Gunfire rattled through the old castle, briefly pausing before picking up again, each shot stirring more fear among those inside.


    A man, visibly shaking, stood up and nervously raised his hand, stammering, "I, I''m with The Silent Shadows."


    Not wanting to meet their end, others quickly followed suit: "Me too... I''m in it too..."


    Before long, nearly seventy to eighty percent of the folks in the castle were on their feet.


    The rest, mostly people The Silent Shadows had prepped as ''assets,'' also stood, pleading, "Spare us... Colby, please spare us... we''re just hired hands, we don''t even know who''s running the show!"


    The men and women who had been hobnobbing with the big shots got up as well. They were dressed in next to nothing, trembling in fear that Colby might just finish them off with a bullet.


    ""You im to be with The Silent Shadows... prove it."


    Colby leaned back in his chair, eyes fixed on the crowd that had stood up.


    His crew had their rifles pointed right at these people''s heads, leaving no room for deceit or sudden moves. Fear of a fatal mistake kept everyone in check.


    "Colby! I''m a member of The Silent Shadows, I''ve got proof! Here''s the badge! I swear, I really am one of them!"


    As one person nervously shed a badge, the rest scrambled to do the same, each holding out badges symbolizing their supposed membership with The Silent Shadows. The badges all featured a sun emblem. Colby''s men gathered up all the badges, handing them to him. He nced over them briefly, then asked, "Where were you the night beforest?"


    "Huh..."


    "I''ll only ask once."


    Colby casually tossed the badges to his aide, reloaded his gun, and the sound of it made everyone gasp.


    "We... we didn''t go anywhere, honestly, nowhere at all!"


    They stammered, struggling to string a sentence together.


    Colby quickly realized these folks


    hadn''t been anywhere Se


    indicating they weren''t core members, just financial backers for The Silent Shadows.


    One man practically crawled over, pleading, "Colby, even though we''re part of The Silent Shadows, we just attend fancy events like this. Overseas, everyone knows joining The Sitent Shadows is a status thing Just by joining, we can climb the socialdder quickly. We joined for the money, that''s it! We''re nobodies, really! Please, Colby, spare us!"


    These were high-profile individuals abroad, but in front of someone as ruthless as Colby, all they could do was beg for mercy.Belongs to N?velDrama.Org - All rights reserved.


    Everyone knew Colby had a reputation as a madman overseas!


    Nobody dared to mess with a madman, fearing they''d end up in a heap of trouble themselves.


    Colby lifted his handgun, pressing it under the jaw of the man who had just spoken, demanding, "Who are the core members of The Silent Shadows?"


    "We don''t know... honestly, we don''t!


    We''re just minor members! There''s this unspoken rule; if you devote yourself to The Silent Shadows, it''ll catapult you to the top, granting you high society status and wealth beyond your wildest dreams. Every month, The Silent Shadows throws events like this... we just need to chip in some cash each month, that''s it, nothing more!"