INICIAR SESIÓNREXMy brows instantly knitted. "What?""I'm Zhang," he replied, the dangerous smirk widening on his lips.I stared at him, momentarily caught off guard. This was the man I'd been searching for? I should've known the only Asian man here would, of course, be Zhang.I tightened my grip on his leg and raised my other hand, ready to deliver the final punch, when a sharp pain suddenly tore through my arm.I gasped, momentarily losing my grip on Zhang as I realised a bullet had pierced straight through it. Before I could process what had happened, another gunshot rang out. I released Zhang and threw myself sideways, hitting the floor as the crowd erupted into chaos.People screamed and scrambled in every direction, knocking over chairs and throwing themselves beneath tables.I pressed my injured arm against my chest and crawled behind the nearest overturned table. Blood was already soaking through my sleeve."Fuck!" I cursed, glancing towards the corner where a few men had been sitting earl
REXI stared at him for a moment, debating what to do.I hadn't come here to entertain a crowd. I was looking for Zhang, and this fool was wasting my time. But if he knew something about the box, walking away without finding out what it was could cost me a valuable lead.I glanced at the ring. The men were still exchanging blows while the crowd shouted and threw money into the betting pool. This wasn't exactly how I'd planned to spend my evening. Still, I didn't have another option."Fine," I said stiffly.His smile widened before he turned towards the crowd and raised his hand. "Everyone! We have a special match tonight!"The noise gradually died down as people turned to look at us."You're about to witness something worth your money. The famous Naked Bullet is stepping into my ring!"A few people immediately started shouting. Others whistled, while some began pulling out their wallets. The bastard was already making money from my presence.I removed my jacket and handed it to a near
REXA lot of things had happened in one day, and I hadn't had the time to properly process any of them. I haven't even mourned him.I should've known that the moment I received that box with the dagger and message inside, things would go downhill. The Don ended up dead, and now I was chasing a silver eagle crest I knew nothing about while tolerating Soren's shitty attitude.That day, I had almost cut off all of Don Pedro's fingers before he finally gave me information about the crest. It belonged to an underground gang, and he had given me a location. But the tricky part was that he had given me the wrong information, and I had walked straight into the den of another gang. It ended in a shootout that I barely escaped.I had only rushed back when my friend, Ethan, called me about the Don's death. I didn't even get to see him before he was put into the casket. All thanks to Soren.My phone vibrated against my ear as I stared at the dark alley. Of all days, Ethan had chosen today not to
SORENI glanced at him briefly before turning my attention back to the men below."From today onward, Rex will be handling the affairs of this empire alongside me. Any decision concerning the security of this family or our territory will go through him. I expect everyone to respect his position as my right-hand man.""Yes, Don!" they chorused.A few murmurs spread through the room, and I could see what Nicholas had meant when he said the captains trusted him. More than half of them were smiling and cheering for him. That almost made me frown because all that admiration was going to the wrong man.I dismissed them with a wave of my hand.As the captains and guards began dispersing, I turned towards Rex."Don't misunderstand my decision," I said quietly. "I'm only honouring my father's last order. Nothing more. By my standards, you're still not a good fit to be my right-hand man."His eyes remained on mine for a moment before he leaned closer and whispered, "Okay, Don."I narrowed my ey
SORENI took a drag from my cigar as I stared at the covered grave, with only my father's head in the casket.We had just held a private funeral, where he was buried at the back of our mansion. No outsiders attended, just as I wanted. Only a few important captains were present. I couldn't stand the thought of strangers coming to pay their respects to a man I wasn't sure exactly who had killed him.Rex had stared at the coffin as it was being lowered, but I couldn't read whatever thoughts lay behind those eyes. And immediately after my father's grave was covered halfway, he left.I had watched him walk away without saying a word. I couldn't tell if he was grieving or simply waiting for the funeral to end. Then again, what did I expect? The bastard had always been difficult to read.The funeral had ended some minutes ago, but I still remained there, as if waiting for my dad to give me one last order on how to go about unravelling the mystery surrounding his death.It was strange how qui
SORENIt's been two hours since I found my father's head on his desk, and Rex still hasn't shown up.The guards weren't kneeling anymore. They were all outside, just in front of the mansion, while the three members of the forensic team ran their tests in the office. I stood with Nicholas outside the office, going through all the CCTV footage, desperately searching for any video that could prove Rex was connected to this murder.The entrance footage recorded Rex leaving that morning, a few minutes after I had left for Don Pedro's club. It also recorded my father and Nicholas having a discussion outside. I squinted as I watched how tense my father's shoulders were before he got into his car alone and drove off."In this part, we were arguing because I wanted to go with him wherever he was going, but he refused," Nicholas explained beside me."Didn't he let anything slip about where he was going?"Nicholas shook his head. "You know how your father was. He wouldn't let anything slip if he







