Black Swan's

Silent Man (One Hundred Fourty)

            That morning Scout looked ready with his black shirt and a suit draped in his hand. With wide strides, Scout walked towards the large window in her room and immediately opened the ash curtain wide, wide, making Olivia who was still asleep immediately woke up instantly with a groan upset because her sleep had been disturbed by the man.

            “Close the curtains, I was still sleepy.” Erang Olivia was upset and hugged her roll back comfortably.

            “It's noon.” said Scout flat next to the bed occupied by Olivia. His tall body was seen towering over the body of Olivia who was curled up like a baby on her comfortable bed. For a minute Scout there observed Olivia's face that seemed to be motionless from her position. His heart riled at Olivia who was still lazing like this, but he finally just stared at the woman flat and immediately stepped out of his room to enjoy the breakfast that had been prepared by Wills.

            “Good morning sir.”

            Wills immediately greeted Scout warmly as the man had descended the stairs and was walking towards the dining table. There, Wills has prepared various breakfast dishes and also a cup of coffee for him. Scout then grabbed the cup of coffee, and immediately sipped it deliciously.

            “Have you prepared everything?” scout asked Wills who was preparing the dishes for him. The man glanced at Scout, and immediately nodded his head in response yes.

            “I've packed all our stuff sir. When will we move sir?” ask Wills curiously.

            “Sore it. We are moving to a house in Dallas, tonight I happen to have a new project there.” Scout said mysteriously with a sneer. Wills nodded his head in understanding and did not ask further. He knew the intent of the task spoken by Wills must have been the task of killing.

            In fact, for the past five years, Scout has also accepted a job as a hit man. In addition to working as a draftsman for luxury buildings in America, Scout also does dark work that is solely done to boost his adrenaline. Playing around with a gun and a knife is one of the pleasures that can make him forget all his sadness. And it looks like tonight Scout Voyage has found a new target.

            “Master, Xaner has arrived.” tell Wills on Scout who is eating his food with pleasure. Before long, the young man with brown hair walked into the dining room. In a denim jacket, Xaner looks so stiff with a hard face line that looks rarely moved to smile.

            “How about our target?”

            “It's ready, and it's waiting for execution.”

            “Good, prepare all the necessary equipment. And don't forget my weapon, Xaner.” grinned at the crafty Scout while looking at Xaner meaningfully.

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            There was an apparent commotion inside the ballroom of the Ritz Carlton hotel when police and medical teams came to carry the body of the mistress and Mr Donahue. Sian who was there to attend a dinner with Aciel became confused by the situation.

            Everyone was practically panicking with the sudden gripping state between them. The sirens of ambulances and police cars seemed to be conducting a race to prove who was the loudest voice. The sirens are ear-splitting and annoying, Sian thought irritatedly. The police officers who came there immediately secured everyone, including Sian and Aciel, who were immediately driven to safety to avoid the next victim. Moreover, the police have just given an official statement if the murder occurred because of the work of an expert sniper. It certainly stoked more concern in the minds of the people who were there so they wanted to quickly go from the hotel to save their lives.

            “What kind of surprise is this?” sian was upset. They all looked like extremely noisy rustling bees in Sian's eyes. No one can take a calm attitude like Aciel who he thinks is too calm with a suspicious attitude.

            “They are afraid of losing a precious treasure. After all this sort of thing must have never been thought of by them.” Casually, Aciel picked up a glass of soda, then drank it slowly to moisten his dry throat.

            “I think only you still have peace like a buddha who is meditating.” said Sian sakartis. Ever since Olivia went missing, Sian has indeed turned into a violent person. It makes Sian now more like Aciel before he met Eden. But Aciel never minded the emotional surge that often happens to Sian. He thought it was better than Sian being tormented for detaining him.

            Aciel noticed one by one the banquet guests who were being interrogated by the police. Maybe later he will also be questioned to investigate this case. But he felt a little strange about the death of the host, lord and mistress Donahue. There was never any news about them. Their company also earned a good reputation for always paying taxes on time. They have almost no disability according to Aciel.

            “Find the killer and punish him as hard as he is.” From where he sat Sian could hear the voice of mr.'s son. Donahue was giving instructions to a group of policemen who were standing by. The policemen immediately nodded obediently and immediately went to comb the location of the hotel and around the hotel.

            “How long do you think we'll be here?”

            “Until they let us go from here.”

            “I think lately you're weird.” said Sian suddenly with a deep twitch on his forehead.

            “What's it like?” ask Aciel calmly. This time he really enjoyed the crowd and panic that was going on in front of him. For a long time he did not feel the euphoria of seeing people scared. They reminded him of his past life which was always surrounded by this kind of feeling. Taste

it had been a long time since the last time he had felt a sense of pleasure, fear and anger in such an unrestrained social harmony. You could say all the feelings were slowly eroded from his heart, replaced with a feeling of calm because now he has a family as his place home.

            “As of now. I know this is not the usual attitude shown by someone who just saw the murder incident.”

            Aciel chuckled at the perfunctory analysis Sian had thrown. “Then do you expect me to behave like what? Calling Eden with a panicked face while saying that I just saw someone get shot in front of me? Silly.” decak Aciel tickled. If he had dared to contact Eden in such conditions

this, he's sending a time bomb to that woman. In an instant Eden would definitely explode in fear, feeling paranoid, and would terrorize him with hundreds of calls just to make sure if he was still breathing.

            “Such a thing you obviously wouldn't do. But at least you'll contact your men directly. Do a secret investigation to make sure that the person who shot you tonight won't bother you and your business. You never trust those men in police uniforms at all.”

            “There are times when I have to respect them as law enforcement officers.”

            “It's not like a beautiful poem. Did you know this was going to happen?” sian asked suspiciously while pinching towards Aciel. The man seemed to be very serious about his current analysis because he felt sure that Aciel had indeed shown something different.

            “Losing Olivia makes you blunt-minded.” replied Aciel turned serious. His previously calm face, now showed tension in front of Sian. The man felt hooked because Sian kept cornered him, whereas he himself never expected to be cornered like this. “If I were God, maybe I could figure out what events would happen to me. But unfortunately I'm not God.”

            Feeling fed up, Aciel decided to turn her eyes the other way so that her emotions could subside a little. Talking to Sian for too long has never been good for her since Olivia disappeared. Sian always loses control and becomes overly sensitive to the things around him.

            “You know...” said Aciel again next to Sian. “If I had known this would happen, I would have found Olivia easily months ago. But as you can see, I can't. Right now I'm just putting myself in the audience, which when the time comes, I'll applaud the people who have been involved in the drama I'm watching.”

            Sian was able to see Aciel's earnest face while referring to himself as a spectator. Seen from the facial mimic shown by Aciel, the man is currently enjoying every second of the show that is being played by the police, witnesses, witnesses, and the main character whose current existence is believed to be Sian is actually tucked between them. And just as Sian was thinking about it all, suddenly the alarm inside his head went off. His body stiffened instantly as he caught the silhouette of a man he had been looking for months ago tucked away among witnesses passing by around the loby. Like a ghost, the silhouette was there for a few seconds, yet just as Sian was about to stand up to catch it, it was, in an instant the silhouette had disappeared like a ghost without leaving even the slightest trace in the place he had been piercing.