Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

292 Rainborite ore’s disappearance

“Calm down and talk to me, what did you say happened?” the old man frowned. He had no idea what his children had done. 1

Rex stood up and turned to leave. Why would he stay back to continue feeling uncomfortable in the presence of this old man that refused to die when his mates are already below his seat?

“Wait, you should drink some tea,” the old man said.

Rex didn’t look back and started walking away.

This old man is mad!‘ thought Rex.

Drink some tea from a notorious family? Over his dead body. Seating with the old man alone stirred his heart, especially when their eyes met.

It felt like the man was draining his blood. Rumor within their circle has it that one of the ancestors of the Feng family was a sorcerer and left her powers in an object in the family’s shrine.

Some said that Old Man Feng was able to gain enlightenment and became the family’s sorcerer which was why he got blind and his eyes turned white. Others said it was just a coincidence that the man was blind and still has white eyes.

Whatever the people say is not Rex’s problem. His problem and that of everyone else’s who knows the Feng family is:

How could a blind man see?

In a desert…

A few black cars were seen speeding through the desert and in no time, they stopped a few meters away from a huge dark cave–like structure.

got down from the car and strode towards the cave–like structure in large strides.

the entrance were Maverick’s men, lined up to receive their boss.

boss,” they all bowed in greetings, but Maverick ignored them and strode

supposed to be brightened by the rainborite ore, Maverick stood there, with his hands tucked in his pocket as he gazed around the huge hole on the wall- where the rainborite

the huge hole, he asked, “What happened?” his voice

men who were stationed around the cave stepped forward and knelt on one

fight, we found that the

was the location found?” Code 10 frowned.

silent for a few moments before speaking

something, but they failed to watch their backs and they were traced

Code 2 asked.

and we couldn’t find anything on those we killed or injured. We tried

many casualties?” Maverick asked.

I’ve sent them to the

enemies‘ corpses?”

at the facility,” the head

turned around and walked out of the mine, heading

Inside the facility…

divided by curtains to

assaulters must have known that using guns would mean that their identity would be exposed, thanks

used bullets, it would have been easy for Maverick to

this person is scheming, however, being scheming doesn’t mean Maverick still won’t be able to

their injuries stitched before leaving to see the dead ones in the morgue.

white faces and their eyes were bulging

poison were they given?” Code 10 asked with a frown. He had never