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THE BEGINNING OF THE HUNT
Ethan remained in the hallway for several more minutes, unable to move.The hospital corridor had become strangely quiet. The sounds of hurried footsteps, distant voices, and medical equipment seemed far away now, as though he were standing inside a world that no longer belonged to him. His chest felt heavy, and every breath he took seemed to drag against the weight pressing down on him.He lowered his head and slowly rubbed a hand over his face, forcing himself to regain control. There was no point standing there and letting grief consume him. His parents were gone, and nothing he did now could change that.A few feet away, Guardian stood silently.The silver-haired man had not interrupted him once. He simply watched Ethan with a calm, patient expression, giving him the time he needed to collect himself.After another long breath, Ethan finally straightened.His eyes were still filled with pain, but something colder had settled behind them.He turned toward Guardian and walked over.
Immense Grief
The doctor took a slow, quiet breath before speaking.For a moment, he seemed to struggle with the words himself, even though he had delivered bad news countless times during his career. His eyes remained on Ethan, and the sympathy in them was impossible to miss.Then he finally spoke.“Your parents died shortly afterward,” the doctor said quietly, each word careful and heavy.Ethan stared at him.He heard the sentence.He understood every word.Yet somehow, his mind refused to accept what they meant.His lips remained slightly parted as he looked at the doctor, waiting for him to continue. Perhaps there was another part to the explanation. Perhaps the doctor had made a mistake. Maybe he had confused Ethan’s parents with someone else.Ethan waited for the correction.It never came.The doctor simply stood there, his expression solemn.Claire slowly lifted one hand to her mouth as shock spread across her face. Her eyes glistened almost immediately, and when she finally spoke, her voice
They Are Dead
The room felt different now.A few minutes ago, it had been filled with the quiet tension of two men trying to understand the person behind the assassination attempt. Now that the messages had stopped and Guardian had locked the phone, there was nothing left for Ethan to do except stand there and look at the man lying on the floor.The assassin was dead.His body remained where he had fallen, one arm resting at an awkward angle while his face was turned slightly toward the wall. The gun was still several feet away, abandoned after he had made his final decision.Ethan stared at him for a long moment with no satisfaction or relief in his eyes.This man had come to kill him. He had followed him, watched his movements, and had been waiting for the right moment to carry out an order given by someone Ethan still could not see.And yet, as Ethan looked at the body now, the assassin no longer seemed like the most frightening part of what had happened.He had been nothing more than a weapon.
Chapter 50: The Beginning Of The End
The room remained silent after Ethan's last words.For a moment, neither he nor Guardian moved.The dead killer lay several meters away, his body sprawled against the floor in a position that looked strangely unnatural now that the struggle was over. The gun had come to rest near the wall, while the man's phone remained in Guardian's hand, its screen casting a pale glow across his face.Ethan stared at that screen.The unknown number was still there.Whoever was behind it was unaware that their hired killer was dead.That single fact changed everything.Only a few minutes ago, Ethan had thought the trail had ended with the man's death. Now, however, he realized that the killer's death might have given them something far more valuable than his confession ever could have.A chance to reach the person who had hired him.Ethan slowly approached Guardian, his eyes still fixed on the phone in the man's hand. The dead killer lay several feet away, but Ethan could barely spare him a glance no
Chapter 49: A Plan To Lure Out The Mastermind
For several seconds, Ethan couldn't move.He simply stood there and stared at the body lying motionless on the floor.The room had gone strangely quiet.The only sound was the faint, uneven hum of the building around them and Ethan's own breathing, which seemed far louder than it should have been. His eyes remained fixed on the killer, yet his mind refused to accept what had just happened.The man was dead.There was no doubt about it.A moment ago, he had been standing there with a gun in his hand, threatening Ethan and speaking with the confidence of someone who believed he still controlled the situation. Then Guardian had moved, and everything had changed in an instant.But that wasn't what shocked Ethan the most.It was what happened afterward.The killer had chosen death.Ethan's expression slowly changed as the realization settled deeper into his mind.“He... killed himself?”The words left his mouth almost as a whisper.He had expected the man to fight.He had expected him to b
Chapter 48: The Killer’s Death
The killer swallowed hard, his throat tightening as his eyes remained locked on Guardian.There was something deeply unsettling about the man standing before him.The killer had encountered strong opponents before. He had fought people who were bigger, faster, and more experienced than ordinary men, but Guardian was different.The ease with which he had dismantled him had shattered every bit of confidence the killer had carried into the place. There had been no struggle, no desperate exchange of blows, and no opportunity for him to fight back. One moment, he had been in control, and the next, he had been thrown across the room like he weighed nothing.For the first time since entering the whole thing began, genuine fear appeared on the killer's face.He knew he could not defeat this man.He could not outrun him either.And after what had just happened, he was beginning to realize that even escaping might be impossible.His eyes flicked toward the gun lying several feet away before qui
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