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Chapter 7: Kidnap and Rescue

The sky was black however the stars light the sky like a snow-flake, blindingly beautiful. In other words, it was a peaceful night but not for Daniel as he witnesses something that he can't ignore. Without much thought, Daniel had followed the suspicious car that has abducted the protagonist and his action has lead to the uncomfortable situation he is in right now.

Not far from where he is, he saw the unconscious protagonist was dragged inside an abandoned factory by three men wearing a suit. After 10 minutes, the three men get out of the factory and stands in front of the entrance before calling someone on his phone, looking serious. After having a short phone call, they hurriedly closed the garage door of the factory before disappeared along with their car, completely oblivious that there are a pair of eyes watching every move they made.

Inside the factory, the protagonist was alone and when he wakes up, he feels a sudden pain behind his head which reminds him of the event that had happened. He groaned in pain and unconsciously tried to move his hand to check the injury, however, he soon realized the position he is in. His hand was tied behind his back and both of his feet were tied against the leg of the chair he was made to sits.

Giving up to move, he decided to checks his surroundings calmly while trying to process the reason he was abducted. Luckily, there is enough light for him to see his surroundings, there are unusable machines not far from him and a lot of vat containers. After spending some time looking around from his seat, he realized that he is in an abandoned oil factory.

Not long after that, the old garage door was opened, creating a loud sound. Hyunjae stays stiff on his seat, facing the direction of the entrance where the noise was coming from. He saw the three men who abducted him walk inside and was surprised to see the extra person along with them. His blood boils at the sight of a person smiles arrogantly at him, looking down at him mockingly.

"So, it was you," Hyunjae murmured under his breath, his jaw tightening with barely restrained anger.

A calm, almost amused voice responded from the other side. "Hello there. I didn't expect capturing you would be this easy."

Hyunjae fell silent at the reply, his glare sharpening as he locked eyes with the man standing before him; Lee Taehyun, his cousin.

Hyunjae was eight years old when he lost both his parents. He stayed at an orphanage for a while before Uncle Lee had taken him in and raised him. Uncle Lee, deeply involved in a criminal organization, only had one son at the time; Taehyun. Once, Hyunjae and Taehyun had been close, like real cousins should be. But as they grew older, that bond slowly fractured. Uncle Lee had always been strict with Taehyun, yet unusually lenient with Hyunjae. That difference in treatment planted something ugly in Taehyun, jealousy that grew sharper with every passing year.

It worsened when Uncle Lee began speaking about passing his position in the organization to Hyunjae instead of his own son. From that point on, whatever remained between them turned into open hostility.

"Stop looking at me like that," Taehyun said lightly, though there was a clear edge of amusement in his tone as he stepped closer.

Hyunjae didn't answer. He only continued to glare.

A flicker of irritation crossed Taehyun's face. In one swift motion, he grabbed Hyunjae's chin and forced his head upward, tilting it so their eyes were locked directly.

"Are you angry?" Taehyun said, voice lowering. "I'm the one who should be angry!"

He released Hyunjae's chin with a rough shove, exhaling through his nose as if trying to steady himself. "It seems like you're always in my way," he muttered, before lifting a document in his hand.