Chapter 12 I’ll Do Anything Y*u Ask

Alex Cohen was semi-conscious when he felt that he was shoved in the trunk of a car.

Even though he just had a lot of cold beer, he was not drunk. His stomach was just a little bloated. The bumpy ride had made him sober, but the drugs had taken effect. His head was still a little dizzy and his stomach was churning more and more. Just as he was about to vomit, the car finally came to a stop.

The trunk was opened and the first thing that came into view was a man wearing a cap and a surgical mask.

The masked man stared at Alex, turned his head, and said, "Blackie, didn't you say that he wouldn't wake up until at least another hour? It's only been 20 minutes. Why is he awake?"

The young man called Blackie ran over to take a look and frowned.

"Maybe I didn’t put enough drugs."

"Get him out! Shiny, hurry up and come give me a hand…”

Alex felt that the drug effect was almost wearing off, but he still did not resist.

For one thing, he knew his situation. He was obviously kidnapped. There were 3 people on the other side, and they all looked like experienced criminals. Moreover, he had never been in a fight before, so he had no experience. A wise man knew when to escape from an undesirable situation to avoid loss, so it was better to observe the situation first.

Secondly, he felt that the voice of the masked man sounded familiar, but he could not remember who it was, so he had to recall his memories.

This was a clearing in the countryside. The surroundings were pitch black and the closest visible lights were hundreds of meters away.

Alex was escorted to the front of the car and his body was pinned to where the headlights were. He could not move his body, but his heart was beating fiercely.

“Thump thump thump...”

He tried to remain calm and stared at the masked man. He probed, “Bro, we don't have beef with each other. Why did you bring me here? I don’t even know you. Are you sure you didn’t get the wrong guy?"

"Cut the crap!"

The man in the mask said coldly, "Someone paid for both your hands."

"Who?"

"Don't you have any idea who you've offended? However, you should feel fortunate because this task was taken over by me. I can give you a chance to buy your way out of this disaster. For only half a million, you can buy your hand back!"

"But I don't have any money!"

"You can afford a Lamborghini and you say you don't have money? You're being stubborn, eh? Guys, beat him up! Beat him up good!"

"Wait, wait...I just remembered that a friend just happened to give me half a million today."

"Numbnuts, transfer the money to this card...you better behave yourself!"

The masked man gave Alex a bank card, then took out a short knife and put it on Alex's neck.

Alex saw the situation was not good, so he had to follow orders and obediently took out his phone to transfer the money.

"Bro, half a million transferred. You can let me go now, right?"

The masked man cracked his neck and said grudgingly, "There's still half a million short."

"What do you mean?"

“Half a million per hand. It’s that simple."

"You...you're a scoundrel! Whoever you are, I'd advise you to stay out of trouble…”

"Advise my *ss! Cut the crap and transfer the money!"

Bam!

The masked man spoke and threw a punch at Alex’s stomach.

"Ah...oof!"

Alex took the pain and his body jerked straight up. His stomach, which had been tossing and turning for a while now, could finally relax.

A projectile vomit consisted of freshly eaten food mixed with semi-decomposed beer splashed on the masked man’s body and even some on his face.

"Motherf*cker! Ah...vomit!"

The masked man's eyelashes and eyebrows were contorted together. He was disgusted by the horrid smell that even his mask could not cover, and his stomach churned. He tilted his head back, held his breath, scrambled to take off his short-sleeved t-shirt, wiped the vomit off his face, and glared at Blackie.

"You're just going to watch? Hurry up and get me water!"

"Yes yes yes…”

Blackie quickly let go of Alex and went back to the car to get mineral water.

Alex stared at the masked man's right arm, where there was a tattoo in the shape of a wing, which looked very familiar.

Combined with a recollection of the masked man's voice, Alex finally remembered that the masked man was Sukie Lane's boyfriend, Shane Locke! He could not understand why Shane wanted to kidnap him, but now was not the time to consider this. He only felt a raging fire from the evil side in him rose violently and kicked Shane to the ground.

Although Alex had no experience in fighting, he had the upper hand with his sturdy built and above-average strength since he was young. With a shake of his hand, he freed himself from Shiny's restraints. He rushed forward in a few strides, shoved Shane to the ground, and punched him like a mad man.

