Chapter 178
Chapter 178:
A dangerous light flickered in Ashton’s eyes, and a low, menacing laugh escaped his lips as he reached for the silver needles he always carried.
Originally, he had brought them along for emergencies, prepared to administer first aid if necessary during their outing.
But now, due to the reckless actions of these assassins, Ashton had discovered a far more fitting purpose for them.
After all, these needles were not just tools for healing; they could just as easily become instruments of unbearable torment, capable of turning someone’s life into an endless nightmare.
The assassins couldn’t quite understand what Ashton intended to do, but the cold, unyielding expression on his face was enough to send icy shivers down their spines.
Before they could react, Ashton was already pressing the needles into precise pressure points on their bodies. An overwhelming surge of pain coursed through them, so intense that it brought them to the brink of collapse. Each breath they took felt like a thousand razor-sharp blades slicing through their lungs.
The agony was so extreme that they would slip into unconsciousness, only to be dragged back into a world of relentless suffering moments later.
As this cycle of torment continued, their faces contorted with pain, and sheer misery was etched into every line of their features.
At last, they could endure no more and cried out in utter desperation.
“Alright, alright! We’ll talk! Phillip Watson hired us! He is the lawyer from the Watson family back in Inewood!”
When Ashton heard the name, a colder, more profound chill settled over him.
Although Phillip had been a persistent thorn in his side, Ashton had never considered him a genuine threat. To him, Phillip was just a petty nuisance, a man with no real power, not worth taking seriously.
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But it was Ashton’s complacency that had allowed opportunists like Phillip to stir up trouble time and again, almost leading to an unthinkable catastrophe today.
Still, Ashton couldn’t entirely blame himself for underestimating Phillip. No one would have imagined that a lawyer like Phillip could be so twisted and malicious.
Driven by a thirst for revenge, Phillip had dared to hire assassins from the Dark Night Organization to eliminate Ashton. He had even been willing to put innocent lives at risk in his pursuit of vengeance.
A dangerous aura ignited in Ashton’s eyes.
Once this ordeal was over, there was no way he would let Phillip get away with this.
If he showed even a shred of mercy, it would only come back to haunt him.
At that moment, a sudden commotion erupted behind Ashton.
Hearing a startled cry, Ashton instinctively spun around, his senses heightened to the highest alert. What he saw in front of him made his heart skip a beat.
The leader, Blood Diver, whom he thought was down for good, was actually lying on the ground, feigning death while enduring the excruciating pain of a gunshot wound. Blood Diver had been quietly observing everything unfold, waiting for the perfect moment when Ashton would drop his guard.
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