Mr. Stegen: A Man with a Hidden Identity

The Thousand Faces

“What do you mean?” Ludwig grinned as he pulled at Niklas's collar. The highlight was sharp and looked extremely savage, pointing directly at the young man before him. For some reason, Ludwig became so angry, upon hearing what the man was saying.

“Tenace, Mr.” Dietmar tried to pull Ludwig's arm, so that the master would remove his grip from Niklas's collar.

“Let go of me!” sergeant Ludwig, though not too loud. He must maintain his intonation, so as not to invite the attention of people who might suddenly cross there. Ludwig loosened his grip. “Say by details!” tell the man after a while.

Niklas tidied up his clothes while calming down from surprise, because Ludwig who suddenly behaved like this. “Ya, Sir. That's what I saw on the field. News of the devastating fire that struck Lienhart Farm spread so quickly the next day. I went straight there to make sure, even though I was sure that you could definitely save yourself. However, the situation I saw there was truly terrible. There's nothing left. Police even evacuated many bodies that were roasted and could not be identified,” explained the twenty-five-year-old man.

“Are you sure that everyone there is dead?” Ludwig did not believe what he was hearing.

“According to the news I read on one of the local online sites, the police made sure that they did not find anyone alive there,” explained Niklas again.

Suddenly, Ludwig's mind went blank. He recalled the dream that felt so strange about Lilia. The man shook his head in disbelief, then patted his hair rough.

The dilemma arises in Ludwig's heart, either believing that Lilia was killed in the attack, or remaining focused on his mission to find Radko Trava. “Sial!” Ludwig turned around while snorting in annoyance. His attitude made Niklas and Dietmar just look at each other not understand.

For some reason, Ludwig had to worry about Lilia's condition. In fact, he deliberately left the young woman in the chaos that was taking place at Lienhart Farm. “Oliver!” ludwig frowned, clenching both hands.

“What's the problem, Mister?” Dietmar asked.

Louis did not answer immediately. The man tried to control himself so as not to make his two men ask again. Ludwig did not want them to know that he had married the daughter of the ranch owner, even with a false identity.

“It's okay,” Ludwig replied moments later. “I left some of my valuables on that farm. However, right now I cannot go anywhere freely, because I am bound by an agreement with Oliver Harald,”. He turned back to face Dietmar and Niklas. “I have an important task for you,” said Ludwig again after successfully mastering the strange feeling that had made him lose control.

“What important task, Mister?” ask Dietmar.

Ludwig looked around. After feeling safe, he took a few steps forward until he got closer to Dietmar. The face of the handsome man with ash grey hair color looked very serious, so Dietmar and Niklas also put on the same expression.

“You should know that my return to Germany is not free. I made a deal with Oliver Harald,” Ludwig explained with his very distinctive, cold and no-nonsense style of speech.

“I promised to help him find or even finish off someone, who had been a big wedge in Oliver's life. In return he will give is absolute freedom for me. No more predicate fugitive in the name of Ludwig Stegen,” grinned the handsome man later.

“Radko Trava,” replied Ludwig mentioned the name straightforwardly.

Dietmar and Niklas looked at each other for a while. After that, they turned their attention back to Ludwig. “Radko Trava?” rework Dietmar while scrunched his forehead. However, Ludwig did not respond. He just stood gallantly with both hands in the pocket of the jeans he was wearing.

“You know who he is, Nik?” ask Dietmar while looking at his younger colleague.

Niklas was silent for a moment, as if he was thinking about something. The handsome Croatian-German man then nodded. “I've heard his name. He's the head of Night Crawler. However, until now no one has been able to ascertain whether Radko Trava is indeed a real figure or not,” explained Niklas.

“You mean?” ludwig asked with an incomprehensible look.

Niklas nodded faintly, before explaining further. “As I heard, he was always a different figure every time he had meetings with people who wanted to work together and use his services. That's what makes Radko Trava hard to track. There are also those who refer to the man as the Thousand Faces Man, because indeed no one knows what his true appearance is”, explained the twenty-five-year-old man.

Dietmar seemed to be thinking hard while looking up at the sky. He also repeatedly tapped his index finger on his chin. “It must have been very difficult,” he thought.

“I don't care and don't want to know how. You have to help me gather as much information as I can about Radko Trava. As small as it is, do not let anyone miss,” stressed Ludwig full of emphasis. He again showed his evil grin.

“Remember one thing. If my freedom is fully restored, then I will not wait to linger to rebuild the organization that the government has long frozen. We're going to hold Germany and of course the whole of Europe for starters. After that ...” Ludwig smiled a cynical smile. “World.” The handsome man with the honey brown eyes was very confident.

Dietmar and Niklas smiled widely. They looked at each other with a joyful look. Of course, they were so loyal to Ludwig. Everything awaits the rise of the organization, led by the thirty-two-year-old man.

“We've been waiting for that moment to arrive, Sir,” Dietmar said. “Do not worry. You will get all the necessary information about Radko Trava.” Dietmar nodded with confidence.

“Good. In the future, we can communicate over the phone. You can send all the information via message. Uh! It sucks! Damnit!” Ludwig ended his words with a rude swearing. He was already uncomfortable from feeling restricted.

“Don't worry, Sir. Freedom is in sight,” said Niklas, trying to make Ludwig calm again.

After the meeting was enough, Ludwig decided to return to the hiding place. Still in a baseball cap that slightly disguised his handsome face, he arrived in front of the main entrance. However, Ludwig was immediately stunned, when he saw Petra who was waiting for him there.