"Mr. Jack!"
Although this title was spoken softly, it was deafening in Thomas's ears.
Almost as soon as he heard the word "Jack", his face turned pale uncontrollably, and then turned cold.
"How did you know?"
The chairman of Sindora Company finally calmed down and quickly reached for the drawer under his desk with his right hand, where he placed a loaded gun.
Although this movement was subtle, it could not escape Asakura's eyes.
Thomas drew out his pistol at an extremely fast speed, aimed at it, and immediately pulled the trigger without any hesitation——
But it is a pity that he is just an ordinary person and has not inherited Jack the Ripper's abilities. In other words, the brutal murderer active on the streets of London is most likely not a powerful person.
Compared with various descriptions of him in literary works, in reality he is more likely to be a psychopath who only dares to attack single women at night to vent his inner despicableness.
Just when the bullet was about to come out of the chamber, Asakura Makoto dwarfed——
"boom--"
The bullet shot out, passed over his head, and hit the office door frame behind him.
There was no hit. Thomas, who noticed this, immediately turned the gun and prepared to aim again...
But it was too late.
Even the short time it took to press down the muzzle of the gun was enough for Asakura to react. He took out a dagger from his waist and held it in his hand, aiming it at his right hand holding the gun and stabbing it upward.
The dagger pointed upward, the muzzle pressed down, and the faster one was naturally Asakura Shin, an experienced killer.
Poof - the tip of the knife penetrated the flesh.
Tsk - pass through the flesh.
Asakura held up the dagger and pushed Thomas's gun-holding right hand up. The pistol in his hand also dropped due to severe pain.
"rest assured."
Asakura Makoto released the grip of the dagger and caught the falling pistol.
"I avoided the blood vessels, so it'll be fine."
When he said this, he ignored Thomas' twisted expression and pointed at the dagger and said to him in a show-off manner.
"You see, to show my sincerity, I even got a Jack the Ripper version."
Hearing this, Thomas endured the severe pain and moved his eyes to his arm. Looking at it, he saw that it was the same model. It was clearly a prop from a popular adaptation of Jack the Ripper, but it was polished extremely sharply.
"Who are you!?"
Faced with Asakura's actions, the descendant of the Ripper finally felt afraid. His back was pressed against the back of the chair in pain, and he asked breathlessly.
"Good question."
Shin Asakura tossed and caught the pistol as if he was playing with a bouncy ball.
"More than a hundred years ago, with the hype of unscrupulous media, Jack the Ripper became a household name, and the cases he committed have become an unsolved mystery in the world to this day."
"And I was originally just an explorer of unsolved mysteries, hoping to get some answers from you... But since you pointed a gun at me, there is no other way..."
“How about you sell this company to me?”
Before he asked this question, Thomas almost thought that the man in front of him was looking for him to find out the truth about Jack the Ripper. But after asking the question, he realized in hindsight that this guy was originally targeting him. From his company.
Damn it, just tell me if you have any questions. It took so long to lay the groundwork and delayed my rescue time!
"Impossible!" He refused without even thinking.
Sindora Company is his hard work, and he cannot hand it over so easily even if he dies.
"Yeah?"
A silver light flashed——
Another dagger.
Thomas received another wound on his right arm.
But this wound was nothing compared to the penetrating wound on the wrist.
"I didn't even agree to such a serious injury. Do you think I will give in to this minor injury?"
Thomas said this sentence word by word with difficulty.
At this time, the company's security also heard the gunshots and came to the door of the office. However, because of Thomas's usual temper and Asakura's good habit of locking the door casually, they did not break in immediately but opened the door. Asked loudly outside the door.
"Chairman, what happened inside? Do you need help?"
Hearing this voice, Thomas was delighted and opened his mouth to call for help. However, when he opened his mouth, the dagger in Asakura Makoto's hand penetrated directly into his mouth.
"Shh, be quiet, you don't want my hands to shake." He lowered his voice and tried to persuade me kindly.
There was a cold touch with a slight taste of blood on his tongue. Thomas couldn't tell whether it was the blood on the dagger or the wound on his tongue.
In this case, it was obviously impossible for him to continue talking.
However, silence would also attract the attention of outsiders. At this time, he already felt that he was close to being rescued.
However.
"It's okay. I had a small conflict with this guest just now, and now we have reached a consensus."
"You guys go back first!"
Thomas watched with desperate eyes as Asakura used his voice to disperse the security guards outside the door. Although he wanted to ask for help, the coldness in his mouth still made him only whine from his throat.
"Come on, let's talk next."
Asakura took out the dagger and wiped it carefully on the documents on the table.
"Really, if you didn't use the gun, we wouldn't be in this situation..."
If he hadn't directly called Thomas Mr. Jack in the first place, the trouble would not have reached this point.
"Who are you!??" Thomas was filled with fear and anger, but he did not dare to resist. Asakura's behavior reminded him of his cruel ancestor.
The women who died at the hands of the Ripper were all disemboweled.
Asakura rubbed the edge of the dagger carefully, as if he wanted to wear off the metal on the surface.
"Who am I..."
While he was talking about this question, he looked at the wine cabinet arranged in the office. The chairman still knew how to enjoy himself. The wine cabinet had a complete range of wines, including whiskey, vodka... and brandy.
"You can just think of me as a savior who is a little more cruel than the Ripper packaged by the media for the time being."
"I know that you bear the original sin of the Ripper... and live in fear all day long. What I have to do now is to help you get out of this situation smoothly."
"After all, the things I committed are...much more serious than that notorious Ripper."
"correct……"
Asakura Zhen rubbed the dagger for a moment, and his eyes fell seriously on Thomas.
"Have you ever thought about how those women who died at the hands of your ancestors felt when they were disemboweled?"
