The Rhyme of the Depositary

051 - SEASON 2

It was still early morning when Maxen felt something was off. The clock shows at 06:02 Manhattan time. The atmosphere of a house that is usually crowded sounds quiet and silent.

Maxen straightened up without waking up Rachel who was still sleeping soundly. His wife is still too tired for now. He could not interfere with the woman's rest.

Just now Maxen intends to check the situation, heard the sound of gunfire fighting each other. Maxen realized something was wrong with the situation. His first thought was to save Rachel as quickly as possible. He ran towards Rachel and shook his wife's body strongly.

"Rachel," Maxen tried to draw Rachel's consciousness. The woman blinked a few times and looked at Maxen with a questionable look.

"Am I dreaming? I just heard a gunshot." Rachel gathered the remnants of her consciousness. He tidied up his messy blonde hair and looked at Maxen in confusion.

"You're not dreaming. Looks like we're under attack. I don't know who the assailant is yet but the first step we have to do is get out of this room and hide into the basement near the garage, okay?"

It's a pretty safe place there. Maxen made some sort of strong defense in a room not far from the garage. The room was only five by seven meters in size, but it was made of special materials that were resistant to any kind of attack.

Hearing the word attack, Rachel rounded her eyes and covered her mouth in shock. The sound of gunfire was getting closer. The agonizing screams from the people who were Maxen's subordinates were like creepy chants.

As long as the assailant is busy confronting his men, Maxen uses this opportunity to guide Rachel out of the room. There's a standard gun under their bed. Maxen immediately picked it up and rushed out. For years he kept a weapon, never thought he would finally wear it too.

Just as Maxen and Rachel opened the door, four muzzles of the gun had greeted them. Maxen backed down, providing protection for his wife.

Maxen's logic starts to run. He only had one gun while the person in front of them was clutching four pistols. Even if she manages to protect herself, Rachel will be exposed to danger.

"Down your gun and we'll let your wife go. We were just told to take you, not with the others." Said one dressed in black with a dark skibo. They're all like a group of ninjas. Each of them covered his identity with the same color of clothes. Blacker.

Hearing the order, Maxen did not think twice about throwing his gun on the floor. Maxen has become used to dealing with a lot of people. He became sensitive in assessing human character and psychology.

Hearing their calm demeanor, Maxen knew his enemy was telling the truth. They're just after Maxen. Not the other one. If Maxen's obedient attitude could bring Rachel safety, the man wouldn't mind doing it.

"Give both your hands up and follow me." The dressed man pointed at Rachel. "and you, go follow my friend. We'll hold you for a while as long as our business isn't done. Once everything's settled, we'll set you free." A man of stature was handing Rachel over to one of his men.

Rachel walked following the designated person and was locked in a room. Rachel doesn't know what's going to happen to Maxen. They were separated and could not make the last communication. Things have gone awry.

Rachel was sitting on a wooden chair. This room is usually used as a warehouse. The air here is a little musty. Lots of dust flying. Rachel, who is usually allergic to dust, now no longer feels anything.

His heart was always uncertain. Sweat pours from his forehead. Both his hands and feet trembled violently, feeling moved on their own outside of normal.

"Oh my God, oh, my God …." Rachel cupped her hands together, trying to calm herself down.

Could this be all Alice and Klayver's plans? They had taken a step so far so as to successfully break through Maxen's extremely strong defense. They must be very mature to plan everything. It's not easy to beat Maxen. Moreover, cornered Maxen in such a way. Almost impossible.

But reality had left his consciousness torn apart. Maxen chose to give up very easily. Even without any resistance at all just for him.

What Maxen said was the truth. If they were only given a chance of two lives, those lives would belong to Rachel and her child. Maxen chose the decay in an uncertain fate.

Rachel's heart was scratched. Maxen is a very big person and does not give up easily. Seeing her become weak just because Rachel was truly astounding.

