152. Upcoming Trouble
That day evening, When Rain is inside the practice room, trying to break through Peak D-rank Genetic Warrior.
At the same time, Finn and Marcus are standing with their heads down, while Angus sits behind a table, staring at them in silence.
Five minutes pass, but there is still pin-drop silence in the room. Finn suddenly feels something touch his feet. He sees it is Marcus's feet.
He side-eyes Marcus, who is urging him to speak. Finn glances at his little brother, who is staring at them sitting behind the table.
He is the elder brother, but he has to act like the little brother because he is less talented and weaker than Angus. He is a middle C-rank genetic warrior, and outsiders may think he is more talented than Marcus.
But, he and his close ones know, his talent is the same as Marcus'. If they are not born into a rich family. He is not certain if they can even break through C-rank. With their limited talent, they may reach peak D-rank.
They did not break their spiritual gate before they advanced to D-rank, which made the true body realm out of the equation. This means a C-rank genetic medicine is needed to advance to the C-rank realm.
His D-rank Genetic Medicine was Brute Croc, which cost- 35,000 credits and his C-rank Genetic Lesser was Draco-Croc, which cost- 400,000 credits. If he had been born into a poor family, with his talent, he would not have received state-sponsored genetic medicine.
So, He must find a high-paying job after school and grind in it to buy a decent D-rank Genetic Medicine. After that, he is not sure in a corporate job, he can gather enough credit for advanced C-rank genetic medicine.
If he hunts Genetic Beast he may be able to gather the credit but he is a coward. Dead Battlefield Domain descends only 12 hours from this town. Spark Technology invests resources as if there is no tomorrow.
The only resource requirement is to enter the domain, Kill the monster created by the domain, and earn merit to buy the required resources.
But ultimately, he is a coward and still wants to grow stronger—to become stronger so that he can act like an elder brother again. So, the problem of the weird domain came into being.
He raises his head and hears Angus say," Why are you silent, Elder Brother? You do not have any excuses for this."
Finn's mind there is a thousand excuses but this time, the problem he and Marcus created will not go away easily or can be swept under the rug by his brother. The problem they cause may lead him and Marcus to execution if the full truth is revealed.
So, he has to think, whether he should fully reveal the truth or not. He opens his mouth to speak and at the very moment the door of the room bangs open.
A Man enters shouting," Finn, What did you do again?" The man looks similar to him and is his father. A woman follows him and closes the door behind his mother.
His father angrily walks to him and grabs his collar to hold him in the air, speaking in his face," WHAT DID YOU DO?"
His mother with her soft voice," Finn, after a decade, you will be 150 years old but you act like a teenage brat."
His Father, still holding his collar with his feet in the air, said," Angus, what problem did your brother create?"
Angus, sitting in the chair, says," From the information, I have they hid a Weird domain and extracted resources from the weird domain."
His mother says," Many people hid resource-rich weird domains. So, paying a fine may make the case go away."
When his father hears this, still grabbing his collar, he calms down and lets his feet land on the ground.
Then Angus speaks," But, the influence of the weird domain may have caused the suicide cases inside the city."
Hearing this his father tossed him toward the wall, he collided with the wall with a bang. Nothing happened to him or the wall. He slowly stands up.
Angus speaks," This is the information I know." staring at Finn and Marcus," If they cause this. I can protect them but If the crime is more serious..." He did not say but everyone understood.
His Mother says," Is there any proof that the suicides are caused by the Weird Domain."
Marcus who remains silent the entire time, breaks his silence," Aunty Moyra, there is no solid evidence but circumstance evidence."
Angus answers," For weird, no solid evidence is needed, circumstance evidence is enough."
He continues," This is enough or we all cause other crimes. I have to discuss this with Grace before Nelson comes."
The father speaks," Speak now if you cause any more trouble because afterward new crime is discovered by you two, we will not be protect you."
" And the most important what is the resources, you two got from the weird domain."
Finn and Marcus stare at each other, which is seen by Finn's brother and parents.
The Father shouts," Ohh! You two cause more problems for us."
Finn taking a look at Marcus, answers," We got fruit with rich life energy and found feeding human body energy the trees produces the fruit faster."
Marcus takes over," So, the suicides are caused by us, we took them inside the weird domain, and let the tree feed on their energy."
" And when only like few days' lifespans remain of them, we take them out of the domain and control them with weird devices to commit suicide in their homes."
