Chapter 319

At the crack of dawn, Sergio's men threw James into a dark abandoned factory. Bound and immobilized, James struggled against his restraints. Sergio sat across from him, the faint glow of the factory lights casting eerie shadows everywhere. "Mmph! Mmph!" James tried to speak, but the tape over his mouth muffled his words. With a signal from Sergio, Larry stepped forward and ripped the tape off James' mouth. "Help! Help!" James shouted, but his cries echoed in the empty space and went unanswered. Larry's voice was cold and unfeeling. "We're on the outskirts, and it's the middle of the night. No one can save you, and no one will hear you." "What do you guys want from me? Mr. Brooks, I've helped you! How can you betray me like this?" Sergio couldn't be bothered with James' childish ramblings. Larry directly took James' phone out and handed it to Sergio after unlocking it. Sergio's gaze grew colder as he scrolled through the photos in the phone's gallery. Without a word, he turned o