Chapter 140

Read The Consortium’s Heir Chapter 140 – Beads of sweat drooped down Darius’ face when faced with the menacing pistol in Michael’s hand. The safety of the pistol was off, and the moment Michael pulled the trigger, a bullet would be embedded in Darius’ heart.

Darius felt genuine fear when faced with the gun trained on his heart. He wasn’t a fool, so he knew that with the amount of training he had now, there was no absolutely no way he could dodge a bullet. The instant Michael shot him, Darius would be a goner.

Alice’s eyes widened in shock and horror the second she saw the menacing pistol in Michael’s hands; and her heart started pounding rapidly. Her blood immediately ran cold, and she had never felt so much fear in her life before.

“Wait!” Darius bellowed loudly just as Michael was about to pull the trigger.

Michael paused and looked at Darius with a sinister gaze; while the police officers outside the cabin moved closer to the cabin the moment they saw a firearm in Michael’s hands.

“Do you have any last words?” Michael asked sinisterly, the gun still trained on Darius’ heart.

“Are you sure you want to do this?” Darius pleaded.

“There is still a chance for you to make a comeback. At most you just have to face charges for kidnapping. With your wealth and status, you wouldn’t spend more than five years in prison; but the moment you shoot me, even if I don’t die, you will be charged with attempted murder.”

“This time, you will not be able to worm your way out of this no matter your status. Are you sure you want to do this?” Darius pleaded, trying to speak sense into Michael.

Michael looked at Darius and laughed manically.

“You took my woman away from me, and now you’re pleading for leniency. Do you think you’re in any position to plead for mercy?” Michael asked cynically.

“You’re right. The moment I shoot you, I would no longer be able to save myself. Even then, I still have to kill you.” Michael stated firmly; and with that statement, he pulled the trigger on the pistol.

Bang!

A split second later, Darius only felt something solid embed itself on his chest, and he swayed unsteadily for a few seconds before his whole world turned black “Darius!” Alice screamed loudly the second the bullet connected with Darius’ chest. Her heart squeezed painfully as she watched Darius sway unsteadily on his feet before dropping to the ground, a pool of blood forming around his feet.

She tried to run towards Darius who was lying motionless in the cabin, but the police forcefully held her back.

Gunshot sounds soon rang out in the forest, scaring the wild animals and birds in the forest area. Of course, the gunshot sounds were from the police, who had shed all forms of civility with Michael and opted for the forceful approach to arrest him. Since he had shot a civilian, there was no need to be so cautious with him.

Sure enough, the round of shooting was brutal, and a bullet struck Michael’s arms. With the remaining strength he had left, he brought out a smoke bomb he prepared for the worst case scenario and threw it into the clearing, completely obstructing the police officers’ view. He then fled into the vast forest using the secret route he had prepared beforehand.

However, no matter how prepared Michael was, he was going up against the police. Coupled with the fact that he was shot and was already bleeding, his physical condition could clearly not keep up with a high speed chase.

“He’s fleeing into the woods! After him!” A police officer with keen eyes shouted after spotting Michael’s fleeing figure amidst the thick smoke. Immediately, more than half of the police officers went into hot pursuit, while the remaining police officers stayed behind to guard the area.

Some policemen ran into the cabin and wheeled the critically injured Darius out of the cabin on a stretcher and handed him over to the medical personnel present.

Meanwhile, Michael was running as fast as he could in the dark forest, but he could hear the footsteps of the police officers on hot pursuit.

It was late in the night, and the forest was dark, but the police were fully prepared with bright lights and torches lighting up the dark forest. The police hounds were also tracing Michael’s scent, and were leading the police in the right direction.

Michael gritted his teeth and ran; his calm and relaxed demeanor nowhere to be found anymore. His impeccable suit was stained with blood and dirt, and several scratches could be found on his skin, but he could not care less about that. He was just focused on evading the police and making it to safety.

Completely focused on running away, he didn’t notice a dark figure had suddenly appeared in the middle of the path he was running on. By the time he focused his attention on the path, it was too late for him to slow down, so he crashed directly into the figure.

“Son of a b*tch!” Michael cursed angrily; but there was also a bit of fear in his voice. He never expected to suddenly see someone in the middle of the forest when he was running from the police.

Moreover, he could barely see this figure, and a creepy aura kept emanating from the figure, eliciting goosebumps on his skin.

“Who are you?” Michael asked fearfully.

“Michael Finn?” The figure asked in a gravelly voice, ignoring Michael’s question and returning it with a question of his own.

The figure’s voice had a compelling force to it, and Michael felt compelled to answer his question.

“Yes I am Michael Finn. Who are you and what do you want?” Michael asked shakily.

“You don’t need to know who I am, and as for what I want, that is very simple. My master wishes to see you, so come with me.”

The figure answered.

Michael looked at the figure with a complex gaze. He could hear the sounds of the police hounds barking, and knew that the police officers were drawing nearer to his location.

“How do I know that you’re not after my life?” Michael asked skeptically. He didn’t feel inclined to follow the figure just like that.

“Your life is basically over the moment the police officers arrest you. If you don’t want to follow me and struggle for a few more seconds before you’re finally arrested, be my guest.” The figure said nonchalantly. He certainly wasn’t bothered about Michael’s survival.

“Alright! I agree! I’ll follow you.” Michael gritted his teeth and said in a pained voice.

“Good; now let’s get out of here.” the figure said and grabbed Michael hands, leading him out of the forest.

Just a few seconds later, the police officers arrived at the spot Michael met the mysterious figure. However, they couldn’t find any tracks to follow from that spot onwards. It was like he just vanished from the face of the forest.

The police officers didn’t give up though, and searched the forest thoroughly for any sign of Michael. Unfortunately, they were unable to find anything.

Just then, a message came from the police officer in charge of the kidnapping case.

“Did you find him?!” the police officer’s voice came urgently from the walkie talkie.

The police officers shared glances with each other before one of them replied dejectedly.

“No chief. We lost him.”

Author Hello! Author here. I’m incredibly sorry for the lack of updates recently. I’ve been so occupied with some issues lately, and wasn’t able to update. I also had to edit some of the previous chapters before posting these ones, so this also contributed to the lack of update. I appreciate you all for sticking with this novel. I’ll definitely try to increase my update schedule this month. Thank you.