At the basement, Gon hung up the call and his smiling face turned into an aloof face. He wore his mask and went inside the dark cell. "Wake them up," he ordered his subordinate. The guard nodded and splashed the bucket full of cold water on their face.
The gangsters woke up in shock. Damn it! They have been caught! They looked at the tall man sitting in front of them. All the three of them shivered by looking at his face. They knew that their boss has always been the best and ruthless fighter in the underworld, but this man… is simply the best amongst the best ones.
He was sitting on the chair, folding his hands in front of his chest and the look in his eyes was extremely cold but sharp like an eagle. He said in his deep voice, "Speak."
A chill went down their spine but no one opened their mouth. The three of them were very loyal to their boss so even if they were afraid, they didn't open their mouth.
Gon closed his eyes and thought about what his young master had taught him in the previous life. Remembering that, he smirked and asked, "Do you know why did I fight with you?"
The one who fought with him first mustered up his courage and said, "You know your reason. Why are you asking us?"
Gon replied, "Because I think you have a misunderstanding."
The gangster looked at Gon's eyes. They were indifferent, no hate or anger was present in them. He thought about it and said, "Didn't you want to save that Girl?"
Gon asked indifferently, "Why would I?"
The three gangsters now started to wonder his intentions. One guard asked, "Then why did you use such deadly moves against us? It's only because you wanted to save that girl"
Gon commented, "Insufficient knowledge." He continued, "Then I wouldn't have controlled my strength. I just wanted to test you."
The gangster got confused and asked, "What do you mean?" Gon quickly asked, "Who is your master?"
The three of them were startled, "Why are you asking us? We don't know."
Gon sighed and said, "Bad luck, you guys just need some training. I wanted to help you with that because I am also in need." He stood up and went towards the door.
Suddenly, the senior amongst the three of them spoke, "Alright, we will help you."
Gon smirked and whispered, "Brainless people." He turned around and sat in front of him. He told his subordinates to untie them.
His subordinates did that without a single thought. The three gangsters felt that genuine and sat freely. Gon waited for them to continue.
The senior one caught that. 'Since he is not desperate, the thing he said earlier must be true' he thought and said, "You seem new to the underworld, you didn't recognize our boss, right?" Gon got confused and asked, "The one who had slightly better skills than you three?"
The first one got angry and shouted, "Mind your tongue! He was Python, the best one in the underworld. Hahh! you probably must have chickened out from that place." Gon smirked and looked aside at his subordinate, "Show them."
The subordinate nodded and started the recording on the laptop. The three of them couldn't believe in their eyes. It was their boss who chickened out from that place. This person in front of him is really an extraordinary one!
'What if he agrees to join our clan? Then we don't have to fear that Demon Lord!' same thought came to their mind. The senior one took the lead and said, "Have you heard the name of 'BlackJack'?"
Gon asked, "The one which got destroyed almost six years ago? Ahh... Director Kim was the gang leader back then, right?"
The three of them shocked and asked, "How do you know about our main boss?"
Suddenly, the temperature in the room dropped. Gon asked, "Why does BlackJack is following... a mere girl? I thought now when Director Kim is back, you people will go after the Demon Lord" Only Gon knew how much he was struggling while using such words for his Miss. He was apologizing to her many times in his mind.
The three guards look at each other and thought, 'Exactly how much this person knows.' The senior one asked, "How do you know about the Demon Lord?" and then he realized something and fear started building in his mind, 'Is he also from that kid's clan?'
Gon replied, "I just found out while digging up about your clan." The gangster told him, "We wanted to use her as a bet against the Demon Lord. We recently found about the identity of that mysterious Demon Lord."
Gon was praising his young master in his mind for teaching him these methods. The more he was acting indifferent, the more they were spilling the secrets.
At the same time, he wanted to smash them hard for thinking ill of his Miss. A bet? they dare to think like this about her when he was right in front of them! He started feeling uneasy. Why did they think that his Miss can be used as a bet to lure out that person… Demon Lord? Who is he? He has to get more information about it.
