As one of several mansions in the entire Ocean City, Tatum Residence was still brightly lit even though it was late at night.
All the high-ranking members of Tatum Corporation gathered in the meeting room.
"Why is Crimson so much less efficient than before? Why is there no news for so long? Have they killed Lennon?"
A grumpy member of Tatum Corporation asked with an annoyed face.
Most of the people present remained silent, but a few looked worried.
Word about Sky High Organization's incident had already spread, and Tatum Corporation knew exactly how strong Optimus Security Services that Sean founded was.
This time, they decided to hire assassins to take Sean out, and Tatum Corporation chose Crimson Assassin Organization, the most powerful organization in Ocean City, to be safe.
Thinking success of the mission would come soon after Crimson's assassins struck, but there was unexpectedly still no news from Crimson after half the night had passed.
Speaking of the assassin organization called Crimson, it had a great reputation in the upper class of Ocean City.
Their reputation was nothing good, of course. Crimson Assassin Organization repeatedly built its reputation with blood.
It was rumored that anyone in Ocean City could become Crimson's target if Crimson was offered enough money, even if the target was a member of the Lake family—the most powerful family in Ocean City.
"Crimson is an organization that will kill anyone if they paid enough money. While Sean's Optimus Security Services is strong, Crimson and Sky High are worlds apart!"
"That's right. Sky High is just a bunch of crafty thieves, and Crimson repeatedly showed the world how powerful they are! Sean will never survive the night with them assassinating him!"
"It would be best if Crimson could succeed. Sean has repeatedly struck Tatum Corporation. If we don't get rid of him, he will soon bring down Tatum Corporation!"
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