Invisible Security Guard
Chapter 410 - 409: A Sense of Danger

Chapter 410: 409: A Sense of Danger

Yusuf Zuck knew that he couldn’t run away. If he fled, what would become of his brothers and kinsfolk? Besides, he couldn’t possibly run away for his entire life, could he?

It was something that had to be resolved eventually, so he could only confront it head-on, or perhaps... take the initiative to strike!

Indeed, if the other party wanted him dead without regard for the consequences, then he wouldn’t mind... killing their entire family!

If they were still enemies, it was either you die or I perish. When the time came, they would see who was crazier!

Moreover, the Meskill Family was just one of the four major clans, not a national hero, nor a state leader.

Put simply, the Meskill Family was just an old tribe that had a long inheritance, perhaps with some unconventional practices.

So Yusuf Zuck didn’t need to be scared to death.

He had to attend tomorrow’s wedding. Marlon Shepherd was the most important person in the team, so there was no way he could be absent.

After getting hold of the Ferrari sports car, Yusuf Zuck called Miles O’brien and told him to prepare a red envelope with ten million for tomorrow, to give to Marlon Shepherd and his wife. Then, he drove to the hospital where Ember Vance was staying.

The night was deep, and the hospital was empty of people. Yusuf Zuck stood outside the ward door and saw Ember Vance’s mother accompanying her. So after thinking it over, he didn’t go in but instead headed to Sophia’s room.

Sophia hadn’t locked her room because she wasn’t afraid of anything. On the contrary, she hoped that someone would target her so she could have some fun.

When Yusuf Zuck entered, Sophia turned over and sat up. With the help of the night, she recognized that it was Yusuf Zuck who had come.

"What are you doing here? Why have you come to my place in the middle of the night?" Sophia asked, surprised.

"I came to ask you for something." Yusuf Zuck didn’t turn on the light but directly sat down on another bed and said, "Give me some poison!"

"What kind of poison?" Sophia was puzzled.

"Something potent, the kind that can kill a large group!"

"What are you planning to do?" Sophia exclaimed in shock.

"I might have a lot of people trying to kill me in the next couple of days, so I need to prepare some hidden weapons and coat them all with poison!"

"Who’s trying to kill you? Who dares to kill you?" Sophia was greatly alarmed. What trouble had Yusuf Zuck stirred up again?

"It’s the person who took a shot at me the other day. I killed him, but his family is very influential. Then there might be some... hm, ’Truth-Insight’, or those ’Above Spying the Truth’? So I need to prepare a bit."

"Uh... but I didn’t bring any poison with me, remember? When we boarded the plane, you forgot? I stored all my things at the airport’s luggage storage," Sophia said apologetically.

"Oh, never mind then, it’s the same without the poison." Yusuf Zuck nodded. Sophia had brought potions and was hiding things like snakes and insects, which she had released, but some potions and her basket were stored at the airport’s luggage storage.

"Then you... what I mean is... Is there anything else I can help you with?" Sophia asked worriedly.

Yusuf Zuck smiled and said, "Yes, there is. It would be a great help if you could cure Ember Vance!"

"I’ll definitely do that," Sophia nodded. "You be careful too. And if things really don’t work out, just come with me. I’ll take you to my stronghold; if anyone comes there, they are as good as dead."

"You have a stronghold?" Yusuf Zuck couldn’t help but laugh.

"What did you think?" Sophia said proudly. "All around my home, my granny has set up all kinds of traps. We’ve loosed a lot of bugs, so these ’Truth-Insight’, ’Grandmasters’ and such, don’t dare to come near my place. I’ll protect you when the time comes!"

"Hmm, if one day I truly have nowhere to turn, I’ll go to your place!" Yusuf Zuck spoke laughingly.

"Sure, no problem," Sophia said righteously.

After chatting with her for a while longer, Yusuf Zuck got up to leave. Sophia, the poison girl, was cheerful and likable. Of course, their relationship was purely platonic. Yusuf Zuck had never harbored any intentions towards her, and she seemed to have not grown up in that respect, probably not having thought about matters between men and women.

After descending the stairs, Yusuf Zuck called Fleur Carson. She claimed that Ruth Wilcox would be back in two or three days, and after returning, she would not go to Tianjin again before the end of the year.

Yusuf Zuck talked with him for a while, but he did not reveal his own crisis and danger.

