My Second Marriage with the Mafia Kingpin novel Chapter 188

Chapter 188: Gear Up

[Black Dragon Corporation]

"They’ve taken the 31st district..."

"The reports on who was behind this..."

Lucian massaged his brow, barely listening to the conversation around him.

The moment Rum and Gin discovered that someone had sedated Ashley, his men had begun moving even before the reports reached him. It was protocol — this was an emergency, and Ashley’s bodyguards’ top priority was to retrieve her as soon as possible.

They were not about to tell Lucian first and wait for his orders.

Unfortunately, Red and Tank, who had managed to tail the abductors, had also failed.

But even after their failure, Dominion was already working, tracking where the van had gone, where the vehicle had been ditched, and the possible locations where Ashley had been taken. After ditching the van, the group slipped into another residential area where CCTV coverage was scarce.

"These are the people we suspect are behind the abduction..."

Lucian arched a brow and lifted his eyes, watching the man standing at the head of the table in the smaller conference room. He began pinning mugshots to the board one by one.

"This group is small, but don’t let that fool you — they operate at a high level, specializing in kidnapping for ransom," he explained. "Since the group was formed ten years ago, they’ve successfully carried out dozens of kidnappings, mostly targeting the wealthiest individuals..."

"Their last victim was a child of a politician in Z Country, cashing in hundreds of millions, and getting away from it even when the police worked with Interpol on the transaction."

Lucian leaned back and listened, studying the faces on the board.

"Master, their profiles," said someone at his side, setting a folder before him.

Lucian kept quiet as a dull throb settled behind his temples. He reminded himself that acting without thinking it through could make things worse. The people they were up against had been gutsy enough to step on Dominion’s toes.

So, even as his patience wore thin, he let his men go through the situation before making a move.

"This is the one — the brain of the operation," the presenter continued, pointing to a long-haired man with a distinctive scar across his brow. "From what we’ve gathered, he designs every mission. Since he joined, their success rate is over eighty percent."

"Their getaway driver..." He moved to the next picture. "Has won multiple underground racing circuits."

The presenter went through each profile methodically, making sure everyone understood exactly what kind of people they were dealing with. No one wanted to say it out loud, but even with Dominion’s resources, these people had Ashley.

They couldn’t just act rashly... or she might get hurt.

"And this," the presenter said, placing a final photo over the others, "is said to be the man who founded the group ten years ago."

The man smiled, though it didn’t reach his eyes. "No offense intended, Red. What I mean is, there was no viable window to take the young master. But when the madam was alone in the restroom, they took it." 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

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