Chapter 688
Even After Death
Death and pain would never fear people like Black Fox, but they were afraid of one thing-losing
consciousness.
The light above his head shone upon him, showing how wet his forehead was due to sweat.
The cold needle pricked into his skin. The pain was that of an antâs bite to him.
But veins were protruding on the back of his hands as they were balled into fists. He was fighting
back in reflex.
Ethan watched him coldly. âEither you spill it now or youâll do it without dignity later. Who have
you been working for by putting your life at stake all these years?
âWho ordered you to hurt my son and Liv? Considering that weâre from the same line of work, I can
let you die with dignity.â
Black Fox gulped down his saliva. âGive up, dude. I will never tell you no matter what. You can
deceive others with this but not me.â
His countersurveillance was good, and his mentality was much better than average people.
âVery well. I have all the time in my life to wait until the drug kicks in.â Ethan returned to his seat.
Casually, he flipped through Black Foxâs information. âNationality, Arlandia. An orphan.
According to the document, you have a younger brother.â
Black Foxâs eyes widened. Throughout his years of hiding in secrecy, he hadnât expected someone
else to find out about that.
âHe doesnât know anything. Leave him alone.â He was finally fazed.
Ethan flipped the page lazily. âReally? Innocent? What about my barely two-year-old son? Isnât he
innocent too? When you pushed him off, did you ever think that he was just a child who didnât
know anything?â
Brent entered the room. He whispered a few words into Ethanâs ear and passed over a phone.
âUnluckily for you, your phone is unlocked.â
There were no suspicious contacts in his phone. There was not even a picture of his younger
The latest message he received was a message from his apartmentâs management, urging him to
pay the rent.
Black Fox didnât mingle around with others, let alone have friends. He was a disciplined man
âYou should know that messages can be restored even after getting deleted.â
Black Fox sneered. âIsnât it possible that I have no chat history at all? Do you think that I wouldnât
have expected to get caught? Stop wasting your time. As I said, I wonât say anything.â
âYou have it coming.â Ethan snapped his fingers, instructing Brent to show footage.
Standing under a dim light, a young man was washing the dishes in a barbeque restaurant with
smooth movements. Sweat was trickling down his forehead.
Looking at the busy man, Black Fox could recognize his brother at one glance.
âYour brother is a model student. He takes up three part-time jobs during summer break to earn
money to pursue studies abroad. He has a lot of potential, but itâs too bad
Ethan sighed. âIâve always favored people with potential. But a debt should always be repaid. He
can repay whatever you owe me. What do you think of Starry Building?â
âWhat are you trying to do?â
âSimple. Iâll do the same thing you did to my son to your brother. Brent, if I remember correctly,
Starry Building has 32 floors, right?â
Brent added, âYouâve remembered it wrongly. There are 52 floors. Someone jumped off that
building a month ago. I heard that his head cracked and his brain juice splattered all over the
ground. His whole body broke apart.â
Black Fox was aware that that was the most common threat to exist. However, he couldnât keep
his cool because his brother was involved.
It seemed that the drug was kicking in too as beads of sweat were flowing to the tip of his nose.
Brentâs phone was put on speaker. A manâs voice resounded amidst the noisy background noise.
Man, my sister is going to jump off the building. You look like her ex. Could you please talk her out of it?
âSheâs my only family. I really canât lose her.â
âHow can I help you?â
âShe wrote a suicide note. Sheâs going to the rooftop of this building. Please come with me.â
âOkay. Calm down. Iâll come with you.â The innocent young man sounded anxious.