âThen what happened?â Sanford pressed.
âDo you remember? How did you end up in the hands of the Green Gang?â
Brian took a moment to recall.
âAfter I drove into the sea, I managed to escape the car.
But then a storm hit.
The waves must have carried me ashore.
When I woke up, I was on a beach.
I tried to find someone to ask for help, but I had terrible luck.
The person I met turned out to be a_ human trafficker.
He knocked me out when I was too weak to resist, and the next time I woke up, I found myself in a lab.
â
Rosalynn clutched Brianâs hand tightly.
He downplayed his suffering with a steady timbre in his voice, yet her heart raced with fear.
Had their arrival been delayed by mere moments, Leon might have already begun his cruel work on Brian.
âBrian, your luck isnât too bad.
â Sanford, trying to lighten the mood, chuckled wryly.
âAlthough you were captured, fortune smiled upon you at the last momentâthankfully, those criminals hadnât started dismembering you for your organs.
â
Acknowledging the truth in those words, Brian nodded solemnly.
Rosalynn stepped in, âBrian, do you know who the leader of the Green Gang is?â
âWho is it?â he asked.
Her voice trembled as she answered her own question, âHis name is Leon Clifford.
â She continued, âHe was the trafficker we encountered almost a decade ago when you saved me.
â
At this revelation, Brianâs eyes narrowed with recognition and anger.
âItâs him!â
He recalled the man he had seen upon waking-his gaze chilling, his smile sinisterâas the man whispered, âWe meet again.
â
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That man must be Leon, the notorious leader of the Green Gang.
Leon had recognized him and knew precisely who he was.
âLeon didnât harm me immediately because he has a more insidious plan for me,â
Brian said, his dark eyes deepening to shadows.
Sanford, his curiosity piqued, inquired, âWhat kind of plan?â
âCloning.
â
His response took Sanford and Rosalynn by surprise.
Brian continued, âHeâs assembled a team of researchers in his lab, all dedicated to pioneering cloning technology to manufacture clones.
The reason he hasnât killed me yet is likely because he plans to use this technology to create my clone, who will impersonate me.
Subsequently, he will eliminate me.
This way, once the clone returns to the Hughes family, Hughes Group will fall under his control, aiding his illicit activities.
â
Brianâs revelation cast a shadow of fear over both Sanford and Rosalynn.
Sanford exclaimed, âDamn, Leon is so driven by ambition that heâs even experimenting with cloning?â
Rosalynnâs expression was icy, her voice tinged with disdain.
âHe has spiraled into madness.
Nothing he does surprises me anymore.
â
Sanford nodded vigorously, his gaze appraising Brian with a mix of concern and relief.
âBrian, are you experiencing any discomfort now? Did those researchers drain your vitality?â