Shane did not have a chance to catch his breath before he was beaten to a pulp. He was completely blindsided.

Blackie and Shiny were dumbfounded and froze for a few seconds before they ran over and knocked Alex to the ground.

In desperation, Alex picked up the short knife from the ground and swung his knifed-arm around blindly without distinguishing who was who.

Blackie dodged in time and was fine, but Shiny's arm was cut. Suddenly, blood was flowing out like water.

Alex finally had a chance to catch his breath. He climbed up and leaned against the car while he breathed heavily. Both his hands clutched the knife and pointed it towards Blackie and Shiny. His eyes were red with rage and he roared viciously.

"If you're not afraid to die, just f*cking rush over and try! I'll bleed you one by one!"

Blackie and Shiny were both frightened by Alex's feral strength. They hesitated for a few seconds, then turned around and ran.

Alex watched the two disappear into the darkness and a big weight on his chest finally lifted. He then restrained Shane's hands with a belt, threw him into the trunk, and drove the car to the edge of the city in one breath. He parked on the side of the road, picked up a bottle of water, and wildly gulped down half a bottle. He then took a few deep breaths, and when his mind had finally calmed down, he was ready to get out of the car. This was when he accidentally discovered that the indicator light of the dashcam was on.

"Oh no! Did that idiot Shane Locke forget to turn it off?"

Alex quickly took the dashcam and looked at the video. He found that it was always on.

That meant Shane Locke's actions towards him were all recorded.

Originally, Alex was planning to settle the matter privately, but with this discovery, there was another option...

Alex made up his mind, got out of the car, opened the trunk, and asked, "Who gave you the orders?"

"Spat!"

Shane spat out a mouthful of foamy blood and angrily said, "Cohen, you're in trouble. If you know what's good for you, let me go and I'll make sure not to bother you again. If not, you won't be able to f*cking stop this for the rest of your life!"

"You don’t want to tell me, right? Then I'll take you somewhere. There's bound to be someone who can make you talk!"

"Huh? Even if the King of Heaven comes, I won't f*cking give in! Cohen, I'll give you one last chance…”

Bam!

Shane could only hear the sound of the trunk slammed shut.

Alex started the car and rushed straight to the police station.

A moment later, Shane's sharp voice cut through the quiet night sky.

“Cohen…”

That day was indeed a miscalculation on Shane’s part. First of all, he did not expect that the 3 of them would be taken down by Alex so easily. He had completely screwed up this mission. There was also the unfamiliarity with the newly borrowed car that he even forgot to turn off the dashcam. Another point was that he had received the task from Chase Lucas to just teach Alex a lesson, but he wanted to take the opportunity to extort some money. As a result, this constituted a crime of extortion and blackmail.

The police officer watched the video and the case was basically solved. Shane Locke would most certainly be sentenced 3 to 10 years.

Blackie and Shiny, as accomplices, would also be sent to prison once they were arrested.

The only thing that still needed to be investigated was whether or not Shane was behind this…

When Alex returned home, it was past 4:00 am. He took a shower and slept until noon. His phone was buzzing until it almost exploded. In addition to Felix Moore, Sukie Lane also called several times. He had also received dozens of messages in WeChat from the two of them. He first replied to Felix and told him that he would rush over immediately. Then, he clicked on Sukie’s message and learned that she was anxious to see him.

He already knew why Sukie was looking for him, but he did not reply and even blocked her.

At 2:00 pm, Alex rushed to the entrance of Hudson Lowe's office.

Before he saw Felix, Sukie showed up first.

Sukie, who had been waiting for a long time, rushed straight to Alex and said with a pleading voice.

"Alex, we used to be classmates! Please let Shane off the hook as a token of our friendship!"

"Who are you?"

Alex pretended to be confused and continued, "Do we know each other?"

"Alex Cohen, would you stop that? Shane was just following orders and was forced to kidnap you. You should take revenge on the person who gave him the assignment. I beg you! As long as you're willing to withdraw your complaint, I’ll do anything you ask."

Alex smiled faintly and stared straight into Sukie's eyes.

"Even if I want to f*ck you…?”