After half an hour and more Rachel was trapped in this place, finally the door began to slowly unfold. For some reason, Rachel's stupid mind hopes it's Maxen. But shocking facts brought him back.

The person standing behind the door was Alice. The woman was wearing casual clothes with a body fitting jeans jacket. The aura of his body showed a dullness. His eyes began to dim slightly .

"Go, Rachel. You shouldn't be here. Get as far away from this case as possible!" the door was flat, leaving the door open and leaving Rachel in solitude.

The door is no longer locked. Rachel is free. Alice's conscience could not resist the urge to free her friend. Steadily, Rachel came out of the barn. Not to escape, but to find out Maxen's condition.

Outside the room, Maxen's mansion is like a place of war. Several guards were lying on the floor with blood splattered. The smell of gunpowder and the smell of rancid come together to stifle the sense of smell. Rachel propped herself up, calming her tummy that was beginning to churn uncomfortably.

The room has deserted. No more signs of life. The scattered items have been silent witnesses to all the tragedies that have occurred. Rachel did hear the commotion when she started to be locked in the warehouse room. But he never expected it to be this severe.

By sharpening her focus, Rachel tried to strengthen her senses. He must find the trail where they all hold Maxen. Hopefully everything is still not done.

Rachel knew what she was doing was crazy. But if she wants to maintain the only thin hope she has, Rachel must be ready to sink into madness.

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Alice is on the second floor in a living room with Klayver and Maxen. After successfully incapacitating Maxen and handcuffing his hands, Klayver let his men finish their business killing Andre, Adam, and Souvery.

Maxen's situation is now easy to deal with. He could no longer escape in his present state. So, Klayver didn't mind letting all his men go. They need to silence a lot of people again.

Alice, who was not far from Klayver, stood frozen staring at the killer of her late husband who was now sitting helplessly held on all sides. Maxen they were seated on an iron chair and locked in a circular chain from hand to foot.

Alice took a deep breath. He always wondered how he would react if he saw Anson's killer. Will be angry, angry, and act out of control.

But it turned out, what he felt right now was a deep void. The void that trapped her conscience was so deep that Alice feared it could kill her.

The anger he had was no longer as tempestuous as it had been. The pain he was experiencing was no longer as painful as before. The suffering is still there, but it lies in the deepest corner of the heart.

Maxen was once concerned that this kind of complexity would occur. But he thought he had managed to overcome the problem long before. No matter how much trouble still comes.

He thought that his act of killing Anson would not lead him to a downfall so soon. Who would have thought the world would trap him.

"So you admit that you killed my late husband?" ask Alice sharply.

There are two types of criminals. Those who continue to make an alibi for their actions, and those who will challenge because of their crimes. Unfortunately, Maxen belongs to the second group.

"Yes. Although I never thought you'd finally be able to relate the evidence about my actions. I should have killed you when I had the chance. I'm sorry to hear Susan's words and let you live." Maxen chuckles softly. She recalled the several times Alice's son came to this house, spoiled with Rachel. He should have killed Alice's son. Because he's Maxen's flesh.

But, because of the gentleness that Rachel has, makes all Maxen's actions restrained. So he chose to give up and let Rachel be happy with those closest to Alice. A wrong decision that leads to regret.

"So, it was Susan who persuaded you to let me live?" alice asked not to understand.

Klayver's right. In this world, people always had a reason to clash with each other. Each of us has always had a balanced composition of good and evil. It is the different objectives that make humans attack each other and are hostile.

"Yes. Have you finished introgasi me? When are you gonna kill me?" maxen asked as if he was impatient.

At this time, Maxen learns of the end of his life which is soon on the verge of death. Maxen is a person who does not like to delay something and hates being in a position of helplessness and weakening it. He would of course prefer his death to be accelerated rather than delayed. The end result remains the same.

The only thing in life, is that she hasn't blessed Rachel perfectly. If he is given more time, he will try to be honest with his wife and give even greater happiness.

