恶霸鲁尼 奖学金

[ At Towerville City Hospital: 2:00 am ]

Cherry went home while Nathan and Ethan stayed in the hospital, watching over Abigail. Ethan insisted on staying while Nathan decided to accompany them.

Of course, he used Ethan as an alibi to stay in the hospital. He wanted to make it up to Abigail so as much as he could he would take care of her.

Ethan slept beside Abigail last night while Nathan stayed awake, watching over them. Abigail looked like Ethan\'s mother since the young boy sunk to her side while hugging her. Both of them were sound asleep.

And at around 2:00 am, Nathan received a call from Axel. They already found out the location of that IP address and to which organization Spade belonged.

"Boss! It\'s confirmed! The hacker is working under the Red Dragon Mafia! His IP address came from the location of the Red Dragon Mafia\'s hideout. Boss, it seemed like the members of the Red Dragon Mafia were the ones who sneaked into our Medical Facility, abducting Phantomflake."

Axel\'s words hit Nathan so hard. He didn\'t expect that a powerful rival had already made a move against him. He regretted maintaining neutral towards the Red Dragon Mafia for a long time just to maintain the balance in the underworld.

"I avoid getting into war with them. But it looks like they will keep on provoking me. I went easy on them. But now, I can no longer do that. The Dragon Lord touched my bottom line." Nathan\'s chilly voice resounded on the phone. Axel could already imagine Nathan\'s frightening look.

"Axel…"

"Yes, Sir?" Axel called Nathan formally because he was very anxious right now. He wondered what order Nathan would give him.

"Summon Joker, Spider, Chantha, and Violet. Tell them I have an important mission for them." Nathan sounded very serious as if he was going to execute someone soon.

"Okay, Sir. What mission?" Axel asked him with anticipation.

"How many hideouts does the Red Dragon Mafia have in our country?"

"So far, we located two hideouts as of now," Axel promptly responded. He could sense that war was coming their way.

"Good. Now, I want them to form two groups along with our elite men. Raid the two hideouts tonight and bring that person, Spade! Destroy their two hideouts today. I will declare war with the Red Dragon Mafia!" Nathan was resolute with his decision. No one could change his mind now.

*****

[ At EDSJ Five Star Hotel: 8:00 am ]

The Dragon Lord was so persistent. He went to the EDSJ Five Star Hotel personally, trying to make another appointment with the Leader of the Sawada Clan, Mr. Hiroshi.

He was waiting inside the private booth of the restaurant on the 5th floor of the hotel when he contacted Mr. Hiroshi\'s right-hand man, Kazuki. Every communication passed through him. Mr. Hiroshi didn\'t like to meet people who were strangers to him.

"Mr. Kazuki, how is Godfather?" Godfather was Mr. Hiroshi\'s alias. He was known in the underworld with this alias.

"He is doing fine. Why are you here, Dragon Lord? Our Godfather hadn\'t set another appointment." Mr. Kazuki said it as politely as he could.

"That\'s the main reason why I am here. Can you tell me the reason why your clan leader is delaying this negotiation? I already told you that my organization would put our hundred percent commitment to this collaboration. We will search for the person he wants to find!" The Dragon Lord said with conviction.

Mr. Kazuki could only sigh deeply. He, himself, didn\'t know the reason why their godfather kept delaying this negotiation. Furthermore, he seemed like he was waiting for someone to contact him.

"I have no say in this, Dragon Lord. Our godfather has his own priority. As of now, he is busy with something," Kazuki lied. It was just an alibi since he didn\'t want to directly offend the leader of the Red Dragon Mafia.

The Dragon Lord just stared at him. He was silent as he assessed Kazuki. He had been wondering if his organization did something that offended or disappointed the Clan Leader of Sawada.

"Did we do something you didn\'t like?" The Dragon Lord asked him. But Kazuki just shook his head.

"Just be patient, Dragon Lord. I will just inform you if our Godfather is ready to meet and face you."

The Dragon Lord tried his best to hide his displeasure. Things were going to his plan lately, except for the negotiation with the Sawada Clan.

"Okay. I have to go back to Country J soon. I hope before that, the Red Dragon Mafia and the Sawada Clan will be able to settle the negotiation." The Dragon Lord stood up, saying goodbye to Kazuki.

