“You want him? How do I give a whole human being to you?” Charles chuckled, and stared at the masked man like he was weird. “You know what I mean by “I want him.” I know it was going to be a bit difficult to get you to do what I wanted, because you are a powerful man, known almost all around. So, I had to think of something I could use to pin you down.” “What do you mean?” “There was a time I bumped into you. Well, I placed a bug on your phone. It blended with your phone’s color, and it’s quite smooth, so I ensure to eavesdrop on every of your plans, and the one which was a check for me was your building acquisition. That’s the only thing I can use to threaten you.” “If you don’t give me what I want, I can sell out your business idea.” The masked man threatened, and laughed out, because he loved the way his plan was working out. “What! How dare you!” Charles raised his voice in anger. “Trying to raise your voice at me, won’t work here. Your subordinates won’t even try to find you, because I have threatened them as well, so if you want to stay here without food and water, and also watch as all your properties, crash down, and you’re left with nothing, then you can decide not to help me.” On hearing that, Charles was shaken. He knew that even as the system made it easy for him to get to where he was, currently, he still worked really hard, lost sleep as well, and sometimes, ate less than usual. He couldn’t possibly let all his work go in vain. “Today is for you, masked man. But when I gain back my ground, I’ll ensure you regret ever planning these dirty tricks on me.” “Alright. What exactly do you want from him?” “I just need you to trick him here?” “If you could trick me here, why do you think you won’t be able to trick him here?” “Because someone like him will always involve the cops, because he just can’t seem to trust anyone. He would want to save both his property, and esteem.” “Oh, I see what you’re talking about now. Well, how do I get him when I’m all tied up? I have to be free, and act casual for him to trust that nothing’s up, because we currently do not really have any relationship that would make him trust me deeply.”“About that, I’m going to let you go. But in case you didn’t notice because of the anesthetic, there is a tiny little bomb that was put in a particular part of your body. Mess up, and you’ll blow up into pieces.” The masked man threatened. “What! That’s violation. How could you plant a bomb under my skin!” Charles yelled, and was freaking out inside of him. “Well, for a thick-skinned man like you, I had to prepare my worst. Mind you, the little wound isn’t the main spot where the bomb is. It’s a little further. So, only experts can get that thing out.” “Shit!” Charles cursed out loud, with fury from his inside. “I’ll tell my boys to release you as soon as I walk out of this place. So, have it in mind that you are under my control, until you get me George.” The masked man reminded, and laughed as he walked out. Charles felt in his heart, instant hatred for him. He so much wanted to ruin him, and make him cry out for help, but he had to be calm, and collected to realize his new goal. Messing with his body by planting a bomb in it was just the peak of all things. He tried to see if he would be able to loosen the grip of the ropes if he wiggled for a while, but it wasn’t helping at all. Then he suddenly remembered that he had once slid a pocket knife into his pocket for some reason he couldn’t remember. A smile appeared on his face, and he felt so grateful that his solution was here. Although, he knew that there could be tons of skilled men, out of this basement, but he wanted to deal with the situation at hand first. He was hoping he could reach out to his pocket knife quickly, and loosen himself from these ropes as quick as he could, before the masked man’s people, came to drag him out of here. He would prefer he escape, and find a solution to the bomb under his skin than them pushing him to do what he wasn’t interested in doing. He was able to move a few fingers, and searched his pocket, but discovered the right one was empty, then he checked the left one, and it was the same as well. This was probably not the trousers he wore, or he had removed it out when he got back home. “Shit!” He cursed under his breath. Now, he just had to wait until those men came inside. About half an hour and the masked man’s men were still not here. “Did they change their mind or are they planning something else?” Charles thought to himself.He was really curious, but there was no way he could find out at this point, and yelling out was going to be of no use. Suddenly, the system popped up. SPEND 5 MILLION DOLLARS IN 5 HOURS Charles was shocked. As little as 5 million dollars could be for him to spend on a few projects, it was a big deal right now, because of the duration of time, given to him. And it came at the wrong time. The men he was waiting for, to release him, were not here yet, and there was no assurance of him, getting out of this. He knew that failing the task was going to mean grave consequences, but he just didn’t know what kind, and if they were survivable.