"Blackie, I came to make sure you did your job and killed him, since this is your first time. You know this problem surfaced for the boss at a very critical time, and it cost him heavy losses,"
said a man whose voice sounded broken as he spoke to Mervin. Only my sense of hearing hadn't faded yet.
Mervin stepped toward the stairs where I was lying.
"I gave him an overdose of sedative. His body won't be able to handle it—he'll definitely die. I can prepare a cup of coffee for you and wait until he does."
The man beside her pulled out his weapon.
"Have you lost your mind, Mervin? You could finish him with a pull of the trigger. Why this unnecessary behavior? Did you stop taking your medication?"
Mervin grabbed him by the collar and yanked him toward her, frowning.
"I was suffering from depression—it's not like I'm mentally unstable. And the boss ordered me to dispose of him. Either you wait, or you leave."
She released his collar. The man stared at her for a long moment, then looked back at my body. He clenched his teeth and slammed the table.
'The daughter just looked like her damn father, I hate this,'
The man thought as his phone started ringing nonstop.
"Where are you, Jack? Drop everything and come back immediately. The police have surrounded the company—bring the lawyer with you. They've discovered our 'light' operations. All of this is because of Mary, she reveal everything to them, I don't know from where did she get the info..."
Things got worse after that call.
"Blackie listen to me, it won't take long before the police find this place. From what I know about the boss, he'll dump all the charges on you to save his influence and pretend he had nothing to do with any of this. Since your father was a loyal colleague, you need to disappear—literally,"
he said in a worried tone.
Unlike him, Mervin was calm, as if she already knew this would happen. I had begun to regain my sight and immediately stared at the system screen that appeared.
[40 Life Points have been consumed to remove the effect of the sedative. You have 100 Life Points remaining.]
"I'm the one who leaked the informations to Madam Mary. You treat me with this pity only because you're the one who killed my father and took his position. Jack, do you know how many times I wanted to kill you and get rid of you?"
she said as she pulled out her gun and loaded the ammunition.
The man stepped back. From his look, his crime seemed perfectly sealed, he had eliminated all the witnesses.
"And now tell your men to move the contents of the freezer to the helicopter. We're heading straight to the police department. Don't try to escape or act clever from this moment on—we're live, and the department officers are watching us,"
Mervin said showing him the position of the cameras on the room.
I blinked several times when I heard her last comment. How—and since when—had she been able to plan and execute all of this?
I stood up, rubbing my head, staring at the bodies being taken out of the freezer and carried toward the helicopter.
"I'll tell you everything once we arrive,"
Mervin said with a smile as she led me to the helicopter. That man—Jack—was already aboard, his eyes red. she had already taken the gun from Jack.
The air was suffocating, especially with that massive number of bodies around us, Marvin looked nervous, as if she was hardly controling herself.
"How did it feel killing all of them? Jack, you'll finally be punished,"
Mervin said as she stared at Jack, whose veins bulged.
Mervin looked at her tablet. My heartbeat slowed when I saw Jack aiming a dagger at Mervin. I didn't realize I'd moved until my body did—and took the stab in her place.
"Mr. Vikas—damn it, Mr. Vikas… why did you do that?"
she screamed, then shot Jack in the arm. He fell to the ground, writhing in pain.
[The player has been exposed to extreme danger. 60 Life Points will be consumed to treat the wound.]
[Treatment will take one hour and thirty minutes. You will lose consciousness in three… two…]
Everything went black after the system message. I felt nothing.
I don't remember ever putting my life at risk just to save someone before. This was the first time. I felt relieved—as if I'd done the right thing once in my life.
"Mr. Vikas…"
Mervin's voice came from far away.
Slowly, I opened my eyes. I was inside a well-furnished room.
"Don't worry—the system healed me,"
I said.
She threw herself into my arms, her heart pounding violently, tears in her eyes.
"It's my fault—I'm sorry. I never meant to put you through all of this. Oh, I'm sorry again, Mr. Vikas,"
she murmured, unable to believe I'd regained consciousness.
"Greetings, Officer Mervin. The first team has finished confiscating Mr. Derek's assets. We're awaiting your orders,"
said one of the police officers, who was looking at me as if I were a criminal. Maybe he admired Mervin.
Without realizing it, I pulled her tightly against my chest.
"There's no need to apologize—as long as you're safe, everything else is trivial,"
I said.
The man left after Mervin signaled him to go.
"I didn't properly introduce myself. I'm Mervin Black, an intelligence officer. This is my first case. After my father's death, I worked on it for five years. I hid it from you because I thought that if you knew I was with the police, you wouldn't come near me…"
I interrupted her by kissing her lips, deliberately slow. I looked into her eyes—they were shining with reassurance.
"After telling me this, I feel much more at ease. Thank you, Mervin, for saving my life,"
I said, meaning every word. The attraction between us was obvious.
[Mervin's affection toward you has increased to 90]
[Sabotage three houses to unlock the Harem Wing]