Chapter 7

****THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS SOME VIOLENT SCENES, SO READ AT YOUR OWN RISK****

No one could have guessed the underground basement to be this large. It was really large and contained various chambers on each side with a pathway in between.

Christian and Zen walked straight to a specific chamber without glancing anywhere else.

A scream could be heard as they neared that chamber, which only got louder and louder the closer they went.

Two guards could be seen standing outside the door. They looked in their direction when they heard footsteps. Their expression changed when they saw Christian and Zen heading towards them. The guards quickly opened the door to the chamber and stepped aside while greeting them.

Inside the chamber, a figure could be seen coiling on the floor, howling in pain while two bulky men stood aside watching him. One of the bulky men was holding a whip in his hand whereas the other had a dagger in his hand.

The man on the floor was being tortured, and the streaks of blood could be seen on the floor and walls. The man could not even be identified clearly because of his puffed face. One could tell that he was beaten black and blue before this. His clothes had become tattered and covered with blood.

Even after facing such a cruel scene, Christian’s expression did not change a bit. It only got even colder looking at the man on the floor.

If you looked closely at the man, you could recognize him as one of the richest men of the city, Mr. Wilson, CEO of Will Corporation. But that formidable CEO was actually getting beaten, no torture, to this extent.

When Mr. Wilson saw Christian walking towards him, he shivered but still gathered the courage to beg, “Mr. Ricci, please forgive me. I know I was wrong.”

When he did not get any response from Christian, he even went to the extent of hugging Christian’s legs and beg, “Mr. Ricci, please I have got my lesson. I know I should not have done all those things. Please let me go, I promise to leave the country and never appear before you. I can also transfer all my properties in your name. Just let me go, okay?”

Mr. Wilson could not even speak properly and even opening his mouth to speak was hurting him a lot. But he was still begging continuously to get freed.

Christian furrowed his eyebrow when Mr. Wilson grabbed his legs. He hated when a person like Mr. Wilson touched him.

The two bulky men near them also gasped when they saw the man touching their boss’s legs. He was surely asking for death.

Even Zen shook his head at the scene.

As expected, Christian kicked Mr. Wilson and his expression cooled down by many degrees. “Who gave you the courage to touch me? Aren’t you aware of the fact that I hate betrayers the most, Mr. Wilson? You have got really gutsy, huh?”

Mr. Wilson crawled back hurriedly after getting kicked. He knew everything was over then. He has totally offended Christian now.

At that time, Christian spoke again, “I heard he was beaten badly even before we found him. Is it true?”

One of the bulky men replied, “Yes, boss. When we reached his house to stop him from running away, we saw that he was already beaten badly.”

Zen furrowed his eyebrow and asked, “Did you see anyone there?”

The second bulky man replied this time, “No, sir. There was nobody in the house except for him. It might be the work of one of his other enemies. He must have offended many people.”

Even though Christian and Zen did not comment on it, they knew that the matter was not so simple. The other party also must have been strong to actually infiltrate Mr. Wilson’s dwelling and even attack him.

Zen walked forward, crouched down to Mr. Wilson’s level, and raised his head by pulling his hair tightly. “Say, Mr. Wilson, who was the one who attacked you even before we did?”

Mr. Wilson could not even brace himself into looking at Zen’s eyes. He stuttered, “I-I really don’t know. Just t- two people climbed inside from the window and began beating me. I really don’t know them. When they heard the sound of your people arriving, they again jumped out from the window and disappeared.”

His expression did not look like he was lying so Christian and Zen did not pressurize him anymore.

“Boss, what do we do with him?” One of the men asked.

Christian smirked, a type of arrogant smirk that made him look as if he was a devil descended from hell itself. “Heh! Of course, the same treatment that we provide to betrayers.”

The two men nodded in understanding.

Christian and Zen left after making sure that their subordinates understood everything.

Seeing that they were leaving, Mr. Wilson stood up with all her might and wanted to run behind them to beg but before he could take a step, he was dragged back by the two bulky men. Soon after, another round of howling started.

After arriving outside, Zen finally got a chance to ask the question that had been eating him from inside. "Who could be that person that arrived before us? No matter whom I think of, I cannot remember such a formidable person."

Christian did not say anything but his expression clearly told that he had no idea about it too.

“Investigate”, he replied indicating that he wanted a detailed investigation on it.

If it was any other person, he would not have thought much but they were talking about Mr. Wilson. That man had installed strong security around his house, and not anyone could enter his dwelling.

And, someone has entered his area and even attacked him without anyone knowing. This clearly meant there was another power behind that. And he naturally did not want another power except them to exist in the city. So, a thorough investigation was needed and no one was better in this field than Zen himself.

Zen naturally understood all these, so he nodded his head. His eyes glinted with rare light which meant he was very serious about the matter and would not allow any carelessness in this matter.