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s.h.i.+n Jiao can see that Marie is already in a trance as worry can be seen in her face. She was too lost in anxiety for the life of her father. He knew how she felt, but he could not do anything but to stop her from her foolish actions.

"Marie, everything will be fine… don't be too agitated." s.h.i.+n Jiao said as he stood on his way.

"Please, get out of the way… s.h.i.+n, I have to go there… I have to see my dad…" she said with a trembling voice as panic and worry can be seen in her expression.

The people around them look at the two in befuddlement. They didn't know what is happening to their boss and the chief engineer of the company.

"My dad, s.h.i.+n… My dad is in that accident… I have to see if he is okay… I need to see!" suddenly Marie cried as she tried to push s.h.i.+n Jiao away.

But how could her meager strength move s.h.i.+n Jiao who stood like an immovable mountain?

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!" suddenly a hysterical shout came out of Marie's mouth as she tried to shove s.h.i.+n Jiao.

"You have to stay calm… everything will be taken care of by Secretary Wong so don't worry too much…" said s.h.i.+n Jiao in a calm tone.

But Marie's expression is now unsightly as her eyes are already wet with tears while she grabs her hair in exasperation.

s.h.i.+n Jiao could not let her pitiful struggle continue as he knows that she would surely breakdown. So he extended his arms and carefully hugs her in his arms.

"Sshhh… Everything is fine… Calm down…" he said while patting her back.

But Marie began struggling in his arms as she bawled and cried in pain.

Suddenly, Susan Tang's figure went out of the elevator and ran towards the office of Marie who is already having many employees trying to watch the situation.

When she saw that s.h.i.+n Jiao is trying to pacify the crying Marie, she immediately ran towards them.

"s.h.i.+n, let her go… I'll take care of her. You go and do what you need to do." Susan Tang said upon arriving.

s.h.i.+n Jiao nodded his head as he lets go of Marie.

When Marie saw the figure of Susan Tang, she immediately threw herself towards her friend and cried.

"Alright, everyone, please… the show is now over, go back to your work." s.h.i.+n Jiao said as he walked out of the door after the rest of the managers went out of the office.

He carefully closes Marie's office door and turns to leave. Then he saw Park Jiyong running towards him.

"How was she?" he asked in concern.

"She's a bit shaken. I think she saw Edmond Wong in the videos online." s.h.i.+n Jiao replied.

"How about her father?"

"Sigh… I don't know. Mr. Wong told me that he was taken by the two figures… If only he has the… pen." s.h.i.+n Jiao said but his voice trailed towards the end.

"Huh… What do you mean?"

"No nothing… do you want to help?" s.h.i.+n Jiao asked.

"Yes, of course… What should I do?"

"Can you kill others for the sake of saving the father of the woman you love?" s.h.i.+n Jiao asked with a bit of a teasing tone.

This made Park Jiyong a bit taken aback.

Even the people on the side trying to listen to the two, felt their hearts skipped a beat.

When the two reached the elevator, s.h.i.+n Jiao gave Park Jiyong a simple smile upon seeing the young man began to think deeply.

Although he has shot a person before, it has caused him great trauma that he would never hold a firearm ever again. But this time, his heartfelt conflicted.

If what s.h.i.+n Jiao said is true, then for him to be of any help, he needed to kill. And that is a very heavy decision for him as an ordinary person.

"What is the situation? I need to understand first." Park Jiyong asked.

He wanted to know if taking a life would be enough to weigh his conscience versus the necessity of it.

s.h.i.+n Jiao began to tell him what happened.

…

When the attack happened, s.h.i.+n Jiao suddenly felt that there is something wrong as the pen he gave Marie's father is special. The fountain pen is actually a protective artifact that can protect the user three times in a row. It's like having three lives.

But if all three protections are exhausted, then s.h.i.+n Jiao can then feel its failure. He can then try to get to the location of the fountain pen. This artifact is just a gift and he didn't intend to use it as a way for him to protect George Wilson personally. But he was concerned with Marie, hence he decided to investigate.

