Burning Passion

CHAPTER 121: WHERE IS NIKKI?

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"It's unnecessary for you to know, Master Shang. Just bring her to me tonight."

"It was my business, Master Hale. But this girl is familiar."

"Make it sure you can bring her tonight."

"What am I? A kidnapper? Although this girl looks familiar, things won't go our way, anymore. We have no more protection under a new Prime Minister! The government is under the ruler of one person, above the Prime Minister. You know that, Master Hale."

"Are you afraid, Master Shang? It seems you lost your voice?"

"Taking women I like is a piece of cake! But not anymore! I won't compromise my name!"

"You already have. Since you plan to kill your nephews."

"You said we should care about the things we should mention!"

"I want to remind you, that's all."

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MONITORING TEAM

Mark Lao: That's it! It was an obvious statement! And I need to plant spy cameras at his house!

Kier Lawrence: We need a diversion plan.

Rudolf Lao: How if we compromise their Security System?

Shun Crow: You can place a virus in their system.

David Lawrence: You guys are making so much against the government policy.

Matt Lawrence: Brother, you forgot we are the government.

Kier Lawrence: And we are the Law. Heh.

Dylan Lawrence: And our family working to apprehend every criminal.

Mark Lao: Woo-hoo! The famous Lawrence Brothers! As expected!

Rudolf Lao: Why don't you just do the job, Mark?

Mark Lao: All right! I'll work on the virus now!

Rubin Lim: It is overwhelming to work with these men, Master Jeremy. (whispering)

Jeremy Shang: [.....]

Shun Crow: You all can continue the monitoring. I have to run in the supermarket. Give me updates later.

Mark Lao: Owo! The Mafia Emperor is doing an errand!

"SHUT UP, MARK!!!"

They said at once.

"All right! All right! I'm hacking their system now!" Mark was bullied once again by the older men.

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ROOM 1410

"Your job is simple, Master Shang."

"No. You are making our lives hard, Master Hale."

In the middle of a heated conversation, the room opens, and a man in his 70s enters.

"What is the meaning of this?" asked the man striding toward them. "How dare you come boldly, Kevin Hale?"

"Hello, Senator Lu. Don't speak like you never enjoy my support when you run your senatorial candidacy."

"What do you want?" his tone is cold, treating Kevin Hale unpleasantly.

"Oh, come on! Don't make me look disrespectful to the elders. Please, drink!" Kevin Hale poured a rum on an empty glass. He placed three ice cubes and offered it to the Senator. "You are doing good, Senator! I salute you for working too clean. Heh."

"What do you want?" he repeated.

"Nothing. Just maybe a present for me?"

"Can you be straightforward, Master Hale?"

"Well… I already foresee that Master Shang will refuse me. So I am trying my luck."

"What is this bullshit!" He asked angrily. The presence of this man in the city threatens his reputation to the country. But if he ignores him, there is a danger this man carries in his hand.

"Do not worry, Senator Lu. I want this woman as your present to me."

"And whose girl is that?"

Neil placed his phone on the table, which makes the Senator curl his forehead and darken his expression.

"Are you telling me to kidnap this woman?"

"Do you really need to kidnap her? We will kidnap no one. Relax, gentlemen!"

"Stop this shit! Do you think we can just pick up someone out here? This is Mainland City! Don't forget that, Master Hale!"

"I did not. But we need not discuss it here. I have another meeting. See you in the evening, gentlemen."

Kevin Hale stood from his seat and left.

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MONITORING TEAM

"Theo?" Jeremy speaks up from the other line. He notices that his brother has been quiet all along.

But the truth is, Theo wanted to run in that room to beat up those men. Particularly his uncle.

"Theo, calm down! Do you want to ruin the mission?" Daichi stops him and attempts to calm him.

"Listen, I successfully planted the virus after I hack their system. Not so long before, they will call an IT company to fix their system! Now let me make that system, and we need someone to deliver this!" Mark Lao informed everyone.

"Great! I'll prepare for my man to do that." Matt retorted.

Meanwhile, after he calms down a bit, Theo was now standing near the floor-ceiling window. He then slams his hands on the round table.

"Damn it!" he cursed. "I need his head!"

"Calm down, Theo," Jeremy said on the other line.

All of them are using a special Bluetooth earphone. It is a small Nano phone device that links to everyone who's monitoring the meeting of Kevin Hale and Garry Shang.

"All these years!" Theo murmurs.

"We need the patience to achieve what we are aiming for." Jeremy did his best to pacify his brother.

"He almost killed us! And Nikki! Now, I can't remember her and everything! And they are plotting to get her again?"

"Calm down. They cannot harm her. We'll make sure of that." Daichi joins the brother's conversation.

"Don't worry, Theo. We won't let them lay a hand on Nikki," Matt Lawrence retorted.

The other boys also rejoined the conversation and discussed the plans.

"We have to figure out how we could catch them in the act," said David Lawrence.

"What are you suggesting, David?" asked Rudolf Lao.

"We need bait. So then, we have solid evidence against them." David shared his ideas, and everyone agrees.

In the middle of their discussion, Matt announced. "I received some reports. Garry Shang is requesting for women."

"We have to send an agent to go," Kier suggested.

"How about Nikki?" It was Mark who mentioned, and he received everyone's scolding.

"What about Nikki?"

"They're after Nikki. Let us allow them to get near them. But we won't give them a chance to take him away." Dylan actually agreed to Mark's crazy idea.

"You are insane Dylan!"

"I don't agree with Dylan. Although a very effective plan. But Nikki already got through. Are we going to make the past repeat?" Rudolf concurred.

"Just a suggestion!" Mark insisted on the idea.

Then Theo was strongly against it. "No. I won't agree about putting Nikki in danger."

"We all don't want Nikki harm."

"What should we do then?" asked Mark. He peered at Daichi and Theo.

"An update, everyone! Garry Sang's security finally made a phone call to the IT Security Company," David reported.

"My agents are ready," told Matt.

"All right, I'm sending the system, brother Matt."

"I'm back. All right. What is the update?" Shun joins the team once again.

"Hey. That was fast?" Kier questions the boss.

"I'm home now. What's the progress?" asked Shun.

"Wait, are you home? Or are you in the kitchen?" Kier is now teasing the boss.

"Where is the kitchen? Obviously, inside my home!"

"Brother Kier, don't make the boss mad!"

It was a normal conversation, anyway. Everyone used it already except the Shang brothers and Ruben. Meanwhile, Ruben receives a report.

"What is it, Rubin?" Jeremy keenly waited for Rubin's reply.

"Master, Donny reported. Jasmine and Mrs. Lindsey weren't home. Their house is showing that they were a force."

"What did you say, Rubin?" Theo freaks out. "Nikki!"

Theo runs to the Reception Desk.

"Where's Nikki?" Theo asked Miss Mina.

"She went to take a break for twenty minutes. Well, it has been thirty minutes. She hasn't come back yet."

"Theo! Nikki left thirty minutes ago!" Daichi informed him.

"What?!"