Kevin's voice became sharp due to his nervousness, but Saber ignored his pleas. Instead, he squatted in front of him and reset the number on the screen to zero.
The two of them were facing each other. One of them was wearing a funny monkey mask while the other was tied to the railing with a glowing phone in the middle. It was a strange scene, but neither Seiber nor Kevin paid any attention to this strange scene.
After 10 seconds of silence, Saber spoke.
"No one likes to be lied to. You don't like it either, right?"
"I didn't mean it. It's just that if I tell the organization, I'll die. Ed will die too … I beg you …"
Kevin's tears flowed from the corners of his eyes. It was fear mixed with despair. The man in front of him had reached a critical point. Saber could clearly feel it through the mask. He was about to break down.
He reached out and placed his hand on Kevin's shoulder coldly, whispering in his ear.
"What does it have to do with me whether you die or not?"
His voice made Kevin's blood run cold. He couldn't say a word. He wanted to refute and insult him, but Saber's next sentence made him shut up.
"Look, we didn't have anything to do with each other. You and your brothers could have done whatever you wanted, but you just had to disturb my life and almost kill me. Look … after that, you actually told me that you were afraid of the organization behind you because they would kill you. You thought I would be merciful and let you go, but Kevin, have you ever thought of a problem?"
Saber's voice became hoarse. In the darkness, it was like a cold wind that swept through one's soul. He said word by word, "Do you think I should die because of your fear? Who do you think you are? "
After saying this, Saber retracted his hand from Kevin's shoulder and gently clapped it together. Kevin's eyes were dull. His mouth moved, but he couldn't say a word. His body trembled. This strong man felt that he had been forced to a dead end.
Whether it was in terms of strength, intelligence, viciousness, or even morality, he was at a complete disadvantage. He even felt that Saber's words made sense. His mind was in a mess. Looking at such an attacker, Saber's lips curled up. Under the threat of his companions dying at any time, under the despair of being waterboarded, Kevin was like a person who had sunk into a quagmire of despair. He was on the verge of collapse.
As long as he saw a glimmer of hope, he would hold on to it, even if it was a poisonous snake.
Under such circumstances, his words had 80% credibility and that was what Saber needed.
"I'll give you one more chance … Look at the time, it's 1 minute and 15 seconds. You still have 45 seconds to tell me something that interests me. Your brother's life is in your hands, Kevin … There are only 40 seconds left!"
When the words entered Kevin's ears, he jerked his head up.
"Hmm, 35 seconds left!"
"Cough cough … We, we're from Narrows Island, Arkham Asylum. Doctor Klein asked us to retrieve the 2 bags of raw materials that Fat Joff hid from you! We don't want to hurt anyone, we'll leave once we get the materials! "
Kevin said a lot in a hurry. Saber looked at him. He pulled the rope up by 2 metres and pulled the dying Ed out of the water.
"25 seconds! What's the raw material? "
"The raw material is something that Doctor Klein needs. It's something that Falconi mixed with drugs from the East. He's making a kind of poison that can instill fear in people. He's a vicious bastard, I can swear that he ordered us to do everything!"
"Fear …"
Saber pursed his lips. He was already surprised by Kevin's words but he couldn't express his satisfaction. It was like squeezing oil out of oil, squeezing him dry bit by bit. He scoffed.
"That's all? That won't save his life! "
With that, his hand slid down, and Kevin screamed again.
"Also … Also, Klein built Arkham Asylum so that he could experiment on the prisoners! He's pouring the poison into the city's sewers, the city will soon be shrouded in fear, wait till … "
At this point, Kevin suddenly shut his mouth. He realized that under pressure, he had said something that he shouldn't have.
"Wait till what?"
Saber's hand stopped in mid-air. He looked at Kevin. The man's will was on the verge of collapse but when he was about to say the name, he hesitated. This proved that the organization behind him had left a deep impression on him. It was far more terrifying than what Saber had given him.
Facing Saber's question, Kevin was like a man who had reached the end of the road. He shook his head and refused to say anything more.
"I'm curious, is there any meaning in keeping this secret? Even if you and your brother die here, no one will avenge you. My dear Kevin, do you really think Ed's life is in my hands? "
Saber shook the rope in his hand. "No! It's in your hands, Kevin. Your secret or your brother, which is more important? "
"I can't say anymore. They're everywhere … Ed and I are no better than the lowest dust in their eyes. As long as I say this, we'll still die. You don't understand!"
Kevin seemed to have lost all support. But then, the sound of something heavy falling into the water woke him up. Saber clapped his hands indifferently and turned to leave.
"Very well, you think a damned secret is more important than Ed. As you wish, goodbye!"
He took two steps and flicked his finger at Kevin.
"By the way, you can tell yourself that I'm the one who killed Ed and not you. Then, you can look forward to the big shot behind you coming for revenge. I'll wait for you. Don't waste the last minute. Say goodbye to your brother. I can guarantee that he won't live for more than a minute! "
Saber turned and walked out. One step, two steps, three steps.
"Enough! Pull him up and I'll tell you everything! You demon, you lunatic! "
"You see, you can still make the right choice, can't you?"
