In the next room.
Amos had requested that Harley and his men to be stationed in front of the surveillance panels at all times. They had spent a few days watching the footage and fatigue was getting to them.
Harley Louis shook himself awake and went to wash his face.
When he turned around, he saw Thea Stewart standing behind him with a thermos in her hand.
"I know you've been working very hard. I was in the area, so I thought I'd bring you some soup. Perhaps this might replenish your energy a little."
Harley smiled slightly, "No one's soup is as good as yours."
Thea rolled her eyes at him. She then turned around and looked as though she was about to leave.
Harley was disappointed and he quickly apologized, "I'm just kidding..."
Before he could even finish, Thea ran back to him and kissed him on the lips, "This ought to charge you up. See you later!"
Holding the thermos, Harley felt his heart pumping furiously for the first time in his life. He finally understood how Eudora could sway Amos so much.
He felt completely awake! Harley walked back arrogantly and woke all his sleeping colleagues.
"Let's get to work!"
His colleagues whined, "Captain, cut us some slack."
Harley glanced at them, "How can you single people supposed to understand me?"
Everyone was speechless.
Harley was just about to brag about his thermos of soup when he saw a dark figure standing by the bed through the surveillance panels.
The dark figure stretched out out his wicked hands toward the person lying on the bed.
A light flashed before Harley's eyes and he rushed out of the control room.
His colleagues quickly ran after him.
The person had already lifted the old man's quilt, and his knife was merely a few inches from his chest.
The next second, he felt someone grabbing his hand. Amos Granger sat up from the bed instead of the Old Master.
The man was stunned. He turned around and tried to sprint, but before he could, Harley and his men had already surrounded him.
"Let's see where you'll run to now."
The man was dumbfounded. He had no choice but to fight them.
Just as Harley was about to raise his fists, Amos threw his blazer onto the ground, "He's mine!"
Harley was stunned, "When did you become so gung-ho?"
Amos smiled and said, "The surveillance camera is recording, right? Please save me a clip for my wife and daughter."
Harley cringed.
"You're doing this so that you could show off to your wife and daughter? Are you mad?!"
Amos ignored him and started swinging his fists at the man.
Harley watched them from the side when suddenly, a light bulb lit up inside his head. He said, "I should probably show it to Thea too!"
Thinking of this, he immediately shouted.
"Amos, wait."
Before he could even finish his sentence, Amos had already made his move. His fist hit the man's face, causing the person to fall to the ground.
Harley didn't know what to say.
"How could you do this to me?"
Amos shrugged, "I'm sorry, I haven't fought in a long time. I may have lost control. Maybe you will have your turn when he wakes up?"
Harley's eyes lit up, "I'd like that."
The man, who had passed out on the ground, trembled all of a sudden. It was as though he was imagining the pain that he would encounter later.
Amos then bent down and removed the mask from the man's face.
"It's him."
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