43 Interrogation (1/2)

”Master, how could you do this to me? The news is that I found them. But there is another suspicious activity. Some magical activities were there, which I couldn't establish. Someone suspicious is there in that land. But before I could pick up on the scent, it disappeared.” It wailed in its high pitched voice, blasting off the eardrums of some ministers.

”Stop screeching, Eun.” The man shook his head and ordered. Eun's expression showed that he was extremely wronged. His puckered lips quivered under its Master's gaze.

”You may return.” He ordered. Eun put up another wronged expression on his face before he disappeared with a poof.

After Eun's disappearance, he stood up and said shortly, ”Dismissed.” He got up from his throne and went in a certain direction. All the courtiers started whispering among themselves.

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In present day New York:

A man was tied to a chair in a shabby basement. The musty stench of damp walls, whose plaster was falling off, invaded the nostrils of the people entering the basement. Although a dim bulb kept the darkness away, it casted long shadows on the walls, which made it a bit eerie. Somewhere, the drip-drop of water could be heard falling against something concrete.

They made their way to the dimly lit room, and pulled two chairs to face the man sitting all alone in the middle of the room. The switched on another bulb, which no one knew was present. It added enough brightness to the gloomy room.

The man's eyelids flickered, but he did not open his eyes.

”Still want to pretend?” A dry laughter echoed through the entire basement, before the man felt something sharp against his neck. A cold sensation of something metallic and the sharp edge against his soft skin proved his thoughts. It was definitely a knife.

He did not try to pretend anymore as he slowly opened his eyes. As his eyes were not adjusted to such brightness, he immediately closed his eyes as soon as he opened them.

They took a jug of water and poured it completely on his face and said, ”So, did you think that we won't do anything to you? Ha ha ha ha ha.” A mirthless laughter echoed through the entire basement before stopping abruptly. ”Who is the true Mastermind? The faster you tell us, the lesser will be your pain. It is your call now.”

”I don't know.” The man who was tied up spat out through gritted teeth. ”Open these damn ropes.” He screamed.