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"Okay, I'll send someone over to support you." Percy decided immediately.
He had been thinking about what Gordan said to him all night.
He was worried that Pierre might not return even after he gave them the money. However,
he was left with no other choice at that time.
He could not find where Pierre was. Hence, he had no choice but to accept the conditions
of the Island of Despair, even if they might kill Pierre after getting the money.
Handing off the ransom was risky.
Still, he did not tell Old Master Mallory about it.
Old Master Mallory was not particularly rational at the moment. If he said such things
impulsively, others might misunderstand that he had no intention to save Pierre.
However, Gordan gave him another choice now.
Even though it was risky, it could ensure that Pierre would come out alive.
Luke saw the look on Percy's face and reminded him, "There are risks in this operation. You
still have to prepare the cash, and it has to be more than before. You can use the ransom
to save him if the mission fails."
Luke only said so as he had considered all the situations.
If Gordan's mission failed and he failed to rescue Pierre, Percy could still negotiate with
them using the ransom.
However, after this operation, Percy would have to pay more ransom to make sure they
agreed to release Pierre.
"I'll prepare another ten million dollars," said Percy.
He agreed with what Luke said.
Gordan, who was on the other end of the phone, protested, "Hey, hey, hey. I'm a
professional and a capable rescuer. Have more faith in me. I can definitely save Pierre."
He could not guarantee that Pierre would be rescued completely unscathed, but at least
he could make sure that he was alive...
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However, the two people on the other end of the line seemed to have little confidence in
him. They were already getting ready for plan B.
It was a great insult to him!
"Okay," replied Luke as he thought it was enough.
Luke asked Percy to prepare plan B to get ready for the worst-case scenario.
In fact, he still had confidence in Gordan. He also had a few subordinates who would be
going with him. Therefore, there should be no problem.
However, nothing was set in stone.
What if...
"Hey, hey, hey! Don't ignore me. Go find someone else if you don't trust me. I quit!"
Gordan did not really mean it. He was just complaining about being ignored and
expressing his dissatisfaction.
He considered himself a protagonist of this operation, after all.
Luke spoke to the person on the other end of the line, "There'll be a video conference
tonight to discuss the details of the rescue operation. Get a plan ready before nightfall."
After that, he hung up the call.
As Leroy listened to the busy tone coming from the phone, he could not help but chuckle.
"It looks like Boss just hung up on you, huh?"
"Nonsense! He accidentally pressed the button. I'm the core figure now. He wouldn't hang
up on me," Gordan rolled his eyes, denying that he had been hung up on.
It was too embarrassing to admit it.
"Sure. I believe you," teased Leroy. He was not a childish person, and he would make
lighthearted jokes or tease someone a bit as long as it was done in good fun and not taken
too far.
Gordan snorted and walked to the window, asking the person who was monitoring the
house across the street, "What's going on?"
"The heat source is still the same. The person is still in the same room. But he seems to be
moving around a bit today. His movements are a little strange. They're not very smooth,
and he's still in the same room," answered the man. He was Leroy's subordinate.
When Leroy came over, he knew what mission he was assigned to. Hence, he brought a
few men who could help Gordan.
"Not very smooth, huh?" Gordan smirked. "Perhaps someone broke his leg."
He was just joking, but Leroy asked, "How did you know? Did you see him limp when you
were looking at the monitor?"
"I was just kidding. Did you really fall for it? The monitor only showed someone carrying
him out of range. I didn't see him walk. How would I know?" replied Gordan.
Leroy snorted when he realized he had been fooled by Gordan. Then, he said, "But
perhaps it's true. Pierre is such a troublemaker. It could save them the trouble if they
broke one of his legs. A limping person wouldn't be able to run away that fast. They won't
have to worry too much. It'll be easier to control him if they break one of his legs."
"Who knows? We'll find out soon enough," replied Gordan as he picked up his instrument
to observe the house across the street.
Sure enough, the person who was in the room started walking, and his walking posture
was indeed very strange just as the man had described.
"Looks like a cripple," Gordan murmured.
In A City.
Nighttime.
Luke had not gone home yet. He was still at the company, having a video conference with
Gordan, Percy, and Jim.
They were discussing how to rescue Pierre, who was kidnapped.
After Jim learned the exact address from Gordan where they hid Pierre, he could not help
but exclaim, "You're quite impressive, kid. You actually found him. Is there anyone you
can't find?"
"Yes. Brother Luke when he got kidnapped before this," replied Gordan.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmWhen Luke was kidnapped by Island of Despair back then, Gordan personally investigated
it along with the men from the Lacroix family, the Holston family, and Mallory family.
However, they still did not know who took Luke and where he was taken.
They could only continue their search while hoping that the kidnappers would call.
In the end, they found nothing, and no kidnappers called. Gordan was once deeply
consumed by selfblame.
If it were not for him messing with Vivian in order to complete his mission and getting
trapped by Ray, he would not have had to ask Luke for help. Luke would not have gotten
himself into trouble either.
Gordan blamed himself. He was regretful, but he just could not find Luke no matter what.
Luke eventually escaped from Island of Despair and let them know of its existence.
"Let's not talk about the past." Luke was not keen on bringing up his time on Island of
Despair.
After all, if it were not for that incident, Luca would not have suffered so much and been
kidnapped by the organization. She had her appearance changed and was forced to do
things she did not want to do as a result.
What happened in the past was still very much relevant in the present.
It pained Luke deeply at the thought of what Luca had gone through.
If only his desire for revenge was not that strong and if only he did not team up with Percy
and the others to destroy the previous Island of Despair... Perhaps Luca would still be
Bianca today.
Even though there would still be trouble coming their way, Luca would not have to end up
in such a state...
Gordan fell silent at the thought of everything that had happened. He seemed to have
touched on the topic that Luke was least willing to talk about.
Luca falling into the hands of the Island of Despair was ultimately Luke's biggest regret.
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