Soon, it was daybreak. Yusuf Zuck did not go home but drove to the parking lot of the hotel booked for the wedding.

This was also a five-star establishment, known as the Century Huamao Hotel. Outside the banquet hall of the hotel, banners with Marlon Shepherd and Collins Brown’s names had already been hung, and there were already several male or female relatives who had come early to communicate with the hotel.

After parking the car, Yusuf Zuck used telekinesis to probe his surroundings.

However, this casual scan made him sit up straight immediately.

That was because he saw many plainclothes officers, all hiding in the cars of the parking lot.

The reason he could tell they were plainclothes was that some were wearing bulletproof vests under their clothes, and their standard-issue firearms were all in regulation holsters.

There was no need to guess; these people were here for him. They must have known about him for a while and would be aware that Marlon Shepherd was getting married here, anticipating that he would come, so they were waiting here for him.

But... one would think that the Meskill Family would send a Grandmaster, yet here were just ordinary criminal police officers.

"I understand now." After thinking it over carefully in his mind, Yusuf Zuck understood: the Meskill Family had used the pieces they had hidden within the government to have ordinary police officers catch him in broad daylight. So, could he resist? If he did resist, that would be defying the law, adding another level to his crime, and by then they would have an even better reason to deal with him!

But if he did not resist, he would definitely fall into their trap. It was possible that they would take him to a secret location and execute him in secret!

Yusuf Zuck found himself in a dilemma between being caught and resisting, unsure of what to choose.

One had to admit, the old Meskill patriarch was cunning like an old fox. Yusuf Zuck was still too naive when it came to playing mind games with him.

After sitting alone in the car in silence for a moment, he opened the door and got out, immediately noticing that those plainclothes officers in the cars had all fixed their attention on him. But they did not make their move right away, instead waiting for something.

Yusuf Zuck acted as if nothing was amiss and that he had not noticed the plainclothes officers, striding into the hotel’s main entrance.

Marlon Shepherd’s wedding procession, like circling the city and other traditions, would take two or three hours to end. The ceremony was scheduled to start at nine in the morning, and his entrance as the best man was expected to be around nine twenty. Therefore, after entering the hotel, he surprisingly booked a room and then took the elevator upstairs.

Two plainclothes officers followed him into the lobby and only took out their credentials to inquire about his room after watching him enter the elevator.

Once Yusuf Zuck reached his room, he immediately picked up the room phone and dialed Everest Zuck’s number.

Everest Zuck was also supposed to attend the wedding today. Though he did not know Marlon Shepherd, he was aware of the significance of his presence, so it was necessary to get acquainted. After all, they would interact in the future, and he was not short of a little bit of social currency.

The phone rang three or four times before Everest Zuck picked up, asking who it was.

"Big brother, I need a favor."

"Yusuf, something’s going on. Don’t talk about your stuff first. I just received news that someone might be out to get you. I haven’t found out the specifics yet," Everest Zuck said immediately.

"I already know. I killed that Lian Meskill, and now, the favor I need from you is to tell me if you know where the old Meskill patriarch lives?"

"Ah? What are you going to do?" Everest Zuck jolted. What was Yusuf planning? Was he going to stir up trouble, make a big scene?

"Don’t ask what I’m going to do. Someone wants me dead and I can’t just sit and wait for it. Just tell me—are you going to help or not?" Yusuf Zuck challenged.

"I... I..." Everest Zuck hurriedly said, "Yusuf, you can’t be foolish. The Meskill Family is very mysterious. Over the years, I’ve met many who turn pale at the mention of the Meskill Family. No one dares even gossip about them. Besides, the Meskill Family probably has certain connections at the top. You... you need to think this through."

"I’m not going there to kill anyone, just to talk," Yusuf Zuck said indifferently.

"Okay, fine. No matter what you plan to do, you must think it through," Everest Zuck sighed, "We’ve talked about the Meskill Family before. I’ve heard, just heard rumors, that they also live in West Mountain, not far from where I live. My place is in the east of West Mountain, they’re in the west, enjoying high-end treatment."

"How could their house be inside the restricted area?" Yusuf Zuck exclaimed in shock.

"That I’m not sure about, it’s just ’rumors’ I’ve heard, not confirmed. But if you want to inquire, there is someone... Anna Cooke." Everest Zuck stopped speaking at this point.

"Got it, I understand." Yusuf Zuck grasped the implication immediately: Anna Cooke might know the exact address!