Chapter 692

"What?" Michael and the robed man simultaneously turned their heads toward where Pete had been lying. The spot was now empty, save for a few drops of blood left on the ground. He ran? Pete had escaped? The robed man stared dumbfounded at the empty spot as if someone had struck him over the head with a club. Only now did he finally realize what had happened. The reason Pete had handed him the C4 explosives was not out of trust or sacrifice but to distract and draw all the attention and firepower toward himself. This allowed Pete to slip away unnoticed. Now that he thought about it, Pete's injuries didn't seem all that serious. He must have faked his weakness, pretending to collapse so convincingly that he had fooled everyone! And the robed man had fallen for it. He believed Pete's lies! "That bastard!" The robed man's eyes blazed with fury. He didn't know whether to blame Pete for being so cunning or himself for being so gullible. He knew Pete wasn't trustworthy. He knew Pete w