Chin was recognized by her crew and was immediately cleared to board the Ghost Ship after checking that she was clean. Jeru was guised as her hostage so she could bring him aboard the Ghost Ship and he was checked and scanned more thoroughly.
"Who's that?" asked one of the men. "The asshole who tried to snatch Madam Thea. I will bring him with me so the Boss can punish the bastard!"
The men nodded and let them pass. There was only silence between Chin and Jeru as they boarded the speedboat.
Jeru had already been informed by Dumbo that Jungkook, Torin and Jiang were already on board of the Ghost Ship. The current loading status of the tracking device that was locating the whereabouts of the Ghost Ship before they arrived at the dock, was at 80%. By the time they reached the ship, it should have already been completed. Reinforcements would then be dispatched to their aid.
As soon as Chin and Jeru boarded the Ghost Ship, Mr. Big was immediately informed by one of his men.
"Fu*ck it, Chin! What the hell happened to you? And who the fu*ck is this bastard?!" he yelled after rushing outside to the deck as soon as he heard the news.
"This is Jeru Liu, The CEO of the Liu Group. He took an interest in Thea and I found out that he was planning to take her away from you. I was about to kill this asshole but I ended up in his hands instead. I was abducted and he tried to fish out the details on why I tried to end his life!" Chin carefully narrated about what happened starting from the charity event.
"Thea doesn't know anything about it… Then an opportunity came and I happened to outwit this asshole! He let me go at the thought that I will help him to have his way to get Thea," added Chin.
One of Mr. Big's men handed him the tablet containing Jeru's profile information. Then he noticed that Wolf was still there and was looking at Chin and the man that Chin had brought with some curiosity in his eyes...
"You don't need to see this Mr. Wolf, but if you want to watch a show on how I punish those who wronged me, then feel free to watch." Mr. Big proudly said with a grin.
He looked at one of his men and instructed, "Go get Draco and Thea now!"
Jungkook and Jeru's eyes both met. It seemed like their exact location was still not detected since there hadn't been any signals sent to the tracking device on Jungkook's contact lenses.
Jungkook was feeling irked at the current turn of events but still stayed cool and collected as he assessed the situation and prepared himself to fight.
He shifted his gaze to Mr. Big before he said in a casually calm and relaxed manner, "I don't mind watching a show… Let's see then how you would teach this shithead a lesson."
He was trying his best to stall for time…
Jungkook cursed inside upon knowing that they had gotten Thea, because he knew it would be harder for them to move quickly while having to ensure Thea's safety.
Before this final move, Jeru had assured him that he would take care of all the matters concerning Thea and that included her safety. But damn... how come he ended up on board with them instead? Jungkook started to devise a contingency plan in his head, should worse comes to worst.
"By the way Mr. Wolf, Isn't it only fair that I get to see the face behind that mask, now that you've seen mine? " murmured Mr. Big with an arched brow as he got reminded of their previous conversation right before he was called out to the deck.
He was curious about the look of the man behind this new group that seemed to have plenty of money to throw around.
Jungkook let out a big laugh as he said with a firm voice, "Why are you so curious to see my face, Mr. Big? Did I ask you to reveal yours? So now I have to show mine just because you needlessly showed me yours? That's a failed logic. I prefer mine to stay concealed… So, no, I won't take off my mask. Just be thankful enough that I still closed a deal with you!"
'Sh*it! What's taking them so long?' Torin muttered silently as he waited for a flashing red dot in their contact lenses as a sign that their location had finally been tracked.
After a few minutes, Draco joined them on the deck with Thea whose eyes widened and face paled in horror upon seeing Jeru and Chin. 'Ohh God, so this is how we will all end?' she cried inside as her hope shattered into pieces.
"Ohhh hi there, nice to see you again!" Draco said grinning as he saw Jeru.
Then he added when Mr. Big looked at him with questioning eyes, "Oh, that man was quite a fighter, Boss. He ran to us to save and take Madam Thea from us.'
"Is that so? Hmm, come here, my queen," Leon pulled Thea towards him and put one of his arms around her shoulders while pointing to Jeru.
"Chin told me that this man, Jeru Liu, was trying to snatch you away from me. Is that true?" He asked her in a menacing voice. When she didn't answer, he held her chin forcefully to face him and hissed, "So you like it, huh? A young man like him? How about watching me kill him before your eyes? You missed seeing me in action, right? It should be fun to break him to pieces while you're watching!"
