Chapter 183: At The Headquarters Ill
Cole was speechless momentarily at Athena’s question.
What was her crime? Her crwas disrupting their plans at every turn! Wasn't that obvious?!
"Are you speechless now? Tell me, Cole..." Athena continued, stepping closer to the male, who glared at her
hatefully. "What is my crime?"
Cole bit his lips. If he dared mention what was on his mind, he might be electrocuted to death like Heronica had
been!
Athena, as if reading his thoughts, smirked devilishly. "Oh, don’t worry, Cole. Your dear Heronica is still alive. Just
a bit... burnt on the inside."
As if on cue, Heronica’s head began to rise from its earlier droopy state.
Cole's eyes widened as he watched Heronica struggle to keep her head erect and steady.
"What...what... happened?" She muttered, her voice barely audible.
Cole swallowed and looked at Athena.
"You see, she is alive. Now answer my question."
Cole took his lips in, but hurriedly opening his mouth when Athena tapped the small black object in her hand,
which could be used to manually electrocute them if they chose to remain silent.
"Your cris upsetting my boss. You have given him sleepless nights for the past few weeks. But rest assured,
that won't be the case for long."
Athena was pleased to hear that Morgan was in a hot seat. "That's huge talk coming from someone about to be
electrocuted,"
Cole clamped his mouth shut.
"So, | am guilty of upsetting your boss? That's a stupid statement. Well, | wouldn't expect anything less from
deranged killers."
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHeronica finally managed to lift her head, her eyes still disoriented, to the amusement of Athena.
"How do you feel, Heronica?" She asked, gesturing to Aiden to bring one of the metal seats by the door. She
would need to sit for this round of interrogation. Aiden complied without hesitation.
Meanwhile, Heronica finally managed to retain a reasonable steady gaze on Athena, while wondering for the
umpteenth thow this woman was able to escape them at every turn.
She questioned who Athena was even working with. She scanned the cell for the tenth tsince being dumped
in there, yet she couldn't decipher which operation ran this unit, because it surely wasn’t the CIA.
Which operation ran this? Heronica thought, wetting her tongue which had gone dry during the electrocution.
Heronica didn’t think her boss was unaware of this operation, but he kept most of the information to himself.
Their only job was to listen and take his orders. Why wouldnt they when he had saved their lives from penury
and given them a job that paid more than speople’s annual salary?
"Heronica?"
"| feel fine, Athena," She muttered, having no choice. When the electricity zapped through her, she thought she
had finally landed in hell, considering the pain that had cwith it. She didn’t know electricity could be so
painfully brutal.
When she got out of here, she would tell the boss to incorporate it into the torture techniques of the gang.
Maybe, if she was lucky, she would be able to use it on Athena.
Fantasizing about that—about Athena’s consistent blacking out while she tortured her—brought a stupid smile to
her face, one that even surprised her partner, who wondered if she had a way out of here.
"I see you feel more than fine, Heronica," Athena began, taking a seat. Beside her, Aiden took a seat too and
crossed his legs. "So, let's continue with the questioning. I'd like to believe that you have learned your lesson,
huh..."
Heronica and Cole nodded immediately.
"Good," Athena said with a smile. "Now answer my first question. Who is really behind my kidnapping? Who
wantsdead? | know you people are just the hired guns for the job."
Cole and Heronica exchanged strange glances. "We don’t know," Heronica finally admitted, sweat beginning to
bead on her forehead.
"Truth," Athena murmured, noticing that there was no electric shock, a tight smile breaking through.
She looked at Aiden, who shrugged his shoulders. "It would mean there is a limit to the amount of information
that Morgan trusts with his people."
Athena nodded. "I thought it would be different with her. She looked like a high-up in the organization. She and
her twin brother."
Heronica pressed her lips together. She was indeed a higher-up and had often wondered why the boss was so
damn secretive. But now, observing her current situation, she admitted that perhaps her boss was right to keep
most things to himself. How would she have escaped this unscathed otherwise?
For had she known and divulged the gang's secrets to Athena, she would be on the run for her life since the
gang wouldn't let her live either. She would be known as the snitch for the rest of her days! She abhorred that
word with everything she had.
With this knowledge of her uselessness to Athena ca certain reprieve and self-gloat—Athena would have no
choice but to trade her back to her boss now. Aha!
But that rejoicing was short-lived.
"Since you don’t know who ordered my death, what's inside those boxes you guys transport every day?" Athena
pressed, leaning in closer.
A thick silence enveloped the room. Heronica was rendered speechless. How did they find out about the boxes?
Athena laughed, seeing the question on her face. "Do you think you're the only one good with research?"
She tsked and shook her head. "After all these years, you still underestimate me. Your loss, though. Now, answer
the question. What's in those boxes?"
"Just supplies like guns and all. You know how gangs operate," Cole spat defiantly, but the device emitted a low
crackle, sending a massive shockwave through him.
He gasped and grunted in pain, his face writhing and contorting with agony, his hands and feet shaking, his
teeth knocking against each other. Beside him, Heronica observed with pursed lips. Did he have a death wish?
"Not the right answer," Athena corrected, her tone laced with subtle amusement. "What kind of supplies?"
But Heronica remained mute, watching the painful spasms racking Cole's body.
"Since the nightshade isn’t available, do you people want to die through electric voltage?" Athena asked, cocking
her head to the side.
"Because if that’s your choice, | will make sure not to give you a quick, painless death. It will be so slow and
torturous that you will keep urinating and shitting yourself, but won't get cleaned up. You will breathe in your
feces, see your life flash before you, but you won't die. And to make it worse...."
Athena looked at Aiden knowingly. "We will make cuts in your bodies for..."
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