Patrick looked at his surrounding environment and found that it was truly remote. If he had not received the electronic map sent by Huxton halfway through his journey, he would not have been able to find the location in a short time.
Because it was remote, it also meant that there were fewer visitors. The probability of being seen by others would then be much lower.
After confirming and approving of the location Huxton chose, Patrick asked the men in black in a hoarse voice, "Did you bring him here?"
One of the black-clothed men nodded and said, "Mr. Huxton just led a man in."
"Take me to him," ordered Patrick.
"Yes, Mr. Hopper!" The two men in black answered in unison.
One of them stayed at the door to continue keeping watch, while the other walked into the house with Patrick. Although the house looked abandoned from the outside, it was actually tidy and neat inside. Huxton must have considered Patrick's mysophobia and asked someone to clean it up on the spur of the moment.
The man in black by Patrick's side introduced, "Mr. Hopper, both of them are on the second floor. The woman is locked up in the first room; the man is in the second."
Noticing Patrick's raised eyebrows, the man quickly added, "Mr. Hopper, don't worry. The two rooms are far apart from each other, and the woman's eyes and mouth are covered by us. Her hands and feet are tied to the chair too. Even if she hears anything, she can't scream for help!"
Patrick relaxed his frown and replied, "Hmm." He then calmly pushed open the door to the second room.
Along with the creaking of the old door, Patrick's eyes scoured the room to find Huxton and Milton engaged in a fierce fight, and none of them noticed his arrival.
Milton swung a left hook and said, "F*ck! Patrick lured me to this place! Where is he?"
Huxton blocked the attack in time. "Mr. Cook, please wait for a moment!"
Milton sent another spin kick his way and said, "Do you know that I'm in a hurry to find someone? I don't want to wait for him anymore! Get out of my way if you know what's good for you!"
After Huxton dodged the deadly kick, he reached out and grabbed Milton's shoulder. He said, "I'm sorry,
Mr. Cook. It is my duty to keep you here!"
As Milton turned around, the two men, who had been combating with each other so closely together, froze.
Upon seeing Patrick, Huxton withdrew his fists and legs immediately and bowed respectfully. "Mr.
Hopper!"
Milton smoothed out his wrinkled shirt and said with a frown, "Your men are really hard to deal with."
Patrick peered at the two of them absent-mindedly. Huxton's breath was still steady, but Milton appeared to be panting.
It could be seen that Milton had no advantage in this battle and that his strength had been depleted.
Patrick then said, "Huxton, you can leave first."
"But Mr. Hopper..." Huxton hesitated.
Patrick gave him a sidelong glance and said, "Mr. Cook and I have something to discuss. You may leave."
Patrick knew that Huxton was worried about his safety. However, Milton's strength had been exhausted just now. If he decided to take action again, then he would be making a mistake!
"Mr. Hopper, I'll be at the door." With this, Huxton walked away.
After the door was closed behind Huxton, Milton expressed, "Although you're less than decent, your subordinates are quite loyal."
The corner of Patrick's mouth lifted, looking untroubled, "This is the result of being charming.
You can't have it even if you try."
Milton clicked his tongue and disgust showed on his expression.
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