Blood splattered all over the faces of the men next to him, instantly blurring their vision. Gerry's body swayed for a moment before being propped up again.
One shot was all it took to end a life.
Robin stared at Gerry, who kept his eyes wide open till he died, and suddenly felt as if he was standing in an ice cellar. He had thought Damon was just threatening him with a gun. But to his surprise, Damon actually shot and killed a man right in front of him.
The sound of the gunshot was drowned out by the sound of a news broadcast on TV. Even though the gunshot could be heard, nobody would believe that someone would actually shoot to kill.
Damon passed the gun back to Nate, unimpressed.
"Guns are handy," Damon said.
They were direct, efficient, simple, and convenient. You didn’t have to worry about getting close to someone you despised or getting your hands dirty with their blood.
"So just because of my liking for this, I can't hand over the Harper family to you." Damon continued.
The Harper family was involved in the arms trade, and they were self-sufficient.
A liking? A liking for killing people with guns? If Robin had only understood Damon's sinister side from the conversation in Presley's hospital room before, now, he had witnessed Damon's brutality through his actions. This was not just empty talk.
"This is a face-to-face confrontation," Damon said, his gaze slowly falling on Robin's face, his eyes as fierce and ruthless as a predator holding its prey in its claws. "And a warning. You can take a swing at me. But if you dare touch anyone around me... Give it a try? You see what happened to Gerry when he tried to deal with Yasmine."
Damon's warning and threat were displayed in full. In the room, besides Robin and the now-dead Gerry, the other three couldn't help but shudder.
Just then, the hospital room door was knocked, and a nurse walked in. "Could the patient please lower the volume of the TV because... Ah!!"
Seeing the bloody mess on the ground, the nurse screamed, clutching her head, and ran out, her face pale. Watching Robin's pale face, Damon curled his lips, and gestured to the others to drop Gerry's body at Robin's feet. "He died for you, after all. Keep him."
With that, Damon left the blood-stench-filled room, stepping over Gerry and the pool of blood.
"Mr. Harper, the general manager of PrimeVision has checked into The Watson Hotel. He's waiting for your reply regarding the continuation of the cooperation project."
"If he's already here, then this question is redundant."
Nate smiled. Smart people always showed their intelligence when doing business. "I'll arrange a dinner immediately."
At four in the afternoon, Presley insisted on being discharged.
At six in the evening, Wendy was pushed out of the dungeon.
At eight in the evening, Presley personally delivered Wendy back to the Alonso family.
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