Kazuki could only watch his departing back. Without further ado, Kazuki left the restaurant to relay the message of the Dragon Lord.

Mr. Hiroshi was on the rooftop of the hotel. He had been watching the sky and the scenery underneath. He was bored and he tried contacting Abigail. But for some unknown reason, Abigail\'s phone was switched off. He missed that young woman. He could see his daughter in her.

Mr. Hiroshi was still looking at his phone screen when Kazuki joined him.

"Godfather," he called his attention.

Mr. Hiroshi shifted his gaze from his phone to his subordinate. "Yes, Kazuki?"

"The Dragon Lord came here, asking about you. He is going to go back to Country J soon. He wondered when you would meet him to seal the deal."

Mr. Hiroshi frowned when he heard that. He was running out of time. How come until now Nathan didn\'t contact him?

\'That guy! I wonder what is taking him so long to bring Abigail? Don\'t tell me they are still fighting. No reconciliation yet?\' Mr. Hiroshi was losing his patience.

He gazed down and dialed Nathan\'s number immediately. After a few rings, the call got connected.

"Hello, Mr. Hiroshi?" Nathan sounded surprised because Mr. Hiroshi\'s contacted him first.

"Mr. Sparks, how long will you make me wait? Are you not interested in making a business deal with me? How\'s Abigail? Why aren\'t you bringing her to meet me?" Mr. Hiroshi nagged at Nathan, scolding him for making him wait for so long.

Nathan was at loss for words for a moment. The Leader of the Sawada Clan could be as demanding as this. He found it very amusing. He could already imagine Mr. Hiroshi\'s dark and contorted face as he was saying those words from the other line.

"Apologies, Mr. Hiroshi. I encountered several emergency situations lately," Nathan apologized to the mighty Godfather.

"Ahuh? Emergency Situations?! Don\'t tell me those are just alibis! Just bring Abigail here. I wanna talk to her," Mr. Hiroshi demanded.

"I\'m afraid I can\'t do that Mr. Hiroshi. I can\'t bring her to your place." Nathan rejected him instantly.

Because of Nathan\'s refusal, Mr. Hiroshi\'s face darkened further.

"Why? Don\'t tell me you bullied her again?! Are you afraid that she will tell on you on how you mistreated her?" Mr. Hiroshi began to accuse Nathan.

"Mr. Hiroshi. It\'s not like that." Nathan defended himself.

"If not, then why can\'t you bring her with you to see me? I\'m not going to abduct your woman and bring her abroad!"

Mr. Hiroshi heard Nathan\'s deep sigh over the phone. He was about to scold him again when Nathan finally explained to him the situation.

"Abigail can\'t go there because she has to stay in the hospital to recuperate."

"What?! Abigail is in a hospital? But why? What happened to her? Did she get sick because of you?" Mr. Hiroshi asked him exasperatedly. He was so worried about her.

Sensing that Mr. Hiroshi had genuine concern for Abigail, Nathan didn\'t waste this opportunity to destroy the Red Dragon Mafia in his eyes. He wondered if Abigail would matter to him and would stop negotiating with the Red Dragon Mafia because of this incident. Nathan was not certain but he just wanted to gamble and test the water.

"Yes. It\'s because of me. She got shot after saving me. She took the bullets on my behalf. A hitman tried to kill me. Then after I investigated it, I found out that the hitman was sent by a Mafia Organization… This is the reason why I couldn\'t come to you with Abigail. I am busy tracking the culprit."

Mr. Hiroshi tightened his grip on the phone while gnashing his teeth. He was enraged after hearing this bad news.

"Which Mafia Organization?" Mr. Hiroshi asked Nathan with his angry cold voice.

Nathan\'s lips curled up into a triumphant smile. It looked like his provocation was effective. Mr. Hiroshi sounded mad.

"Red Dragon Mafia," Nathan dropped the name, a sly smirk flashing on his face.

Nathan hadn\'t confirmed yet who sent the hitman, however, he just used the Red Dragon Mafia for Mr. Hiroshi to dislike that organization. That was his simple revenge for taking away Phantomflake from him. But little did he know, he was hitting two birds with one stone. The culprit who shot Abigail was also from the Red Dragon Mafia.