Upon arriving at the scene, s.h.i.+n Jiao saw the devastation, as was a bit angered. But he didn't intervene as he must let fate take its course for all the mortals in the area. He already knew that after their death, they can reach immortality someday. Hence that easy path didn't make him worried for them.

But of course, as a human, he could not help but feel a bit angered due to the ruthlessness of the scene in his eyes.

Then he saw Secretary Wong standing on the side while helping and a.s.sisting some people.

"Where is Mr. Wilson?" s.h.i.+n Jiao asked upon seeing the sorry-looking figure of Secretary Wong.

"He… He was taken by them." He replied a bit reluctant.

"I didn't know… I didn't know that the pen you gave was this magical… if only… if only he didn't accidentally leave the pen with me… then…" Secretary Wong said feeling a bit down and guilty.

"Don't blame yourself… if not for that pen, you would be dead by now. What's important is, we now have a way to know who those people are…" s.h.i.+n Jiao said.

"Take care of this mess first, and then we will try to find Mr. Wilson." s.h.i.+n Jiao said while patting the man's slumping shoulder.

At that time, Edmond Wong faced the woman and he was able to defeat her because she could not touch him. And her two fireball attacks were deflected back to her making her lose the battle.

But as soon as the tall man enters the fray, Edmond Wong was sent flying to the ground and was knocked out. When he came to himself, his body hurt all over and his boss is already gone. This was his greatest regret. But he was also grateful for the pen that he discovered to have turned into dust inside his breast pocket.

"Boss, I will rescue you… I promise." Edmond Wong muttered as he clenched his fists.

He had lost more than sixteen experts in this ambush and their boss was also taken away right under their noses, this is a great embarra.s.sment and pain in his heart.

After a while, the police arrive and took care of the rest, while he went back to the NXT Element Company building.

On the front parking s.p.a.ce of the building, he was greeted by the figure of Park Jiyong.

"Uncle Wong! Long time, no see… It seems that you've suffered this time." Park Jiyong greeted in a calm tone.

"I know… I have to do something to save my boss."

"Don't worry… Follow me." Park Jiyong said as they walk towards the large doors of the loading elevator.

On the side, they entered the security room and they walked up a winding ladder.

The two entered a room where many monitors can be seen.

"Uncle Wong, can you describe the people that you saw at that time." Park Jiyong said as he took his seat on the side.

Although a bit hesitant, Edmond Wong began describing the figures. As he did so, he can see a 3D image of two people being formed on the large monitor screen. Then he began to change the image according to what he can remember.

Edmond Wong is actually a cultivator but he is only at the 3rd level of the body refining realm. This is the reason why he is strong enough to face 20 or more normal people. Plus his fighting technique is superb which is why even though Mira Quan who is more powerful than him, had a hard time defeating him in a fair fight.

With his memory as a cultivator, it didn't take long until 99% of the two people who attacked them, now appears on the large screen.

"So these are those soulless people, right?" Park Jiyong said with anger in his face.

He watched the video and knew what those two did.

This even causes the whole city to condemned those ruthless acts.

But what can they do as they could not identify them? It was hard for the police to find the culprits.

Suddenly, the figure of s.h.i.+n Jiao appears as the door opens.

"Sent those images to the police at 7 pm. Tonight, we will move out at 6 pm. The two of you take some rest and prepare for battle." s.h.i.+n Jiao suddenly said upon taking a glance at the figures.

Central has already scanned the cameras all over the city and has hacked the phones. It didn't take her 30 minutes to find the two inside a duplex with George Wilson tied up and blindfolded in a room.

s.h.i.+n Jiao didn't want to take action right at this time as it would already be overkill for him. He wanted to test the resolve of Park Jiyong in this battle. And since Secretary Wong is with them, then it would be another way to see the capability of the basic Mech Frame.

While walking out, s.h.i.+n Jiao could not help but smile…

"Heroes are truly made, and not born." He muttered.