Following a series of wails, Anthony wiped off the blood on his hand with the man's body. He looked at the latter and said, “What are you screaming for? It's not like we're killing you. Compared to the rest, you should be glad you're still alive.”
The man lowered his gaze and saw the words carved into the skin of his body. “What exactly did you write on me?”
“Stop looking at the words since you can't understand them. These are the characters in our language. Your master can read them, though. Go to him after this, and you will naturally know the meaning.” Anthony flashed him a smile.
The man grimaced in pain.
Anthony then turned around to look at Kenneth and Dave. “Daddy, Mr. Dave, is my message nice?” he asked.
Kenneth stared at the words on the man's torso and squinted his eyes. “Not bad. But the word 'dog' looks less vivid.”
“Really?”
“Yes. Maybe you should add an illustration of it,” Dave chimed in.
“Illustration?” Anthony looked at the man's torso and knitted his brows. “Hmm... Let me try.”
Since they communicated in Capstonese, the man whose skin was being carved could understand it clearly.
When he heard that Anthony was going to add an illustration on his body, he was scared out of his wits.
“No! Please, I'm begging you.”
Anthony approached the man, ignoring him. Blood poured out constantly as he drew something on the man's torso with a dagger. He nodded in satisfaction when he was done and looked behind. “Is this better?”
“Uhm... Yeah.” Kenneth nodded his head.
“Are you kidding me?” Dave couldn't help but burst into laughter.
“I'm serious. It looks good to me.” Kenneth shot him a glare.
“Nah, it doesn't look like a dog, anyway.”
“Oh? Why don't you give it a try, then?” Kenneth quirked a brow as he spoke.
“Deal!” As soon as his words fell, Dave took the dagger from Anthony's hand and began to carve.
“Ahh!” the man wailed even louder.
Dave could not stand it and knitted his brows slightly. He glared at the man and warned, “If you scream again, I'm likely to cut your third leg. Don't blame me if that happens.”
The man's pupils instantly dilated at Dave's words. The next second, he covered his mouth tightly and dared not make any sound.
Dave was happy with the man's response and nodded in satisfaction. Subsequently, he continued to draw on the man's torso with the dagger.
It was as though he was writing on the blackboard, constantly writing and wiping it off.
Seeing that, Anthony and Kenneth couldn't help but urge, “Is everything okay?”
“I'm almost done,” Dave replied.
Anthony heaved a sigh before stepping forward. It just so happened that Dave had finished his drawing. “Are you sure this is a dog?” Anthony asked when he saw Dave's artwork.
“Of course. Isn't that obvious?” Dave asked rhetorically.
“Mine is so much better,” Anthony said.
Dave frowned. “Obviously, mine is better.”
After the duo argued for some time, Anthony turned toward Kenneth and asked, “Daddy, which of us drew better?”
“You,” Kenneth answered without hesitation, not even bothering to check on it.
“I would be more convinced if you could take a look before answering,” said Dave.
Kenneth flashed him a smirk. “Do I still need to convince you? Aren't you aware of your own drawing skill?”
However, there was nothing else Dave could say to retort Kenneth.
The former looked at Anthony and said, “All right. Let's use your dog, then.” Then, he stepped forward to cross out his drawing with the dagger.
Once again, the dagger was back in Anthony's hand.
The trio looked at the words carved into the man's skin: Boss, son of the b*tch. Next to the message was a vivid sketch of a dog.
“Is that okay?” Anthony asked.
“Yes.” Kenneth and Dave nodded in unison.
The boy then stepped forward and stared at the man before cutting the rope bounding the latter's hands.
The man fell to his knees and whimpered in pain.
Anthony gazed at him and said in a low voice, “I'll spare you this time. Go back and show your master the message on your body. Tell him to stop hiding and doing wicked things like this. We dare him to come and face us in person.” He enunciated every word in a language the man could understand.
The man's face was full of horror as he stared at Anthony. He didn't expect that a child would be so ruthless. Grimacing in pain and fear, he nodded his head vigorously.
There's an indescribable ruthlessness in this child. It's as if he was born that way. Having that thought in mind, Dave commented, “I can see your shadow in both Anthony and Benjamin.”
“Well, strong genes do lead to mutation sometimes.” Kenneth was unperturbed and smirked.
Dave was rendered speechless. D*mn! I shouldn't have praised someone who's extremely narcissistic like him. Look at his smug face!
All of a sudden, Kenneth's phone rang. When he saw the number on the screen, his gaze instantly softened, and he walked to the side to answer the phone.
Dave could tell who the caller was from his expression and chuckled.
He walked up to Anthony and glared at the man. “Tell your master that this kid in front of you now is the future person in charge of DX group. If your master dares to do anything stupid, everyone in DX group will not spare him.”
The man stared at Anthony and dared not make a sound besides whimpering.
Soon, Kenneth finished his phone conversation and walked up to the rest. “It's almost time. We should go back now.”
“Yes, Daddy.”
After replying, Anthony shot a glare at the man and put away the dagger in front of the latter. Only then did he return to Kenneth's side.
“Daddy, was that Nat on the phone just now?” he asked.
My boy is skilled at multitasking! He was busy with other things just now, but he could still pay attention to my phone conversation. Kenneth narrowed his eyes and hummed in response.
“Did you slip up?” Anthony asked.
“Nope.”
Only then did Anthony heave a sigh of relief. “Good. Come on, let's go.”
The three of them hopped into the car and left.
The man who had carvings all over his skin could only watch the trio leave. Is that the same boy who acted like a little devil in front of me just now? How could he turn into an ordinary child in no time and call his daddy in such a mellow voice? It's ridiculous.
Enduring the pain, he stood up, entered the car, and left the scene.
On the way back, Anthony looked at the person in front of him and frowned. “Mr. Dave, what you said just now was a joke, wasn't it?”
“What did I say?”
“You said that I would be the future person in charge of DX Group.”
Kenneth cast a meaningful look at Dave when he heard that.
“Well, I was not joking,” Dave replied.
Anthony frowned at that. “Mr. Dave, I didn't promise you that.”
“You have no other choice.”
“Why won't I have a choice?” Anthony asked.
“Are you willing to watch your daddy's and my hard work go down the drain then?”
“Mr. Dave, it's not a throne that needs someone to ascend it. Anyone capable shall deserve it. Or are you implying that there's no suitable candidate in DX Group?” Anthony threw the question back at him.
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