Chapter 1477


    The man in ck stood up and trudged up to the man kneeling on the ground. Then, he stomped on


    the back of his head.


    The man on the ground gritted his teeth in pain at once. However, he did not dare make a sound.


    The man in ck pressed his foot down against the team leader, exerting greater pressure, and in an


    icy tone, he said, "That scum cracked the system, and he left the country right after. He obviously


    realized what that thing is and wanted it for himself.


    Now that we know that he''s backed by the military, how are you going to reim it?”


    The team leader endured the pain with the leather heels above his temple, and his head pressed


    against the ground. "Sir, I''ll efinitely retrieve it, even if it means losing my life... I definitely won''t get you


    involved...”


    Hearing his words, the man in ck paused and begrudgingly released him.


    At the very next second, he squatted down in front of him and pulled the team leader up by the hair,


    making sure that he was met with his icy re.


    "Remember that your life has always been mine."


    "Y-yes!" the man fumbled, as he was too terrified to say anything else.


    Then, the man in ck''s expression grew even icier. “Forget about the Guzman family... Tell me, how


    did the Turmann family get involved?"


    Indeed, he genuinely did not expect two problematic families to be involved merely because the system


    had been cracked.


    "I-I''m not sure either... Perhaps... I mean, perhaps I was seeing things...” the team leader said, hoping


    that he had been mistaken.


    ‘If I was correct, then I''ve in fact gotten into trouble with two powerful families. I''ll definitely get killed! he


    thought.


    The man in the mask then flung the team leader''s head aside. "Go and investigate! Find out who''s


    holding what''s mine and bring it back to me within three days... Otherwise... You won''t have toe


    back ever again.” Hearing his words, everyone in the house became instantly terrified, and as quickly


    as they could, they left.


    The man in ck then turned around and looked at the dark clouds outside the window. His eyes were


    brimming with bloodlust and his gaze was as piercing as a sharp knife.


    ‘Who was it? Who was the one who had stolen what''s mine?!" If they ever get around to figuring out


    what''s inside, the oue is... Unimaginable,’ he thought.


    Within the blink of an eye, a day passed.


    Zeke had spent the entire night in Karlo''s ward. However, Karlo had shown no signs of consciousness,


    and this only served to fuel Zeke''s sense of hopelessness.


    Even though Nicole had expected this from the get go, she still could not help but to go and see how he


    was doing.


    As of now, Zeke looked as if he were void of emotions. He was sitting on the chair in front of the


    hospital bed, staring at Karlo as though he was catatonic. He looked to be in utter despair.


    ‘What''s the use of being alive, if he''s going to be like this. If he remains in a vegetative state, it''s no


    different from being dead,’ he thought.


    Looking at Zeke, Nicole began to feel bad for him.


    When she saw how dry his lips were, she poured him a ss of water before walking over and handing


    it to him. '' Here, have some water.”


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    Hearing Nicole''s voice, Zeke turned to her in mechanical fashion as if he were a battery- operated


    puppet.


    Then, hints of emotion began to appear in his eyes, though his tone remained lifeless nheless.


    "You''re here.”


    Aspared to the lively Zeke whom she had known, the current Zeke looked as if he had matured in


    cynical fashion overnight.


    His steady gaze bore an iciness that Nicole had never seen.


    In fact, he no longer bothered to ask Nicole if his father would wake up; he was worried that he would


    not get the answer he wanted.


    Nicole could tell he was holding back.


    "Don''t worry. Your father is a healthy man. I''m confident he''ll recover faster than an average person, so


    don''t give up hope now."


    Zeke paused midway as he was drinking. He shifted his gaze to Nicole as if he had regained some of


    his senses.’ Really? My dad will regain consciousness?”


    Nicole gave him a solemn nod in response. "Mhm. Right now, you have more important things to do. I


    have secured the Reby Family Crest for you. It''s stored within the sh drive. What do you wish to do


    with it?”