Seiber strode to the railing and quickly pulled Ed, who was on his last breath, out of the sea. He didn't need to use this method to scare Kevin anymore. Firstly, Kevin's mental defenses were completely broken. Secondly, Ed was really on the verge of death. Although he was merciless to his enemies, he didn't like to torture and kill.
He wasn't crazy.
"Say it. I'm listening."
Saber sat opposite Kevin and lifted his mask, revealing half of his face. However, with his head lowered, Kevin still couldn't see his face clearly. Saber lit a cigarette. Amidst the smoke, Kevin calmly told him what he knew.
"Ed and I grew up in Gotham. We used to be workers at Gotham's docks. My father used to work for them, so after my father died, I became a peripheral member of the organization. The outermost kind. Klein, who came to Gotham two years ago and opened Arkham Asylum, was a real member. However, his position wasn't particularly high. We were just pawns. They're coming, and this city is going to be destroyed …"
"Who are they?"
Saber looked at Kevin's despairing face and asked, "Why are you so afraid of them?"
"Them? They have many names. The Shadow Legion, the Shadow Warriors, the Shadow Warriors Alliance. The part about them in the myths and legends is true. They once destroyed Rome, burned London to the ground, and used ships to send rats carrying the Black Death to all parts of the world … They call themselves the maintainers of the world order and work hard to eliminate all the corruption in human history. "
Kevin's body trembled as he said the name that sent chills down his spine.
"Why am I afraid of them? It's simple! They're a bunch of lunatics. Klein told us that every time human civilization sinks into the mire of corruption, they'll stand up to destroy it and give the world a new lease of life. This time, they've set their sights on Gotham. "
Saber's words made him forget to put the cigarette in his mouth. After a few seconds, he held his stomach and let out a low laugh.
"You … Are you joking? Would there really be an organization in this world with such a grand vision? Are you sure you're not joking because you want to live? "
Saber's eyes were fixed on Kevin's face when he said these words. Even though he was laughing, there was no trace of a smile in his eyes. Kevin looked at him with an extremely serious expression.
"Yes, there is! You might not know about the economic storm that swept Gotham more than ten years ago. It was a horrible time that almost destroyed Gotham. You haven't seen that scene, but I have! I was still a child at that time. If my father hadn't rushed back, I would have died in the hands of homeless people because of the bread in my hand! I've seen how crazy they are! "
"All the poor people were incited. Ed and I were hiding in the suburbs. We felt that the city could erupt into a riot that could destroy everything at any time. Do you know? That's their handiwork! "
"They almost succeeded, but the accidental death of Bruce and his wife saved the city. The rich were scared, and they worked together to save the crumbling economy. Even so, that incident caused the city to regress by at least twenty years. That was when Gotham City fell into decline. Thousands of people were left homeless!" That was when Gotham City fell into decline. This time, they decided to use a more direct method to destroy it, to let it be completely destroyed in fear. Klein was the vanguard of this horrible plan. "
"The biggest cancer of this city, Falconi … Compared to that organization, he was like a weak child. He couldn't even deal with Klein. The Alliance of Shadow Warriors was ten thousand times harder to deal with than Klein! They're like shadows in the night. Can you imagine? In these twenty years, I've seen their contact person four times, but each conversation didn't last more than ten seconds. Other than us, they have other tentacles in this city! "
Kevin's voice became low. He looked around nervously.
"Maybe he's right beside you. Maybe he's an old man, maybe he's a child. You can't imagine how complicated their members are."
All the smiles on Saber's face disappeared. Kevin didn't seem to be lying. In other words, because of the dead Fat Joe, Saber had provoked a group of armed lunatics whose mission was to save human civilization. Saber knew that trouble was coming.
He had dealt with such lunatics many times. The more ambitious they were, the more ambitious they were. The scariest thing was that from Kevin's description, they had enough power to realize their ambitions.
The first thing they did was to destroy a city with millions of people. Just this point alone meant that the resources and power they could mobilize were ten thousand times more troublesome than what Dou Bo had imagined!
After seeing Saber's silence, a strange smile appeared on Kevin's face.
"Haha, you're scared too, right?"
"I forgot to tell you. Thompson, who you killed … He was Klein's assistant. He knew a lot about Klein. Klein wouldn't just let him go missing. You're also being targeted, you bastard! You forced me to do this. Nothing happened between us. It's all your fault! "
Saber came back to his senses and sneered.
"So what? Don't forget, you revealed the secret. With the nature of that organization, you won't live either! We're grasshoppers tied to the same rope now! And Kevin, I don't like your tone, so I've decided … to punish you! "
Two minutes later, Kevin was hung on the railing with a frightened face. His mouth was sealed with tape. Saber patted his face with the black knife. His hands were tied behind his back. Saber stuffed the knife into Kevin's hand and whispered in Kevin's ear.
"Do you still remember what I said before? If an ordinary person fell into the water like this, they would suffocate after three to four minutes. But I gave you a glimmer of hope, didn't I? The knife is in your hand. Whether you can survive or not will depend on your luck. "
Seiber gently untied the rope that was tied to the railing and gave it a push.
"Come on, friend. You must survive!"
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