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"Yes. They're supposed to pay the ransom today. But everything's already been resolved.
Pierre has been rescued. He should be on his way to A City now." Luke did not hide
anything from her.
Luke decided not to keep anything from her when he noticed how anxious Luca was in the
morning.
Even though she was not involved in Pierre's matter, she was related to it in some way.
Otherwise, she would not have looked so absent-minded.
Luke did not want to see Luca upset.
Luca was surprised. She did not expect Pierre to be rescued last night.
If Pierre was rescued, then Amur would not have to go and collect the ransom today.
Luca's mood became calmer. She was eager to know the details of the rescue operation.
"Who saved Mr. Pierre?" asked Luca.
“Gordan," answered Luke honestly.
Luca was aware that it was Luke's men who saved him if Gordan was involved in it.
Even though Gordan was not solely working for Luke, they had a close relationship, and
they would always help each other out.
"Oh, it's Mr. Norton..." Luca nodded and took a sip of soy milk. Her appetite came back as
she set aside her worries.
"How's Mr. Pierre doing?" Luca took a bite of the bread. She was curious about Pierre's
exact condition as Amur told her what happened to him before.
"Not so good. Gordan said that his leg is most likely lame, and he's skin and bones," Luke
told her what Gordan reported to him.
Luca understood.
The people of the Island of Despair would not treat their hostages kindly even if they had
an ulterior motive.
Anyone who was not part of the organization would not be regarded as human whether
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtthey were kidnapped or captured by them.
Pierre's emaciation and malnourishment must have been due to mistreatment.
As for his lame leg, it must have been Amur who did that...
Amur was getting revenge on Pierre for what he did to her.
"What's on your mind?" Luke deliberately asked when he noticed Luca remained silent.
Luca shook her head. She took a big bite of the bread. She did not feel sorry for Pierre, but
she felt uncomfortable knowing that Amur hurt someone for her sake.
They would have to leave the Island of Despair in the future.
However, even if they left the organization, they were more skilled than the others. It was
easy to hurt someone.
Still, they should not act that way after leaving the Island of Despair. Luca was worried
that Amuer would not be able to adapt to normal life after that.
Amur and Eler had been on the Island of Despair for several years before her arrival.
Amur used to be trapped in the captive camp and had gone through a lot of suffering,
including hunger, beatings, fighting, and even close calls to death...
After Luca rescued him from the captive camp, he learned a lot and became stronger.
Now, Amur believed that the only way to survive and not get bullied by others was to
become stronger.
This would work on the Island of Despair.
It was wrong in this society. He was not the kind of person who would get involved in the
underworld. He would eventually lead a normal life like everyone else, get married, and
have children. His philosophy would cause him problems in such a life.
"Percy is planning to set up an operating room now. He wants Johann to help him perform
surgery on Pierre," added Luke.
Luca could not help but be surprised when she heard that. She immediately understood
why Percy was doing this as she remembered that Pierre was still wanted by the police.
"Private operating rooms are not common in A City. Mr. Mallory could've sent him to a
private hospital where there's more privacy. But there's no way one can complete a
surgery without any help. It takes four or five people in an operating room. The police will
arrest them if any of them leaks the information." said Luca.
"Yes," Luke agreed.
However, he was Percy. Setting up a private operating room in a private hospital, asking
the director of the hospital to give Johann the right to perform surgery, arranging for a few
people who were familiar with him to help, and keeping everything confidential were not
something difficult for him.
No one would want to offend the Mallory family.
Their future in A City would be ruined even if one could receive rewards for reporting to
the police.
"But I'm surprised that Mr. Mallory would help Pierre," added Luca.
Percy and Pierre were competing with each other now.
It was already very kind of Percy to ask them to find Pierre and bring him back. There was
no need for him to worry about Pierre's future.
"Percy isn't the kind of person who'd take advantage of others. If he wants to compete,
he'll do it openly and honestly. Besides, Pierre can never beat him," replied Luke.
Luca agreed with this statement.
If Pierre could beat Percy, he would not have fallen to such a point in his life.
Many people are looking for him now. He might even become physically disabled. Pierre's
future was ruined.
After breakfast, Luca sent a message to Amur, but he did not respond.
The Mallory family would not pay the ransom if they had saved Pierre. Amur's life would
not be in danger either. However, Abel would be seething with rage after he found out
what happened in X City.
Luca was right. Abel found out that Pierre had been rescued, the two men he assigned to
watch over him were arrested by the police, and all of his weapons were confiscated. He
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmwas fuming with anger!
Abel was sitting in his base in City A, watching the television.
The news was reporting that the police had received a report and arrested two foreign
criminals who were illegally carrying firearms and grenades. Meanwhile, the firearms and
grenades found in the room were also confiscated by the police from X City. The specific
details of the case and the reason why the criminals fired their weapons were still under
investigation.
Abel was so furious that his hands were trembling. He picked up a wine bottle and
smashed it against the wall.
An expensive bottle of red wine was shattered.
Glass shards flew everywhere, and the red liquid flowed in all directions. The two men
standing in the room were frightened by Abel's ominous presence and dared not speak.
Whoever spoke now would be in deep trouble.
Even though the two men were unlikely to confess that Abel was the mastermind behind
the illegal firearms, there was still a risk.
Abel bought the firearms and grenades and kept them well, but they were all confiscated
by the police.
He intended to use them to trade with a local criminal syndicate.
Not only had he lost his money, but he had also breached the contract!
It would be difficult for him to do business with them in the future!
"Pierre Mallory!" Abel clenched his teeth with anger.
He was supposed to receive the ransom from the Mallory family today.
Everything was going according to his plan!
However, Pierre was rescued. He lost two men, weapons, and money...
Abel picked up the remote control and threw it at the television.
He hurled it in anger. The television screen shattered into a thousand pieces. Half of it
became a colorful mess of shattered glass...
"You, come here," Abel said to the men behind him.
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