Broken Bond: Between Vices and Virtues (BL)

A man in his thirties was seen emerging from the wide entrance of that abandoned building. From a distance, his subordinates standing in line waiting for the boss to come out while guarding the place all turned to look at him. They all wore expressionless masks, yet even with those inscrutable looks they had, the middle-aged man knew what was going on in their head. They were all wondering why the boss’ personal bodyguard was stepping out and leaving him inside that dreary place.

The man thought, ’Ah, these new recruits must have never seen this situation happen before. Makes sense, the boss only allowed me to come with him while dealing with these kinds of matters.’

He strode to the line of men clad in black, their clothes hiding from sight as the darkness of the night fell upon them, and stopped in the middle. With a commanding voice, the man ordered, "Check the vicinity once more. Go on both sides. I’ll be standing guard here for now. You already know what to do if you see anyone in the area."

The men nodded. They scattered upon receiving dismissal and went to surveil the area. The order they were given – ’make sure that no one is nearby, send away any person they could find.’

As bodyguards, their jobs are to protect their clients from any malicious intent further resulting in physical attacks and death threats, as well as be their lackeys, doing everything they ordered without the right to inquire about whatever the command is.

They were trained to be tightlipped, deaf, and expressionless. That was how the Montgomery Security Agency trained them, which was one of the companies under the DV Group that employs security officers dispatched to guard their business and protect their properties or persons, and could work under independent clients.

So, even if they were brimming with curiosity about why their boss would come into that place in the middle of the night tagging along six bodyguards including his personal one, their lips were bound not to speak any queries.

These men hadn’t even finished their orders when they all jolted from the screeching sound that broke the eerie silence of the night. Their heads turned in the direction of the abandoned warehouse, eyes bulging from shock.

One rushed back quickly to check, but his running slowed when from afar he saw their superior leaning calmly on the bumper of their car with closed eyes. He seemed unbothered by the continuous wails inside the dark building.

Something told them not to disturb the man, so they retreated slowly and undetected. From inside the warehouse, another agonizing scream echoed through the night. The men all changed glances and finally understood while their superior asked them to send anyone in the area.