awake without passing out.
Slowly, he opened his eyes.
Realizing what was in front of him, every fiber of his being was shaking.
Shamelessly, he began to cry.
“I'll tell you everything. Great Marshal, please!”
“Sorry, I'm not interested in what you have to say,” Zeke replied flatly.
“The only purpose you serve right now is to relieve me of my anger. Don't worry though. I'll make sure to keep you alive.”
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