"Aren't you afraid of death, Maxen?" ask Alice sarcastically. He glanced at Klayver who was directing a sound-muffled gun to Maxen's head within five meters.

Klayver looked at Alice meaningfully. It was as if he had given everything to Alice. If the woman chooses to interrogate Maxen for a week, Kalyver will still be faithful to accompany.

"Do you think men who deal with the dark world deserve to be afraid of death?" Maxen turned the similar question to Alice.

"Tell me why you killed Anson and my kids. I want a real reason. Let's just say, that's my last wish before you die." Alice spoke lightly, hiding her heart's deeply troubled emotions.

"You want to know the real reason?" maxen answered Alice's question with a question. Alice was forced to nod. The sooner Maxen responds, the sooner Alice ends the affair.

"I don't have a problem with Anson's business. I've never traded with him either" Maxen replied as he was.

Alice nodded for quite a while. As long as he researched thousands of times the secret transaction books that Maxen left behind, there was not a single piece of data concerning Maxen Millian.

At first, Alice thought the person who killed Anson must be the one who had been in business with her. After Anson decides to step out of the dark world, the person may feel threatened so as to silence Anson once and for all.

Alice never thought the reason for Anson's death wasn't that simple. Everything is growing beyond expectations.

"Want to?" ask Alice lirih. If not for business, what other reasons are behind it?

"Because of old revenge." The atmosphere that had been tense, the more unfounded when Maxen revealed this. The man was intentionally silent for a long time. Letting time hang in silence before finally resuming his explanation

"My parents were involved in the Anson family murder. After Anson was around nineteen or twenty, I forgot the exact age back then. He took revenge for killing my family. Dad, Mom, and my twin baby sister were killed by him. Unfortunately, he left me and Harry behind because we were out of town to continue school. Anson has covered up all the evidence, but I have such a high instinct that I can investigate his actions."

Maxen's father belonged to the polygamist system. He had three wives during his lifetime. At that time the only survivors of the Anson massacre were Alana, Harry's mother, and their two sons. Maxen's biological mother and his father's other wife suffered a terrible tragic fate.

If Anson had only killed his father at that time, Maxen would not have been this angry because his father was a pretty bad guy*n. But the problem is, he killed his two baby siblings. A completely innocent creature. That's where the revenge starts.

"So because of revenge?" Alice confirmed with a nano. He was like a sudden paralytic. Alice flopped down on the chair and sat on support with both hands.

There are no lies at all in Maxen's face. Alice knows more than anyone else Maxen is telling the truth. The truth is not much different as Klayver said.

Revenge is a vicious circle. It will bind many people to destroy each other. Until finally anyone who is attracted by the current will be carried away without a soul.

"Yes. He killed an innocent baby. Why can't I kill his son? The baby is my sister. So for whatever reason they have no right to die slaughtered in disgrace."

Alice looked down inside. Feel the cruel emptiness. Alice knew the Anson family had a history of being slaughtered. The man himself had admitted it and said he had taken care of anyone who massacred. He never expected, Anson killed the lifeless babies also in the process of retaliation.

Maybe Anson accidentally killed him. Maybe Anson was just doing a little sloppiness. But that fact still struck down Alice's consciousness terribly.

However, all things have happened. Mistakes always have big consequences. Alice was already at this point. He cannot back down and give up.

Perhaps, Anson had indeed gone through a gloomy period, but after all she was still her late husband. For her sake, Alice was willing to do many things. Including silencing those he shouldn't be silencing.

As Alice began to decide on her intentions, a shadow flashed closer to Maxen. Alice nodded in disbelief. Rachel stood by Maxen's side, choosing to look for him rather than leave as Alice had suggested for him.

Rachel stood looming, choosing to be by her husband's side and staring at Alice full of challenges.

"I've decided. I'll stand by Maxen's side until I die."

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