Under The Veil of Night

"Let me take over, Rei."

"Ok."

Patrick looked at Jon with inquiry. "I haven’t gotten the chance to meet with you for a long time because I have been staying in prison for a long time. But there’s one thing that I remember very clearly, which is the change of successor in the Aida Family."

Jon chuckled. "I’ll answer that question but not from you. I have other guests today."

"Randy and Vena?" Kanae arched her eyebrows.

"Yes."

"If you say so," Patrick shrugged. "Should I pose more questions to you? I’m sure that you know the reason for our coming today."

Jon nodded his head. "I know you want to ask more about Ferdinand and his plan after breaking out spectacularly from the rubbles. Unfortunately, I don’t have the answer for you. My relationship with Ferdinand is merely a profitable deal type of relationship. He gets what he wants, and I get what I want without meddling into his matter too deep."

"Why do you help him?" Kanae asked.

"That’s a good question, but I don’t have the definite answer. He found out about my skill and offered quite a good deal. As long as I don’t snoop too deep into his matter, he will let me off without harming me," Jon shrugged.

With his martial art ability, he would be dead if Ferdinand wanted to kill him. The only option for him to get away was using his brain and ability to get what he wanted. But of course, he never planned on revealing his real ability to everyone around him.

"What did you do for him most of the time?"

"I’m just erasing his trace in the government and watching out for the loophole that he might leave behind. It’s not that hard, but he’s very demanding and wants them all in a short time. Just a few days before the big battle, he asked me a large sum of information regarding the city’s defense," Jon shrugged.

Kevin’s eyes flashed with coldness when he heard what Jon said. Information regarding defense of this city could only mean that he was preparing for something. So far, there was no suspicious person that got out of this city without permission thanks to Laura. However, it was unsure if this would stay the same in the future.

"You seem to enjoy your time very much," Kanae commented.

Jon shrugged. "I live for the present time. Life is only once and I plan on enjoying it to the fullest."

"Well, enough chit chat. You’re not very helpful in this matter, Jon and I think the higher up will be happy to know that there’s a criminal out here," Patrick swung his spear forward.

Even though Jon was the one he directed the spear to, the man didn’t seem to be anxious. His nonchalant expression clearly showed that he was very easy going and didn’t put much mind to the gesture that Patrick showed him. In his opinion, it was just a show of power to make him submit.

It was something that he would never do.

Jon took out a USB. "This is the research result from all the hardwork of the scientist all these decades plus Professor Taren’s research. Even though it seems that Professor Taren is the one who invented those medicines, they were all mostly ideas that have existed. He just made the experiment on humans, allowing us to see the real effect on human beings.

I make sure to erase the data from Ferdinand’s hand, so he wouldn’t have any of them. Right now, he’s also searching for my whereabouts because he could guess that I have the backup files."

Kanae looked at the USB that Jon showed to her. "Are you sure you want to give it to us?"

"If you let me go, I don’t mind parting with them." Jon shrugged. "I’m not lacking in money and these files will only bring trouble if I bring them along with me. There are many eyes in the world that wait for the existence of this miraculous medicine. If you manage to replenish the raw material, there’s no saying what you can possibly do with this information."

Kevin had asked the government secretly after the battle to inquire more information regarding the medicine. He found out that the medicine was something that their ancestors left behind. Only the founders of this city knew where they got the liquid from, but they never divulged it out.

Even though many people tried to dig more into the past, they didn’t manage to find anything. Because of that, the research for this limited liquid became stagnant as they didn’t really want to use them up.

In the end, all of them fell to Ferdinand’s hand.

"You seem different," Kevin finally spoke up.

Jon arched his eyebrows. "I might be only someone who lives for the present, for right now, but I’m not that stupid. If I want to have a long time living in this world, I have to be prepared against those who might want to scheme against me. I need to have a backup plan in case my plan is interrupted."

He might not look like one, but he has a shrewd mind. Others only saw him for his idiotic and moronic front that he placed to cover up his real identity. But if they knew him better, they would know how deep his mind actually worked behind the scene.

Kanae observed the man before her. Truth to be told, she couldn’t comprehend what this man was talking about completely. He told them that he was living for the present, but it didn’t seem to her like he was completely enjoying his time in the present time.

"Are you running away?"

"What are you talking about?"

"I mean, you seem to be running away from your responsibility because your action left your sister to be the one who takes care of the family business," Kanae replied.

Jon’s eyes flashed with a memory in the past. At that time, her sister begged their father to let her participate in the meeting because she had a spectacular idea for the project. Their father was quite the traditional man as he preferred the son compared with daughter.

He could hear their conversation very clearly and at that time, he had realized that he didn’t have any talent in the so-called business world. His talent relied completely on his fast typing skill and programming, which he decided to pursue and completely abandoned his duties as the young master.

Even though he could see the disappointment in his father’s eyes, he made his stance clear: he didn’t want to pursue the path of businessman. With no other choice left, he allowed Vena to take control of the position and slowly groomed the young lady.

"You can say it that way," Jon shrugged. "Business is never my forte. I prefer to do what I like rather than being forced to do something that I know I’m not good at."

"Is that so?" Kanae was skeptical.

Jon shrugged. "You can say so."

Before they could speak again, a car sped up towards their direction. Using the same road as the one they used to come here, it bypassed the place they parked their car.

The three of them swiftly moved from their position to the cottage. Jon allowed them to hide inside as he didn’t really have anything in his small residence. His eyes were locked on the incoming car.

’You come.’