Carl also ate quietly., she was one of their best snipers but his foolish brother was responsible for her leaving the team. But he also knew that it was not his brother's fault.
After some minutes, Zach looked up and asked eagerly, " Big bro, who are those guys our men captured yesterday.? "
Carl's expression instantly darkened when he remembered those men that were chasing Clara in the amusement park, he didn't want to think about what they would have done to her. He quickly finished his breakfast and stood up abruptly then went upstairs to his room and changed his clothes before walking down the stairs hastily and striding out of the house.
Zach watched him with his pupils dilated. " what is wrong with big brother, "? he muttered in astonishment, ' did I say something wrong ' he thought warily and quickly ran after him.
*****
Carl and Zach arrived at a forest that was at the outskirt of the city.
The breeze blew lightly, shaking off the small droplets of rain on the fresh green leaves, the damp atmosphere, and the smell of nature which gives a calm sensation, and the tweets of birds in the tall trees could be heard now and then.
Carl was dressed in a black fitting outfit, and he strode in his black leather shoes towards the heart of the forest with one hand in his black leather pants with a stoic expression and Zach followed behind him slightly shivering from the cold, as he was only wearing his home clothes.
They soon came to a stop in a vast place which was only covered with grass and no trees around.
Carl pressed a small remote that he
pulled out of his pocket and the ground beneath them opened, revealing a wide underground pathway, then they both walked inside and the ground closed up once more.
Inside, was a very large building in all grey, they walked through a long hallway with different rooms on each side, and passing by, were men and women in black who stopped in their footsteps and kowtowing to them as they walked on.
They took a turn into another long hallway where they finally stopped in front of a door and you can hear people's screams from inside.
Zach pushed open the door and they both entered a room filled with the stench of blood and different kinds of objects were hanging on the wall.
" Big Boss, they're not ready to talk. " a burly man stood up and kowtowed to them respectfully, he was also dressed as the other people in the hallway and was holding a small dagger with blood dripping down from it.
Carl stared at the men who were curled on the cold floor with a dark gaze. The aura emanating from him was like that of a beast whose cub had been captured by hunters.
He sauntered towards the men who were badly bruised to a pulp and looked him in the eyes. the man quickly brought a metallic chair and he sat down elegantly.
" Who sent you,? " Carl asked with an expressionless face.
The man with the snake tattoo on his neck shivered from his intimidating aura and stammered " N.n.no o.one, please.. please s.spare me." he looked up with a fear-stricken face.
Zach frowned, his face was also void of any emotion, he sauntered forward and said " I wouldn't try to lie if I were you. " and a cold glint passed through his eyes, then he signaled the man standing at his back who nodded his head and strode forward with the dagger again.
A piercing scream was once heard again as the man's finger was being cut off. " Pl..please please sp. spare me." the man wailed loudly. and the same thing was done to the other three.
Their clothes were all stained with blood and their faces were barely recognizable.
Carl studied the snake tattoo on the man's neck and his eyes glinted viciously, he chuckled and slowly stood up then left the room with Zach.
" Big bro, who are those men?, they don't look like the Vipers although their leader also has the snake tattoo. " Zach asked curiously. The Vipers were their mortal enemies which they annihilated years ago, he wondered if they had made a comeback as every one of their members was eliminated.
Carl's expression darkened and he replied, " They are small gangs under the Mambas. "
They finally stopped at a small door that looked like an elevator and Zach pressed some codes and they both entered. " The Mambas. " Zach's expression darkened. " Who are they after,? I know they wouldn't dare to attack us as they know the consequences ."
The elevator came to a stop and they both went out and entered a room that looked like an apartment.
" Clara, " Carl replied after some time and a vicious glint passed through his eyes.
Zach who had already sat on a large sofa stood up abruptly with a dark expression. " Aren't our men keeping an eye on them? how did they know about sister-in-law. "? he wondered with a confused face. As far his he knew, their men had always followed them everywhere they go in disguise and would eliminate anyone that tried to attack them.
Carl chuckled darkly and sat down elegantly on a chair then replied, " A mole ".
" What? you mean there's a mole in our team "? Zach wondered perplexedly and his eyes turned cold. He abruptly stood up and pressed a small Bluetooth on his ear ." Find the mole, " he ordered coldly, then frowned, a mole cannot enter their team unless they have a very strong barking. He had guessed it was that mysterious man his brother had been after many years ago. He sighed and headed inside a bedroom to change his clothes.
Carl lay back on the chair and closed his eyes slowly before rubbing his forehead. " Clara, " he whispered slowly, he would protect her no matter what it takes because he also deserved happiness and she's his happiness.