Silence reigns in the room, Marcus sees Finn's brother and parents look at each, if they are doing some telephonic communication. If the parents opened the spirit gate, he would have concluded they were taking through the Bit.
Angus is first to break the silence and speaks," What did you do with the fruits and how are you able to stay inside the domain?"
Finn," We sold them to the Hei family and brought a weird item to protect the soul from them."
Hearing the Hei family, the desk in front of Angus breaks in two parts. He was not angry with them for hiding the weird domain or murders committed by his brother. Because, If he wants he can get away and not protect them.
But linking with the Hei family, in a town that is under Martin City. It is another matter, and if he protects two of them, then the Hei family has a handle on him. So, he has to know, how much the Hei family knows.
Angus with a calm tone says," Brother, How much the Hei family knows?"
Finn hears Angus speaking with calmness but he can simmering anger inside him," We only sold them the fruits and bought some weird items from them."
" They may have guessed, that we come upon a weird domain."
Angus speaks," Are you sure? Then tell me about everything you know about the weird domain and I mean everything. Because this information may be the reason, you will be safe."
Finn nods and starts explaining about the weird domain. Marcus remains silent, thinking about what will happen if the truth is discovered. The domains were not discovered by them but Hei Family.
The Hei family came to them to cooperate. He and Finn will hide the domain from being discovered and will get paid. They did not think much about this at first because even if they are caught they will only pay a fine.
But after some time, another party came to them demanding people. In exchange for the fruits with life energy taking them can heal the body and help comprehend the life rules.
Which is not required for them, He selected the rules of Dark which come from his genetic medicine. And Finn's is water rule. So, they sold them to the Hei family for items helping to comprehend the old world rules.
He and Finn think the new party is a banned organization doing Human Body research. And if this comes to light, he and Finn will be killed by their respective families.
Marcus then speaks," Angus, I should go explain to my father." Angus nods to go, He then greets Uncle, Aunty, and Finn and leaves the room.
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In another place, at the same time as the conversation is taking place in Angus's study, another meeting is taking place. But between a Male and a Female.
The Female with purple color hair to her waist sitting in front of a mirror projecting the image of a male. If Rain had been present he would have recognized the male, he was Hei Lun with bloodshot eyes.
The female while combing her long hair, speaks," Dear Hei Lun, Are you not taking care of your body?"
Hei Lun slaps the table in front of him, and shouts," You do not think about me. I want to know when you will do the job."
"I have sent him, where you are so please kill him."
The female did not pay attention to the angry outburst of Hei Lun. Because she knows Hei Lun's situation, his position as the young master of the Hei family branch in Martin City is under threat. And by his image, he is losing.
She calmly says," I have examined his fighting strength which reaches Peak D-rank. So, I am not known for fighting. Only Lord Francis will care for him after he finishes his research."
" So, do not worry, Lord Francis will repay your favor."
Hei Lun nods in frustration because he did not take the ant seriously, which caused him problems. He can be calm again if the ant is no longer in the world.
But he did not reflect upon himself, the situation now is his fault. He, if not targeted Rain, this will not happen.
The Woman again speaks," So, after this, you will cut our transaction."
Hei Lun shakes his head," No, It will continue. After you send your new address." After the incident on the underground floor of Martin City, Where Lord Francis's clone is killed.
The Hei family broke contact with Francis, but Hei Lun did not. Hei Lun supplies experimental materials to Francis, and Francis receives rare resources. This increases his influence in the family.
But before solidifying his influence, his half-brother starts challenging his position. He does not know where his half-brother got help, which causes his influence to shrink in the family.
The rare resources he gets from Francis are one way he keeps his position as the next head of the Hei family's branch in Martin City.
So, He must not cut his transaction with them. Where he sends useless Ants for experiments and he gets valuable and rare resources. For him, he is getting something for free.
The Woman says," Are you sure that you will be able to help us?" His situation and connection with them may be the last straw to break the camel's back. If the connection comes to light, he may be abandoned by the family.
And his behavior, will not last an hour without the protection of Hei's family. The family may also kill him to protect their reputation.
Hei Lun answers," Yes, send me the new address. I will deliver the goods myself."
The woman smiled," Then happy future cooperation." With that, the image of Hei Lun disappears from the mirror. And the woman stands up and walks out to stand under a sunny sky.