Chapter 517 - AYUMI’S GRUESOME END

Ayumi waited for Ogawa to declare that he was already on his way. She did not doubt that he would come running to her as soon as she called. He had proved his devotion to her over the years, even when she treated him poorly. 

Although they had not talked in the past few months, she knew that he would never give up on her. And if he ever decided to give up, she would only need to give him a little hope, and he would remain on the hook. 

She looked at the rearview mirror again and saw that someone from that evil group was holding a gun. The man was aiming at her. She tried to accelerate and get out of the line of sight. However, a bullet was fired and pierced one of the tyres. 

She tried to control her panic and get the vehicle back under control. But with that kind of major puncture, she could not do much. The taxi spun crazily before hitting a security fence along the internal roads of the industrial area. 

The vehicle came to a violent stop, and Ayumi's head hit the steering wheel, causing her to feel dizzy. But she did not have the luxury of recovering. She knew that the people behind her were not about to give up on their prey. 

"I am not available." A cold voice came out of the phone Ayumi was still holding. 

"What?" Ayumi asked with disbelief. 

She wondered if she had hit her head so hard, that she could not understand human words. She could have sworn that Ogawa said he was not available. 

But that was impossible. 

"I am not coming. You should find someone else to help you." Ogawa said. 

"What do you mean? I need your help. How can you turn me down right now? Do you want me to die?" Ayumi shouted. 

"You have plenty of people to help you. At the very least, you can contact some of your confidantes from the Shadow Brotherhood. Even though things have fallen apart, you must still have a few people remaining on your side." Ogawa said with a hint of impatience. 

Ayumi laughed as she finally managed to get out of the car. As people often said, misfortune comes in threes. And in her case, it was more like ten. She had made an enemy of Kaito, been kicked out by Yagi, kidnapped by random people and abandoned by Ogawa. 

Among all these things, the last one was the most shocking. 

"You swore that you would always wait for me. You said you will always love me. Were they all lies? Or are you abandoning me when I need your help the most?" She asked as she broke into a run. 

"I was a foolish child at the time, but you can take it as if I am abandoning you. I have other things to do. You are wasting your precious time if you are in as much danger as you claim." Ogawa said. 

Ayumi felt helpless and angry. She wanted to vent her explosive feelings on Ogawa. However, before she could say anything, she heard something that almost made her faint in disbelief. 

"Babe, who are you talking to? Come back to bed." The soft voice was breathy and delicate. 

There were some movements before Ogawa responded to the person with him. "You should dress a little more warmly before leaving the bed. Give me one minute, and I'll accompany you. It is nothing important." 

Ayumi was struck speechless that she stopped her run. She felt like throwing up. She had drunk a lot, been drugged and suffered a head injury. But the indulgent tone with which Ogawa spoke to whatever sl*t he was with is what made her want to puke. 

"I am ending the call now. Do not call me in the future. I do not want my girlfriend to misunderstand." Ogawa said. 

"Was your love for me so cheap that you would trade it with the first b*tch who was willing to give you a second glance?" Ayumi asked venomously. 

"Indeed, it was cheap. You have treated everyone who ever tried to be good to you like trash. How do you even have the audacity to pass judgement on others?" Ogawa sounded infuriated. "I do not know what is happening on your end, but I am sure it has something to do with how you treated people." 

"You have proven through the years that you are just a user. You drop and pick up people as you please. You expect me to come running to help you. Did you even care when I almost died? Do not claim that you did not know." He added. 

"Ogawa…" Ayumi said, but she did not have anything else to add. 

Yes, she heard that Ogawa had sustained a lot of injuries when carrying out a mission. He was not in the Shadow Brotherhood or the ȧssassination business. He worked with private military groups in providing security. 

During one of the missions, he took a lot of damage in a certain warzone, and he was quite close to death. When Ayumi heard about it, she waved a hand carelessly and moved on with her life. She did not think it was any of her business. 

"You deserve what is coming to you," Ogawa added coldly. "I hope you will learn the meaning of friendship and love in your next life." 

He was the one who declared undying love for her. It was his honour to serve her when she asked for his help. How could he claim to have loved her and still not help her when she was in danger? He was a cheap b*stard. 

"Let me guess." The woman who had fought with Ayumi spoke up. 

Ayumi broke from her reverie and found that she was surrounded by the people who were chasing after her. She stood in a fighting stance even though she knew she was outnumbered and outpowered. She did not want to go down without a fight. 

"You tried to ask someone for help, but they refused because you treated them like trash." The woman continued. 

"Who are you?" Ayumi asked. 

"You really do not remember us." The woman laughed. "We are the people who opposed you and survived after you sent those lunatics after our leaders. It is one thing for you to kill them. But why did you have to humiliate them with inhumane torture?" 

Ayumi frowned. She did not have an impression of these people, but she remembered the dead ones. She had casually mentioned a few names to the prisoners from the Ground. She wanted to send a warning, so she did not kill everyone who was not on her side. 

But after the so-called leaders were killed, the Shadow Brotherhood emptied quickly as everyone ran away scared. 

"You know how it is in our business," Ayumi said. "Only the strong survive." 

"I am glad you have such a positive outlook on life because tonight you will experience the death of a thousand cuts. By the end of it, you will remember all of our names." The woman said. "Bring her back to the factory." 

Two men subdued Ayumi and dragged her back to the factory. 

And thus, Ayumi faced a gruesome end.