Chapter 667: Chapter 667 The Prisoner’s Gambit
Everyone buzzed with chatter. Obviously, they felt bad for Mason Raymond getting caught.
After all, through the years, Mason Raymond was the only guy who had forced his way into the Capital City Martial Arts Association’s lockup.
His body got dragged across the floor, leaving a long streak of blood.
The blood-covered Mason looked awful, and his knocked-out state left people wondering if he’d make it.
Before long, Mason was hauled to a cell across from another prisoner.
The prisoner in the facing cell was Mabel Sean.
The second Mason showed up, terror flashed across Mabel’s ghostly face.
"Clattering..."
Mabel’s thrashing made the pipes rattle loudly.
"Mason..." Mabel stared hard at Mason’s direction, pain showing on her delicate features.
She didn’t know the whole story, just that Mason had been nabbed!
And Mabel knew damn well what it meant for Mason to get captured!
"I’m sorry... It’s all my fault..." Mabel’s tears dropped like broken pearls, hitting the floor.
Her heartbreak exploded right then, and deep down she felt crushing guilt.
Mason was tossed into the cell, and right now, he was still out cold.
He had no clue what was going down outside.
Right then, the Capital City Martial Arts Association moved fast.
Sybil Cooper rushed to report the news to the higher-ups.
The higher-ups quickly called a meeting.
Inside the meeting room...
The eight top officials stayed hidden in the shadows, their faces invisible to everyone.
"Since Mason Raymond got caught, deal with him fast," a voice came from the darkness.
"Yeah, this guy can’t stay alive, he’s gotta be killed ASAP."
"Phoebe Billy, since you caught Mason Raymond, you’re handling this."
As soon as Phoebe heard this, he jumped up and said, "Thanks for the trust from the senior officials."
"This time, you did great work, and the Capital City Martial Arts Association won’t forget it," another voice said.
It looked like everything was going according to Mason’s plan.
This also made Phoebe secretly respect Mason.
"This Mason Raymond isn’t as simple as I thought," Phoebe thought to himself.
"But... how’s he gonna escape?"
Phoebe never figured out an answer to that question.
Standing close by, Sybil Cooper said, "Everyone, the authorities are also trying to catch Mason Raymond. For us to deal with him, I’m afraid we gotta report to our superiors and get official papers."
The senior officials went quiet for a moment before answering, "Then hurry up and handle it; he lives another day, I feel more worried."
Sybil Cooper was shocked by their words.
Had Mason Raymond really made the higher-ups this nervous?
After the meeting, Sybil looked at Phoebe.
"Phoebe, since the higher-ups gave you this job, hurry up and do it. Get the papers as fast as possible," Sybil said coldly.
Phoebe nodded and said, "Don’t worry, I’ll naturally follow the senior officials’ orders."
After saying that, Phoebe turned and walked away.
It made Sybil feel pretty ticked off.
Phoebe’s message was clear: he answered to the higher-ups, not the president!
Sybil stared coldly at Phoebe’s back and sneered, "Small-time people getting their moment of glory, really thinking catching Mason Raymond is enough to make them big shots?"
——
The news of Mason Raymond’s capture spread like crazy.
Soon enough, almost everyone heard about it.
"I heard that Mason knew he was gonna get caught and started his payback!"
"I heard that too; he killed Kira Doris first then tried to kill Hawk Thompson! Later, he went straight to Phoebe Billy’ place!"
"I heard that before getting captured, Mason killed a purple robe! That purple robe was the famous Gaile Whitman!"
"It’s crazy, just sucks that it’s all over now."
——
The Sean and Johansson families also got the news fast.
In a hidden chamber of the Sean family, Logan Sean stood next to Alberto Sean.
This place was where Alberto Sean stayed in retreat.
"Dad, Mason Raymond got captured?" Alberto asked quietly with his eyes shut.
Logan Sean nodded and said, "Yeah, I heard that before he got caught, he forcefully killed a purple robe. It was because of this that Mason ended up in Phoebe’s hands when he was worn out."
Hearing these words, Alberto clenched his fists!
Killing a purple robe? That kind of achievement was way beyond what Alberto could do!
Against regular black and gold robes, Alberto still felt somewhat sure.
But if facing a purple robe, he’d have no shot at winning!
"Dad, you go out. I’m gonna stay in retreat," Alberto took a deep breath, trying to chill out.
Logan Sean patted Alberto’s shoulder and said, "Don’t overthink it. Mason Raymond is already a dead man."
"I know," Alberto closed his eyes a bit and said nothing more.
——
Right then, the Johansson family was partying.
Vance held a glass of red wine, dancing happily.
The gap between him and Mason had been getting bigger, and he’d long given up on catching up. He just wanted Mason to die as soon as possible!
"Dad, I heard that Mason got put across from Mabel Sean?" Suddenly, it seemed like Vance thought of something and quickly stood up to talk.
Klein nodded and said, "Yeah, that’s what Sybil Cooper wanted."
Vance narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "Dad, I wanna go see Mason."
"See Mason? Have you lost your mind?" Klein frowned.
Vance glanced at Klein and said, "Dad, I once said I wanted to embarrass Mason in front of Mabel, but I didn’t make it happen. If I don’t let out this anger, I’ll never be happy!"
Klein frowned and then said, "But getting into the Capital City Martial Arts Association’s prison isn’t that simple."
"Dad, you just find some connections, figure out a way, okay?" there was some begging in Vance’s voice.
Klein sighed inside.
Ever since the fight with Mason, Vance had become a useless person with no drive. All of this was because of the trauma from that battle.
"Fine," thinking of this, Klein agreed with a serious face.
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Inside the prison, I was still knocked out.
But in my brain, countless images kept playing nonstop.
Sweat showed up on my forehead. Even while unconscious, I couldn’t help but think about my plan.
"I can’t fail, I can’t fail..." my thoughts were filled with fear.
Right then, I suddenly opened my eyes and yelled, "I absolutely cannot fail!"
