'What's going on?' As soon as the hitman regained his consciousness, he was left puzzled as he looked at the two blurry figures in front of him.

But it did not take long for him to recover, understanding what had just happened.

Realizing that the assassination had failed, the first thought that he had in his mind was to escape. But unfortunately, the moment that he tried standing up, he realized that he could not.

The chair that he was tied to was very heavy, making it difficult for him to be able to stand up.

And as he focused on the two people in front of him, he noticed one of them. Even though it had been dark during the time that he was knocked out, he had faintly seen the appearance of his assailant.

It was exactly this guy in a suit. Now, seeing him in front of him, the hitman got a bad feeling in his heart.

He was usually someone who killed for money. And, over time, after killing so many people, he had already gotten accustomed to the death of many of his targets.

But that did not imply that he was afraid of death. Instead, he was the most afraid of death, considering that he had seen so many people being easily taken down in his life.

Now, he felt, the only path left for him was death.

As a hitman from an organization, he of course understood that he could not betray the organization behind him.

It was not just a matter of personal safety, but the safety of those that he cared about also mattered. Since he was captured, he understood that they wanted to interrogate him.

But because he could not reveal any secrets behind this mission, it was obvious that he was going to be killed. But, he was not intending to kill himself with the poison that he usually carried around.

It was just that, as soon as he thought about the poison, he realized something amiss. Usually, there was a small capsule that he carried in his mouth.

That capsule was always there, only being occasionally removed. It was the one that was carrying the poison. In a situation like this, he was supposed to bite the capsule, to release the poison inside, to commit suicide.

But now, why was it that in his mouth, there was nothing? Unsure of what was going on, he used his tongue to search for the capsule in his mouth, but in the end, he could not find anything.

"Stop searching. That capsule has already been taken out. So, you can just forget about committing suicide." A voice suddenly drifted into his ears.

It was at this point that the Hitman shifted his gaze to the speaker. It was a young man, seemingly in his teenage years. This was exactly the target.

Standing beside him was the man who had knocked him out.

Even though he did not understand what had happened, starting all the way from the 'hologram', all the way to how his location had been found out in a very short time, he still did not show any fear on his face.

"I have a few questions that I would like to ask you, I hope that you will answer." Michael spoke when he realized that the Hitman had finally focused his attention on him.

"It's better if you don't try. Otherwise, you will be left disappointed, as I am not answering anything. Since you have already captured me, you might as well go ahead and kill me." The Hitman responded.

"Okay then. Since that is the case, Adrian, deal with him. I want all the answers as soon as possible, no matter the method used." Michael nodded, before he turned around to leave the basement.

This left the hitman dumbfounded, as he had not expected something like this. Was this guy not supposed to be threatening him?

But then, he looked at Adrian, realizing that, maybe they were planning to torture him? But was that not too fast? Were they not supposed to threaten him a few times, to see if he would yield?

...

Michael went back to his room, as he began wondering what could be the reason why he was targeted by a hitman.

From the looks of it, he had already begun attracting the attention of some people. But most probably, it was because he had begun infringing on someone else's interests.

As he began thinking about it, the only people that he thought about were the Kingsley family and the Greens.

The Kingsley family had some connections with the underworld, and so were the Greens. For the Kingsley family, he had broken David's leg.

As for the Greens, despite him not doing anything, still, he had obviously irritated someone. And from the looks of it, all of this came from the same reason, Kate.

Why did it seem like this lady was an attraction to disasters? If it were an ordinary person, they would have already been dead by now.

Sigh!

Michael could only sigh as he decided not to think much about it. In any case, currently, the opponent that he had to deal with was obviously the Kingsley family.

As for the Green family, that was not much of a concern, at least for the time being. In any case, since they had only met up a few hours ago, it seemed unlikely for them to hire a hitman on the same day.

If they did, the Hitman would probably take action on the following day or maybe two or three days later. After all, information about him was still required, before the Hitman could take action.

So most probably, it was the Kingsley family that was behind this. Regardless, he would have to deal with this family, and it seemed that he would have to do it on the following day.

There was no need to continue dragging this. With Damian already beginning to take charge of the supermarket chain that he had just acquired, Price Point supermarket chain needed to be eliminated from the market.

With all the dirty information on the Kingsley family that he had on him, he could easily deal with them. So, once Adrian came back, Michael would have him deal with this issue.

As for himself, he decided to do some little investigation, it was obviously on Jessica. So, he took his laptop, before he began hacking into different databases, to acquire the information that he wanted.

And in just a little while, he managed to dig up all the information that he could on Jessica. And as he began going through the information, he was quite surprised.

According to the information, it seemed that this girl wasn't as she displayed herself to be. She tried to display herself as a stubborn type of girl, but in fact, she was the gentle type. That personality definitely matched her appearance.

As for the reason why she was acting like this, Michael could piece together the reason.

From the information, Michael understood Jessica's family situation. Her parents were the first generation of her family, at least in terms of wealth and status, having managed to push the family to the extent that it was at the moment.

But because of this, they had been so busy in most of their lives, to the extent that they had ignored Jessica. She was the only child in the family, but rarely met with her parents.

The reason why she was acting like this, trying to cause problems at times, it was mainly to attract her parents' attention. She most probably thought, as long as she did something that was kind of high profile, her parents would pay attention to her.

Leaving aside the family issue, in terms of skills, she was quite good. Academically, she was currently majoring in computer science, focusing on website development.

According to the information that he could dig up, her performance wasn't bad, and was in fact one of the best students in her major.

As for the practical skills, she was quite good as well, as she had already created a few websites for some small companies, which was a way that she usually earned some cash.

And recently, she was involved in a project, but the project itself needed money. Seemingly, that was the reason why she seemed to be quite obsessed with obtaining more money.

Michael set aside the laptop, as he contemplated what to do next. From the information that he had gathered, it seemed that this girl was quite a talent.

If she was well nurtured, it would not be a problem for her to be one of the top experts in her field. After all, she was already this skilled, despite her not putting much effort in the field.

Mostly, the reason why she learned more skills was just enhance the metals that she could use in order to earn more money.

Michael thought, he could have someone nurture her. Then, she could become part of Sky Technologies, as an employee there. That way, she could earn money, while studying at the same time.

As for her project, the person that would be mentoring her would assist her with that. As for the money that was needed, did Sky Technologies have any problem with that?

In any case, the financial gap was only at $1.5 million. That was a very small sum of money.

Just after he closed the laptop, there was a knock at the door, before Adrian walked in.

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