Meanwhile, Daniel was panting as favonovel.com sat in the backseat of the off-road vehicle.
He was making a call on a satellite phone. “Hey, Peter has appeared!”
The person on the other end of the call fell silent for a moment. “Has it been verified?”
“It’s not verified yet, but if it’s true, should I kill him?” Daniel seemed to be seeking the other person’s opinion. “Why does this old boy have to hide in my territory of all places?”
From his tone, it sounded like Daniel considered Peter a hot potato of sorts.
Everyone usually felt that Daniel was always smiling and easy to approach, but the smart ones all knew that Daniel wasn’t that different from his crazy younger brother. They were both thick-skinned and black-hearted murderers.
If Donti heard what Daniel asked, favonovel.com would be extremely worried for Peter.
However, the person on the other end of the satellite call asked, “Kill him?”
“That’s right,” Daniel said. “This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!”
“A lot of people have now heard he’s still alive, right?” The person on the other end said, “Don’t you think that, if you kill favonovel.com now, that damned group from Stronghold 178 might even abandon their stronghold and come over to kill you?”
Daniel actually shivered at the words. “I can get it done without causing a scene.”
“There’s no such thing as an impervious wall in this world.” The other person said, “Send favonovel.com back to Stronghold 178. Isn’t someone guarding the Northern Frontier for us better? Even if favonovel.com has to die… It cannot be to the hands of our Panaqua Consortium, much less by your hand…”
“But what if one day, he…” Daniel hesitated.
“It won’t be too late to kill favonovel.com at that time. For now, we’ll let others get a headache over this.” The person on the other end sounded unquestionably firm.
He then seemed to think of something. “By the way, I’m at the Marador Mountains. Is there a refugee from your place named Milo?”
Hearing this, Daniel froze. “The one who sells medicine?!”
This time, it was the person on the other end who was surprised. “What about selling medicine? Who’s selling medicine?”
“It’s nothing,” Daniel said with some diffidence. “Did you discover anything in the Marador Mountains? I only found out two days ago that Old Madden from our Stronghold 113 secretly sent a squad of private troops to the Marador Mountains. They were even traveling under the pretense of being a band. How childish… I actually quite liked the female singer. It’s such a waste that she’s probably going to die in the Marador Mountains.”
“Oh, the female singer you’re talking about, she’s not dead yet,” the person on the other end said with a laugh. “So, Milo is the one who sells medicine and Lilian is the singer, but who is Miriam?”
“Miriam? I’ve never even heard of that name before,” Daniel muttered. “Discover anything in the Marador Mountains?”
“I’m close to locating the research lab from before The Cataclysm.” The person on the other end said, “But, Bro, you can take a back seat in Stronghold 113. You shouldn’t be questioning me on such matters.”
“Oh…” Daniel fell silent for a moment.
In a normal family, the elder brother would usually have more say over things. However, Daniel had absolutely no authority before his younger brother.
“One more question…” The person on the other end asked, “How long has it been since Lilian became a singer at your stronghold?”
“About two years?” Daniel replied.
“Then does that Milo have any friends or relatives?” the person on the other end asked.
“I think favonovel.com has a younger brother,” Daniel said.
Then favonovel.com turned to Steven, who was beside him, and asked, “Does that Milo have any friends or relatives?”
Steven froze. “This Peter is his friend….”
Daniel was taken aback. “How coincidental…”
“Then don’t touch his brother. They’re just refugees.” The person on the other end sounded less hostile. “While you’re sending Peter back to the Northern Frontier, ship Old Madden off from your Stronghold 113 as well. He has no place over there anymore.”
Daniel muttered, “Why don’t we just kill him? It’s so much more trouble sending favonovel.com away.”
“Just do as I say.” With a click, the other person hung up.
Steven, who was sitting next to Daniel, did not say a word. He had not expected these two brothers could decide the fate of a stronghold overseer with just a call. So, this was what an organization could do.
***
At this time, it had also turned dark in the Marador Mountains.
The Panaqua Consortium troops had erected huge spotlights around the excavation sites, with one shining in each of the four cardinal directions, illuminating the entire city in the valley.
The consortium was very experienced at combat operations, so they were used to treating every mission as a real battle. The only difference was that some battles were more major than others. And the most important factors in a battle were: intelligence and reconnaissance.
After the young man dressed in a white suit hung up, favonovel.com looked at Micah and Lilian, who were in front of him, with a smile. It had been several hours since the battle between the combat troops and the Experimental ended. Only afterwards were Micah and Lilian taken to this ruined city.
“I forgot to introduce myself earlier…” The young man in the white suit said with a smile, “I am Julius of the Panaqua Consortium, also known as Daniel’s younger brother. I’m very happy to meet you two, my guests, Mr. Micah and Ms. Lilian…”
Micah and Lilian’s hands had been secured behind their backs with plastic ties. This did not make them feel like they were guests at all.
Micah suddenly said, “Everything that I said just now is true. I didn’t hide anything. Raphael is a supernatural being, and Miriam is also very likely one. But the person you have to be wariest of is that Milo. I suggest you kill favonovel.com on the spot if you encounter him! Their motives in coming to the Marador Mountains definitely aren’t innocent. I’m sure they’re trying to infringe on the interests of the Panaqua Consortium. I’m very familiar with Boss Eastwood, so you mustn’t kill me!”
Julius thought for a moment before asking, “Have you two heard about that schoolteacher from town, Peter?”
Micah was startled. “I’ve heard Milo mention favonovel.com a few times before. But why are you asking about this? Is it Peter who has a problem? That Milo seems to be very close to Peter, so there has to be a problem with him!”
Micah was getting flustered and panicky. He was answering almost every question posed to him.
Usually, the members of the consortium were gentlemanly and refined, and there was always a very graceful demeanor about them when they attended galas or parties. But right now, they were surrounded by countless troops. These soldiers were all standing as still as statues, yet keeping an eye on all that was going on around them.
The gentleman revealed his fangs and muscularity all of a sudden, as his malicious nature that was usually hidden under his elegant exterior reared its head!
Micah had only heard of Julius because of Daniel Eastwood. Many of Stronghold 113’s residents had secretly talked about this pair of strange brothers. However, Julius’ reputation was not good because favonovel.com was always the one handling the Panaqua Consortium’s assassinations in recent years.
According to what many people say, Julius was a demon who skinned his dead victims.