Gon asked, "Whom are you suspecting?" The senior one told, "We just wanted to confirm if he is really the Demon Lord or not." He was still suspecting and refrained from telling him the whole truth.
Gon said disapprovingly, "Overconfident. You set such a loose trap for someone whom you used to fear? Even if I didn't interfere, you would have still lost him based on your skills and planning. If you want, I can help you next time…"
One gangster, who was sitting quietly for the whole time said, "Why do you want to help? Do you think we will fell for your trap?" Gon once again said indifferently, "Since there is no free meal."
The three of them got the meaning and believed him. They briefed him about Su Yeon being the witness that time and how she is related to Wang Lufan.
Gon now understood that what exactly happened and why the Young master and Miss got involved in this mess. He said, "I will investigate this on my own, I think you are suspecting the wrong person."
He got up and murmured something in the ear of his subordinate. The subordinate nodded. Gon looked at the dark side behind those gangsters and signaled them. The gangsters didn't understand whatever is happening right now.
The quiet gangster said, "What is this? How can you leave without telling us anything about you? You have to come with us to meet our master…" Just then three guards came from the dark and gave a quick strike on the neck of the gangsters.
The gangster who was talking earlier couldn't continue his sentence and three of them got knocked off. The guards sealed their mouths and tied their hands and legs. They took three of them in the car and dropped them at the same location, in the premises of that closed factory.
The subordinate of Gon was cheering him inside his mind, 'Mr. Secretary is really impressive. Such a decisive method!"
All of them were wearing the mask and the underground cell was completely dark except for a small LED light which was behind Gon. The phones of gangsters were already turned off to disable them by getting tracked.
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Gon went to his cabin. It's already midnight. He got some dinner for him and ate it. After a quick dinner, he sat on his chair and looked at the information papers on his desk. He tried to connect all the dots.
He first assembled all the papers related to the 'BlackJack'. It was founded by Kim Moon Cheol, who was also working as the Director in the Song Empire. He was the maternal cousin of his master, Song Dae Hyun's sister-in-law and the childhood friend of his master. He was involved in drugs smuggling.
His clan was completely destroyed by the person named Demon Lord almost six years ago since they were mortal enemies. Strangely, there was no information about the Demon Lord and young master Lufan. Since that day, both of them disappeared from the underworld. According to the rumors, this Demon Lord has almost ruled the underworld and created a strong foundation for Lion's clan. No one knew his identity or at least how does he look.
Later, he looked at the information about that accident that happened six years ago. He typed everything he was told by those gangsters. They believed that Wang Lufan is the Demon Lord and the girl witnessed everything. When it was found out that he saved a girl, they thought that they finally got his weak point and hence they are targeting her.
Even though these assumptions were supported by many proofs, Gon still felt that something is not right. He understood that they were targeting his Miss because he witnessed that scene, but assuming Wang Lufan as the Demon Lord is unbelievable.
Gon decided to discuss this matter with his master to get a more clear understanding. He assembled everything and started his study. Yes, Gon was studying hacking for the past couple of months. He realized that in this world, along with his fighting ability, he needs to have a very good amount of knowledge about the IT field. He cannot rely on his team for these personal matters every time.
He was a quick learner. Coupled with the exceptional pictographic memory, he has already learned about basic hacking. While keeping an eye on his Miss at the library, he used to study hacking through books, like hitting two birds with one stone.
He is now learning about how to create a program and some advanced coding. He decided to spent only two hours today since it is already midnight and tomorrow, he has to look for his Miss again, since the danger is not over.
He studied for a couple of hours and then gave a quick look at everyone's location, everyone was at their respective houses, except for Wang Lufan who was still working in the hospital. He closed his laptop and went to sleep.
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The three gangsters regained their consciousness. They couldn't comprehend their surroundings.