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Chapter 358
“Was there anything strange about gifting the house? Did he say something? A specific reason?” Elijah Langston pressed, his voice tight. He didn’t truly believe a mysterious figure like the Man in the Hood would divulge his grand plan to a pawn, but in this situation, even a throwaway comment could be the key to unlocking the entire puzzle.The old man just shook his head, his face a portrait of helpless confusion. “He rarely gives reasons, Young Master. Even when he does, they are riddles. I remember asking about the house—why the Montclairs? The Montclairs weren’t one of the Five Great Families he enriched using my aristocratic family’s influence and power. They didn’t even have anything to do with what happened to your family fifteen years ago. They were always a question mark in my mind…”“What exactly did you do for the Montclairs?” Elijah asked, crossing his hands behind his back and leaning slightly against the cold brick of the estate wall.Old Mr. Carrington opened his eyes f
Chapter 357
Elijah Langston didn’t take his eyes off the letter in his hand, but he wasn’t looking at the content anymore; his mind was already miles away, fitting pieces of this puzzle into place. It turned out his initial deduction had hit the bull’s-eye: the Man in the Hood really had something to do with the Six-Fold Binding Formation placed at Lilian Montclair’s residence. Not only had Elijah destroyed the buried talisman formation and the curse Lilian had unintentionally triggered by stepping on the sun talisman, but he had also violently kicked the Guardian Spirit back to the hellish dimension it belonged to. Such an underworld entity that existed beyond the mortal plane of this world, didn’t just pop up in Brooklyn Heights by accident. It appeared only when summoned, bound by a blood pact that required a level of forbidden knowledge that had been lost for centuries.A pact of that magnitude was not something simple to form, even for those steeped in the forbidden arts of the old tradit
Chapter 356
The blissful smile that had graced Elijah’s face at the thought of his wife vanished in a fraction of a second, replaced instantly by a mask of cold, lifeless indifference. The temperature around the gate of the DiLaurentis Estate seemed to drop several degrees as he slowly turned around, his sharp, predatory eyes locking onto a garbage bin sitting in the shadows on the opposite side of the road.There was a frantic rustling sound, followed by a grunt of exertion. A man was struggling desperately to climb out from the depths of the refuse, but his aging legs, perhaps cramped from hours of hiding, failed him at the crucial moment.The bin tipped precariously, and with a loud, metallic clatter it toppled over, sending the elderly man somersaulting onto the pavement amidst a cascade of rotten vegetables, discarded wrappers, and street filth.If anyone from any of the aristocratic families of Brooklyn Heights society had walked by at that moment, they would have been shocked down to their
Chapter 355
At that very moment, the heavy gates of the Ainsworth Mansion opened, admitting a convoy of two black, armored SUVs. Leading them on foot was the elderly butler. The vehicles came to a synchronized halt near the entrance where Grace was standing, their engines cutting out. The butler approached Grace and bowed deeply, his breath steady and heartless as he delivered the news she had been waiting for. “We found him, Madam. He was getting himself drunk somewhere in the North District.”Grace didn’t even blink. She waved him off dismissively with a simple. “Inform Mother…”The doors of the SUVs were thrown open simultaneously, and several burly men, their faces obscured by tactical masks, swarmed out like angry wasps. They moved to the rear of the second vehicle, hauled open the door, and roughly dragged an elderly figure out from the plush leather interior. With no regard for his age or status, they threw him across the abrasive gravel of the driveway.“How dare you disrespect me?!
Chapter 354
“Are you accusing us of something?”Commissioner Maxwell Doyle took a step forward, his chest puffed out in a reflexive display of authority. But as he met the gaze of the Shadow of Death, the cold, emptiness of those eyes stripped him of his boldness instantly. This forced Commissioner Doyle to choke on his words and instinctively take a stumbling step back, his bravado evaporating. “Someone knew I was up there,” the Shadow of Death stated, his voice a low growl that vibrated through the air. “They used that knowledge to compromise my operation tonight. Tell me… who leaked my position?”Grace Ainsworth remained surprisingly calm, though her eyes were sharp. She didn’t flinch under the accusation. “Only those within this immediate circle were privy to the details of the operation tonight,” she said, her voice steady and controlled. She tilted her head slightly toward the oak tree outside the mansion gates, where the forensic team was now busy examining the mutilated corpse, the flas
Chapter 353
It took a few agonizing seconds for Grace Ainsworth and Commissioner Doyle to fully recover their composure after the sudden, violent display of power that had just unfolded before their eyes. They glanced briefly at Iron Skull, who was groaning as he forced himself back to his feet, clutching his heaving chest, before their gazes snapped back to the tall, imposing figure clad in matte-black tactical gear standing motionless in front of them. It was glaringly obvious to everyone present that this was no ordinary person. Swatting away a legendary underground prizefighter like Iron Skull with the casual ease of a man dusting off his coat, and simultaneously disabling five hardened mercenary guards in the literal blink of an eye wasn't simple. Iron Skull, however, had his pride. The humiliation of being tossed aside like a ragdoll ignited a furnace of rage. He gritted his teeth so hard they almost shatter; the metallic taste of his own blood filled his mouth from the internal impact,
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