Chapter 470 - THE MAN BEHIND IT ALL (1/2)

The Chairman woke up in fear when he heard someone riffling through his nightstand. He sat up and looked at the two people in his dimly lit bedroom. Overwhelming fear shook him to his very core. He thought of grabbing his gun from his nightstand.

However, all he saw were pieces of his firearm on the nightstand. Someone had dismantled his gun while he was sleeping. And he had not heard a thing. Lately, he had been sleeping a little earlier and a little deeper.

Perhaps, he was a little lethargic because he did not have anything to do.

Or maybe, his health had deteriorated due to the constant drinking he did throughout the day. His wife had long left him, and he had no children. Without a job, he could only fill the emptiness with alcohol. It kept him relaxed while he plotted an escape from the mire of his life.

Either way, his former routine had changed. He no longer woke up at the crack of dawn or slept late reviewing documents or meeting with major donors and government officials. His current regime was drinking and falling asleep before nine o'clock and waking at ten o'clock the following morning to drink some more.

”Oh, you are awake.” A female voice spoke.

”Who are you? And do you know who I am?” He asked the two people with false bravado.

The woman walked up to him and switched on the bedside lamp. She looked down at the old man with a chilling smile as she allowed the light to illuminate her face.

”We have not met. But I did not think that I needed an introduction.” Hu Lei spoke gently and calmly.

Her voice was like a gentle brook, but it hid jagged rocks. The Chairman looked at the face of the woman who had brought an end to his glorious days. Her unnatural eyes glowed in the light from the lamp, making her seem like a demon.

The Chairman scrambled away from her and got down from his bed. He did not think that she was there for a friendly chat. He had heard stories about her, especially after she escaped from the grasp of the International Health Alliance.

”You cannot do anything to me, demon. You should know that I am being watched by Interpol. Even though they think I am a criminal, they will not let you do this.” The Chairman shouted.

The other person in the room walked to the Chairman and kicked him. Finally, the old man had a clear look at the person hiding in the shadows. He gasped both in pain and surprise. He could not believe the law-abiding Zhong Feng was in his house at night.

”Think before you speak, or your death may come to you sooner than you expect.” Zhong Feng Said coldly.

Without waiting for a response, Zhong Feng pulled the Chairman to a chair in the room and placed him on it. The Chairman wanted to resist, but he did not have the strength to resist. He wondered if they had drugged him before he woke up.

”What have you done to me?” He shouted.

Hu Lei walked up to him and looked at him coldly. She had always wanted to meet the Chairman to find out what kind of person he was, capable of leading the organisation for countless years. However, as she looked at him, she felt he was a coward.

She was disappointed.

”Keep shouting like a crazed beast, and I will make sure the numbness will spread to the rest of your body.” She bent a little to look at his horrified face. ”Do you know what will happen if this drug hits your vital organs? Your heart will tire, your lungs will fail, and one by one, all the little things keeping a useless thing like you alive will fade.”