Mr. Stegen: A Man with a Hidden Identity

The Bloody Night Tragedy

“What?” Lilia was in disbelief. The red-haired young lady took a few steps back, putting some distance between herself and the man she had always considered to be her real father.

“Punish me, Son. Forgive me.” The man who had claimed to be Dominik was still in a kneeling position. He also looked deeply.

“What have you done to my father and mother?” Lilia's lips trembled withstanding the cries. Meanwhile, Ludwig was just listening.

Gunther aka Dominik raised his face. He then got up. However, he did not dare to approach Lilia. Dominik stared fixedly at the princess who had been treated to such a large extent, so that the affection felt was very sincere.

“I ...” Dominik sounded hesitant as he was about to give an explanation. But he has to do it. “Gunther is dad's favorite son. Although we were born identical twins, but there is still a striking difference between me and him,” said Dominik began his story.

“Until we were both teenagers, the different treatment was still obvious. I realized that Gunther was a submissive child. He loved it when he took him to the farm. Another one with me who was never interested.” Dominik exhaled a heavy breath, before continuing his story. Meanwhile, Lilia and Ludwig seemed curious about the continuation of the story that the man told .

“I decided to leave here. I went to Poland with a friend. There, I joined an organization called Schaefer.”

At once, Louis turned his eyes when he heard Dominic speak the name Schaefer. He still remembers the story of Belinda aka Valiska Vandro, who met her at a karaoke place some time ago. Ludwig became increasingly curious, about the continuation of the story he was listening to.

“I became part of that black organization. Killing and committing various crimes I did without the slightest burden. I feel that all the chains that bind my soul are broken. It sounded really crazy, when I got the satisfaction of smelling the scent of blood. But the longer I think. Suddenly, I thought of a death that could happen to me at any time.” Dominik again bowed lethargic.

“After a drug transaction worth hundreds of thousands of euros in Germany, I fled with the money. I know that Schaefer's condition is falling. Less professional leadership, making the organization so shrewd. They're hunting me. I have no choice but to escape and hide here.”

“They followed you here?” ask Ludwig flat.

Dominic did not answer. The middle-aged man only nodded in response to Ludwig's question. “Gunther didn't know that I was a fugitive who ran away from the organization I was in. He also did not know that I was carrying a fantastic sum of money."

"Gunther let me stay in this cabin. My brother was too happy, because his sister came back after years of not coming home. I wasn't even here, when our father died,” Dominik said again.

“What happened that night?” lilia asked with teary eyes.

“Nak ...”

“Say!” For the first time in his lifetime, Lilia spoke in a high tone to the middle-aged man whom he considered to be the real father. “Say everything!”

Dominik breathed a heavy breath. A regretful roar was clearly drawn from his face, which was already filled with wrinkles. There was no way the man kept secrets. Lilia deserves to know the truth.

“You let them finish off my father?” Lilia stared in disbelief at the man who was her uncle.

Dominik has no power to give answers. The middle-aged man with such a shabby appearance could only nod weakly. A million regrets can never bring things back. “I'm still grateful that they didn't bring your father's body. That's why I hid it here. In the closet. For years. I didn't let anyone in here. Not you, Lilia. That dark secret I buried deep.”

Ludwig who had been listening since, looked squinting. He walked over to the nearby Lilia standing up. “What about the workers in this farm? It is impossible if they do not know what happened,” said Ludwig did not understand.

Dominik nodded, confirming Ludwig's remark. “There are some who know of the bloody incident. As I recall, the time of the massacre occurred …. Yep. It was facing Christmas Day. Most of the workers went home to celebrate with their families. Meanwhile, all that was left here were a few people. They are my personal men, until the chaos of the night reoccur and destroy everything,” explained Dominik lethargic.

“Then, where's the money you stole from Schaefer?” ask Ludwig again full of investigation.

“I used it to build this farm. I can't imagine how much guilt I feel. I just want Lilia not to have any trouble later on,” replied Dominik. The radiance of love from the look in her eyes was clearly visible, to Lilia who was already considered a biological daughter.

Lilia shook her head. He moved backwards, until his back touched the wall. The young woman's breathing sounded irregular. Lilia looked agitated.

Seeing that, Ludwig seemed to already know the condition of the woman he loved so much. The handsome man immediately picked up a tote bag. However, he could not find the medicine that Lilia used to consume. “Didn't you bring your medicine?” ludwig asked, looking at Lilia.

“Entahlah. I don't know. Me ...”

Lilia had not had time to finish her words, outside the hut there was a rowdy sound. Ludwig looked at Dominik, who also had the same expression.

Without saying much, Dominik walked over to the door. He peeked out of the keyhole. The man immediately backed away. “Sign in to the bunker, Lilia,” tell him slowly.

“What's up?” Ludwig who had just checked the bag, immediately stood up. He approached Dominik. Looking at the man's tense expression alone, Ludwig could already guess that something was amiss out there. Without asking much more, the copper-haired handsome man directly grabbed onto Lilia's arm, then forced her into the bunker.

Lilia refused. The beautiful woman nodded. But Ludwig did not care. He forced her to descend into the basement, which had been Dominik's hiding place. After Lilia was inside, Ludwig closed the wooden floor again.

Ludwig prepared with the gun he had taken from behind his waist. So too with Dominik. The middle-aged man apparently carried a weapon as well.

However, just as Dominik was preparing to cock the weapon, a bullet shot through the wooden door. The hot tin had landed perfectly on the chest of the twin Gunther's sister, until his body collapsed on the floor covered with blood. Dominik glared sharply, before finally twitching and silent. Apparently, the man who claimed to be Gunther had died

Seeing that, Ludwig grew more alert. He moved to the side of the room. Ludwig hid his body behind one of the support poles. The handsome man with the honey brown eyes, prepared to pull the trigger of the gun he was holding. It happened to coincide with someone forcibly breaking down the door. Two men entered the cabin cocked with guns.