"Please stop this, Leon…" she pleaded quietly as tears uncontrollably rolled down her face. She was horrified at the thought of having to witness Jeru's gruesome death. It would add to her already torturous sleepless nights.
Leon's face darkened upon hearing Thea's words. "Are you crying for him?! Well, watch this..." Leon hissed as anger, jealousy and fury clouded him.
He walked towards Jeru and repeatedly kicked him hard in the stomach until Jeru began to cough up blood. Jeru was tied up so he was unable to fight back and would just end up receiving all the blows from Leon.
Jungkook closed his fists in anger, but tried to control himself as he looked around. They were all surrounded by armed men and one wrong move from him would put all their lives in danger.
"Ah, this is no fun! Untie this man!" Mr. Big shouted to one of his men who quickly untied Jeru.
Jeru staggered back as he fell onto the ground. That shithead Big had really kicked him hard.
"Look at this CEO guy, Thea! Keep your eyes open while Draco tears him to pieces!" said Leon with a scornful smirk as he walked back to Thea and held her firmly to force her to watch.
Thea was sobbing hard in fear and agony. She was already weak on her knees and almost fainted upon seeing Jeru's blood. But she knew she had to hold on because Leon would otherwise kill Jeru as soon as she stopped watching.
"Draco, let him fight with you first. I want to show our friend, Mr. Wolf here, a good show. Make sure it's entertaining, so play with the bastard a little before you end him!" instructed Mr. Big with an evil grin.
'This damn woman dares to cry for this bastard. Let her watch him die a painful death!'
Draco who was grinning like a maniac pulled Jeru up by his collar as his right hook aimed to hit him hard on his jaw while he whispered, "This time I will kill you in the most horrible way, bastard..."
******
"Hold!!!" Jungkook suddenly shouted that made Draco pause as he looked at Mr. Big, asking for his Boss' signal.
"How about my right-hand man? Let my right-hand man exercise his fists on that loser. Let's see how good of a fighter the CEO of the Liu Group can be." Jungkook suggested mockingly, with a one-sided smile on his face.
"I actually know this guy, Mr. Big. And to be honest, he just rubs me up the wrong way... Just because he's from a powerful and wealthy family, he thinks he can always have things his way. I want his head!" he said appearing calm and relaxed, even looking slightly amused at the thought of having Jeru's head, but had actually been cursing inwardly, because the signal that they had been waiting for still had not arrived.
Mr. Big arched a brow as he asked, "You know this man personally? So you are probably also a part of high society?"
Mr. Big's curiosity on Wolf's identity was once again piqued… But Wolf only chuckled as he replied, "Probably… You can keep on guessing, Mr. Big, but one thing is for sure… this guy annoys the hell outta me. He's an arrogant fellow who needs to be taught a lesson!!!"
Thea gasped, hearing the familiar voice from the man with a mask. 'Jungkook...' she mused as her heart almost jumped out of her chest with joy. They still had hope! Jungkook was here and it could only mean that the Military back-up would arrive soon.
"Arrogant?! Me?!" Jeru sniggered inside because he could feel that Jungkook had meant every word he said, putting emphasis on the word 'arrogant'. He spit out the blood in his mouth and wiped it off his chin as soon as Draco released him.
He looked around and assessed the situation on how he could move fast to protect Thea. That was his task at hand while Jungkook was in charge of Leon.
Jungkook then looked at Torin after Mr. Big agreed to his request. Torin widened his eyes at Jungkook saying, "Me? Why me?" But Jungkook ignored him as he gestured him to go and hit Jeru.
Torin attacked Jeru in haste but Jeru quickly dodged it. Jeru understood that Jungkook was just stalling for time when he suggested that Torin fought with him instead of Draco.
'Dammit, it looks like the signal isn't here yet!' Jeru mused as he exchanged meaningful glances with Torin.
Jeru noticed that Jungkook had vaguely been moving himself closer and closer to Mr. Big. If Jungkook could get ahold of Mr. Big, all of his men would have to hold fire. He stretched his neck before he smirked at Torin.
Torin had a weary face when he saw Jeru's smirk. 'Darn it!' He cursed silently. Jeru would definitely give them a good show… 'Oh my poor body!' He added silently as he prepared himself for Jeru's attacks.
