Day Thirty...
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[ At Country J: Red Dragon Mafia's Headquarters... ]
After confirming that the Syphiruz Mafia called the Red Dragon Mafia for a negotiation, the Dragon Lord immediately went to the headquarters to instruct his men on what they would do when facing the Syphiruz.
He could tell that Nathan would come personally to do the negotiation. He was surprised when he learned that Stephen Zhou was the one who was captured by his men and not the Supreme Leader.
"Get ready everyone. The Supreme Leader of the Syphiruz is someone we can't underestimate," Dragon Lord warned his subordinates. Though his counterattack against Nathan worked, the Dragon Lord was expecting Nathan to retaliate.
'His best friend was captured on his behalf, he would certainly save him. They failed to get Phantomflake back but I got the chance to free my comrades.' The Dragon Lord was referring to Jack and Spade.
"The location will be Orion Port," he responded. Orion Port was the oldest port of Country J. It already stopped its operation. The place was undergoing a renovation so the port was closed for four months.
"Master, are you going to watch the exchange of hostages, personally?" Agustav asked their leader.
"Yes. I want to ensure that Jack and Spade are safe." The Dragon Lord promptly responded. If Aiden and Stephen were important to Nathan, the Dragon Lord also had people he wanted to protect as he treated them like brothers. Spade and Jack.
"Okay. Keep your eyes on them. How many men have they brought?" The Dragon Lord wanted to know if their forces were enough to outnumber Nathan's group. Though he had no plan of ambushing them, he had to make sure that Nathan and his men would never go back to their words. He only wanted to free Jack and Spade from the grasp of the Syphiruz Mafia. Who knows Nathan had other tricks?
"At around thirty men. Rough estimate, our Lord."
"Alright. Make preparations. Continue to follow them. We are going to meet them at Orion Port."
After confirming the current location of Nathan and others, the Dragon Lord hung up and left. He was now on the way to the Orion Port. When he checked the photo, Nathan was indeed wearing a black mask, so many guards escorting him.
But little did they know, Nathan and Axel were both wearing the same clothes and masks. They were aware that Country J was the Red Dragon's turf so they already expected that the Dragon Lord's men scattered everywhere and were watching them.
Moving discreetly, Axel and Nathan already exchanged cars upon leaving the airport, deceiving the Red Dragon Mafia's watchers. Nathan drove his own car, proceeding in the opposite direction.
Unknown to Nathan, someone was following him behind. It was Kathleen. She heard the bad news from her cousin, Aiden. She was worried about Stephen. Aiden didn't tell her the full details. All she knew was that Stephen was in great danger and Nathan would try to save him.
It just so happened that Kathleen had another business trip in Country J. With her persistence and blackmail, she managed to get some information from Aiden, telling her where and when Nathan would be arriving at Country J. He even informed her about Nathan's car and plate number. Aiden was the one who arranged Nathan's car before his arrival. He had a few connections from the locals.
'Oh God, please keep Stephen safe. I don't want anything bad to happen to him,' Kathleen prayed silently as she focused on driving, her eyes following the movement of Nathan's car.
Kathleen shouldn't have followed Nathan. Because of this, she would discover Nathan's secret.