The silence was interrupted by an ear piercing shatter.
"What did you say?" Ziko asked in a quiet tone. He seemed calm but behind the tranquility was impending danger.
The thin, balding man in front of him cowered.
"T-Teppei had been caught by Abyss," he trembled. "He was caught by Abyss and Kwon Jiwon at Sunny Daze-"
Ziko threw another vase towards him. The poor man dodged it by an inch but a stray piece of ceramic cut his forehead.
"And how did he get caught?" Ziko demanded quietly.
"That J-Junhyung lured him into a trap," the man said. He was sweating now. "Under the guise of killing Kwon Jiwon. But Abyss was prepared. They cornered Teppei but in the process, Ash Park was revealed as a member of the Cartel-"
Ziko lunged at him, holding him against the wall. "Ash Park?" he questioned, throttling the man. "The member of EXOTIC? Wasn't he a mere escort for Madam Lim?"
