Chapter 594
Chapter 594:
Shadow Guards. They had infiltrated the casino hours ago, using the service entrance and staff uniforms Felix had procured through a substantial bribe to the night shift manager earlier that day.
Chaos erupted.
Alistair grabbed the dealer by the collar and slammed him onto the table. “Where is Parker p>
“I don’t know!” the dealer squealed. “Ask Zhou p>
Alistair looked at Zhou. The manager was trying to run.
“Felix,” Alistair said into his lapel.
Felix emerged from the crowd and clotheslined Zhou, knocking him flat.
Alistair walked over, stepping on Zhou’s chest. The casino was in pandemonium—guests screaming, chips flying, alarms blaring. But in the center of the storm, Alistair was perfectly calm.
“You have five seconds,” Alistair said to Zhou. “Or I start breaking things. And I don’t mean the furniture p>
The VIP room was soundproof, which was fortunate for Manager Zhou.
He was zip-tied to a chair. His nose was broken, blood dripping onto his white silk shirt.
Alistair sat on the edge of the poker table, turning a gold lighter over in his fingers. Skye leaned against the wall, arms crossed, watching dispassionately.
“I’ll ask one more time,” Alistair said. “Who authorized the digital transfer of the port assets to Parker’s shell company p>
“It… it was Director Zhao!” Zhou sputtered, blood spraying from his lips. “He said Parker had the override codes! He said the company was under new management p>
“Zhao.” Alistair sighed. “Disappointing. He was a good administrator p>
“He’s greedy,” Skye said. “I checked his financials. He has three mistresses and a gambling habit. Parker must have wiped his debts in exchange for the biometric keys p>
Suddenly, the door burst open.
C𝗈m𝗽lе𝘵𝖾 𝖼𝘩а𝘱𝘵er𝘀 𝗼𝘯 𝘣𝗲.𝘤𝗼𝘮
Director Zhao stood there, flanked by four armed bodyguards. He looked impeccable in his suit, but his eyes darted around nervously. He held a gun.
“Mr. Thorne!” Zhao said, his voice high-pitched. “Thank God you’re here! I heard Zhou was holding you hostage! I came to rescue you p>
Alistair looked at Zhao, then at the gun pointed vaguely in his direction. “Rescue me? With the safety off p>
“He’s lying!” Zhou screamed. “He’s here to kill us both! He wants to silence me p>
Zhao panicked. He swung the gun toward Zhou. “Shut up, traitor!” Bang.
The shot went wide, striking the wall.
Alistair moved. He hurled the gold lighter. It hit Zhao squarely in the forehead, stunning him.
Before Zhao could recover, Alistair was on him. He twisted the gun out of Zhao’s hand and delivered a palm strike to his chin that lifted Zhao off his feet.
The bodyguards raised their weapons, but red laser dots appeared on their chests. Felix and the Shadow Guard stood in the doorway.
“Drop them,” Felix ordered.