Chapter 469 I’ll Take That Hand First
The moment Rin realized the terrifying truth, panic surged through him.
“He gave her the location… That little brat told Raven where we are!” he muttered in a frenzy. “Now she’s coming straight for me–she wants the boy. What the hell am I supposed to do?”
“Go find Shawn,” Oakley said calmly, his tone unnervingly even. “The kid’s already dead. No body, no proof. She won’t suspect you. I’ll take care of Cassian’s corpse. You focus on wiping every trace of ever being held here. If there’s any evidence left, get rid of it.”
The situation was spiraling too fast for blame. Oakley didn’t even have time to question how Rin had driven Cassian to such a desperate escape. The only thing that mattered now was damage control.
After all, to protect himself, he needed Rin to take the fall.
Hearing Oakley’s composed instructions, Rin’s breathing began to settle. He took a deep breath, steadied himself, and nodded gravely. “Got it. I’ll go. Just make sure nothing–nothing–is left behind to suggest he jumped.”
Oakley gave a curt nod, and Rin turned on his heel, rushing back toward the main building with a group of subordinates in tow.
Once Rin was gone, Oakley ordered his men to clean the lab while he himself took the elevator down to the lower level.
‘With Cassian’s injuries, there’s no way he survived that fall; he thought. ‘I’ll just wipe the scene before Raven gets here.’ But as he stepped into the alleyway where Cassian had supposedly landed, Oakley froze. The ground was pristine. No blood. No disturbance. Not even a single footprint.
His brow furrowed in confusion. He searched the area again–carefully this time–yet still found nothing. No drag marks, no broken glass, not even the scent of blood in the air.
He thought, ‘Impossible. Cassian was gravely wounded. Even if by some miracle he has survived the fall, there was no way he could vanish this cleanly. Not without help. It meant someone had rescued him.’
It wasn’t Raven–she still didn’t know Cassian’s whereabouts.
And anyone else, no matter how strong, wouldn’t have made it far with a nearly–dead man in tow.
That thought offered Oakley a sliver of relief. Cassian couldn’t be far.
Still, the fact that Cassian had slipped through his fingers at the last second stung like acid. He was the perfect bargaining chip, and now he was gone. Oakley’s jaw clenched.
He pulled out his phone and immediately dispatched more men, ordering a full–scale search of the area within a 30–mile radius around Indigo Lab.
Meanwhile, Rin had already arrived at the entrance to the main building, flanked by guards. But just as he stepped through the door, a shadow flashed across his vision.
Before he could react, his collar was snatched, and Raven’s voice–cold enough to freeze bone–pierced the air.
“You said Benedict was kicked out of the base. Then why did I find him nearly dead inside it?” Raven said.
Rin felt those eyes–icy, piercing, merciless–and his body started to shake.
At the same time, her words rang loud and clear in his ears.
‘Nearly dead?‘ His heart skipped a beat. ‘Not dead? That little bastard’s still alive? No… Even if he is, he must be on the brink. Otherwise, Raven would’ve just killed me without a word instead of asking questions.‘
Clinging to that shred of hope, Rin tried to pull himself together.
He forced down the terror rising in his chest and said, “Why would I lie to you? You can check the security footage–I saw him leave the base.”
He didn’t get to finish.
Raven’s foot slammed into his chest with crushing force, sending him flying across the floor like a rag doll. He hit the ground hard, a mouthful of blood spraying from his lips.
Before the agony in his abdomen could even register, Saxon’s boot came down squarely on his chest.
Rin’s eyes went wide.
Successfully unlocked!
gerang with the promise of pain.
And then Saxon’s face came into view–calm, but deadly, h’s
Rin’s knees buckled instinctively, trembling beneath the weight of that gaze.
He had already erased the footage showing Benedict inside the facility, but staring into Saxon’s murderous eyes, he suddenly felt like none of that would save him.
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Chapter 469 I’ll Take That Hand First
‘This is the terror of the Star God Association’s leader, he finally understood.
Before he could beg for mercy, Saxon leaned down, his voice a quiet, chilling growl.
“If it weren’t for you misleading us, we never would’ve left this place… and Benedict wouldn’t be fighting for his life. I don’t care whether you personally hurt him or not but that hand you used to cover this up? I’ll take that first.”
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