He ceased his efforts to get up andy back, exasperated.
“Hey, I don’t know anything.
Can you stop this?”
Hannah looked down at him, a smile ying on her lips.
“I’ve offered you two choices.
Which will it be?”
Finally, Atticus gave in.
“Can I get up first?”
Hannah nodded.
“No one’s stopping you.
”
Clumsily, Atticus got to his feet, brushed himself off, and eyed Bryson-tall and formidable.
“Mr.
Mitchell, I’ve heard so much about you.
I never expected our paths to cross like this.
”
Bryson remained impassive and didn’t react to Atticus’s words.
Even though Atticus was ignored, he didn’t mind.
He brushed the dust off his arm and leaned back.
“I don’t know much.
But I can tell you on one condition that you must agree to.
”
Hannah raised an eyebrow.Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024.
“Do you understand the situation we’re in? You want to negotiate?”
Atticus swallowed.
“I’m not trying to make things difficult.
I just want… If you manage to get out of here, you must take me with you.
”
Atticus’s request sounded absurd, which made Hannahugh.
She asked, “We can’t even protect ourselves right now.
You actually think we can save you?”
“I know you are capable,” Atticus replied, ncing at Bryson.
“This Mr.
Mitchell next to you is also very powerful.
If you two can’t escape, those others stand even less of a chance.
”
What Atticus said was logical.
After a brief silence, Hannah said, “Alright, I agree to your condition.
If we can escape, we’ll take you with us.
”
With that promise, Atticus seemed relieved.
“Alright, I’ll tell you everything I know.
I arrived on the ind a few days before you.
I had four bodyguards with me initially, but they disappeared the day after we got here.
Then I met the man who signed the contract with you.
You are right, he deceived me from the start.
He imed to work for my father and said he was managing my father’s business on the ind.
”
Atticus scratched his hair and said, “At first, I was curious about the business on this half-built ind.
Then he showed me the ind’s ie, and I…” He swallowed, lost for words.
Hannah finished his thought, “You wanted the money?”
Atticus’s arrogance faded as he lowered his head.
“I was blinded by the money.
He promised that all this money would be credited to my ount if I left the ind under his control.
We’re talking tens of billions of dors.
Who could resist that?”
Atticus became agitated and looked at them eagerly.
“Could you resist? So I agreed to give him the auction rights for the ind.
It could make so much money.
I even advised him not to sell it.
However, his reaction was strange.
He insisted that the sale of the ind would proceed as nned.
I suspected he was just attempting to entice you all to the ind.
”
After a brief pause, Atticus continued, “Yesterday, I identally found a basement.
I went down out of curiosity…”
He seemed shaken by his memories, swallowing again and stammering, “I… I… I saw my four bodyguards’ bodies.
”
Hannah wasn’t surprised by this revtion.
She listened quietly as Atticus spoke.
He continued, “Their limbs were missing, and they died horribly.
But I could still recognize their faces.
I wanted to confront him, but I overheard him talking about a killing game on the ind.
I was so scared that I hid in my room and pretended I didn’t know anything.
Then, when you arrived and the ferry docked, I wanted to sneak onto the ferry.
But it was too crowded, and his men were watching.
I didn’t dare to escape.
So I came here now to see if I could start the ferry and leave.
But it wouldn’t start.
”
Atticus scratched his head in frustration.
“If we had a captain, we could sail out of here and solve everything.
”
“Unfortunately that can’t happen,” Hannah said indifferently.
“We’ve checked the control room.
All the power has been cut, and themunication equipment is destroyed.
In short, this ferry is useless.
There’s no way to escape the ind with it.
”