Chapter 1054: Looking it the wrong way
Dane rubbed his thumb against the side of his index, deep in thought. There were many things he should be thinking about, countless things that could save him trouble in the future. But alas, when Romnick left, along with the majority of his group, he couldn’t get rid of a question.
What does Hera Cruel want from him?
He could close the mystery as simply as an act of revenge for fueling Dragon’s obsession over her. After all, Dragon wouldn’t go so far if not for his help. He had given the man all the resources he needed. Although Dragon was clever enough to triple the resources and connections their organization had, the fact he had given Dragon the ammo was enough to inflict Hera’s wrath.
Yet, he felt something was amiss.
One of them was how fast the members of the Reapers switched sides. More specifically, the members who worked for Dominic. From what he heard, only Bear remained on Dominic’s side. He confirmed this during the inauguration.
Why now?
That was the question he couldn’t answer all on his own. Dane dwelled on this question not just out of pure curiosity, but a gut feeling. His instinct told him if he cracked this mystery, it’d give him an upper hand.
It was strange that all those guys who acted and put their lives on the line while working for the Zhu’s suddenly left the family. It wasn’t like they didn’t know Hera was alive. Matter of fact, they knew for a long time that Hera Cruel was alive. Yet, they stayed with Dominic despite their original master’s grave situation.
"That’s right," Dane murmured. "There’s a high chance Dominic could’ve lived if only they were with him. But those guys who claimed loyalty..."