Jeru ran towards Torin but instead of fiercely fighting each other and giving each other a good blow, they were just scuffling, using the mixed martial arts techniques of striking and grappling as if they were just sparring with each other.
"Fu*cking hell, Boss!!! Are they kids playing around on the playground? What is this shit, Boss?" Complained Draco as he watched the two who were still wrestling with each other without actually making an effort to hurt each other.
Meanwhile, Leon's face was blank as he observed the ongoing fight. He then shifted his look to Chin, and then at Thea.
'Something is off!' he mused...
He suddenly noticed a loophole in Chin's story. Chin had told him that she was abducted by Jeru, but then somehow had managed to outwit him. But then again, how...?
He had observed Jeru's movements. Even with his injuries Jeru was still able to dodge his opponent's attacks with his swift and nimble movements as though he could read his opponent's mind and predict the next move. That was not only a trait of a good fighter, but also that of a clever man. There was no way Chin was able to outwit him.
Moreover, he recalled that Jeru had been tied up when he boarded the ship. And judging from Jeru's fighting skills, it could not have been possible for Chin to tie him up like that without Jeru's cooperation.
So, there could only be one conclusion... Just as she said before, she was indeed trying to outwit someone. But instead of Jeru, the person whom she was trying to outwit was… him.
He looked at Chin once more and scoffed upon his own realization about the whole situation… This was a good show. A good show indeed. But instead of being the puppeteer, he ended up being the puppet instead.
He looked at Draco, giving him a silent signal with his gaze… Draco then signaled the men…
"Stop!" Leon shouted to Torin and Jeru.... Followed by his men who all aimed their guns at Jeru.
Thea's eyes rounded as she gasped, "No!!!" Leon pulled his own gun, ready to point it directly at Jeru, but before he could fire a shot, Jungkook moved fast and locked his arm.
That time the red signal appeared in their contact lenses. "NOW!!!" Jungkook roared…
Torin and Snake quickly moved to Jungkook's aid because Draco and his men were headed towards Leon who was engaged in a one-on-one fight with Jungkook, still holding his gun in his hand. The rest of Jungkook's men expeditiously assumed a stand-off position against the rest of Leon's men with their guns pointing at each other.
Jeru and Chin, on the other hand, ran towards Thea to protect her.
"Go get Thea!!!" shouted Leon to his men as he was struggling to fight Jungkook. "Damn you! Who the hell are you!?" He burst out with gritted teeth as he tried his best to exchange blows with Jungkook.
But he was no match for Jungkook, the gun fell from his grip when Jungkook squeezed his wrist hard. Leon's left hand tried to hold Jungkook's neck but grabbed his mask and ripped it off his face instead.
"You!!!" Leon yelped in surprise upon realizing who Jungkook was. Drop of sweat started to form on his forehead. Wolf was Thea's previous man!
"I should have killed you before!" He bellowed in great anger and fury. Jungkook quickly grabbed Mr. Big's collar as he swung his right fist on his face.
"Men like you should be the one to die!" Jungkook hissed as he threw another hard punch on Leon's face and it landed on the bridge of his nose which made his blood splatter on the ground.
On the other side, Torin and Snake were having a hard time bringing Draco down as he was a big man. They had failed to dodge Draco's steel-like fists that had slammed them to the ground, splattering guts and blood, as both of them ended up rolling on the ground.
After taking care of Torin and Snake, Draco looked at Mr. Big's situation…
"Jungkook!!!" Thea shouted when she saw Draco who was closing in on Jungkook and was just about to attack him.
Jungkook failed to dodge Draco's lunging blow from behind. Draco then promptly struck a blazing roundhouse kick at Jungkook which sent him staggering sideways.
But Jungkook managed to stable himself straight away and immediately turned around to face Draco. He then swiftly closed the distance between them and wrapped his arms around Draco's head and held him up as he thrusted some wicked knee shots into Draco's ribs. Draco wobbled and Jungkook, who didn't want to lose this golden chance, quickly gave him an uppercut that sent Draco crashing into the ground.
"Boss! We have a problem! We detect movements towards our ship!" shouted one of Mr. Big's men.
Then suddenly gunshot sounds roared in the area!
Bang!
Bang!