Queeny turned the doorknob with force, but it wouldn't budge.
The door might have been locked from outside.
It was within Queeny's expectation. Thinking for a moment, she left the door alone and began to fumble beside it inch by inch.
Meanwhile, a talk was taking place at a villa not far from the cabin.
A glass of red wine in hand, a man was sitting in front of a monitor, drinking and watching the screen.
On the screen was a woman groping strenuously along the wall in a dilapidated cabin.
She listened attentively while exerting herself.
The man raised his brows and asked, "What's she doing there?"
Behind him stood a guy in a silver mask with his arms crossed in front of his chest, who said, "Probably checking the surroundings."
The former man was a bit surprised, but immediately gave a laugh.
"Interesting."
The silver-masked guy gazed at the woman on the screen and asked, "Chief, actually I don't quite understand. What do we take her here for?"
The man who was addressed as chief said in a throaty voice, "Why? Are you scared?"
The masked guy frowned.
"It's not that I'm scared, but Felix Bissel has been looking for her like mad. He has made a mess of quite a few of our clubs. His search is so frantic and extensive that I'm worried sooner or later he will find some clues and hold us accountable. If he comes to us, I'm afraid…"
"Afraid of what?" The chief turned to look at him with a mocking smile. "You think the Zircon Association is no match for Felix Bissel?"
The masked guy lowered his head to evade the chief's scolding eyes.
"I wouldn't say that. It's just that things are complicated now and there's another group meddling with it recently. I'm afraid somebody will take advantage of it."
Hearing the words, the chief turned around and sneered.
"Rest assured. Nobody can take advantage of it, because I never give them the chance."
Saying that, he took another drink of the red wine, his eyes directed towards the screen growing more sullen than before.
The masked guy didn't dare to say more.
Just then, there was a knock at the door.
"Come in," the chief called.
A tall, lean man strode in.
"Ramon, here you are. I've been looking for you everywhere."
Ramon turned around. Seeing the man, he smiled.
"Halley, you've been as busy as a bee lately, wandering all over the world. What are you doing here?"
He stood up, walked to Halley and gave him a polite hug.
Halley laughed and said, "I'm not as busy as you, Ramon."
Saying that, his eyes fell on the monitor before him.
He raised his brows in an interested manner.
"Aha, what do you get her here for?"
Ramon cast a glance at Halley and turned to the screen. "Halley, she's an old acquaintance of yours, your junior fellow apprentice. Don't you feel pity seeing her in my hands?
Halley let out a short, nonchalant laugh.
"Pity for what? You won't kill her."
Ramon was dumb for a second.
Then he chortled
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