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24: Plan

"Baby boy!" Seo Joon got up from his seat and wrapped Gulf in a bear hug, ruffling his hair.

If he was surprised to see Mew and Bright, he didn't show it.

"Have a seat." He gestured to the couch circling the coffee table.

"Since we both drink, I would have offered you some of the Black Bowmore I got from the Blue House. But knowing the reason why you are here, I guess I would have to save it for another time." Seo Joon smiled, crossing his fingers.

Yet that smile doesn't reach his eyes.

A shiver crept down Gulf's spine.

Shit. Seo Joon is furious since I am being involved in this.

Mew was not stupid. He could read the atmosphere.

Best to cut to the chase.

Mew handed Seo Joon the Ipad. "Do you remember this shipment order?"

"Yes. However, I didn't know what the contents of the shipment were."

Mew's eyebrows raised. Seo Joon is not the type to leave any loose ends.

Seo Joon sighed, loosening his tie.

"Hu asked me for a favour. He wanted it secured and didn't trust his usual shipping company. Since he is an old family friend and rarely ask for favours, I made an exception and didn't ask him any questions."

"Did you hear about the take-over of Shadow?" Bright asked.

"Of course. Although our family left the underworld, I still keep tabs on it. But how are the two events related?"

"To take-over Shadow, the buyer would require an immeasurable amount of finances, connections and power. From the estimated data, we traced it back to the seller of D24 four years ago. You can check the documents if you want."

Seo Joon examined the online documents. After ascertaining that the documents are logical and true, he handed the Ipad back to Bright.

"Do you want to meet Hu? He wouldn't mind. He would understand if it is to ensure the stability of the underworld. But from what I last heard, Hu is out of the country and won't be back for another year. If Shadow's products are released by then, it would be too late."

Mew gravely nodded.

"It would be too late. When I hacked Shadow, I learnt that Diablo is going to release the technology to the black market in two weeks. So we need to act fast."

"I will join you guys and lend you my resources. After all, our family was once the strongest mafia until we left. We still have the respect of many in the underworld." Seo Joon suggested.

"That would help a lot. Diablo is very shrewd. If he is indeed the mastermind behind these two events, he would be difficult to take down." Bright sighed.

"Let's set a trap for him. With my name, we can arrange a meeting with him under the guise that I want to buy the technology.

The term for me to buy the technology is that I have to meet him in person to ensure the quality of the guns and establish trust.

I normally do that when it concerns large transactions so it won't be suspicious if I call for that term.

When we meet, my men would take him down and bring him to Quod.

You can use your connections to make sure that no one from the underworld helps Diablo and interferes during the transaction."

Mew said firmly, Seo Joon and Bright nodding.

"No!"

All three pair of eyes turned to Gulf who was shaking.

"Fuck you Mew! Do you think you are invincible? What if something goes wrong?"

Gulf's palms were sweaty and the adrenaline coursing through his system was shutting down his ability to think logically. He wanted to run or beat the living daylights out of Mew, either would do.

He decided to run.

Maybe it was because he felt suffocated and needed to get away.

Or maybe it was because he couldn't bring himself to hurt Mew.

Tearing open the door, he ran and got onto his motorbike that he keeps at the orphanage.

Wearing his helmet, he started the engine and drove off into the night, leaving behind a distressed Mew.

"Fuck I need to go after him." Mew was about to hop into his car when he was stopped by Seo Joon.

"Gulf will be fine. I need to talk to you. Alone." Seo Joon eyed Bright who was standing not far off.

Mew hesitated before waving for Bright to go first.

"Let's go back to my office. We can talk there." Seo Joon walked back into the orphanage while Mew followed after him.