Sean has already watched all the videos in Hanlon's gallery, he even studied the pictures, opened every voice record, messages, notes, and even opened the cellphone, but none of the informations he obtained can help him to trace or to locate the young man's location. He wanted to throw the cell phone out of frustration, but there's no way he'll break others' things just because he is not in the mood. He understands what Hanlon wants him to do, but what he doesn't understand is why he has to sacrifice himself. Knowing what kind of family the Espositos are, Hanlon will surely suffer so much.
'Stupid people really like to play the role of a hero' he stated to himself as he called his secretary, Albert. Although he gave him time to have a vacation, Albert stubbornly refused the offer.
"What can I do for you, sir?" Albert asked as soon as he entered Sean's office
"Jason Riley, you know him?" Sean asked while swirling his wine, enjoying its aroma it produces
"Yes, sir. Want me to get you a ticket to his concert?"
"Oh… So he has an upcoming concert. Great! Go buy a ticket to his concert but not to enjoy his show. I want you to send someone to watch his every actions, interactions, everything" He opened a drawer under his table and took out a bunch of cash, handing it to his secretary "Just let me know if it is not enough" he simply said
"Yes, sir" After his secretary exited his office, Sean immediately made a phone call
'Where am I? Is this hell? Am I dead?' Hanlon asked in his mind while looking around, trying to find out his current location and situation
'What a pain! My eyes are worse than the 144p quality'
It's been 2 weeks since he was captured by the Espositos. Within those two weeks, he was barely given food to eat and water to drink. Luca hasn't also shown up since the last time he saw him on his first day as a hostage. Not eating nor drinking at the right time and right amount for two weeks is not actually that bad for him. What made him become weak is the anesthesia that was injected to him every now and then. He felt numb everywhere, cold, and uncomfortable
"Buddy" Hanlon called weakly the person near him but it didn't pay him any attention
"Bud" he called again. The man looked at him confusedly. "Water" the man turned his gaze to his colleagues for approval, and they all nodded. He immediately went to their table and poured the water into a glass as he put a drinking straw on it. Hanlon hurriedly sip the water from the glass until it was empty. Feeling refresh for finally drinking water, he looked at to the person in front of him while panthing
"Thank you" he said as he fell asleep again
Hearing a familiar voice talking, Hanlon slowly opened his eyes. He squinted at the sight of the light, and tried to adjust from it
"Owwww my princess is finally awake. Are you okay, baby? Did you miss me?" Luca asked when he saw Hanlon roaming his eyes around
"Where am I?" Seeing the unfamiliar surroundings, Hanlon couldn't help to utter a question. He didn't even pay any attention to Luca's intense eyes on him.
The previously white surroundings suddenly turned black. The small space has become wider. The people who previously accompanied Hanlon were now gone, and were replaced by the goons. And the spotless area was now full of tools, guns, and a table of drugs.
The previous gang were a lot smaller in size compared to these goons now.
'Just how long have I been asleep?'
"Do you like this place better than before? I specially prepared this room for you" Luca answered happily. Hanlon deadpanned to the response he received as he thought 'There's no way I'll get a sensible answer from a stupid psycho'
"How long am I held captive?"
"Two weeks, Darling. It's been only two weeks and yet you have lost weight already" Luca mockingly responded while walking around. He went to the right side of the room where a table full of medicines was located. He inspected them thoroughly, feeling excited on what he is about to do. "Remember the LX6 serum I told you about? They developed a new version of it, and the higher-ups ordered us to test the new version of their serum" Luca scoffed while staring at the tube with a colorless liquid.
"I don't understand why they have to give us such a task though, I mean they just captured a new bunch of human subjects, so why bother us? Taking care of their sh*ts is not our responsibility after all, right? What do you say, baby?" For some reason, Hanlon could feel his sixth sense panicking. Although the situation might appear peaceful, he knows that later on the boy in front of him will have his psychotic episode, and he surely will be the psycho's toy.
As Luca was busy admiring the poisons in front of him, Hanlon grabbed this chance to carefully break free from the chains on his hands. He made sure that none of the men nor Luca could sense that the tie on her hands are loosing, hence he constantly shifted his gaze from the psycho and its minions.
He swallowed his saliva nervously when he saw the boy transferring the liquid from the tube to the syringe. Suddenly, Luca turned to him, making him halt from what he was doing.
"Darling, don't be afraid. This won't hurt. After this medicine enter your body, you'll become invincible" The boy said mockingly while walking towards him
'Invincible my ass. You're basically saying I'll turn into a ghost once that sh*t enters my body since I'll be good as dead'
When the boy had finally stepped on the spot that Hanlon marked by his eyes, he hurriedly broke free from the chains, and made the lad as his Hostage. The goons immediately pointed their gun at him as Hanlon pointed the syringe to the boy's neck. No one dared to make a move
"Do you really think I'm scared of death, huh? I can even introduce you to him, motherf*ck*r!!" Luca laughed maniacally that his voice echoed in the entire room. Everyone felt tense as they remained alert for a possible strike. Hanlon is clearly outnumbered and is at a disadvantage. Additionally, he doesn't know what kind of place they are currently in not he knows where they are
"What are you waiting for,*ssholes?!! Shoot!!!" The boy shouted. All of them tightened their grip to their own weapons. If the goons will fire at them, he won't be able to counterattack since he is only holding a syringe.
'At this point, if I'm really meant to die, might at least just confront death'
With just a blink of an eye, Hanlon strikes the boy's vital point on his neck to make him fall asleep. He then threw the table and chair towards the goons to distract them, as he charged them. When he caught one of the goons, he tried to steal it from him but unfortunately the guy was too tough. The gun that the two were fighting for, started firing. Hanlon controlled the movement of the gun to shoot the other goons. There were a total of 6 goons present. While he is fighting the other one, they have already killed the three goons.
The remaining two goons were aiming their guns at them. When they were about to pull the trigger, Hanlon kicked the chair he used earlier towards the two monkeys. He then kicked the balls of the goon he was fighting, making him able to snatch the gun. Without wasting any seconds he shoots the three goons, sending them to death.
"F*ck'' Hanlon pants heavily as he was catching his breath. He massages his nape to ease the pain and exhaustion he is feeling. Upon remembering the boss of the monkeys he just fought, he quickly checked the boy on the ground to see if he had regained his consciousness. Luckily, the evil is still in his dreamland.
Hanlon roamed his eyes inside the room to find if there's an anesthesia he can use to prevent the boy from waking up yet. He couldn't afford to have the psycho get on his way while he's carrying his plan. Knowing the crazy things that the boy is capable of, it is not a surprise if he is more difficult to deal with than the six goons, not to mention, he is still in a bad shape. After taking one last glance to the people inside of the unknown place, Hanlon immediately left to carry out his plan. Dragging his own heavy body, the young man is determined to complete the task he set for himself. He is aware that he could get into trouble for acting rashly, but if he won't act today, he might regret it for the rest of his life
'Is it better to just die after completing this task? I'd rather not survive than to receive an earful from him'