Modern World Warlock-Chapter 56: Joseph’s Execution

With the shadow demon in the mansion destroyed, the warlock redirected his attention back to Joseph, who couldn’t move an inch from the fear coursing through his body.

’What the hell is happening? Where are the Ruby Vipers!?’ Joseph thought, remembering the phone call he made after his two hitmen were captured.

His plan was to assassinate Megan to gain favor with the Blood Dragons. However, the hitmen never returned, and his operation at the Devil’s Den nightclub mysteriously disappeared, prompting him to call his superiors for support.

"Wanna take it over, Meg?" Dante asked, looking back at the brunette who was keeping an eye on the terrified butler.

"Sure…" She calmly replied, stepping forward and revealing her face to the man with her pistol in hand.

"You…" Joseph muttered, detailing the woman’s eyes and hair color and recognizing her as the next-in-line for the Jade Dragons’ leader position.

"Were you the one who sent those assassins to the apartment?" Megan asked, her tone cold and severe.

"No," the man replied, gritting his teeth with apprehension.

"He is lying," Dante interjected.

"Who asked you to do that?" the woman continued.

*Tch!* "Nobody! It was a matter of respect…" Joseph said, locking his eyes with Megan’s.

"Respect? Why? Because someone beat up your son after he brutally beat another student?" The brunette said, her tone unwavering.

"My father was right. The mafia world isn’t the same…" she muttered, the barrel of her gun pointed straight at Joseph’s head.

"What the hell do you know about the mafia? You are just an orphan girl…" Joseph muttered, but Megan didn’t react to his words.

"I saw your record. You have quite a lot of businesses doing illegal practices and laundering money… Where is your actual contribution to your territory?" The brunette asked, confusing the man.

"Figures, you don’t even know what I’m trying to say…" she continued.

"A mafia family doesn’t do crime for profit. They commit crimes to regulate their territories and use that money to improve the lifestyle of the people living within," Megan said confidently.

Meanwhile, Dante had stepped back to stand beside the terrified butler and listened attentively to Megan’s explanation, letting out a slight smirk from the woman’s confidence.

"That’s stupid! Why would I use the money from my businesses on other people!?" Joseph exclaimed.

"You are not fit for this, old man…" Megan replied, placing her finger on the trigger.

["Wait, wait! We need more information on his higher-ups,"] Camille interrupted.

"I don’t think that will be needed…" Dante responded, his gaze fixed on the butler.

"The boss is cursed, so he won’t be able to say anything until I break it… However, this man isn’t cursed at all," the warlock explained, crouching next to the butler, who couldn’t look at Dante out of fear.

[’Right, but how much does he know?’] Camille asked.

"Hey, sir. How much do you know about the Scarlett Bullets’ schemes?" Dante politely asked the shivering man.

The butler was hiding his face and widened his eyes when he heard the warlock asking him a question so close to him, making him nervously look up and notice Dante’s nonchalant smile.

"Please don’t kill me. I have a daughter…" The butler said.

"That’s nice. What’s her name?" Dante asked with genuine curiosity.

"S-Sarah…" he replied with a somber tone.

"I see. You must truly love your daughter," the warlock commented, seeing the positive energy flowing from the man when speaking about her.

The butler locked his eyes with Dante’s, and a chunk of his fear went away. Even when the young man crouching before him had the most intimidating aura he had ever felt, he also believed it was sort of comforting.

"I… I know everything," the butler said with a little more confidence.

"Shut the hell up, Lawrence!" Joseph shouted from the other side of the room.

"If you say anything, I’ll kill you and your family, I swear!" the boss continued frantically.

"And how are you gonna do that?" Megan calmly interrupted the man, pointing the barrel of her gun at him.

Joseph stopped talking and narrowed his eyes with fear, but Megan took another second to detail the old man, remembering the events that happened eight years prior.

During the attack on her home that ended up killing most of the Jade Dragons members, she remembered seeing Joseph shooting at her people while she ran away with Sophia.

"You were there, weren’t you?" The brunette asked, her voice a bit raspy from anger.

["Extraction team arrived,"] Camille interrupted.

At that moment, everything felt silent to Joseph, and the only thing he could clearly listen to was Megan’s cold, intimidating voice.

"Well, it doesn’t matter if you were. Time’s up," she said.

*BANG!* A gunshot echoed in the room as Joseph’s brain splattered against the wall.

Right after Joseph died, Dante spotted a small amount of positive energy flowing from the butler.

’Is he relieved?’ the warlock pondered.

Unfortunately, Lawrence’s body was still petrified with fear, prompting the warlock to carry him like a sack of potatoes out of the residence.

As they ran past one of the corpses of the mutated men, the butler inquired if they were the ones to kill them, which the pair confirmed.

"There were only two of them, though…" Megan muttered, making Lawrence widen his eyes in shock.

"Th-there should have been a third," the butler stammered.

"The boss’ son was going through a much harsher treatment than those men," he clarified.

"The son? Where is he right now?" Dante inquired.

"He said he was going to get what he wanted all this time and left a few hours ago…" Lawrence replied.

"Cami!" Megan shouted.

["I’m on it—I’m calling Zac!"]

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When the pair hastily left the mansion that still had its alarm blaring, they found a couple of black SUVs waiting for them right at the entrance.

"Hmm?" Dante hummed as he turned his attention to the top of a building a few streets away.

"What’s wrong?" Megan asked after escorting the butler into the car.

"I felt someone watching us for a brief second… It’s gone now," the warlock replied before getting into the car.