บททั้งหมดของ Jackpot Reservoir: Big Fish, Bigger Disappearances: บทที่ 1 - บทที่ 9

It took pinching Sandra's philtrum hard to bring her back to consciousness.The moment she woke up, she dropped straight to her knees with a loud thud, grabbed the detective's pant leg, and started wailing uncontrollably."Detective! Help us! Vince can't die! The company can't survive without him!"The other wives immediately joined in, sobbing loudly. For a moment, I couldn't tell whether I was in my apartment or a funeral home.The detective frowned. A case involving an international cross-border crime like this meant that by the time they completed all the necessary procedures, it would likely be too late.For now, all he could do was calm the family members down, tell them to go home and wait for updates, and assure them that the police would open an official investigation.Wait for updates? Those scumbags were probably already locked up somewhere underground and drinking dirty water.The moment the police officers left, Sandra turned toward me like I was her final lifeline.

The room went so dead quiet that one could hear a pin drop.The kidnappers had chosen me by name. This was no longer a choice. It was an order.If I refused to go, these desperate women would definitely just tie me up and deliver me to them just to save their husbands. Even the cops, wanting to ensure the hostages' safety, might turn a blind eye to the plan.I had become the only solution.Sandra looked at me with guilt in her eyes. But even more so, there was sheer relief. She was relieved that the unlucky person chosen was me instead of her."Drew, this…"She didn't finish the sentence, but I understood.The seven women dropped to their knees in a row, wailing at the top of their lungs as their emotional blackmail escalated into claims of a "life-saving debt"."Drew, if you bring Vince back alive, you'll be our family's hero! Please, I'm begging you! I'll give you five percent of Vince's company's shares!"I hurled the mug I was holding onto the floor, shattering it into pie

Two of the kidnappers' lackeys immediately stepped forward, reaching for the black duffel bag in my hand.Only the top layer in that bag was real cash, while everything underneath was just newspapers. The moment they opened it, I was dead. I had to take control of things before they found out.The moment one of the lackeys' hands touched the bag, I moved. But I didn't fight back. Instead, I lunged straight for Vince, who was tied up on the ground, and landed a brutal kick right in the middle of his pudgy face.I put everything I had into it, and his nose instantly snapped with a loud crack, and blood sprayed everywhere.Vince jolted awake with an agonizing scream before staring at me in complete bewilderment.Like a rabid dog, I got on top of him and slapped him across the face repeatedly while I yelled, "You deadbeat bastard! You piece of shit! When are you going to pay back the 300,000 dollars you owe me?"Loan sharks are hunting me down because of you, and you're hiding out he

The atmosphere on the chartered flight back home was downright eerie.The men who had barely escaped with their lives sat hunched in their seats, looking like stray dogs who had been kicked.The moment the plane touched down, a line of luxury cars was already waiting on the tarmac. The wives rushed over, but there were no hugs, no flowers, and no tears of joy.Sandra pulled off her high heel and slammed the stiletto heel straight into Vince's heavily bandaged face."That's three million dollars, you bastard! Why didn't you just die out there?"Then came Patricia, Candice, and the rest of the wives. The tarmac turned into a full-scale battleground.But that was only the beginning.The real show started when the men were taken to the police station to give their statements. To get lighter sentences and reduce their punishment, the group, who claimed to be sworn brothers, started tearing into each other.Vince pointed at Gideon. "Officer! I want to report him. Gideon took bribes!