June

Robert's POV

Stars. Shinning and shimmering. Pleasant but deadly in nature.

The possession of power and authority is a form of destructive critisism. Some will pursue for higher positions in the society, then eliminate those who will go against their will. An alleged traitor will surely be terminated in no time, and all of his privileges will be taken down.

However, there are still courageous individuals who chose to set initiative as they continue to fight against inequality. But everything should be secretive, or else, game over.

Seems like the pawns were set ahead as the bait, while people in command are intellectually manipulating the lower ground. Planned and unjust.

For an unknown reason, my father, my only relative left, died when I was only 15 years old. Since then, I was sent to my uncle's house for proper care and safety. We are undeniably rich. Everything is in our hands. My father owned a huge technological company (Hope Technology Corporation or HTC) responsible for providing the finest gadgets in Basil. Our sales are in demand, which causes the company to be the top grossing seller accross the nation.

On the other hand, I consider money as an evil thing. Because of wealth, a lot of people are commiting inhumane actions. Crimes. Specially corruption, of power and riches. This is probably the reason why my father was executed. During the investigation of the crime scene, detectives were unable to explain his death. No external injuries. No bleedings but his bones were fractured. And his heart was crushed, as if it was smashed by a hard weapon. It was unexplained and supernatural, but it still deserves an attention from the authorities. Yet, they decided to close the case since there were no solid evidences that will prove on what really had happened.

I pursue for the best, and handled the company with superlative efforts and smart decisions. At first, it was really a laborious job. But I become flexible and responsible, having the greatest motivation of seeking justice for my father. I will follow his footsteps, and I will bring out the truth behind his death.

Just when I am working as the boss of the company for two years, I met an inquisitive client consistently asking for our service. His name was Mr. Dwayne Johnsons. He is just an an ordinary buyer, just when I thought he is. But then something strange begun to happen after meeting him.

After attending an urgent meeting, I saw him at the parking lot as he waved his hands, as if he was instructing me to come nearer. He handed me a flash drive as he whispered in my ear, "I know what happened to your father. The data are inside the flash drive. Handle it with care". he said before quickly departing the area.

With my building curiousity, I immediately headed towards my office and set up the computer. Browsing at the content of the USB drive, I was surprised for it only contained one file (I expected much). It was a CCTV footage, and the name of the video was "Top Secret".

I played and it was quite intriguing. The footage was taken alongside the HTC building, and the date was June 15, 2022 at 11:40 pm. Same date and time of my father's death.

The sidewalks are empty and it was really creepy. The flickering bulbs from the streetlights were comparable to typical horror films. After few minutes, an observable shadowy figure was seen near the fire exit of the building. A male human figure. He waved his palms and slowly moved, forming a triangular formation with his motion. Unexpectedly, something lightened the area from where he waved his hands, from the front door of the fire exit. It affected the vision of the camera, causing to have a blurry sight of him as he vanished from the place and everything was back to normal again.

I was patently puzzled. Does he possess some kind of superpowers? How come? But if I am going to analyze, my father's death was indeed enigmatic. This is probably the reason why, the killer was not an ordinary human.

I immediately access everything on the internet and traced someone named Dwayne Johnsons. But after spending several hours, I was unsuccessful. I sighed in frustration when someone knocked the door.

"Come in" I instructed.

A woman with a classy fitted suit jacket and gray pants entered my office. She was Nina Ramirez, my secretary. Finally! she's the solution. She's a computer expert, she may be able to help me effectively.

"Sir, this is the document you instructed me to finish"

"Thank you. But I want you to do something for me right now. Can you trace someone named Dwayne Johnsons?" I asked.

"Sure thing sir. Please give me some time."

I feel some kind of relief. I am hoping for a result within this day.

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I glanced upon my watch as I sip my torrid coffee. 10pm. Still no update from my secretary. I decided to look up for her since I'm getting so impatient.

Walking through the corridors, I saw one of my employers as he greeted me gracefully.

"Have you seen my secretary?" I immediately asked.

"She hastily went home few minutes ago. I tried to asked her why she was in a hurry, but she insisted and ran away. I wonder what happened. Did she not inform you, sir?" He explained. I have to time to chitchat this time.

I took out my phone and dialed her number. No answer. Puzzled, I ran through the parking lot and drove my car. I might be able to follow her vehicle if I sped up a bit. Anyway, the lanes were clear and this is my lucky day.

I will glance at my side mirrors from time to time, hoping for a clear sign of her presence. There were so many questions building up in my head. Why did she run away? Is she a suspect? or she discovered something about Dwayne Johnsons and decided not to open up anything about him?

One look at the left side mirror and I noticed a black car following my lead. I purposefully slowed the car just to make sure if it is really watching me, and it actually decreased its speed.

Just when I reached the suburb of Santiago, I turn over the car quickly and stopped. Someone get off the vehicle in front of me and I was startled. It was Mr. Dwayne Johnsons. Without any hesitation, I jump of the car and reach out for him.

"Can you explain to me everything?" I directly asked.

He smirked as he put his hands inside his pockets "Only if you will agree to help me"

"I will do anything to help. What do you want from me?"

"Simple. I want you to serve me for security purposes"

"How can I help you then?" I replied.

"Just promise me you'll be secretive. Once I tell you everything, there's no turning back. You'll be part of the team, or you'll die" he said.

I smiled with a bit tense and fearsome "I will do anything for my father" I said.

"Good. Now, are you ready to know the truth?"