The Consortium’s Heir By Benjamin Chapter 139
Chapter 139 Beads of sweat drooped down Darius’ face when faced with the menacing pistol in
Michael’s hand. The safety of the pistol was off, and the moment Michael pulled the trigger, a bullet
would be embedded in Darius’ heart.
Darius felt genuine fear when faced with the gun trained on his heart. He wasn’t a fool, so he knew that
with the amount of training he had now, there was no absolutely no way he could dodge a bullet. The
instant Michael shot him, Darius would be a goner. Alice’s eyes widened in shock and horror the
second she saw the menacing pistol in Michael’s hands; and her heart started pounding rapidly. Her
blood immediately ran cold, and she had never felt so much fear in her life before.
“Wait!” Darius bellowed loudly just as Michael was about to pull the trigger.
Michael paused and looked at Darius with a sinister gaze; while the police officers outside the cabin
moved closer to the cabin the moment they saw a firearm in Michael’s hands.
“Do you have anyst words?” Michael asked sinisterly, the gun still trained on Darius’ heart. “Are you
sure you want to do this?” Darius pleaded. “There is still a chance for you to make aeback. At
most you just have to face charges for kidnapping. With your wealth and status, you wouldn’t spend
more than five years in prison; but the moment you shoot me, even if I don’t die, you will be charged
with attempted murder.”
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“This time, you will not be able to worm your way out of this no matter your status. Are you sure you
want to do this?” Darius pleaded, trying to speak sense into Michael.
Michael looked at Darius andughed manically.
“You took my woman away from me, and now you’re pleading for leniency. Do you think you’re in any
position to plead for mercy?” Michael asked cynically.
“You’re right. The moment I shoot you, I would no longer be able to save myself. Even then, I still have
to kill you.” Michael stated firmly; and with that statement, he pulled the trigger on the pistol.
Bang!
A split secondter, Darius only felt something solid embed itself on his chest, and he swayed
unsteadily for a few seconds before his whole world turned ck.
“Darius!” Alice screamed loudly the second the bullet connected with Darius’ chest. Her heart squeezed
painfully as she watched Darius sway unsteadily on his feet before dropping to the ground, a pool of
blood forming around his feet.
She tried to run towards Darius who was lying motionless in the cabin, but the police forcefully held her
back Gunshot sounds soon rang out in the forest, scaring the wild animals and birds in the forest area.
Of course, the gunshot sounds were from the police, who had shed all forms of civility with Michael and
opted for the forceful approach to arrest him. Since he had shot a civilian, there was no need to be so
cautious with him.
Sure enough, the round of shooting was brutal, and a bullet struck Michael’s arms. With the remaining
strength he had left, he brought out a smoke bomb he prepared for the worst case scenario and threw
it into the clearing,pletely obstructing the police officers’ view. He then fled into the vast forest
using the secret route he had prepared beforehand. However, no matter how prepared Michael was, he
was going up against the police. Coupled with the fact that he was shot and was already bleeding, his
physical condition could clearly not keep up with a high speed chase.
“He’s fleeing into the woods! After him!” A police officer with keen eyes shouted after spotting Michael’s
fleeing figure amidst the thick smoke. Immediately, more than half of the police officers went into hot
pursuit, while the remaining police officers stayed behind to guard the area.
Some policemen ran into the cabin and wheeled the critically injured Darius out of the cabin on a
stretcher and handed him over to the medical personnel present.
Meanwhile, Michael was running as fast as he could in the dark forest, but he could hear the
footsteps of the police officers on hot pursuit.
It waste in the night, and the forest was dark, but the police were fully prepared with bright lights and
torches lighting up the dark forest. The police hounds were also tracing Michael’s scent, and were
leading the police in the right direction. Michael gritted his teeth and ran; his calm and rxed
demeanor nowhere to be found anymore. His impable suit was stained with blood and dirt, and
several scratches could be found on his skin, but he could not care less about that. He was just
focused on evading the police and making it to safety.
Completely focused on running away, he didn’t notice a dark figure had suddenly appeared in the
middle of the path he was running on. By the time he focused his attention on the path, it was toote
for him to slow down, so he crashed directly into the figure. “Son of a bitch!” Michael cursed angrily; but
there was also a bit of fear in his voice. He never expected to suddenly see someone in the middle of
the forest when he was running from the police.
Moreover, he could barely see this figure, and a creepy aura kept emanating from the figure, eliciting
goosebumps on his skin. “Who are you?” Michael asked fearfully.
“Michael Finn?” The figure asked in a gravelly voice, ignoring Michael’s question and returning it with a
question of his own.
The figure’s voice had apelling force to it, and Michael feltpelled to answer his question,
“Yes I am Michael Finn. Who are you and what do you want?” Michael asked shakily. “You don’t need
to know who I am, and as for what I want, that is very simple. My master wishes to see you, soe
with me.” The figure answered. Michael looked at the figure with aplex gaze. He could hear the
sounds of the police hounds barking, and knew that the police officers were drawing nearer to his
location. “How do I know that you’re not after my life?” Michael asked skeptically. He didn’t feel
inclined to follow the figure just like that.
“Your life is basically over the moment the police officers arrest you. If you don’t want to follow me and
struggle for a few more seconds before you’re finally arrested, be my guest.” The figure said
nonchntly. He certainly wasn’t bothered about Michael’s survival.
“Alright! I agree! I’ll follow you.” Michael gritted his teeth and said in a pained voice. “Good; now let’s
get out of here.” the figure said and grabbed Michael hands, leading him out of the forest. Just a few
secondster, the police officers arrived at the spot Michael met the mysterious figure. However, they
couldn’t find any tracks to follow from that spot onwards. It was like he just vanished from the face of
the forest. The police officers didn’t give up though, and searched the forest thoroughly for any sign of
Michael. Unfortunately, they were unable to find anything.
Just then, a message came from the police officer in charge of the kidnapping case.
“Did you find him?!” the police officer’s voice came urgently from the walkie-talkie.
The police officers shared nces with each other before one of them replied dejectedly.
“No chief. We lost him.”