23 Chapter 23: Cause of Trouble

"Why rush to leave as soon as you arrive? We haven't even had a proper conversation yet," a hoarse, low voice echoed in the basement stairwell, sounding eerie and ghostly.

Paul Mark was also startled by the sudden appearance of this figure, and even the nausea he had just struggled with disappeared instantly.

"Who are you? Why did you suddenly appear here? Did you kill him?!" Paul Mark looked warily at Maverick, who had suddenly appeared in front of him.

The strange appearance and sudden appearance of the other person made him feel a sense of danger, and he instinctively wanted to move away.

"As expected of someone in charge, your mind works fast. You've guessed the right answer in no time," Maverick said as he approached Paul Mark.

His sense of smell had been weakened by the Venom, so he didn't feel too uncomfortable in this environment.

"Do you guess what awaits you next?"

Although Paul Mark kept retreating, Maverick was faster. He suddenly rushed to him and lifted him up by the neck.

*Gasp! Gasp!*

Heavy breathing filled the basement as Paul Mark kept pounding Maverick's hand, trying to make him feel pain and let go, but it had no effect. The black hand just tightened more and more.

Paul Mark's face turned redder and redder, and his eyes were almost bulging out. Due to extreme lack of oxygen, his head was already feeling heavy and confused.

Just as he felt he was about to die, the hand squeezing his neck suddenly loosened a bit, allowing him to breathe in some "fresh" air.

As he greedily absorbed the air, he heard the hoarse voice beside him saying, "Sorry, sorry, I almost couldn't control myself and killed you. I still need to ask you some questions."

Paul Mark stared intently at the face in front of him, unable to see clearly except for two narrow, pallid eyes, and the hoarse voice said, "Why did you do this? When did I offend you?"

"Or did you and others come looking for trouble with the Bloodhead Gang? The Bloodhead Gang is not as simple as you think."

Maverick understood Paul Mark's words and realized that the other party saw him as a hired assassin from a rival gang. He never expected that the encounter he made a few days ago would bring him such trouble.

Perhaps to him, dealing with a college student was as simple as crushing an ant, with no challenge or possibility of any surprises.

"Ah! It seems you still haven't figured out where the problem lies, but it's okay, perhaps seeing my face will enlighten you," Maverick said as he removed the cover from his face. Under the hood, his angular and handsome face appeared in front of Paul Mark.

Seeing his face, Paul Mark's eyes were filled with disbelief. He couldn't understand what was going on. The young man in front of him had previously been just a deliveryman, and now he had turned into such a strange assassin.

"Damn it!" Since Maverick appeared in front of him like this, it meant that the person he sent to deal with Maverick today had also been taken care of.

"It seems you already know what's going on. So let's not waste time. Tell me why you did this? Who ordered you?"

Maverick covered his face with Venom again and continued loudly, "If you don't tell me who ordered you, then I'll consider you as the mastermind behind this."

"Let me spoil it for you in advance, the treatment for these two will be different. You might still have a chance to die quickly and painlessly, but that mastermind will be crushed inch by inch by me."

"The Bloodhead Gang won't spare you!" Paul Mark didn't answer Maverick's question, but just stared at him angrily, rebuking him sternly.

"Ah!"

A piercing scream echoed once again in the basement as Maverick physically punished Paul Mark for his stubbornness.

Several sharp black tentacles emerged from behind him, firmly pinning Paul Mark's limbs to the wall.

Another tentacle turned into a small and sharp blade, constantly cutting across Paul Mark's body, leaving behind trails of blood.

"You can choose to remain stubborn, anyway, we have plenty of time."

Paul Mark's screams grew louder as the tentacles pierced through his limbs.

After torturing him for ten minutes each time, Maverick would leave one minute for him to choose to speak.

If he continued to remain silent, the next torture session would be even more excruciating.

Finally, after enduring the torture for the third time, Paul Mark could no longer bear to act tough. The intense pain and unbearable itchiness made it impossible for him to endure any longer.

"Stop it! I'll talk! Just make it quick!"

Hearing his cries, Maverick stopped his actions and waited for him to speak.

Paul Mark gasped for breath, took a moment to steady his breathing, and then spoke intermittently, "Actually, it's not complicated."

"That day, we appeared in that house to deal with a traitor in the gang."

"That damn guy leaked our information to other gangs, leading to the failure of a transaction and a significant loss of money."

"Our boss, John Hammond, was furious and sent his brother Harvey Hammond to handle the matter properly, so that all the gang brothers would understand the consequences of betraying the Bloodhead Gang."

"And then we followed Big Harvey there. At first, everything went according to plan, until Big Harvey killed that guy, and suddenly the doorbell rang."

Hearing this, Maverick also understood that this was the moment he got involved in their affairs.

"We knew you were there to deliver food, but the situation inside the house couldn't let you see it."

"Because the boss ordered that there should be no complications or accidents, so Big Harvey made me pretend to be that damn guy to take the food back."

"It was supposed to end like that, but the guy dragging the body suddenly let go, causing the body to roll down the stairs."

"So the thud we heard that day was the sound of the body rolling down the stairs, right?" Maverick couldn't help but tighten his fist at this point.

"Yes." Paul Mark nodded weakly and continued.

"And then, after you left, Big Harvey stood in the same spot where you were standing and repeated the situation at that time. In the end, he realized that when the body fell down the stairs and made a noise, you could see the body and the bloodstains inside."

"To avoid complications, Harvey decided to have me, get rid of you."

Hearing this, Maverick finally couldn't control his anger and punched the wall in front of him, smashing it into pieces.

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