48. Threatening His Own Father

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At an unknown location… The night was gradually settling in, the chilly evening wind breezing through the open windows.

Bundled up in a corner with both hands tightened with a rope, Heidi opened her eyes to the indistinct voices of men.

Large men wearing dark clothes with masks… why did they look familiar?

“What should we do with her when she wakes up?”

“Master hasn't given any instruction yet.”

“Why don't we just get rid of her?”

“I don't think it will settle well with the master. Let's wait for his instruction.”

“We can just kill her and throw her inside the sea.”

“Why are you so eager to kill her?”

As the masked men conversed among themselves, Heidi became widely awake, alarmingly aware of her surroundings.

Listening to their discussion, a sudden anxiety gripped her chest.

The men were so busy arguing with each other that they didn't notice that she was awake.

Heidi let the fear seep in, pulling rein on her emotions in order not to give herself out.

Calming down her erratic